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• Thursday, November 8, 2007 12:50 PM

  Mac users are like born again Christians.... (re: just-hh)

  I'm not arguing that PCs are a better value. In fact, If you actually read my original letter, I argue that they aren't really a better value for most users who aren't willing to use the slow $500 PCs. I'm arguing that PCs are just plain better than Macs for most users, irregardless of price or value.

  To me, its the Windows operating system that has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. The dramatic improvement from Windows 95 or 98 to Vista has made the idea of switching from PC to Mac because the Windows operating system is unstable, unsecure, and buggy obsolete. Macs used to have the better OS, by far. That's not true any more.

  Furthermore, even if the Windows OS isn't quite as good as Mac OS, there are plenty of other reasons to choose Windows over Mac (see my original letter).

  Most PC users understand these points. That's why they buy PC instead of Mac.

  Stop trying to tell me that I (and every PC user out there) just doesn't understand that Macs are wonderful. You are like a recently converted born-again Christian trying to explain to the rest of the world that if we just understood the "good news," we'd want to be born again too. No matter how many times you politely tell them no, they just wont leave you alone. They can't believe that you've both heard their message and that you reject it.

  I know what Macs are like. I prefer a PC and I have good reasons to do so, as do most other PC users. End of story.

  —Mike_in_NM Read Mike_in_NM's other letters
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