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ckofer · May 5, 2008, 5:49 AM

Can't we just turn this into a ski gear battle?

Skis can be the pc's
Snowboards can be the mac's
Tele gear will be the Linux (the free aspect will be realized when set up well for backcountry)

Now all the skiers can tell the others they're not really enjoying their sports.

I've been using Macintosh since 1988 (really) just because it works well for me. The stability of OS X has been great and I just smile when some creepy little program tries to drop an .exe file on it. What has become nice for everybody is that $1500 will get you a very productive computer-regardless of the platform. The price difference between the Mac world and the PC world used to be much larger. I suppose that it depends what you use the computer for. If I was gamer then I would see it differently.

May 5, 2008, 5:49 AM	#24 (permalink)
ckofer Willey Pond, Strafford, NH Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Strafford, New Hampshire Posts: 2,419	Can't we just turn this into a ski gear battle? Skis can be the pc's Snowboards can be the mac's Tele gear will be the Linux (the free aspect will be realized when set up well for backcountry) Now all the skiers can tell the others they're not really enjoying their sports. I've been using Macintosh since 1988 (really) just because it works well for me. The stability of OS X has been great and I just smile when some creepy little program tries to drop an .exe file on it. What has become nice for everybody is that $1500 will get you a very productive computer-regardless of the platform. The price difference between the Mac world and the PC world used to be much larger. I suppose that it depends what you use the computer for. If I was gamer then I would see it differently. __________________ ------ Chris K http://myspace.com/chickenjam The Ski Cheap Or Die Calendar Project -If you have anything that you think should be on the calendar, pm me! Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.