It happened the other day here in Madrid. I was at “el Corte Ingles” (which is a famous mall we have here in Spain for those who don’t know) and of course, in the tech section. After 20 minutes or so, I had browsed pretty much everything that there is to be seen in that floor so I headed for the stairs when I saw the Mini Mac store they have there.
Those that know my geekness will probably know that I do not personally like Macs. Is not that they are BAD it’s just that I don’t think they are worth it. Sure they have some good stuff but it’s overpriced for something that, in my opinion, is not better than Windows.
Ok, back to the story: I got a little curious because they have some MacBooks there for everyone to use so I started moving around the desktop of one of them when the store clerk headed towards me and (kinda) tried to convince me to buy a Mac.
I wasn’t going to give up easily, so he showed me some stuff that (of course) I had no idea how to do in a Mac, like the new iMovie and some other programs in OSX 10.5 and I must admit, I really, REALLY liked the iMovie, I find it extremely easy and intuitive with great results in no time (please Microsoft, pleaseeeeee) but other than that and some other stuff, I don’t think it’s worth it. Everything is pretty much just for show off, and the apps available are not even close to the vast range of apps Windows has available.
And, again, I am SURE that there are really awesome things in Mac OS but so far, I don’t think they are worth it, I’d rather stick with my beloved Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04.
PS: Luis, if you are reading this, please forgive me.
Do not worry, it's just your opinion, I like mac cause it makes my life easier and smother while using the computer. I prefer to pay more just to have confidence and not to miss time reading forums or repairing software cause a inexistent driver or unproper installation. It just works.
ReplyDeletePS: you are forgiven
My, I was definitely not expecting a comment in English (dunno why).
ReplyDeleteand yeah, I guess you're somewhat right but I still think is too pricey. I guess we will always have this discussion going on.
Take care!
oh btw, you can comment in any language you feel like, I really don't care at all, whatever suits you best.
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