Reflection for tag windows 7http://blog.bigfinger.se2012-02-07T23:17:05umbracoThoughts on life: Umbraco, EPiServer, .NET and Fatherhood.enCopyright 2009-2012 Stephan Kvartstephan@bigfinger.seReasons NOT to buy a Mac, according to my dad.http://blog.bigfinger.se/2010/2/10/reasons-not-to-buy-a-mac-according-to-my-dad.aspxWed, 10 Feb 2010 21:41:06 GMThttp://blog.bigfinger.se/2010/2/10/reasons-not-to-buy-a-mac-according-to-my-dad.aspx Today my dad asked me for advice on buying a new personal computer, and being the avid Apple fan boy that I am, I proposed he get a Mac Mini. Currently he has an Acer TravelMate laptop, weighing in at a sleek 6 kg (13 lbs), and sporting an impressive 512 Mb RAM, no need to say anything more, it needs to be replaced. Anyway, we're at the store, and the sales-guy gives me the pitch, yada yada, I can do this and that, Windows 7 is the shit, etc and so forth. I totally agree with him, on most p...Today my dad asked me for advice on buying a new personal computer, and being the avid Apple fan boy that I am, I proposed he get a Mac Mini. Currently he has an Acer TravelMate laptop, weighing in at a sleek 6 kg (13 lbs), and sporting an impressive 512 Mb RAM, no need to say anything more, it needs to be replaced.

Anyway, we're at the store, and the sales-guy gives me the pitch, yada yada, I can do this and that, Windows 7 is the shit, etc and so forth. I totally agree with him, on most points, but true peace of mind, well, it comes with a Mac. It just works. Never mind the price, you can't compare a Mac Mini, with a midi-tower computer. But, I digress. My dad had a few reasons not to buy a Mac, and they are some I, at least, haven't heard before. Maybe Microsoft should pick up on these.

My argument was "In the long run, you'll get more value for your money."

His comebacks were:

  1. "But what if I re-use my OEM XP license, I'll save money."
  2. "My company has a few licenses for XP, and Office, I can use those."
  3. "I'll have to re-learn everything I know about computers, it'll take too long with a Mac."
  4. "Ok, listen up. I'm a diabetic, 61-year old smoker, I won't live long enough to benefit from a Mac In the long run. I haven't got time for that."

There's a sales pitch for Windows 7 if I ever saw one.

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