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Ah, what an experience.
I remember when I first switched over to a Mac.
Actually, I remember when I was first exposed to a Mac.
To be brutally honest, I didn’t find itthatfascinating.
It just looked cool and what’s wrong with using the taskbar, I thought.
Soon after that, I jumped ship and bought a Mac Mini.
Weirdly, the first thing I did on my brand new Mac was load Boot Camp and install Windows.
Nothing to worry about.
Over time, it dissipated and 4 years has past since I last used a Windows machine.
I don’t miss a day of it.
There are some things that a potential Switcher should know about the Macs and the operating system.
This article should bust some myths and hopefully shed some light on a rather perplexing and mysterious matter.
Myth #1.
Macs are incompatible with everything
Quite the contrary, actually.
Mac OS X provides better built-in support for all kinds of hardware i.e.
printers, scanners, digital cameras, video cameras, mobile phones and other devices.
Unlike Windows, drivers for most of the current digital devices are incorporated into the operating system.
This circumvents the need to re-install drivers after an upgrade.
Myth #2.
There are no software for Mac
One of the few assumptions about Mac is the lack of applications.
In reality, there are software available for Mac that do just about everything.
Most major developers will write Mac and Linux versions of their applications.
Popular browsers, instant messengers, productivity suites and image editors will have an accompanying Mac version.
There are some Windows applications that do not have a Mac counterpart.
For those, there’s always Boot Camp.
Likewise, don’t expect great gaming experience from a Mac with an integrated graphics card.
Hardcore games should go for a Mac or MacBook Pro with a dedicated graphics card.
They also said that they have programmers working on Mac versions of older games.
So, pretty soon the playing field will even out.
It’s only a matter of time.
For the rest of us, there are these simple and funfree games.
Myth #4.
Macs and Windows won’t work together
“I have several Windows computers at home.
If I buy a Mac, I won’t be able to web link with them.”
Two words:urban legend.
Sharing files on your Mac with Windows users is simple too.
If you ask me, I’ll tell you that Macs are easy to use.
A Windows user might beg to differ.
The issue is very subjective.
However, let me present you with a scenario: give someone with a fresh Windows PC.
How’s that for ease of use?
Myth #6.
Macs are expensive
Many comparisonshave been calculated in the past.
Heck, Microsoft even launched anad campaignbased on this myth.
Macs are also known to last until eternity.
In the long run, you’ll find yourself less likely to upgrade to a new machine.
Moreover, Apple’s team of software engineers are great at what they do.
Newer operating systems somehow provide older Macs with a performance boost.
Windows, on the other hand, requires a PC with higher requirements to execute the latest operating system.
That’s a fact.
If have switched to a Mac after reading this, call me and we’ll have a celebratory party.
