I work in the multimedia industry as a graphic designer. And in my studio about half of us use Macs and half PC’s based solely on what we’re most comfortable with. Both have their pros and cons but I must admit, my HP dual Xeon workstation kills any G5 workstation in actual processing speed and reliability, and that alone is enough for me to want a PC over a Mac (which btw Steve Jobs, definately DO crash!).

I may be a designer, but I’ll always choose performance over frills!

I’ve never been bothered by spyware, though I know many have. And I tend to prefer the Windows experience, but that’s just me.

Your trip down Rt 27 sounds interesting; hope you post some photos on it.

I actually think Apple’s going for the opposite message with their campaign - they’re saying that anyone, not just geeky businessmen, can use a Mac. Hey, it worked for the iPod (cool dancing people instead of showing off MP3 player features actually attract people? neato!).

I’ve had this PowerBook since October ot-3, and I have to say I’m still very, very happy with it. That’s more than I can say for any Windows box I kept for that long. As I see it, 90% (or more) of people won’t care about the upgrades, or the amount of RAM, or the processor inside the thing (by the way, I don’t think comparing Duos - on Macs or PCs - to Athlons based on purely numbers is fair); that 90% cares more about the experience, the ease-of-use, the support, and the reliability of their computer. Have you sat down and actually used a Mac that’s running one of their newer OS’s? I can’t stand using Windows anymore; the spyware and the overall crappy design really makes me sick sometimes. That’s not arrogant… it’s just having an opinion after using a different (and better) product for a few years. The software just makes my life so much easier than it would be if I were using Windows.

I hadn’t had a good ol’ fashioned Mac rant for a while. I’m sorry it had to be directed at you, Jason. Next time I’ll be more insightful and less cliche.