I would recommend you to make a change

[Jahova]

You're a fake and a lie! Go hang your head in shame

Please sir. I was telling the truth. Don't cane me!

[N!ck]

You should also have given Windows 7 a try.

[HotelUser]

You should also have given Windows 7 a try.

This is the problem I have, not major or anything, but a problem nonetheless.

Why is it, people feel they need to come into a Mac user's thread, and tell them to try Windows:S.

It works both ways, too and most of us have been guilty of it in the past, but can a Mac user seriously not post saying they like their Mac, or OS X, without getting flamed or the thread turning into an argument:S? (You haven't done this on a great scale here, but honestly. There's not many Mac users coming into your Windows 7 threads and flat out telling you "you should have also given OS X a try and bought a Mac".)

I absolutely love my iMac. It's my absolute favourite computer I've ever owned. Be happy I found a computer I like, don't start insulting me because I don't use Windows:rolleyes:.

[Recursion]

This is the problem I have, not major or anything, but a problem nonetheless.

Why is it, people feel they need to come into a Mac user's thread, and tell them to try Windows:S.

It works both ways, too and most of us have been guilty of it in the past, but can a Mac user seriously not post saying they like their Mac, or OS X, without getting flamed or the thread turning into an argument:S? (You haven't done this on a great scale here, but honestly. There's not many Mac users coming into your Windows 7 threads and flat out telling you "you should have also given OS X a try and bought a Mac".)

I absolutely love my iMac. It's my absolute favourite computer I've ever owned. Be happy I found a computer I like, don't start insulting me because I don't use Windows:rolleyes:.

He wasn't actually talking to you.

And this isn't a Mac user's thread, if anything it's aimed towards Windows users, "I recommend you [Windows users] to make a change"... :rolleyes:

[Mint]

This is the problem I have, not major or anything, but a problem nonetheless.

Why is it, people feel they need to come into a Mac user's thread, and tell them to try Windows:S.

It works both ways, too and most of us have been guilty of it in the past, but can a Mac user seriously not post saying they like their Mac, or OS X, without getting flamed or the thread turning into an argument:S? (You haven't done this on a great scale here, but honestly. There's not many Mac users coming into your Windows 7 threads and flat out telling you "you should have also given OS X a try and bought a Mac".)

I absolutely love my iMac. It's my absolute favourite computer I've ever owned. Be happy I found a computer I like, don't start insulting me because I don't use Windows:rolleyes:.

Thank you. All I want to do is make people think twice about purchasing a PC, it's very likely that they would prefer a Mac. The only problem about Mac's is the price tag they come with but I would save up for months if it meant getting a Mac. Obviously not everyone likes the same thing so if you prefer Windows (or any other OS) then go ahead and buy that. I use my mums PC regularly for checking prices etc throughout the day, it has windows 7 which is so much better than Vista. But if I had a choice of W7 or Mac (which I did) I would and did choose Mac. I'm not dissing any other operating systems, just saying that I prefer Mac.

[HotelUser]

Thank you. All I want to do is make people think twice about purchasing a PC, it's very likely that they would prefer a Mac. The only problem about Mac's is the price tag they come with but I would save up for months if it meant getting a Mac. Obviously not everyone likes the same thing so if you prefer Windows (or any other OS) then go ahead and buy that. I use my mums PC regularly for checking prices etc throughout the day, it has windows 7 which is so much better than Vista. But if I had a choice of W7 or Mac (which I did) I would and did choose Mac. I'm not dissing any other operating systems, just saying that I prefer Mac.

Noooo. Using Windows might make you or I go nuts, but if other people want to use Windows it's their choice. I don't have a problem with people using different operating systems, and arguing reasons why any operating system is superior. I have a problem with people flat out telling eachother what to use, especially when they're not justifying what they're saying. This is why the Apple and Microsoft ad campaigns can make me extremely annoyed.

[N!ck]

This is the problem I have, not major or anything, but a problem nonetheless.

Why is it, people feel they need to come into a Mac user's thread, and tell them to try Windows:S.

It works both ways, too and most of us have been guilty of it in the past, but can a Mac user seriously not post saying they like their Mac, or OS X, without getting flamed or the thread turning into an argument:S? (You haven't done this on a great scale here, but honestly. There's not many Mac users coming into your Windows 7 threads and flat out telling you "you should have also given OS X a try and bought a Mac".)

I absolutely love my iMac. It's my absolute favourite computer I've ever owned. Be happy I found a computer I like, don't start insulting me because I don't use Windows:rolleyes:.

Yes, it's your opinion that OS X is better along with many others. I wasn't trying to turn it into an argument. Basically, it sounds like the OP was planning on buying a new computer without that much prejudice either way. It sounds like a Mac was the first thing they saw and bought it without trying anything else. How can anyone say you should do this/buy this/this is better when they've no even tried the popular alternative (Windows 7) =. Maybe they have used it, but that wasn't clear from the OP.

Again, I have both and use both on a daily basis. 7 edges it for me with what I use a computer for/the way I use a computer etc. I'm not saying Snow Leopard is bad. It's very good in fact and I like it. I just prefer 7. I also hate how Apple charged £25 for what is basically the equivalent of a Windows service pack.

Eidt: I now see that mint has given 7 a try. Fair enough .

[HotelUser]

Yes, it's your opinion that OS X is better along with many others. I wasn't trying to turn it into an argument. Basically, it sounds like the OP was planning on buying a new computer without that much prejudice either way. It sounds like a Mac was the first thing they saw and bought it without trying anything else. How can anyone say you should do this/buy this/this is better when they've no even tried the popular alternative (Windows 7) =. Maybe they have used it, but that wasn't clear from the OP.

Again, I have both and use both on a daily basis. 7 edges it for me with what I use a computer for/the way I use a computer etc. I'm not saying Snow Leopard is bad. It's very good in fact and I like it. I just prefer 7. I also hate how Apple charged £25 for what is basically the equivalent of a Windows service pack.

Eidt: I now see that mint has given 7 a try. Fair enough .

I understand what you mean regarding users not giving Windows 7 a fair shake before insulting it *cough* the new mac vs pc ad. However I think this plays to the advantage of Microsoft Windows, not OS X or Apple.

There are far more users who say Windows is better, because more people use Windows (see comments on Engadget posts). And of course people are going to say what they own is better than the alternative. "Oh it's so much more money and Windoze has more app supportz" is a typical argument produced from ignorance.


Of course I'll still be accused of being "that mac fanboy who completely hates microsoft and only uses apple" (not by you, but by the people who don't realize that there's differences between marketing a product, the product itself, and the company as a whole).

For the record, I do use Windows 7, and to put into perspective as to how much I like it, if it was released in place of Vista, I wouldn't have switched over to OS X. Having said that, I just bought this iMac last Christmas, and don't plan on buying anything new anytime soon.

[Mint]

Yes, it's your opinion that OS X is better along with many others. I wasn't trying to turn it into an argument. Basically, it sounds like the OP was planning on buying a new computer without that much prejudice either way. It sounds like a Mac was the first thing they saw and bought it without trying anything else. How can anyone say you should do this/buy this/this is better when they've no even tried the popular alternative (Windows 7) =. Maybe they have used it, but that wasn't clear from the OP.

Again, I have both and use both on a daily basis. 7 edges it for me with what I use a computer for/the way I use a computer etc. I'm not saying Snow Leopard is bad. It's very good in fact and I like it. I just prefer 7. I also hate how Apple charged £25 for what is basically the equivalent of a Windows service pack.

Eidt: I now see that mint has given 7 a try. Fair enough .

I have one word to say about the bit in bold; Exactly. You should use a computer that suits you. The Mac OS is the operating system for me just like Windows 7 is the operating system for you. Perhaps I didn't explain that right. Windows 7 does everything that I need, Mac just does it all better.

[x-glow]

Good for you sunny Jim, tbh I dont think no one will take the advice!