I've made the jump and switched to a Mac. Last Friday I purchase last Friday at the Columbus Apple Store. I purchased a 15" MacBook Pro with the Multitouch pad. Overall I think that the hardware is awesome. The fit and finish is great and everything just flows together.
One think that I noticed right off the bat was that Apple's old tag line "Think Different" is an incredibly accurate warning for switchers. Apple has a definite way of approaching the computer and computing tasks. It took me about three days of playing with the Mac to get a feel for the philosophy. Now that I grasp the basic concept Apple uses getting things done is a little easier.
One of the biggest things that I had to get used to was how easy it is to install software. I was completely confused when I tried to install Firefox. There was no installer, no questions about where I wanted to install the program. I just double-clicked the .dmg file and dragged the icon to the Applications folder. Tada. Done. It was that easy. It was so easy that I was confused.
One other thing that I noticed was that Google seems to be working on an Apple-like experience for non-Apple users. I made extensive use of Google applications while I was useing a Windows machine. All the Google services are designed to work together and the users are subtly herded into using Google services almost exclusively. Apple does the same thing, but maybe not so subtly.
I knew what I was getting myself into though. Buying a Mac is like buying a SLR camera. When you buy the camera, you're not just buying a camera, you're buying into a system. For example, I bought a Canon Digital Rebel XT and I am a member of the Canon club now. Had I purchased a Nikon D70, I would have been a member of the Nikon club. Moving from one club to another requires you not to just sell off your camera body but all the lenses you purchased along the way. Apple and PCs are kinda the same thing except instead of lenses, you have to buy all new software.
I'll post more observations as I make them.
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I think my next computer will be a mac, but I am scared.
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