http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=34 How to get off, where to get off, and why you should stay off Microsoft, with news and tips on alternatives Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:30:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=34#comment-47105 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:00:40 +0000 http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=34#comment-47105 [...] George’s comment about the “diehard fan base” misses the point: Windows people are indeed switching to the Mac. They are not diehard Apple fans, having only recently converted. For example, my favorite among the comments, posted by Anon_ymous, makes the point well: I’ve used Intel/AMD Windows Machines for years, all flavors and brands and the business of supporting them pays nicely. I’ve never had much interest in Apple, but last year bought an iPod. Slowly after visiting the Apple Store several times, I became more interesteed in the Apple Laptop line and bought a Powerbook G4 15″. The design, form, function, ergonomics…and of course the OS, was so superior to anything HP/Dell/Acer/Sony/ had, I was hooked. [...] […] George’s comment about the “diehard fan base” misses the point: Windows people are indeed switching to the Mac. They are not diehard Apple fans, having only recently converted. For example, my favorite among the comments, posted by Anon_ymous, makes the point well: I’ve used Intel/AMD Windows Machines for years, all flavors and brands and the business of supporting them pays nicely. I’ve never had much interest in Apple, but last year bought an iPod. Slowly after visiting the Apple Store several times, I became more interesteed in the Apple Laptop line and bought a Powerbook G4 15″. The design, form, function, ergonomics…and of course the OS, was so superior to anything HP/Dell/Acer/Sony/ had, I was hooked. […]

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