Have you seen the series of commercials from Apple? The ones with the guys, one who is a Mac and the other a PC, who play off on every Mac and PC stereotype ever written? I love them. Not only is it one of the most innovative advertising ideas I've seen in a long time (we talk about them in the office every time a new one comes out) but they absolutely hit the mark every time. Uncomfortably so, some times.
Yeah, well, I bought a MacBook.
I have been a Windows user almost since there has been a Windows operating system. I work in IT in an organization that uses only Windows. This is a huge decision for me, but to be frank, I am just so tired of jumping through hoops in order to have a reliable computer. I could blame it all on Dell, who empower only a select few within their organization to provide customer service, but that would not be fair. I am also sick of trying to force Windows to do what I want to do when I want to do it. Yes, I know how to make it work, but that doesn't mean I want to spend the time to make it happen. And that's to say nothing of the time I spend trying to help friends and family who have far less patience.
My friends are joking that this acquisition increases my "cool factor", but I'm actually concerned that it's bringing out my inner geek. I spent a couple of days trying to figure out how to transfer my email from Outlook Express on Windows to Mail on the MacBook. I was ultimately successful, but it was not easy. (The folks at the Genius Bar don't even provide that particular service.) And printing, yeah, well, I'm still working on that.
I'll try to post about my experience in switching from Windows to Mac. As someone I know said "it's just a computer", but I think I will like it. And I have to say that visiting an Apple Store is an amazing experience for a Windows user. Not only do they seem to know what they're talking about, they seem happy to answer questions.
