Comments on: Why Do Bloggers Use Mac?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:15:01 +0000

I’m a PC girl myself - having been immersed in I.T. for years, I know just what to do on a PC. Plus, I love WLW for blogging! I would like to have a Mac, too, but it would be a luxury purchase. With 4 computers, I can’t justify spending the $$$. But if I could, I’d love a MacBook Air for when I’m out and about.

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:50:00 +0000

I encountered the Lisa, later the Mac, at work. I have only felt that Mac was a better machine, technically, for very brief windows in the computer market place.

However, I have always felt that the Mac has almost always been the best choice for getting work done. It fits, it is built and intended to get work done.

The PC never was. The PC was invented to extend IBM’s monopolies in business computing. Later clones followed in the concept of hyping improved hardware and marketing benchmarks - and only rarely focused on getting work done. The way PC-Dos and later Windows emphasized programming and tailoring hardware as ends in themselves are part and parcel of the difference between a Mac and PC - the PC is a machine you can use for work. The Mac is a work appliance you can use. Different philosophies.

And Apple wrote the book (all five volumes) on interface standards. Just ask me who established default fonts (like Helvetica) and 72 dpi (dots per inch) displays on a 9 inch screen.

The popularity of a Mac with people wanting to get their work done, reliably, is no surprise to me.

By: Webomatica

Webomatica — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:48:16 +0000

I am in a camp that is not part of your three reasons. I have used Apple computers ever since my parent’s Apple IIe back in the early 80s. I almost gave up on the Mac in the mid nineties when their operating system sucked and the company was left for dead. The comeback since then at the leadership of steve jobs is a story for the ages. The mac is back to being on par with the PC in every way and in some areas, surpasses it.

So - one big reason why I stick with the Mac is that “underdog” story. I was a Mac loyalist back when it was not cool at all to be a Mac user. It’s like being a diehard red sox or patriots fan - and you loved them back when they were terrible.