Windows Switchers Respond

Garry Conn is a blogger and long time Windows user. Recently he expressed his displeasure on using Vista and since he needed to buy a new laptop to replace his aging Dell, he decided to ask the readers of his blog the question:

"Apple Mac Book Vs Dell XPS - Help Me Decide!"

Garry's post was shortly picked up by the very popular Mac site, Macsurfer's, and the rest, as they say, was history. He received over 90 comments, which of and by itself, is pretty amazing, but what was really amazing was the number of Window users who made the switch over to the Mac and their comments were very interesting, to say the least, such as this one from Todd, who responded by saying:

"Gary, I just bought a MacBook and for me it was WELL worth the money. Everything is so much easier on this thing I love it. I saved some money and upgraded the RAM on my own, which I recommend you do too if you get the MacBook. Also, I ordered via Amazon and got it cheaper than direct from Apple. (go figure) I posted about it here. Go Mac!"

All-in-all, the comments are fascinating to read and, if you are considering switching from using a PC yourself, be it from Windows or from Linux, then I suggest that you read some or all of the many, many fascinating comments from these former Windows users. 

Of course, there are far and away too many to list here, so if you want to know how these former Windows users feel and think about their switch from Windows to the Mac, then please read their comments on Garry's post on his link above, or the one below, and then you will better understand why they say:

 

" Once you go Mac, you Never go back!"

Yes, all of them are positive in favor of the Mac and reading them helps, in part, to explain exactly why the Mac platform, after coming close to dieing, is now suddenly the cool thing in computers these days and why it is attracting literally millions of Window switchers each and every year. 

When you think about it, all of the money that Apple pays for it's popular, "I'm A PC - I'm A Mac," ads, none of them come near to be as convincing or better than the comments given on Garry's blog. The reasons are simple: these are real people; real switchers and their honest replies are ones that no ad agency can deliver,  no matter how much you pay them!

As for Garry's decision on whether or not to buy a Mac or a Dell, he created a YouTube video where he gives his answer to his question and his thanks to the Macsurfer community who responded wholeheartedly to his simple question.

And thats my 2 cents 4 this sunny, bright and mild winter this Thursday, January 10, 2008.