Mac Vs. PC Vs. Linux

[azriley2k]

Maybe you are right, maybe I don't know enough about Mac or Linux to make a 100% informed opinion. However I do know what I like. I like having the feeling of actually owning a computer rather than just paying for an experience.

I like the fact that on a PC I have a lot more customizable options than Mac will allow. I like the fact that if I wanted to build a computer piece by piece I have that option and I have the availability to upgrade any component piece I want. Not just hard drive or RAM, but video cards, sound cards, Ethernet cards, additional USB ports just to name a few. Like I already said, Maybe I don't know enough about Macs to make an informed opinion. Can you upgrade those components on a Mac?

I do know that Macs, while great for photo and video editing, are not for someone that enjoys video games. Granted, I have been playing my XBox a lot more than any games on my PC, however, on my PC I can play any console games I please. Call me old, but I enjoy a lot NES AND SNES games better than I do some Xbox games mainly due to nostalgia purposes. Not to mention some of my favorite games are only on PC.

I do everything on my PC. I can manage all my finances using Quicken. I can develop web applications and software using visual studio and SQL Server. I can build and modify my network to include networked printers networked drives so that I can access those things through any computer in the house. I have also come to find that there are applications out there (freeware) for anything I can think of. Like for example, did you know there is software designed to assist people that have multiple monitors set up? It's true. It works great too. I don't know if the developers bothered with the same software for Macs though.

As for Linux, all I can say is that I tired Linux once (Red Hat 6) and I didn't have the patience for it. I have heard that the learning curve isn't has bad as it used to be.

So to conclude, maybe you are right, maybe I don't know what I am talking about. Maybe I am just comfortable with Windows because I am so used to it and know my way around the software. But I do know that for the things that I use a computer for, I cannot use a Mac.

Disagree? Prove me wrong with something a little bit more than I "don't know what I am talking about"