Quote:

Quote:

"PCs are for hobbyists and Macs are for professionals."



Haven't you got that the wrong way round, Richard?



No.

Perhaps the confusion arises around the term "professional." What, exactly, is the profession to which I refer.

I've said the thing about PCs myself. I'm no huge fan of Macs, long story, but they work. PC users have forums so they can work out the fiddly bits--which turn out to be just about everything.

The disadvantage of Macs is limited choices and high prices. The advantage is that an eight-year-old can take one out of the box and be running in a few minutes. Wanna network a Mac? Plug it into the network. Then get to work doing what you bought the thing for.

The advantage of PCs is lots of choices and low prices. The disadvantage is evidenced by every tech question asked here and on thousands of other fora. Wanna network a PC? Go to school and learn how. Unless you use a PC for plain-vanilla business apps--and sometimes not then--you're on your own. A hobbyist, Q.E.D. But I can see the ambiguity. You almost have to become a professional IT person to run a PC. I'd just rather spend my time draining the swamp rather than fighting off alligators.

*ducks*

R.

Last edited by Ryszard; 11/02/09 10:41 AM.
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