So, in case you haven’t been following, yesternight’s reflectable was on why I think Apple beats PC’s. In order to ensure I can deliver the “Linux is best” punchline in a couple days, I’m going to be fair and say why I think some people may prefer to continue (or switch…although I find that profoundly stupid) to use Windows.
I know I am incorrectly interchanging PC with Windows, even though this is not the truth. But sometimes, you gotta please the masses, and let’s be honest here…PC is a much better synonym for Windows than Something That Crashes Every Two Days… 
Why Windows is better than Mac
- Reason 1: Gaming
You can’t really game on a Mac. Although I thoroughly sense that this is changing, and fast, since many of the more popular games are now releasing both Mac and PC versions simultaneously, the truth is, the gaming industry continues to be much more focused on the PC community. Many very good games just simply never get ported over. And even if they do, games as prominent as Spore (EA) aren’t natively Mac. Sure, you could try CrossOver, or if you’re a *nix user, Wine, but obviously, if you were a true gamer, you’d probably choose PC over Mac anyday…for now. - Reason 2: Hardware Management
Perhaps it’s just the fact that Windows has never really gotten anything to work well with it. Apple ensures all essential hardware is shipped with the computer it makes, so it’s excused from many deadly hardware configurations that could easily corrupt Windows installations. Linux…well, Linux is Linux. Things just work better with it. Having said that, you gotta give Microsoft at least a short round of applause for improving that situation by leaps and bounds, especially if you’ve gotten your hands on a copy of the Windows 7 RC. It’s quite an astonishing feat to have gone from conference-time bluescreening to the new hardware management centre. Driver installation is much smooth, Firewire and Bluetooth, both seamless Linux & Mac connections, are now almost as seamless in Windows too. Congrats Microsoft, this is one stumbling block you’ve jumped right over.
I would think of a third reason, but…I can’t. And I have school tomorrow. Nope, no classes, just some last bits – administrative stuff, moving off to uni introductions and whatnot. I think it’s pretty clear that for consumer use, I’d recommend Mac pretty much to anyone unless they’re an extreme (and by that I mean extreme) gamer, or they’re so computer illiterate that introducing them to a new OS would cause a paradigm shift in the world.
Until next time 
… (I might update sometime early tomorrow, I don’t know, so stay tuned!)
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