What makes a good computer to most people? A decent size hard drive, hardware that is good enough to run their favorite programs or games, and an operating system that is as intuitive as it is useful. The argument of mac vs pc has been going on for quite some time, and might never end. People, it's time to look past flashy hardware and start really comparing the two. Macs are essentially the leap frog of the computing world. Is it easy to use? Yes. Is it visually appealing? Yes. Is mac's operating system better than Windows? That's a trick question. Mac actually does not have their "own" operating system yet as all distributions of mac are based on FreeBSD. For the lay person, this means that Apple took someone else's technology, and raped it to make it flashy at the expense of being useful.

One of the arguments that I hear more than anything is that "Macs don't crash". Yes they do! All the time! When a windows box crashes, 99 percent of the time it is due to poorly written third party software, not the operating system. Want to know something more interesting? On a Mac you cannot trace the source of a crash.

Mac also boasts that their hardware is the easiest to configure for internet connections. That argument is essentially meaningless due to the ease of use of most wireless equipment produced today. It kills me that I still get calls from people who cannot figure out how to set up their internet connections. I digress...

Then there is my most favorite argument: "But I can run Windows on my Mac!" Why would you need to run windows if Mac was king? Why would Microsoft need to give Office to Apple? It's simple. Macs are toys. It's amazing how much money people spend on Mac hardware which is clearly overpriced. Don't try to convey this message to a Macfag, because it is simply impossible. Hey, who wouldn't be upset when they are told that they bought the most incompatible $3,000 device on the market?

The best part about a Mac? When your system is obsolete, you don't have to worry about upgrading. You have to throw it away and buy a new one!

Also, Mac commercials are not funny, accurate, or informative in any way.