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Let me be the odd man out here.
I have used Macs several times over the years.
Last time was a MacBook Pro for a year in 2006-2007.
It had limited applications, and locked up hard in less than 60 days. Apple tech support wanted me to ship it back to them, but they could not guarantee when it would be returned, and I needed it for business. Alternate plan was to drive 70 miles to the nearest Apple store, where the zit-boy working the "Genius" counter was absolutely one of the stupidest people I have ever met, finally said they would ship it back to Apple for me. After two hours and getting the store manager involved, they troubleshot it and told me that it was a burned out controller board, they did not have any in stock, did not know how to get one, and they would have to return it to Apple. After more negotiations, they finally agreed to replace the entire MacBook with another one, and begrudgingly swapped my hard drive with the existing data into the new system. This basically took an entire afternoon, and did not endear Apple to me.
I subsequently turned the Apple in and bought a Dell for a lot less money. I have been very happy with the Dell system and their customer service seems significantly better than the Mac. OTOH, the connectivity, audio, and graphics programs for the Mac were much better than the PC counterparts. For gaming, it just flat out sucks.
The reason that there are few viruses and security issues with the Apple is that it is a low-density item, and the majority of overseas hackers do not have access to them. The first serious threats are just beginning to emerge, and I anticipate more as the systems become more popular and widespread.
Been there, tried it, did not like it for the money it costs. YMMV.
TR
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De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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