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Originally posted by Sebring77
My Porsche is a toy. I can afford to compromise my recreation. My other cars, like my computer, are mainstream, reliable, machines, suitable for business-unlike Mac or Porsche. If my biz computers crashed as often as my ibook, I would be in a world of hurt. Conclusive? For me it is.
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Not to start something, just a personal and business perspective.
I started with PDP 11 machines, then Vax, and then was given my first PC, a 386 in 1992. It was down at least 4 days when the techs tried to change a board. I went out and bought a Mac for home use right then. All the kids have had their own. Never had a breakdown. Over 16 different Macs spread among 4 people in some 12 years. List right now is 2 Ibooks, a flat panel Imac, a G4 tower, and a G3 powerbook. Similar experiences for my brother and sister, but with fewer machines.
Lockheed Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale was all Mac until a merger with Martin and Martin executives thought it would be a cost saving to conform to Martin policy of IBM-PCs. Well, we all know now it is more costly to have PCs. So the idea that Macs can not be used in a business or that PCs are less costly is bunk.