Have you noticed who many people are quick to say Macs are "crap", but make no attempt to justify what they say? Unlike them, I can stand by my statements. It's easy to justify something when some thought has gone into the opinion.
It amazes me how many people try bash Macs when their own words make it painfully clear that they have no clue what they are talking about. If Macs where so obviously inferior and not worth the price tag, no one would buy them.
Here are few of my favorite Mac myths:
1) Macs are more expensive than PC's
a) Macs have a USEFUL life about twice that of PC's. A Mac user will be replacing his computer half as often. Have you ever tried selling a 6 year old PC? Macs are cheaper than PC's. Go to eBay or some other auction site to see the proof. People buy more old Macs than old PCs.
b) In my PC using days, I would plan on buying hardware after bringing home a new computer. Not when I get a new Mac. This too, is part of the cost of using a PC.
c) When you add to the "cheaper" PC to make it the same as the "expensive" Mac, you get about the same price. PC's have a lower price tag because you are buying less.
2) Everyone uses Windows.
a) Really? Why are we having this conversation?
b) According to a July 2008 article in Macworld, Apple is now the third largest computer company in the world. This means only two PC makers (Dell and HP) are bigger. Hundreds are smaller.
3) Windows is better at games than Macs.
a) And a game console is better at games than Windows.
4) Not enough software/hardware for the Mac.
a) With the exception of games (read #3), there is no class of software available for Windows not available for the Mac.
b) Volume? There is a larger selection for Windows than for the Mac, but walk down the aisle and see how much is crap and/or outdated (and discounted) software.
c) Hardware selection for the Mac is lesser in number, but not as it is for software. Most companies are willing to take the time and expense of coding Mac drivers. Based on my experience, it is the crap hardware that usually does not have Mac drivers. This is because the manufacturer knows Mac users don't buy crap hardware.
5) Macs are gay!
a) Is this supposed to be an intelligent argument?
6) Software written for Windows will not run on a Mac.
a) Software written for the Mac will not run in Windows. What's the point here?
7) Windows 7 will be better than Vista.
a) Remember Windows ME? Windows 7 is likely to be better than Vista. This is not the same as "better than Mac OS".
8) Macs are for multimedia.
a) And web browsing, video/photo/audio editing, word processing, blogging, email, home work, writing, research, and ... you get the picture.
9) Macs are for idiots.
a) Tom Hanks, Stephen Speilberg, Buss Aldin, Martha Stewart, the late Boris Yelsin, Malcom Forbes Jr, Richard Dawkins, Tom Clancy, Scott Adams, Trent Reznor, The Rolling Stones, Bono, Conan O'Brien, Jerry Seinfeld, Rush Limbaugh, Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and Tim Allen, must all be idiots.
10) You can't upgrade a Mac.
a) You can upgrade a Mac. Thing is, why would you? It comes fully loaded.
11) Macs are not "compatible".
a) This usually means is "PCs are compatible with PCs". Funny, Macs are compatible with Macs, does that make them "compatible" as well? But that brings us to:
b) Windows cannot read a Mac formatted disc or access a Macintosh network but the reverse is true. Which is more compatible?
12) Macs and PC's both use Intel processors so they are essentially the same.
a) Using this logic, a Yugo and a BMW are essentially the same.
13) Macs don't have a right-click mouse.
a) This is old, wrong, and irrelevant.
14) Macs are hard to repair.
a) Fix 99% of what may go wrong with a Mac:
http://www.cma-aug.com/files/Mac_fix-it.pdf
15) Someone recently argued that he likes Vista because "the virus protection on it is wonderful".
a) That's like saying you don't mind living in East LA because you have good health insurance and a comfortable Kevlar vest.
16) The reason Macs have fewer viruses is because the user base is smaller.
a) Huh? Explaining why it is true does not make it less true.
17) A Mac *IS* a PC. “PC” stands for “personal computer”.
a) “PC” does stand for “personal computer”, but when a discussion is about Macs and PCs, the CONTEXT of the discussion is that “PC” stands for “IBM PC or compatible”. Trying to get the upper-hand in an argument by taking something out of context is called “lying”.