What is there not to love about a Mac?!?

Question

*Keep in mind I do not work for Apple, and I'm not a troll*

Okay, so many people on Yahoo answers, I've noticed, seem to hate the idea of owning a Mac. Clearly Macs are the best computers in the world, so why is it that some people completely seem to hate them? Please list your reasons ( if you own a PC ) why you dislike Macs so much, if you do.

Answer 1

Mac's are not THE best computers in the world. Statistically speaking, Linux (and GNU/Linux) is the best in the world for stability and security.



I like Mac a lot, I think they are slightly overpriced, but they are solid machines.



OSX runs on top of a mock BSD kernel.



Windows is nothing but security holes and flaws all over the place. I only run it in a virtual machine. I don't want something to infect my system. I carry a bootable flash drive with me so when I use a computer at school I do not need to be worried about keyloggers.

Answer 2

Well there's a billion reasons, but here's a few:



1) Overpriced for the same hardware, manufactured by inferior manufacturers (FOXCONN)

2) They all look the same. It's pretty boring. I don't like how they look too, so I don't even get an option.

3) Logo on EVERYTHING and it GLOWS so much, that's just screams unprofessional to me in that you can't be sitting in a meeting and have a giant glowing apple on your laptop.

4) I don't want to be included with a group of fools who think they are somehow elite because they have a unibody aluminum case on their laptop.

5) Every idea ever used was not original, it's simply been consolidated to one company. Multi touch pads were not new, they were the first on a big company.

6) Planned absoletion. They remove features of one model (evidenced by empty spots in the current product) so they can say "ITS A NEW FEATURE!!" in the next, and keep you coming back for the latest model. It's a giant scam and just plain wrong to me, and way too obvious.

7) Compatability=none.

8) It breaks down, you return the whole darn thing.

9) OEM parts can cost 2-3x as much as PC counterparts, and the only difference is that they are made for the macOS systems.

10) Terrible GUI. Just plain illogical to me. I mean, who the hell thought apple+m would be a shortcut for FIND

11) beachball of death. Every. *******. Time. I. Use. A. Mac. Beachball of death.

12) VIRUSES HOLY ****. I havn't had a friend who owns a mac who decided to uninstall their virus protection and whatnot, and they simply don't realize what danger they will be in the future. I know that the virus library for macintosh computers is small now, but it's gaining foothold in the community. Especially with the iPods.

13) EVERYTHING. Again, confusing GUI.

14) Doing hardware maintenance, even on the desktop, is difficult.

15) Just bad experiences with it.

16) More available software

17) BETTER available software

18) Up to date components. Apple's hardware has always come out so late, it's out of date and slow compared to PC counterparts, and you still pay more than we do.

19) Ease of use. I buy it, I plug it in, I use it. Simple as that.

20) Community of technological, specifically in the realm of computers, idiots. I can't deal with that.

So what are your reasons for saying apple computers are the best?

Answer 3

If a Mac fails (they do) you can't go to the computer store in the corner to buy some cheap new parts.



You can't make your custom-made Mac computer by buying the parts you want.



PCs have much more software (freedom).



If they ever get more popular you'll see how they are a lot worse than Windows when it comes to viruses, lets just say Microsoft has more experience in that field :)



If you install as much software as you do on a Windows machine you'll see how they crash more than a Windows PC.



Video games?



Price???



If a Mac fails can you know what made it fail to begin with? or they just boot and forget?



Tons of key shortcuts for important functions.



Paying for service packs.



One mouse button (older mouses).



Slower system.



Hardware issues (compatibility).



I just love to be in control of my hardware, if a Mac fails you have to return it with all your personal information, if a Windows PC fails I change the parts and that's it, in case of having to return a part I can dismantle it and send the bad part only.

Answer 4

"What is there not to love about a Mac?!?"



The zealots. You.



You make people believe that everyone who owns a Mac is this way, and they AREN'T. I bought this computer for its beautiful design, painstakingly crafted user interfaces, and fantastic 3rd-party developers who, in some cases, even beat Apple at their own game. I didn't buy it become part of an extremely annoying group of evangelists.

Answer 5

I've owned a Mac for 2 years now and i still don't like to use it as much as i like to use my PC. The main reason why i don't like Macs is because they are completely overrated and they crash as frequent or even more that PC's do (which is apples main point into why to by a Mac), the operating system isn't that great and they are completely overpriced. The only thing i do like about a Mac is the editing software that is comes with, but besides that i don't really favor them. This is just my opinion and i do not hate Mac's I'm just telling you why I don't like them as much as i do PC's.

Answer 6

1. Overpriced

2. People who know anything about computers know that PC's can do everything a Mac can PLUS more.

3. Windows Parallels for Apple Computers? Kinda proves that Apple has to rely on Windows to run some programs.

Answer 7

To me there's very few problems with Macs, but they're very large.



1. Horrible Hardware choices, nowhere near the capable speed of a PC build

2. (Obviously cuz I mentioned hardware) Gaming, nearly NO awesome new games for the Mac

3. Not compatible with most of my commonly used programs

4. Ugly as sin (in my opinion)

5. Expense comparison to building your own PC



Because of these, i'll probably never own a MAC, but if you want to own a MAC be my guest, not gonna force my opinion down your throat.

Answer 8

my uncle owned one until circuit city opened back up viruses crawl all over mac's like a skinny white guy with long hair in a prison shower

Answer 9

1. Apple Fanboys

2. The overall effeminate nature of them

3. No Flash support

4. Steve Jobs

Answer 10

I'm using a Mac now and the only thing I miss about Windows is that how it makes thing so difficult because Mac makes everything so simple.

Answer 11

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/92605,32-reasons-why-pcs-are-better-than-macs.aspx



I don't really hate Macs, but the main problem I have with them is the one button interface (though I know it can be changed).