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I'll elaborate if you ask me to.

This is kind of mixed up because it was a reply to someone’s forum post. If you would like to make a pointer or argument I will be happy to discuss and build on this.

Look, the reason why your computer is slow could be any of the following reasons.
1. You don’t know basic PC maintenance. (Trust me, it is not hard to de-frag your hard drive.)
2. You have a virus, this is not because PCs suck, it is harder for a Mac to get a virus because who in their right mind makes a virus specifically designed to infect a Mac? A way to deal with this is learn how to use and configure a firewall or virus program, norton sucks. It is the most widely used one, therefore all the virus programmers already have a copy of it, have figured it out, and made viruses to bypass it’s shielding. Get McAfee.
3. Your computer has like, a 1.2 GHZ CPU. Get it upgraded.

The major disadvantages of having a mac are as follows.
1. The internal software and coding is next to impossible to configure or even understand. in a PC you can simply open a prompt window and have at it. Windows has amazing programs that people don’t know how to use. You can use notepad as a command prompt. I’ve seen someone run notepad as a web browser.
2. If it breaks (Which it does, we have about seven broken Macs in my graphics arts class. And we take care of them.) you can’t fix it yourself. You have to send it all the way to apple to get a new one or have them fix it.
3. You cannot upgrade it, if you have a PC you can simply open the side, and replace the hardware. (Well it’s not that simple, but close) With a Mac?...eeehhhh...nope.
4. Video Games? Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

Myths.
1. Macs are designed for art, and video.
Wrong, there are plenty of art programs that surpass even Photoshop in features, that have PC exclusive content and materials.
2. PCs suck because of Microsoft.
First of, how can you make this argument when you may have about three-four Microsoft programs on your PC. (IE, Word, and MS Paint, Movie Maker.) And the rest are third party programs. How can you say it is Microsoft’s fault that these programs mess up on their OS?

What I’m not saying.
1. Macs suck.
On the contrary, I think Macs are great. It’s just that they don’t fit my needs and uses, I also find them ridiculously expensive. I also prefer the familiarity of a PC. Mac’s frustrate me. I’m simply implying that it is not a game of ’what is better’. It is a game of ’what do you prefer’.