In case you have been hiding under a technological rock, a Mac is a computer system that is proprietorially owned by the Apple Corporation. You've probably seen them in your nearest Apple Store - shiny, white computers, coupled together with handhelds such as the iPhone.
Macs are stylish and powerful. Of course, they were also expensive. Possessing a Mac will usually cause you to be the envy of your neighborhood, well at least, to the part of the neighborhood who actually cares about computers.
But as much as I have loved computers in my lifetime, I just don't like using a Mac. It feels like I'm restricted to do some things like change deep system settings or have a diverse range of applications. Here's a more detailed list of reasons why I don't like a Mac:
1. They are proprietary machines of Apple, which means they own all parts of it. Now, who would want to buy a computer, and be told that, "This computer is not yours. This is ours. We're only allowing you to keep and use it because you paid us"? Unlike a Windows computer, you do not have much freedom on a Mac. You're stuck with all the products that are "Built for the Mac" and those products don't grow on trees.
2. There are little applications there that I want, even if it has everything I need. Ok. So it's powerful. And it freezes and crashes less often than Windows. And I don't have to worry about viruses since Macs rarely have them. But the downside of being different from everybody else is that you don't get the good stuff they have. A good example are video games. Video game developers and publishers have long noted that Macs compromise only a small fraction of the computer population, so they don't bother porting it to that system. Thus, most games are built for the PC, only a handful of them are built for the Mac. And no matter how many programs and plugins are created to force the Mac to run a PC game, it will never be the same.
3. It's expensive. I'm not rich. Really. I'm not. If I were rich I shouldn't be living in the Philippines and instead sitting on a chateau somewhere in a French plain. Sure, I've spent a lot building PCs, buying components, etc., but these computers, which costed me a bit like $800, can do a lot more than a $999 MacBook. And most people who have known me personally knew that I don't trade aesthetics for performance.
So, Apple fanboys, here you go. Three reasons why I don't like Macs. Feel free to bash me and drop f-bombs on me in the comments below.
I don't like Macs, but that doesn't mean I hate Apple. I have an iPod Classic 5th Gen and an iPod Nano 3rd Gen, and I love both. My dad uses and iPhone 3G, which I enjoy "borrowing" from him. So in general, I don't have any hate against Apple in whole, but I really dislike their computers.
