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Moving To an Apple Mac<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Why Would I Move to An Apple Mac?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Pros:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Apple is the other major player out there. Yes, it is true that, by moving to an Apple machine, you are starting to buy into the Apple infrastructure, and Apple controls its infrastructure more tightly than does Microsoft. For example, Apple does not allow third-parties to build Mac-compatible machines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Apple is often cited as being easier to use than Windows. Perhaps it is, but in my experience this is somewhat over-stated. There are areas in the Apple user experience that produce frustration, just as in Windows. On balance, I would say that Apple is better, but not by much. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Apple infrastructure is just as capable as that of Microsoft. In fact, probably more so, as a result of Apple maintaining strong control over its environment. There is no doubt that Apple products (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, iMac, MacBooks, Apple TV, etc.) work together better than most. The integration is remarkable. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I find the Apple update model for its computers to be much more friendly than Microsoft’s. And they provide a better sense of how long an update will take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • There is no doubt that Apple products are superbly designed. They look great, perform well, and have long been reviewed as the most reliable, best supported computers on the market. However, they are expensive. But, I think if you compared the cost per year of service, they would come out well in comparison with Windows systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Microsoft does a lot of ‘upselling” (def: To persuade a customer to buy something additional or more expensive.<\/em>), and advertising (it’s getting to be out of control), I see little evidence of that in my daily use of my Apple machine (an iMac).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • As far as I am aware, Apple has not resorted to forcing people to move to their next MacOS version, nor forced them to buy a new computer, “or else”. Apple does indeed stop providing updates for older machines, just as Microsoft does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    NOTE:<\/strong> I hasten to point out that I only own two Apple products: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • An iMac: my main workhorse computer, which I’m just about to replace; it’s getting a little long in the tooth – it’s an Intel-based iMac, which is becoming a bit of a dinosaur (although it still performs well), and<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • An old, small iPad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      I do not own, nor do I plan to buy an iPhone, an Apple Watch, an Apple TV box, nor any other Apple product, besides an Apple computer (I plan on updating to a Mac Mini). I can easily live without the Apple product integration, and their hardware is quite expensive (although they do have excellent quality).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      <\/span>Cons:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      <\/span>Stubbornness, Fear<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      For Windows users, especially long-standing ones, it can be scary to move to another environment.
      Some time ago, I moved from Windows, as my main computer, to an iMac, and I didn’t find it difficult at all. Obviously, some re-learning was involved, learning the new system’s conventions and quirks, but it wasn’t a great obstacle. Of course, I have been around computers for decades, so learning new computer-related stuff tends to be easier for me.
      When my lovely wife’s Windows machine came to need replacement, it turned out to be at the same time as the switch from Windows 7 to Windows 8. I realized that she would have to contend with a different environment even if she stayed with Windows (Windows 8 was annoyingly different from Windows 7), so I managed to persuade her that moving to an Apple (an iMac) would make sense. With a little guidance from me, she has learned the MacOS user interface relatively easily, and she is a computer newbie. You can make the transition, too!

      If you need convincing, watch this video:

      .. and no, it’s not true that everything is different; I just might seem that way, because a number of little things are different, including the keyboard layout (but only slightly).

      I definitely agree with him when he says that he, and many people he knows who have gone through this transition, say “Why didn’t I do this long ago?”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/span>Why Everyone’s Finally Switching to Mac in 2025<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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