Monday, February 5, 2007

Stability, Reliability, Consistency

It has been a little over two-months since I switched to Mac OS X. I can objectively report that I have not had a any OS crashes, reliability or inconsistent behavior from my MacBook. I have been using it in place of my Linux notebook at home and can say that it has been even more solid than my Linux notebook I used prior to the switch.

If you need a rock solid, consistent platform to work, then the Mac is it. If you are a hard-core Windows user, have a bias towards that platform, have never used Linux/Unix, and are not open to new experiences, then I would say you should stay with that platform.

If you are tired of Microsoft Windows, have issues with stability, having hardware problems, and inconsistent application behavior, and want a change, give the Mac a shot. What will make your switch easier is a gradual migration. In other words, start using OpenOffice.org instead of Microsoft Office, find cross-platform or web-based tools for all your software needs. Then make the switch.

My MacBook has been like an appliance. It just works reliability and consistently all the time. Kind of like my refrigerator. It is exactly what I was looking for in a new notebook computer.

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