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10 reasons why Macs are better than PCs

Posted on 14 May 2007 at 15:02

8 Lively developer community

Use a Mac and you have access to the fruits of an incredibly vibrant developer community. The same is true of the PC, of course, but the PC shareware, freeware and donationware market is riddled with ugly, poorly designed, unconventional applications. Mac OS X has so many hooks and resources hidden under the surface that it's one of the quickest platforms on which to develop, and as finished applications draw on Apple resources rather than being designed from scratch, they look as good as any other Mac app.

9 Mods don't rule

Nobody ever thought a Mac would look better with neon lighting and a glowing water cooling system. What does that say about Apple's eye for design?

10 Goodies use Macs, baddies use PCs

Studies have shown that Hollywood has a tendency to make its baddies use PCs, and its heroes use Macs. Fact. That's why Jack Bauer and his CTU colleagues on 24 solve major terrorist threats using machines built for OS X. And when Jeff Goldblum wanted to infect the Independence Day mothership with a virus to save the world from destruction, what did he use? A PowerBook 5300. Except, of course, you won't find a virus on a Mac.

Author: Nik Rawlinson