Gates vs. Jobs
Last night, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs appeared at an interview together for the first time in 20 years. The two have been competing in the computer market since before I was born, and despite the friendly performance they put on last night, they can’t possibly like each other much. However, the thing I noticed is that the debate over which brand is better has been picking up lately. Three years ago, everyone I know was using PC’s. Now I have a bunch of friends who are always willing to argue that Macs are the holy grail of computing.
I personally prefer a PC. I have never had extreme problems with them, and they have always been flexible enough to fit my needs. I have used Macs before and I find them just as easy to use. A computer is a computer as far as I am concerned, and I don’t see why people are so quick to argue about which is better. The annoying thing about all of this is that we are seeing the emergence of Apple fan boys. These people are so die hard Apple everything when they have only been using an Apple for two years or so. Why has using a Mac become so trendy? Is it because of its minority status? Is it because they tend to look more fashionable than a PC? Is it because everyone else seems to be switching over? I can’t figure it out.
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I wrote a bit about that nearly ten years ago…
http://www.blogitude.com/1997/10/26/bigger/
That said … I actually find the same “pissing contest” true of people who prefer Burger King as their fast-food-place of choice. Seriously, for most people, a burger is a burger, but Burger King seems to attract that serious and political asshat who will not suffer a Wendy’s or McDonald’s lover the right of a choice.