The Mac Club

Everytime I log on to my computer, it opens to the mac homepage. Today, I saw an article on the site entitled "A Windows Expert Opts for a Mac Life, Part 2" chronicling the life and times of a PC expert who switches over to a Mac.

First off, I realize that the article is perhaps a little dry. The guy describes the joys of mac life and how his only problem is a sticky spacebar. He also asks why the other PC companies can't have the Mac-like resources such as the no-hassle ("no hassle" for those of us who have had bad mac experiences) repair service and the "genius bar" of helpful mac experts available by phone (sort of) or in mac stores.

So, I love my Mac (except for my new Mac that broke at two weeks old and has been having problems ever since) and this article reminded me of the ongoing competition between Mac owners and PC users. It is a set of communities that we didn't really talk about in class (we mostly talked about online communities). Yet, I think that it is a very interesting opposition. What does the Mac stand for? Well, it at least used to stand for the smaller company, very high quality product made for the sort of liberal-minded crowd. Even on campus, I hear and even participate in conversations between Mac and PC people that can sometimes become a little heated. Maybe there is something to get heated about (Macs are pretty great) or maybe it's just another issue over which people can take sides.