Chris Pirillo, the TechTV veteran and vidcaster extraordinaire, has switched to the Mac. Chris, a Windows expert and long-time advocate, has produced a list of “50 Reasons to Switch from Microsoft Windows to Apple’s Mac OS X.” While he “can’t live without Exchange and its server-side rules” he’s quick to point out that he doesn’t have to and points the reader to VMware Fusion (which I also love) as a solution. Some tasty excepts:
Microsoft does some amazing things – very amazing things. My choice, however, for a primary desktop operating system is no longer Windows – it’s Mac OS X. Duh. It’s rather difficult to admit that officially, if only because… well, I think Microsoft does amazing things.
Anybody in my chat room who watches the live video feed with any regularity knows that I’m a platform neutral geek. Keep that in mind as you read the following list:
I think that most consumers are caught up in the idea that you NEED Windows for everything at home. You don’t.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Windows users need Apple’s software more than Mac users need Microsoft’s. That’s just a cold, hard fact. And given my severe disappointment with just about everything in Mac Office 2008, I’m even further driven away from Microsoft’s desktop software.
If you’re a gamer, all bets are off – you’re a different kind of user. Gamers are likely the reason Windows is still alive and well at home today. If the gaming industry shifted gears and started to develop OpenGL-based entertainment titles for Linux, you’d see Ubuntu adoption skyrocket. I’m a console player – still in love with my 360, as noted before. I’m a casual gamer, and I can casual game anywhere.
[via The Unofficial Apple Weblog]
