Over the past few months Apple has started to air these new commercials with 2 men one older and one younger. The younger image represents a Mac while the older represents the PC, they just stand there comparing the problems that are prone to PC and not Mac. I sat and watched one of these commercials and began to get a bit concerned about the generalities Apple spoke about and how it confuses the general consumer.

The commercial that got me a little riled up has the older gentlemen freezing up implying that PC’s are the only computers that freeze. Not true. My husband, who I have spoken about in other blogs, who works on a MAC everyday saw this commercial and laughed aloud with me.

Do Mac’s freeze up? Sure they do as a matter of fact just this morning my husband called and said: Jenn, when people ask if Mac’s freeze and cause problems tell them here is the message my computer gave me today. “The computer was restarted after MAC OS X quit unexpectedly. Click report to see more details or send to Apple.”

What is the point of this blog? Great question! To Mac or To PC? Well they are both computers therefore each one has its pros and cons. Deciding which will work better with your business should be something you discuss with an expert. If you speak to someone who loves Mac they will tell you Macintoch is the way to go and PC lovers will stay the same.

I say start with what you need the computer to do for you and what software you may want to use on the computer. Apple computers don’t support some CRM software (ie ACT) and PC’s don’t support some Mac only applications (ie Final Cut Pro). So it simply boils down to what software programs do you need to be able to fully run and use.

I know you are curious about which I prefer/use. Well I honestly use both. I love my PC for managing my everyday business needs and my contact management software, but I love my Mac for my fun stuff like creating DVD’s through iDVD. I have my Mac networked with my PCs so that I can share files in my office.

Before you start to believe what the advertisers tell you. Talk to someone who isn’t so biased and look at technology from a different point of view so you can choose what works for you!

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