“There’s nothing as annoying as Mac users sitting in coffee shops typing on their overpriced lap warmers.”

These are the usual contemptuous remarks reserved for Mac users, who, in response, ignore these Philistines and continue sipping their soy-caramel lattes while experiencing the euphoria that is an Apple computer. PC lovers need to get used to Mac computers because after years of struggling to find a market, Apple is here to stay, not just for superficial changes in its software, but also for changing the way we use computers.

Lots of Apple critics always go for the argument that Macs are just pretty computers for hipsters and posers, essentially a Fisher-Price computer for grown-ups. But this isn’t true. Macs do have a very aesthetically pleasing user interface, but it’s not just eye candy ­— it makes using the computer easier for everyone. Unlike with PCs where, if you don’t know what’s wrong with your computer, you get to have a high school kid from Geek Squad belittle you in front of his nerd friends.

In the eyes of a PC user, if you can’t operate one with ease, you are seen as an idiot who’s better suited rotting in the ninth circle of Dante’s Hell. I hate to break it to these “elitists,” but when things are more functional and straightforward, it lets everyone use it without feeling insecure about useless skills they think they need in order to operate a computer.

Another thing about the “easy” interface: I’m not one to point fingers but it’s pretty obvious that Windows 7 might have “creatively appropriated” some of the features of the Mac’s easy-to-use software.

Oh, yes, and the viruses. I had a Dell XPS laptop a few years ago and it wasn’t fun. I remember visiting the IT lab and taking full advantage of my one-year warranty because I just kept getting viruses. Perhaps it was because I didn’t know how to properly use a laptop and maybe I visited a few unsavory sites, but if I had a Mac that wouldn’t have been the case.

I don’t think I need to mention that Macs provide much-needed competition to the Windows-dominated computer market (sorry Linux, you just don’t count) and unless I’m wrong, competition is always good for the consumer. Instead of being stuck in a one-sided market, Macs provide users with other options in navigating the technological world other than simply sticking with the tired PC game.

Macs represent the future of computers while PCs are seen as tubby, old Luddites scared of a future they don’t understand. PCs, why do you hate the future so much?

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