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I have gone to the dark side

OK. For years I have said that while the Mac was perhaps the cooler computer, that it was impractical for those of us in the business world because it did not run Windows programs. Standards are important to widepsread adoption of technology and Windows was the standard. Mac was always a thorn in the side of those of us who needed to reach the whole world...software companies, if they wanted to reach the 5-10% of the world that were Mac people needed to develop to multiple platforms, etc. I was one who resisted that.

Well, I now have a new computer, a Macbook Pro. It runs Windows as well as OS X and runs all of my windows programs without a hitch. It also has an abundance of cool apps on the Mac side. The whole iLife suite is fantastic.

So, I have gone to the dark side. I can't resist its power any more.

February 11, 2007 | Permalink

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