Scott Blitstein over at WebWorkerDaily has a couple of pieces on his trasformation to the Mac after 20 years on the PC. The article got me thinking about how things have changed in just a few short years.
A few years ago, as the dark times were fading we saw numerous articles on the switch, most of which were met with brutal responses on how it was a failed platform only fueled by the iPod and has-beens.
I know market share still puts the Mac at around 10%, but now there exists a level of credibility that holds the platform above the vitriolic fray.
At times I struggle to understand what, other than fear and perceived cost, prevents a larger community from adopting the platform. I've always been in the Mac camp and have no expectation for that to change.
Blitstein echos a story similar to mine, with one caveat, his life has always centered around the PC.
I guess you would say that I’m a PC. I’ve been using PCs since I purchased my first one nearly 20 years ago. From DOS to Windows 3.0 to Vista, it’s been my world. I’ve learned the ins and outs of using and managing the various OS flavors. I’m comfortable with shortcut keys, have compiled thousands of tips and tricks for hundreds of software packages for Windows. I’m not an evangelist or a fanboy, but I’ve been quite productive using my PC and really haven’t been affected by virus, spyware or the “typical” issues that are used to describe a bad PC experience.
Despite all of his positive experiences, Blitstein still made the switch.
When it was time to really pull the trigger, I found that the Mac wasn’t nearly as scary a choice as it had been in the past.
