PC User Carl Purkins: why at launch of OS-X Leopard, bought a new macbook

Today we had a great comment from Carl Purkins who has been a dedicated PC user for a long time, he commented on the post about the new OS-X Leopard.

He explains why as a PC User he went to the launch of OS-X Leopard and bought a new MacBook.

Here is Carl Purkins Comment:
Until recently my friends have been fed up of me going on about ‘when I get a macbook’.

I’ve wanted to switch to Apple Mac for ages. I’ve been blown away by the ipod and the sheer user friendliness of the itunes software. I noticed that people who own apple mac’s tend to rave about how good macs are when compared to PC’s. Most of all, I was sick to death of PC bugs. My three years old PC was incredibly slow, couldn’t cope with two windows open and crashed at every inconvenient moment. I toyed with taking the machine for an overhaul but couldn’t see the point in shelling out for upgrades and the like only for the PC to slow down again before long.

So on Friday I queued with a stream of others outside the Apple store on Regent Street for the launch of OS-X Leopard and bought myself a new macbook. Naturally it’s still early days but I am loving the whole speed, versatility and user friendliness of the Mac. The PC really pales into insignificance by comparison.

The only thing I am missing is MS Office (but I use it at work so it’s not really an issue). My initial plan was to shell out in February for Mac Office 2008 but I’m starting to wonder why I should pay so much when Apple’s iwork might do what I need it to, especially if it’s as good as the other Apple software I’ve brushed against so far. I’m still debating this question but one thing is definately for certain, there is no way I’m going back to a PC!