Comment Re:So your point is... (Score 1) 136
So your point is "Windows: great if you develop games, but if you develop anything else, go with Mac", right? :-)
Actually, yeah. I'm a long-time mac user, self-employed digital content developer, and part-time designer. I make my living with computers, but not with MS Office (though, I do have it). Everything I do could be done on either Windows or OS X. Honestly, since I make my living with computers and don't have a budget for third-party IT, or the time to do it, myself, I have to use macs. I am a geek, and do like to work on my machines (I actually built one of my G4s), but not when I need to be working. I have to be efficient, or I won't make money. Downtime just isn't an option. I also like to play games, and I've thought about getting a windows box just to play games on, but that's all I could do with it. Add to that the fact that to buy a good Windows game machine, I'd have to spend as much as I would to buy a new G5, and I'm quickly running out of rationalizations to spend money on Windows. I can't do my work on PCs, and I can't see spending money on a computer that I can only play games on.
The point he was making in the presentation is that mac-users buy shareware, and we're religious upgraders. We typically have more education and more income - sounds like a good target market, doesn't it? I've bought licenses for Delicious Library and OminiWeb, myself. Listen to this guy - he knows what's up.
Actually, yeah. I'm a long-time mac user, self-employed digital content developer, and part-time designer. I make my living with computers, but not with MS Office (though, I do have it). Everything I do could be done on either Windows or OS X. Honestly, since I make my living with computers and don't have a budget for third-party IT, or the time to do it, myself, I have to use macs. I am a geek, and do like to work on my machines (I actually built one of my G4s), but not when I need to be working. I have to be efficient, or I won't make money. Downtime just isn't an option. I also like to play games, and I've thought about getting a windows box just to play games on, but that's all I could do with it. Add to that the fact that to buy a good Windows game machine, I'd have to spend as much as I would to buy a new G5, and I'm quickly running out of rationalizations to spend money on Windows. I can't do my work on PCs, and I can't see spending money on a computer that I can only play games on.
The point he was making in the presentation is that mac-users buy shareware, and we're religious upgraders. We typically have more education and more income - sounds like a good target market, doesn't it? I've bought licenses for Delicious Library and OminiWeb, myself. Listen to this guy - he knows what's up.
