Apple Matters has 8 reasons why Windows Users Don’t Switch to a Mac, even though Macs running OS X give the best computing experience on the plant.
It’s not that Macs are perfect, but compared to everything else, there is nothing like the Mac experience.
Here are the reasons;
- Ignorance: Ignorance is merely a lack of knowledge, and when it comes to Macs, most Windows users, are extremely uninformed.
- The Office: Most office environments run Windows. While this is beginning to change, the reality is that the majority of people are using Windows at the office.
- Hardware: An average Windows users may scoff at something like an iMac because they don’t want to pay for a new monitor every time they upgrade their computer. It is hard to play around with Mac’s Hardware.
- Price: The perception by Windows users is that Macs are more expensive than Windows PCs. This may have been true in the past, but the new Macs are very comparably priced to similarly equipped PCs.
- Lies: One of the Get a Mac ads states that Windows is for spreadsheets and pie-charts, while Macs are for “fun stuff” like photos, movies, etc. To Mac users, this seems both funny and true. Windows users, however, are thinking of the aisles and aisles of games that are available for Windows.
- Windows Bashing: Apple and Steve Jobs are constantly making jabs at Vista and Microsoft, and Mac users follow suit. That’s understandable, but when Steve Jobs is constantly berating Vista and Microsoft instead of touting the features and advantages of Apple’s own products, it makes Windows users think that Macs don’t have much going for them.
- Vista: The ugly truth is that Vista is the best operating system Microsoft has ever released, and for many users, it is good enough.
- Mac Users: When they are shouting about “how much better Macs are”, they’re not convincing anyone to switch, they are scaring them away.