poor service/support from HP

[BrianG]

And Mac doesn't play all my games.

I suppose you could use a vmware virtualizing windows, but that just sucks.

My g/f and I had this debate a number of times. I am a PC fan, she is a Mac fan.

The gaming conversation:

- Me: "Argg! Where are the good games in this thing?" (looking at her Mac).
- Her: "Computers are for work, consoles are for games. If you want to play a game, go play the Wii or whatever".
- Me: "Yeah, and you have a house full of hardware that can be replaced with one PC. Beisides, I have to get up and go upstairs to play the Wii. The computer is right here. Why can't Macs be an all-in-one solution?"

The graphics argument:

- Her: "I need to do some graphics work".
- Me: "Just do it on the PC. It's got the software and hardware to do it".
- Her: "But it works better on the Mac".
- Me: "Huh? How so? Exactly what part of Photoshop works better on the Mac?"
- Her: "It just does. I know all my shortcuts using the apple button".

About virus software:

- Her: "Why do I have to update my virus program everytime I turn the PC on?"
- Me: "Because new definitions are released to deal with the latest viruses out there."
- Her: "I never have to do this on my Mac."
- Me: "Only because hackers don't care to program them for 10% of the computer population".

About hardware (specifically, her old iMac):

- Me: "What's that squealing sound? The CPU fan?"
- Her: "I think so. You should replace it."
- Me: "Oh no I'm not! If Macs are so great, you stick your fingers in there. Just be careful for the flyback transformer." (hee hee)

And so on and so forth...

The one thing we DO agree on is that stupid single mouse button. WTF!? Good thing she's using a "real" mouse... and a MicroSoft one at that!