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DacksMac - April 25, 2011 at 9:45am
PC since it covers 75% of the market. Interesting. Share with iClarified your preference, maybe you can leave here with a new friend
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DacksMac - April 25, 2011 at 9:36am
It's simply the fact that some people do not want to spend $1000-3000 on a Mac when they can buy a more affordable PC. Many users aren't as tech-savvy and don't see the point in the extra cost or learning a new OS when they already know Windows.
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Locutus - April 24, 2011 at 10:31pm
Let's consider that creatives use both platforms. It is not necessarily true that only creatives use Macs; many artists and animators use PCs as well. Additionally, technically a Mac is a PC.
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Guest - April 25, 2011 at 6:05am
Language changes; while a Mac is technically a PC, most people use the term to refer to Windows machines. It's also worth noting that many creatives do use Macs, even if it's not exclusive.
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DacksMac - April 25, 2011 at 9:42am
No but 90% of the movies you watch in the movie theater, 90% of the music you listen to on the radio, online, or on CD, Facebook's entire staff, and 90% of the Magazines you read are all made on a Mac. So if you really want to know then just realize the creativity part of Mac simply comes from the ability to move information on a mac faster than on a PC. That's why animators, video editors, designers, etc who are in the professional world all choose Mac. It's no that Mac people are more creative, it's that creative people often choose Apple because of the better performance.
Your welcome.
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dancj - April 25, 2011 at 10:29am
You can attach multiple pictures to an email. Just use copy and paste.
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Locutus - April 25, 2011 at 1:21pm
There is no proof to back up the erroneous claim that most creatives use a Mac PC. That may have been true 15-20 years ago, but not anymore.
Hell, I could make the same claim about the number of creatives that use a Windows PC.
Such claims are at best pretentious.
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DacksMac - April 25, 2011 at 8:52pm
I believe DacksMac is right; many major creative institutions like the Art Institute of Atlanta or Turner Broadcasting (TBS) rely heavily on Apple infrastructure. From Final Cut Pro to ProTools, Mac has historically been the standard for stability in professional audio and video mastering. While modern PCs have caught up in hardware specs, the ecosystem and driver stability of macOS often make it the preferred tool for high-stakes production where reliability is crucial.
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Lomisz - April 24, 2011 at 6:28pm
Many people choose Mac because it is seen as trendy, sometimes without focusing on the technical differences between Windows and macOS.
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Catsrules - April 25, 2011 at 6:50pm
I agree, sometimes warranties feel limited. If you have to send a computer in, it can take a long time to get it back. I've started fixing things myself. It's interesting how varied computer reliability can be across different models.
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DacksMac - April 26, 2011 at 10:17am
Not my personal bad luck; I have worked in IT for the Navy for 8 years and my professional job on the civilian side is also in IT. I have fixed everything along the way, and after making the switch to Mac, I've found that my personal technical issues have been minimal.
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Ranmat - April 24, 2011 at 3:42pm
In the os on computers sold, where is the percentage for netbooks running Linux? They definitely had at least 0.1%.
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catsrules - April 24, 2011 at 2:55pm
Umm this is a pet peeve of mine but technically a mac a PC too. Are we forgetting PC stands for person computer, and has nothing to do with what OS it happens to be running?
It should be are you a OS X or Windows user.
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dancj - April 25, 2011 at 3:41am
Once upon a time, yeah, but people have been using PC to differentiate between Macs and the old IBM model since the 80s.
There's a point where language changes and the incorrect term becomes correct.
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Guest - April 24, 2011 at 2:09pm
Read the percentages carefully and you will find out their claims are not relevant at all.
![Profile of a Mac Person vs. a PC Person [InfoGraphic]](/images/news/14832/51280/51280-64.png "Profile of a Mac Person vs. a PC Person [InfoGraphic]")
![Profile of a Mac Person vs. a PC Person [InfoGraphic]](/images/news/14832/51281/51281.jpg "Profile of a Mac Person vs. a PC Person [InfoGraphic]")
![Apple TV Drops First Teaser for 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' Starring Tatiana Maslany [Video]](/images/news/100462/100462/100462-160.jpg "Apple TV Drops First Teaser for 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' Starring Tatiana Maslany [Video]")
