Open Your World Through Windows

"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

-Tom Peters

In our world today lies PC haters and Mac haters who are constantly fighting against each other as seen in the video below

The video displays the harsh competition between PC and Mac that never seems to end with their individual pros and cons that are always present in the media in the numerous commercials, advertisements or articles. The stereotype of PC=serious and Mac=fun is an unfair statement since both have qualities of "serious" and "fun" components. However, fierce competition always seems to prevail over reconciling differences. The competition compares PC and Mac by 8 categories: design, display, features, performance, battery, software, warranty/support and price. The decision of which one is better is not necessarily in the hands of who wins the battle and receives a gold medal. Instead, the winner title belongs to whichever the customer is cheering for on the sidelines.

It is PC and Apple’s responsibility to not only make their platform impressive but their advertisements as well. Apple has the knowledge that a large number of consumers are permanently tied to Windows due to their profession giving them the smart decision to target younger generations with catchy slogans such as “Hi, I’m a Mac and I’m a PC.” Their creativity skills in marketing and appeal attract the young public’s eye. However the topic of price and affordability always comes into the light where PC seems to leap over Mac’s pricing ranges.

The competition indeed has brought a lot of controversy onto the table but has also benefited product improvement. The constant urge to rise above the other has challenged both PC and Mac to constantly update and bring new technology into our lives. PC has always been user friendly while Mac continuously innovates technology in a way we’ve never seen before. Mac has brought iPod, iPhone or iAnything truthfully. After analyzing numerous sites of Mac vs Pc competition, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a cycle that continues to rotate of Pc and Mac catching ideas from one another as they go and incorporating them on their own platform. PC has recently come out with Windows 7 which features similar aesthetic purposes that Mac strives and can download iTunes without ownership of a Mac. Mac has also stolen the Windows Office programs that were extremely needed due to past disappointment of owning a Mac without Microsoft Office and having a difficult time functioning a simple word document.

While Mac tends to be more expensive and brainstorming new ideas. PC keeps it simple by taking Mac innovations and making it their own style in a more affordable way to all types of income levels. However, some are willing without any hesitiation to pay more to have a better looking, cutting edge MacBook but eventually those features find their way into the PC world. This affordable world attracts more people thereby making the new technology more accessible and a common standard.

The gossip of Mac being free of viruses and PC containing all of them is due to the fact that PC’s architecture and global popularity attracts the more malicious attackers or activities.