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I hope that MS runs another ad in 4 years when (if) Lauren graduates to find out if she still has her HP and how much money she has spent over that time in virus- and spy-ware, memory upgrades, repairs, service, and (probably) the new laptop she has bought since.
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1. I hardly think Georgia Tech is the exception when it comes to universities’ providing commercial anti-virus software free-of-charge. Even if it were, free anti-virus software has come a long way in the past few years and is as good as or better than the name brands. Perhaps you meant how much potential
downtime she might experience as a Windows user?
2. What, Mac users don’t upgrade the memory on their computers? Please. Even if you want to assert that OS X does a better job of using memory than Windows, the “more is better” mantra would still hold for RAM and OS X.
3. I thought there was something called a warranty? I only had to use my warranty once for my Lenovo ThinkPad, and my experience was wonderful. I called support on Monday, got a box on Wednesday and shipped it out the same day, and got my laptop back on Friday with the problem fixed.
4. I don’t know that many Mac users who are still using G4-based iBooks and PowerBooks. I see
a lot of MacBooks and MacBook Pros on campus, but I’ve only seen two G4-based laptops. Besides, if you want to employ stereotypes and generalizations, aren’t Mac users notorious for always upgrading to the latest and greatest from Cupertino?