Windows Expert Says Goodbye To Redmond - Switches To Mac
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Scot Finnie dropped a huge bombshell on the Windows community, when he announced officially that he is dumping Windows in favor of a Mac.
And who is Scot? Well he has been writing Windows articles for many years and has written articles for many of the major publications as well as being ComputerWorld’s resident Windows expert. Scot also has a great free newsletter and also hosts a forum, which I have proudly been a member of for some 3+ years.
About three months ago, he mentioned he had purchased a Mac Pro notebook computer, his first Mac purchase ever. And that he was going to test the new PC and see if he could make it his personal system for everything that he currently was doing on a Windows PC. He wrote several articles about some of the trials and tribulations he went through, trying to find software that would be compatible for his needs.
And it was interesting to see a devote Windows man, trying something new and actually putting his Windows writing career in jeopardy. Which in itself, must of been a tough decision to make. He even took on Vista and had previously criticized the new operating system which I am sure was much to the displeasure of Microsoft.
Well he made his final decision to become a Mac person and has written a great article explaining his reasoning. It is a great read and as always, very well written by Scot.
[tags]windows, microsoft, mac, expert, scot finnie, [/tags]
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Tim Hodkinson
February 9th, 2007
at 10:31pm
I wouldn’t be surprised if he returns to Windows. Can’t find a good screen shot program? That’s the wonderful thing about Windows; there’s so much software for it.
I liked his Vista article. I think he’s really done some deep thinking about Microsoft’s motivation behind Vista’s design. I’m just a hobbyist, but when I heard that Vista was going to be released after the holidays, I knew something big had changed with Microsoft. Hearing an expert like him explain it was very enlightening.
In the end though, it’s not the OS that we care about, it’s the applications. The ideal situation would be for Windows to become Open Source. It sounds pretty unlikely, but it would sink Linux and Mac as desktop alternatives, and that alone might be something MS would be interested in if the desktop market becomes unimportant (another unlikely event). I could see MS giving it all away to destroy it’s competition, just like it did with it’s browser.
Ron Schenone
February 10th, 2007
at 6:51am
Hi Tim,
Good observations. As for Scot, I think he may have drawn the line in the sand, and could jeopardize his credibility if he went back to Windows. I’m sure he weighed his decision and what the ramifications would be. He may find it hard being accepted as a Windows expert now that he has told the world he’s a Mac head.
Open source - should be interesting to see what happens. Especially since Novell [Suse] and Microsoft stuck an agreement, which appear they may have used to get Wal-Marts business.
Have a good weekend, Ron
Dave
February 25th, 2007
at 12:08pm
You can run all windows software on mac’s now using parallels software…. and in addition you can run linux programs, so if you want a snapshot program you could use Ksnapshot..so the point about software is null and void.
Here’s a snapshot of me doing an install of xp on my mac mini:
http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/thekornreeper/Most%20Recent%20-%20Newest%20Stuff/?action=view¤t=DSC03714.jpg
It runs full speed.. Get educated
Ron Schenone
February 25th, 2007
at 12:56pm
Hello Dave,
Thanks for the comments. “You can run all windows software on mac’s”
Interesting. I would like to get educated. Please send a picture of a Mac running Microsoft Vista Premium.
Thanks, Ron