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I was reading an article on a content aggregator site that one of my favorite blogs lead me to today. Somewhere near the bottom of the page I found two links:

Mac vs PC - Benchmark Speed Tests (Popular Mechanics)

IBM Launches Pilot Program for Migrating to Macs (Roughly Drafted Magazine)

I didn’t even have to read the stories to get what was going on. Maybe this was because I’ve been using an iPhone over the last year. Or perhaps it was the fact that I keep letting myself get tricked into upgrading Microsoft products that are worse than the ones before, not better.

At any rate, I feel like I’m reaching a personal tipping point where I might make the switch. I wish that Popular Mechanics would have reviewed similarly equipped Linux devices. I have been thinking a lot about whether or not I want to switch to a Mac or just switch to a device running Linux. Macs may be better overall, but they are just too expensive for a small business owner to buy for their team.

I’m also not so sure that I’m on board with the whole consumer thing that Mac is pushing. I enjoy my iPhone, but if someone else came along with a device that had a better keyboard OR something decent with 3G then I’d go for that in a second.

Then there are my reservations about the impact of a shift in the social benefits of where I spend my money. PC’s are a lot less expensive than Macs. But that is just the beginning…Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates on Philanthropy is another animal entirely. Steve Jobs is amassing amazing wealth, but Bill Gates is pouring money into good causes around the world.

I don’t plan to make a switch any time soon, but these articles definitely got me thinking today.

Update:

Microsoft must have read my post!

Today I got the blue screen of death 6 times in a row…

They even followed up with a note in the bottom right corner of my screen telling me that my copy of Vista is not valid…