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Today I was asked what makes Macs so special. I smiled and sat back and embarked upon what became a 20 minute rant about the benefits of Macs vs. PCs. I feel like whenever I’m approached about Macs or whenever I speak to other people about them, it’s like I’m talking to someone about their religion. It’s as if I said to someone, “I’d like to talk to you about Jesus Christ”. Not only do things tend to get awkward very quickly, but the overall relationship that might have been developing with that person tends to go south. 

A non-Mac person just doesn’t give a rats ass about how great Macs are unless they really, really want one. Tonight I was fortunate enough to talk to someone who wanted to buy my MacBook from me (as I’m looking to purchase a MacBook Pro instead), but even as I spoke volumes to him about the wonderful software I’ve installed and care I’ve taken with handling and using this computer, his eyes began to glaze over after 2 or 3 minutes. 

Maybe Mac people out there need to start a group like Jehovah’s Witnesses and go around collecting money for our Apple Fund. Maybe then we could actually afford half the neat stuff that Apple puts out…

I feel like Macs almost have become their own cult of sorts. There are people out there who buy every new product Apple produces simply because it’s an Apple product and for no other reason. I know two people, at least, who went out and purchased both the normal and server edition of Leopard for no other reason than because it was an Apple product and they had to have it. Maybe it’s more of an addiction than religion…

Whatever the reasoning behind it may be, I still love my MacBook and couldn’t imagine living without it. I enjoy my iPod and Universal Dock greatly and iWork is still a great program. Unfortunately, Steve Jobs wasn’t allegedly crucified to save our souls. Sometimes I feel like we’ve been crucified with Apple’s outlandish prices…