John Chow, one of the most successful bloggers in the world, has made the switch. He recently decided to drop his PC and Windows VISTA in favor of a Macbook Pro with the Leopard OS. This really came as a surprise because John has always been an advocate of the PC and rarely talked about Apple’s products. To those who don’t know John Chow, he’s one of the most well known bloggers with a monthly income of around US $25,000 just by blogging.
Here’s a quote from an article on his blog written by a guest blogger:
A couple of weeks ago, I received a message from John telling me that he was planning to buy an Apple. Of course, this came as a shocker since he has always been known as a PC advocate and well-known hater of the music company that makes computers – Apple. It was soon after he explained to me why he was buying one that I realized his evil plan was never going to work. John told me he planned to completely uninstall the OEM operating system – Leopard, in order to replace it with the Windows Vista operating system. Once he was done, he planned to parade around town and on the net his portable paradox for all to see. Unfortunately, John just didn’t realize that there are powers in this world that control and prevent these anomalies in life. Much like how the sun sets west and not east, how birds heads south instead of north and how Forrest turned left rather than right to find Lieutenant Dan, the forces of nature steered John clear of his original intentions and showed him the light that is Mac.
Here’s an excerpt from John Chow’s actual post after he got his Macbook Pro:
It’s been a little more than a week since the Fedex man dropped off my new Santa Rosa Macbook Pro with the Intel Penryn processor. I had dreams of replacing the Mac OS with Windows Vista but decided to try the OS X for a week to see what the fuss was all about. Boy, am I glad I did. OS X kicks Windows ass!
I now understand why Mac sales are growing at a rate higher than the PC industry. The Mac OS is superior to Windows in almost every way. Because Apple makes both the hardware and software, the Mac just works – there are no compatibility issues to deal with. The system has not crashed once since I had it – not even during the time when I accidentally opened 30 Quicktime windows.
One of my biggest reasons for getting a Mac was that it can run Windows. This is a huge selling point for Windows users – knowing that they can load Vista if they so desired. I think it’s a key reason why Mac sales have been so great. However, once you live with the Mac OS for a little while, you’ll understand what all the fuss is about. I will not be installing Vista on this Macbook.
It looks like Apple was able to convert one of the most influential tech icons in this generation. With John’s endorsement, I believe that hundreds of thousands of bloggers all around the world are now thinking of getting a Macbook.
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raGe_2k7 on March 20, 2008
puti pa si John nahanap ng FEDEX MAN
raGe_2k7 on March 20, 2008
correction
BUTI pa si John nahanap ng FEDEX MAN,, kami ni shagojyo hindi man lang nalapatan ng anino ang gate
/sob
letbulyte on March 21, 2008
pati ako napapa isip n rin.. /hmm
Raigomaru on March 21, 2008
On the Current State of MS Vista
Its now or never
Mac OS? If your are hardcore gamer its not the definite OS for you
limited compatibility or nothing at all
@_@
Macbook = EyeCandy
roiji on March 21, 2008
so, when can I hear news that someone converted to LINUX!!! :heh:
LOL, as if somebody will… hahaha
Vista = Model with no Brains
Leopard = Model with Brains
Linux = simply a geek hahahha
Yohan on March 22, 2008
Gud eve Sir Wauks, sorry if this is a noob question, but can ragnarok or pRO run compatible with Mac OS Leopard???? thnx for your reply
Patatas Zero on March 23, 2008
Ang hirap kasi i-configure ng Mac dito sa Pinas kasi onti ang service center…
Pero pwede rin namang gumamit ng Hackintosh…
Butch Tantoco on March 24, 2008
To everyone:
You can run extension files by either installing parallels desktop for your mac as to run Windows XP/Vista or download, purchase and install .Mesh files as to be able to run DOTA, Ragnarok or whatever application that would please you. Trust me because I know, I’ve tried it and it works. Although why would you want to install a crappy Windows XP/Vista on your Mac? Is Mac limited or underpowered? The answer is a big NO. The MacBook / MacBook Pro or rather Apple focused more on both hardware and software, that’s why it’s expensive. Of course, it is underpowered compared to a desktop, I mean like come on people! Use your brains, why would you compare a desktop to a laptop? Dell? HP? Sony? Toshiba? If you want to compare things then compare two similar objects as to avoid biases. Let’s say that you compared an iMac to an HP Desktop or whatever brands you guys like be sure that it’s a desktop to desktop comparison or a laptop to laptop and not a desktop to laptop cause it seems pretty pointless to do so. This is just MY OPINION, but hey if you would like to compare a desktop to a laptop, then do as you wish I wouldn’t care. Again, I am just saying this as to clarify the pointless comparison that people make with regards to the desktop to laptop discussion. No offense meant to the people here. If you get hurt by the points that I’ve raised then deal with it otherwise just leave it alone.
candy on April 2, 2008
i have mixed feelings on this. happy ako may new mac convert but it might be a disadvantage for us mac users. =( pag mas madaming tao gumagamit, mas madaming possible viruses etc ma create for it. oh well..
john ravago on May 21, 2008
Butch Tancoto where can i get these parrellel installers? can i download it for free in full versions? where? i not where can i buy it? i knew apple service centers hear in the philippines are very limited… please reply. asap!
adri on July 13, 2008
is it true that MAC OSX can’t be affected by a virus? my friends tell me that it’s still a wise idea to use this OS rather than an XP coz of the viruses. even XP vista..etc got no way of getting rid of the viruses. please, coz im planning to buy a mac once this thing is confirmed…. i have my dell and acer laptops, both coreduo. im planning to upgrade… thanks a lot