(I don’t buy consumer-level computers anymore – I like ‘em to last longer than a year. Pro-level notebooks on both sides fit this bill, as do older iBooks – built like tanks. Having recently disassembled a plastic Macbook though, I think I’ll stick with the Pro models.)

Wait what’s that? You can’t buy a linux laptop in-store? You can’t even buy a pc without an OS installed? You have no choice but to buy windows because of microsoft’s questionable practices?

Microsoft does a lot of good, despite the bad press. They understand businesses in an extraordinary way. When I hear about Microsoft moving into a new industry, I am pretty confident that it will either be a fantastic turn-key product right off the bat, or maybe by the second generation.

Apple, on the other hand, has their market who will follow them to the ends of the Earth, it’s more of a statement against ‘the man’ than it is anything else. It’s like loving the ugliest little puppy at the pet store. Except this puppy has a polished exterior that scratches easily, and is locked into very overpriced hardware. I’d get the puppy that can play fetch and get me my slippers.