Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Veteran Mac user moves to Vista http://ecn.channel9.msdn.com/o9/previewImages/100/on10_16222_100x75.jpg Channel 9 - Veteran Mac user moves to Vista This is the sort of story that doesn't get heard very often. Joe Hutsko's A Mac user switches to Vista is a tale of moving a writer's life out of OS X and into Windows. Joe's story speaks deeply to the process, the hurdles, and the benefits found in moving to the latest version of Windows. For anyone with a Mac zealot in their lives, this is an educational read that will hopefully open some eyes. Let's face it, which one of these guys is truly cooler? Sure Justin Long is younger and more comfortably dressed. John Hodgman though is clearly smarter, funnier, and a more interesting human being. en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:43:25 GMT Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:43:25 GMT Rev9 Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista posted by bufbarnaby

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060581110000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:08:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060581110000000 bufbarnaby Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista Well, that seemed unnecessarily accusatory.

Especially when the writer closed out his article with:

"All told, I found myself so attracted to Vista based on my switch to the test unit that I was ready and willing to lay down cash to find the ultimate Vista machine."

He also explains that he switched from his Vista machine to a brand new Mac not because it was better, but "Because it is new. Because I am naturally curious about most things tech, and not only because it’s my job."

The only use of emphasis in the entire article is when the author states that "I’m enormously impressed with Windows Vista." 

But you've ignored all that.  Could you be one of those Mac "religious zealots" that he warns us about, in the beginning of his article?  Wasn't your post a kneejerk response to perceived criticism of your beloved brand?  Mactard.

posted by Barry Hawkey

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060620020000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:13:22 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060620020000000 Barry Hawkey Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista

posted by JCKingston

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060756250000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:00:25 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060756250000000 JCKingston Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista
The reporter actually didn't do that.  Nothing in the sponsored ad or the excerpt comes close to explaining that.

So I'm not sure what you're so worked up about.  The ad on techmeme and this excerpt are misleading.  I don't see how any rational person can read the article and not conclude that.

posted by twid

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060871100000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:11:50 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633060871100000000 twid Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista I notice that the same headline is the one used by MSNBC.  And the story ends, as already quoted, by John peaceful and satisfied after returning to his Mac.  So I wouldn't get all gushy about this one, folks.

At the same time, the rundown on Windows Vista features (with many kudos to Media Center and MediaPlayer) and experiences with three different machines is very helpful. 

And he does have an XBox 360 that he really uses.  Maybe that's the story?

posted by Dennis E. Hamilton

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633061344660000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:21:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633061344660000000 Dennis E. Hamilton Re: Veteran Mac user moves to Vista "And then it hit me, the reason why I switched from Mac to Windows Vista. Because it is new. "

You misread this.  He is saying that it was the newness that was inviting about Vista, not the Mac.  And he didn't plunk down the cash because he doesn't like laptops that have vents on the bottom and run hot on the user.

Still, he gives a good appraisal about what he found to like in Vista.

posted by Dennis E. Hamilton

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633061347830000000 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:26:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/jesse/Veteran-Mac-user-moves-to-Vista#c633061347830000000 Dennis E. Hamilton