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Battle of the Mac vs. the PC

By Kelly Fuson, MBA in Global Management 2011

MacPCI’m writing to you from Colorado, where I am happy to report that I will be spending the summer as a Brand Strategist Intern for CSK Strategic Marketing Group. Today is only my second day (although it feels like the second week) but I discovered an unanticipated learning opportunity that I thought I would share with you:

While I have been a happy PC owner my whole life (a product of being raised by an IT manager) I have been given a MacBook Pro to use during my internship. I always thought that the computer I use would be the result of my own choice and it never occurred to me that there might be a situation where I would be forced to become a Mac user. Not that Mac’s aren’t great, but I’ll be honest, I was comfortable with my PC.

So what did I do? I called up a good classmate of mine who switched from a PC to a Mac at the start of the school year for a quick tutorial. I thought, who better to teach me to use a Mac than a previous PC owner?

To be honest, my bigger fear is that I will start to hate using my Toshiba after spending a whole summer using a Mac. How will I go back after being assimilated into the simplicity offered by the MacBook Pro? And then there’s my netbook, with its lightweight and travel convenience, which I was given as a present to take with me while studying in the Czech Republic.

Let’s face it, they all have their own advantages. Check back with me at the end of the summer and I’ll give you my opinion then.

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  1. Nikhil Says:

    Another one bites the dust ?!

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  2. Clark Says:

    haha .. I grew up on macs, switched to PC’s in college, and switched back to MAC about 5 yrs ago. I’ll never go back now. Let me know if you have any questions!

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  3. Suzy Howell Says:

    Kelly,

    I’m in the market for a new laptop. I was just talking with a colleague about Mac vs PC and hope you will update us more frequently than at summer’s end on your experiences!! And, as a long-time PC user, especially what you find in terms of pro and con for Macs.

    Suzy

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  4. Kelly Says:

    Nikhil – yes, for now, but again not by choice.

    Clark – I will definitely reach out to you if I have any questions!

    Suzy – I’ll be sure to post an update before summer’s end :)

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  5. Claire Says:

    Congrats on the internship Kelly!

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  6. Kelly Says:

    Haha! I don’t know about the ipad. I have yet to try it, but who knows, my Mac is growing on me…

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    Apple now has Rhapsody as an app, which is a great start, but it is currently hampered by the inability to store locally on your iPod, and has a dismal 64kbps bit rate. If this changes, then it will somewhat negate this advantage for the Zune, but the 10 songs per month will still be a big plus in Zune Pass’ favor.

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