Time went by and software manufacturers saw an untapped market and money making potential and started developing their programs for the PC. This changed my career forever. The last time I was employed by a company using a Mac was in the 90s. Yes the 90s. From what I can tell, a lot of companies didn't like the Mac price tag and when they came out with QuarkXpress for the PC, corporate and nonprofit purchasing managers rejoiced.
Dan was one of my favorite people to work for. We worked for a nonprofit organization and every-now-and-then I would walk in his office and tell him I need a Mac! His eyes would roll to the back of his head and I would break out in laughter. We both knew that there was no way in the world I was getting a Mac; not unless I got one from McDonald's around the corner. PCs were cheaper and software for Macs were now available to PCs. Case closed. The bottom line meant I worked on a whole lot of PCs in my career and very few Macs.
In the beginning, even though they made design software for PCs it wasn't the same. PCs were clumsy, the processing was laborious and simply put, it wasn't a Mac.
A customer came to my counter recently with a Mac and my eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store. I helped him convert a few files and then uploaded them. It was wonderful. Now the operating system is a wee bit different from the OS7 I remember but it was still strangely familiar.
So what's the prevailing argument now?
If you're in the business of creating, does it still matter on what hardware you produce that work?
What selling point, what persuasive argument is there to convince a company - especially in this economy - to buy a Mac in 2010?
I'd love to hear from you!
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