John Dvorak's article in PC Magazine "What Price Cool? Mac vs PC" is a response to a former article written by Microsoft bashing Apple and its products. Microsoft's argument was Apple's products may look cool but they are expensive; therefore, don't buy them. Dvorak's problem with Microsoft's argument is it is strictly based on the appearance of the computers (Dvorak 24). Dvorak argues that Apple is not a software company like Microsoft, therefore Microsoft has room to talk, but Apple products are trustworthy and lead in customer satisfaction. He also argues that yes, Apple products may be expensive, but that doesn't stop them from being Microsoft's biggest competitor. With the competition, there also comes the certain group of people that will bash a particular company just because they are different. Dvorak mentions this by saying, "I don't understand this incessant need to belittle everything that is not Microsoft" (23). I personally use both a Mac and a PC in my household, and from experience I have learned to like the Mac better, as well as Apple's other products. That is strictly just an opinion however. I do believe though, that yes Apple products are more expensive, but at that price not only are you getting a sleek cool computer, you are also getting the fastest computer I have yet to use, a computer that doesn't get viruses, and is extremely user friendly. That is why in this case, I side with the author of this article and not Microsoft. Because you are not just paying for the cool factor.
Dvorak, John. "What Price Cool? Mac vs. PC." PC Magazine13 Apr. 2009: 23-26. Print.
