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<blockquote data-quote="hokiethang" data-source="post: 5738">you wont need to download any of those &quot;win&quot; programs. stuffit expander (which handles almost any file format) is included by default, itunes is your version of winamp and is included. Plus you get imovie, idvd, ical (good replacement for outlook), mail.app (great replacement for outlook). Microsoft software on the mac really is not all that bad. The microsoft software on my mac seems more stable than the copies of office i used on my desktop. The price is a bit outrageous, but they do offer just microsoft word if thats all you need. The mac doesnt come with office suite software to start, but you can get office v.X or another good open source alternative is OpenOffice. Tips for long time windows users: 1. find a place like this to ask your questions.2. use a windows mouse for a couple of weeks to get used to the system, then switch to the single button on the powerbook.3. enjoy, OS X is a very stable and user friendly operating system, you shouldnt have too many problems, and for times you do, ask the people who have been there before ;-)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hokiethang, post: 5738"] you wont need to download any of those "win" programs. stuffit expander (which handles almost any file format) is included by default, itunes is your version of winamp and is included. Plus you get imovie, idvd, ical (good replacement for outlook), mail.app (great replacement for outlook). Microsoft software on the mac really is not all that bad. The microsoft software on my mac seems more stable than the copies of office i used on my desktop. The price is a bit outrageous, but they do offer just microsoft word if thats all you need. The mac doesnt come with office suite software to start, but you can get office v.X or another good open source alternative is OpenOffice. Tips for long time windows users: 1. find a place like this to ask your questions. 2. use a windows mouse for a couple of weeks to get used to the system, then switch to the single button on the powerbook. 3. enjoy, OS X is a very stable and user friendly operating system, you shouldnt have too many problems, and for times you do, ask the people who have been there before ;-) [/QUOTE]

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