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Why do people buy a Mac to run Windows?
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<blockquote data-quote="walkerj" data-source="post: 627282" data-attributes="member: 9385"><p>Back when I did first buy a Mac about two years ago, I was actually a Linux user who had to use Windows for my job. So I didn't buy a Mac to run Windows, nor did the Mac I bought have the ability to run Windows in the first place. So it was really a replacement for Linux, with Windows a necessary evil on the computer my company issued me.</p><p></p><p>When I later did get a Mac that was capable of running Windows it was a natural option for if whatever Windows computer I was issued had some kind of problem and I needed to run the Windows only business apps for my company, so I bought Parallels along with it and set it up to stand-in "just in case". If I didn't want to drag two laptops around it worked well. As it turned out the "just in case" option stepped in when my jerk of a new boss saw fit to terminate my employment because he saw fit to outsource my job to a bunch of indians. Bitter? You bet.</p><p></p><p>Now I use it mostly to transfer recordings from the digital recorder my wife bought to keep her memoirs for the book she wants to write. It's only booted up when I need to transfer that data, otherwise we're all Mac-only. Also in the getting-a-new-job market, it's always a good idea to have options. "Yes, I use a Mac, but I can do Windows too. See how versatile I am?" If I ever get into any contracting work or other situation where whoever I might be working for won't provide me with equipment to do my job, I'll be able to do my job despite that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkerj, post: 627282, member: 9385"] Back when I did first buy a Mac about two years ago, I was actually a Linux user who had to use Windows for my job. So I didn't buy a Mac to run Windows, nor did the Mac I bought have the ability to run Windows in the first place. So it was really a replacement for Linux, with Windows a necessary evil on the computer my company issued me. When I later did get a Mac that was capable of running Windows it was a natural option for if whatever Windows computer I was issued had some kind of problem and I needed to run the Windows only business apps for my company, so I bought Parallels along with it and set it up to stand-in "just in case". If I didn't want to drag two laptops around it worked well. As it turned out the "just in case" option stepped in when my jerk of a new boss saw fit to terminate my employment because he saw fit to outsource my job to a bunch of indians. Bitter? You bet. Now I use it mostly to transfer recordings from the digital recorder my wife bought to keep her memoirs for the book she wants to write. It's only booted up when I need to transfer that data, otherwise we're all Mac-only. Also in the getting-a-new-job market, it's always a good idea to have options. "Yes, I use a Mac, but I can do Windows too. See how versatile I am?" If I ever get into any contracting work or other situation where whoever I might be working for won't provide me with equipment to do my job, I'll be able to do my job despite that. [/QUOTE]
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