Wiley Switching to a Mac For Dummies, Mac OS X Lion Edition 978-1-1180-2446-1 ユーザーズマニュアル

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Chapter 1
Why Switch? Demystifying 
the Mac Mantra
In This Chapter
▶ 
Why switch?
▶ 
Overcoming objections
▶ 
Advantage Apple
▶ 
It’s okay to switch
A
pple Macintosh computers aren’t perfect. They can’t cure bad breath, 
save your marriage, or fix a bad hair day. Talk to enough Mac owners, 
and you’ll find one who thinks he got a lemon and wasn’t satisfied with 
Apple’s service. You can probably find a cheaper computer that will do 
what you really need. The majority of computer users get by using Microsoft 
Windows, and you can, too.
So why even think about switching? Macs offer a far better experience, that’s 
why. Value matters in tight economic times. In big ways, such as security and 
industrial design, and in countless little details, Apple makes the extra effort 
to get things right — right for the user, not for some corporate purchas-
ing department. For those of us who spend a good part of our lives in front 
of a video display, those easier-to-use controls, well-thought-out software 
choices, and better hardware fit and finish all add up to create a tool that lets 
us do what we want and doesn’t get in our way. For more casual users, the 
simpler Mac design means less head-scratching while you figure out how to 
perform that task.
Life is too short for Windows aggravation. Computers are now integral parts 
of our lives: We use them for work, for play, and for communication; we use 
them to find mates, to shop, to express ourselves, to educate our children, 
and to manage our money. They help us fix our homes, cure our diseases, 
and make new friends. No one has time to fuss over them, fix crashes, fight 
viruses, clean out hard drives, figure out why the printer won’t work, reload 
the software, or press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. We need computers to be there when 
we want them. For the most part, Macs are there when we need them. Macs 
just work.
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