I ran across this while reading my son’s blog and found it bordering on absurd. I have never owned any computer other than a Mac. While I understand that Windows machines are computers, I can’t fully understand why anyone would choose to own one, but that’s another post altogether.

Owning and using a Mac has been like a rite of passage in the Cork family. It’s the only computer our family has ever had in our home and all three of our kids have taken Macs away to college with them. It’s one of the ways we define normal around here. To throw a non-Mac box running Mac software into the marketplace might be attractive to a few, but real Mac users won’t bother. It’s like, what’s the point?

Using a Mac is not just about the software. I mean have you seen the keyboard on the latest iMac, or have you felt the smooth curvature of the new MacBook Air?  It’s not about price. Macintosh is an experience, not some sort of utilitarian device available to the lowest bidder.

Obviously the person who developed this “box” doesn’t understand Mac and the true Mac user. Otherwise they wouldn’t be wasting their time and money. While I understand them trying (Windows has always copied Mac) I don’t understand how they think money could be a deciding factor.