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as a windows user and new mac user, i have a couple of comments. first, i think the worst thing a potential "switcher" or, better, dual-user, can do is read too much of apple insider or people who regularly use the phrase "cheap dells," "cheap pcs," "race to the bottom," etc. to me, it sounds snobbish and unnecessary. as the article noted, there are lots of people who are perfectly happy with windows because, despite what some want to believe, there's nothing wrong with viewing/using a computer as a commodity. it's a tool. if you want your watches or cars or pens designed by porsche, that's great; but the rest of those who don't/won't/can't shouldn't be thought of as the great unwashed/lumpen proletariats. there's noting wrong with people who don't want to spend their time thinking about the latest os or dvd or whatever; technology has gotten more complicated but not necessarily simpler; thus, you're not a luddite because you logically/wisely decide that you don't want to commit the time and money to learning how to make a new os dance. i'm not a programmer, don't use blue tooth, and am quite happy with my dell. i like my apple, too. as has been said before: this isn't "religion." thankfully for apple, the vast majority of potential switchers will never visit apple insider or any other sites where windows users are burned at the proverbial cross; it was funny to me in the beginning, particularly seeing all the end-of-the-world reactions to the whole intel thing. now, it's tiring. so, i just look for sober apple commentary, appreciating the thoughtful dig at microsoft but not the windows user. maybe some of you should think of windows users this way: hate the sin, love the sinner. it'll keep people laughing and reading, and not thinking of apple users as duke lacrosse players run amok.