Long being a windows user, it's not easy for me to come up with the decision of switching to Mac. Thanks to the following things, my decision is finally nailed down.
1. Firefox
Firefox on Mac is not any less powerful than the version on windows. Since I spend nearly half of my computer time with Firefox, half of my demand is fulfilled. What's more, the fact that the forthcoming Firefox 3 will have native OSX in-page widgets seems promising. That effectively eclipses Safari and Camino, letting me enjoy the simplicity of single browser experience.
2. Google
The big G family, Gmail, Google Notebook, Google Bookmark, Google Docs, Google Reader, Google Calendar etc., is eliminating local machine dependencies and operation system dependencies. That makes it easier to switch between computer and even between different types of computers.
3. Bootcamp
As a windows user and developer for years, I inevitably depend on some applications that are unique to windows, and it's not likely to have alternatives on Mac for long time (or for ever). Visual Studio is one of them. I've evaluated the cost of switching to Mac other than money. I'm willing to give up games, they are time waster anyway, but there are just things I can hardly give up. And Bootcamp comes to the rescue, the capability of dual booting windows and osx is beautiful.
4. All sorts of great free cross platform software
Vim*, Open Office, eclipse, Jing, Skype, Pidgin, Remote Desktop, and many more.
* [See the title of my blog (Lyxite.Blog.Publish();ESC:wq) and you will understand why Vim comes in first.]
5. Thousands of Great Mac Software Applications
Mac applications are generally more carefully designed, easy to use and pleasant to look at. Best of all, many of the best ones are free, e.g. Pixelmator, Journler (the list would be longer if i was using osx now). And hopefully they will inspire me to build first-class software.
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