I have been a big fan of Apple ever since I got my first Apple II computer way back in the 1980’s. My first computer was a BBC Micro, but it was that Apple II that really got me hooked. There has always been something about Apple products that goes way beyond the call of duty.

For most of the last 10 years I have been using PC’s for my work. In 2003 I bought a 15″ iMac (the fancy dome with a 15″ lcd on that stainless steel arm) and swore I would never buy another mac, it was slow, the modem kept on disconnecting, and both the hard drive and the screen failed in the first month.

Last year I was wooed by the MacBook because I could run windows as well as Mac OS.. within weeks it was shutting down at random and I had to fix it myself because at that time Apple did not recognise the fault that is now well known as the RSS (Random Shutdown Syndrome).

I ended up selling my MacBook to a friend and buying a MacBook Pro 17″, and in the last few weeks I have managed to stay away from windows as I can now do everything via Mac Os Tiger..and I cant wait for Leopard as it looks great. Im keeping windows on my mac so that I can run Flight Simulator X, and so that I can still rin windows apps if I need to.

Today I read that Apple have released Safari Browser for the PC, I will download it and try it in the next couple of days. Im not keen on Safari because it replaces buttons on websites with it’s own aqua style buttons, which often looks bloody stupid. I guess they may not have done that with the PC version.

I’m convinced now, as I was 25 years ago, that Apple make the best computers in the world. There is something very special about a Mac that no PC has ever been able to achieve for me, despite serious quality problems a few years ago, they are still the ones to beat.

If you want a taste of Apple, download Safari Browser and you should get a feel for what makes Apple enjoy such fierce loyalty from its customers.

I’m not sure that the iPhone will be the revolution that they are looking for.. but I will certainly be a buyer in the first few months..like I have been for so many new Apple products over the years (remember the Newton..yes I bought one) provided they see fit to sell them here in Thailand.

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