I just spent A LOT of money…

Well, the time has come. Indeed it came quite a while ago but I actually just procrastinated and got made redundant before I could action anything.

You know despite my artistic feelings and (lack of) talents, I’ve always run on Windows or Linux. I’ve only twice touched a Mac before. One when I was writing an email to someone, and another time in an airport lounge, writing an email to someone.

So it should come as no surprise that I’ve been a little nervous about getting a Mac, but that’s what I’ve done. Today I just spent a small fortune ordering my very own, and very first Mac Book Pro.

You might ask why, or what reasoning I had to order one, given that;
I am Microsoft Certified
I have never actually ‘USED’ Mac OS
I run Linux and love it
I’ve always been on Windows

Well, theres a few answers but the most obvious one is that they are gorgeous! The MacBook is a thing of beauty. There are very few ‘PC’ devices that look as good as a Mac.

Aside from that I work in IT, and Macs (Especially after the announcment at WWDC about Exchange support) are becoming ever more prevalent in the workplace. Plus you can run Windows on a Mac, and I really want to learn a bit about OSX so I can at least support users on it should I ever need to.

I’ve experienced almost every OS out there, from Windows to Linux, Unix, Sun, SGI etc the list goes on. I’ve never tried Mac, and finally Macs appear to be tools, rather than computers that are for idiots.

The big reason though? The iPhone. The iPhone has really changed the way I think about Mac and Apple in general, from the way the hardware is built to how the system is running  but most of all, customer service.

I’ve had a few dealings with Apple customer service, and cannot fault how Apple dealt with it. In fact I’ve never had better customer service.

So let’s see this goes. Either I’ve just made a huge mistake, and spent too much money on a ‘toy’ or I’ve just made the best decision of my life…

Thoughts?