PIMs, Writing Software, and Windows XP, Vista, and OS X

Posted by Randall Shinn
Nov 27, 2007 at 01:26 AM

Thanks Chris for your input.

I have read more than one article by tech reviewers who switched to Macs after trying both Vista and Leopard. It seems so strange to consider switching platforms (though I do have some Mac experience from a former work position), but I happen to have the resources to make it feasible at the moment, and a number of articles have suggested, as you did, that software development for OS X has become particularly vibrant recently. Since others indicate, as you did, that you can run Windows programs seamlessly on the Intel-iMacs, I am finding it hard to find a reason not to switch, given complaints about Vista being a resource hog.

Randall