July 27th, 2007
Hell froze over; Dvorak using a Mac
Perennial curmudgeon John C. Dvorak may be the ultimate switcher of all time. That’s right, Dvorak is using a Mac. In a recent column for PC magazine ( Me and My Mac) Dvorak says “That’s right. I’m using a Mac, and, surprise, I like it.”
Hey, I figured since I’m known for ragging on the Mac all the time, I may as well speak from some experience, right? It’s been a couple of months now, so I thought I’d report what I think about the platform from a user’s perspective—specifically, from a PC user’s perspective.
This from a guy who said:
- “Isn’t it about time the Macintosh was simply discontinued—put down like an old dog?“
- “Will Apple adopt Windows?”
- Apple should “pull the plug on the iPhone“
- “Wake me up when this pathetic week of iPhone launch hype is over.“
- The list is endless…
But then he started coming around when he wrote that Windows Vista could mark a downward spiral for Microsoft and a rising of Apple and Linux.
But it shouldn’t be that surprising since Dvorak once admitted on camera that he writes all those inflammatory anti-Apple pieces to get “a lot of links and attention.”
What’s your favorite Dvorak Anti-Apple quote?
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
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