I like PC guy more than Mac guy

And apparently I am not alone. The recent bizarre Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates are a prelude to a series of ads to come (the Seinfeld/Gates ads are done for the time being) where Microsoft/PC will be taking on Apple/Mac head-on. Maybe it's about time but I cannot tell if the fact that it went on so long was a smart show of restraint on Microsoft's part or confusion on how to counter the Mac vs. PC TV, print and web spots.

I kind of like PC guy. He is always trying something new and Justin Long's smug, superior attitude was funny the first time or two but devovled into arrogance that is sometimes typical of Mac users. I have nothing against Mac as a platform and we use it for some of our business applications in the art area. But Mac users like Mac guy seem to have to needle how wonderful their machine is and how much better Mac's are than PC's. True the Vista operating system has not had the impact that Microsoft had hoped but they have worked out the problems and it is a stable and well-featured operating system. What has Macintosh done lately to improve its operating system? Oh you can have one of the Mac in-store technicians transfer your PC files to your Mac. Wow. At least PC guy makes me feel they are trying to improve and are aware that things are not perfect. As for the Mac guy - I feel like he could use a good backhand slap or two.

The reality is that both PC and Macintosh are good operating systems that always could use improvement. And we the people only want the choice to buy the one we want. But you cannot easily put a PC operating system on an Apple machine nor can you easily put a Mac operating system on a PC. Yes you can have both but it is messy and for the most part impractical. And it shouldn't have to be that way.