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Mac Sales Pitch – Jacob Haug

My name is Jacob. And I’m a Mac-a-holic. I’m addicted to my little silver MacBook Pro. I know I’m addicted because I took this test I saw in “PC World” magazine.

Top Symptoms of Computer Addiction

  1. All your friends have an @ symbol in their names…Check.
  2. You haven’t logged in for two hours. You kind of start to twitch…Check.
  3. Your car stalls and you immediately think Ctl-Alt- Delete…Check.
  4. You wake up at 3 am to go to the bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed…Check.
  5. You turn off your modem and immediately get this awful empty feeling …like you just pulled the plug on a loved one?…Check.
  6. You’re writing a term paper and find yourself typing “com” after every period. (dot com)…Check.
  7. You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free Internet access…Check.

I know many of you are probably just as addicted to computers as I am. But, as I said earlier, I’m different. I’m a Mac user. Some people say that we are high tech snobs, and maybe that’s true. Mac users are pretty loyal to that platform. Today, I’d just like to introduce you to the Mac World, tell you a little bit about why so many of us love our Macs and hopefully encourage you to consider a Mac for your next computer.

First of all, Macs are pretty. They are just plain sexy and cool. To me, the difference between using a Mac and a PC is kind of like the difference between driving a Ford and a Ferrari. I mean the Ford will get you there…most of the time. But you just look so hot in that Ferrari. A Mac is sleek and slim, not boxy and ugly like some computers. It’s titanium steel- not plastic like most PC’s. It’s built better, will last longer and has a higher resale value than a plain ole PC. Like the Ferrari, the Mac is FAST, 30X faster than a PC. The whole design is brilliant. For instance, have you ever had your computer hooked up and someone came along and tripped over your cord and messed it up. Well, on the Mac those cords are plugged in via magnet. If there’s a tug on the cord it just breaks connection and there’s no damage. It’s so cool.

Another thing about the Mac is that it’s pretty much maxed out. When you order a Mac, it comes “factory” with a lot of great stuff….stuff that you have to “add on”…stuff that is “optional” if you order a PC is pretty standard with a Mac. Macs come bundled with a suite called iLife.

This includes:

  • iTunes, for music and your IPOD.
  • iPhoto, which lets you take your images and separate them into albums and events and edit them right there.
  • iMovie which lets you turn your home videos into professional quality productions. Like, Jurassic Park, which was edited on a Mac.
  • iDVD which lets you make great DVD menus to use on your movies.
  • iCal which is a calendar that lets you schedule events and emails you to remind you of them.
  • Garageband which lets you make pro quality recordings either from the computer or from an instrument.

This is very different from the windows computer, that will come with lots of trial software that’s going to expire! With a Mac you get the whole package.

Finally, there’s another consideration with a Mac. It’s not prone to viruses. Most of the viruses out there are written with the goal of tearing down a PC, and Mac is not a PC. Most PCs have a Windows or Vista operating system and viruses love these systems. Mac has a different operating system and it is immune to a majority of the viruses out there. So you know what that means, right? Less trips to the doctor, and that’s a good thing.

So, I hope I have enlightened you some. I hope your “vistas” have been expanded and you will consider Mac the next time your PC crashes and you have to get a new one. I know it’s a scary thing. I know where you’re coming from. I used to use PC’s too. But I recently “switched parties” so to speak. So vote for Mac! Once you go Mac you’ll never go back.