I can’t really talk about the OS X vs. Windows debate without explaining where I am coming from.

My life up until 7th grade was completely Windows operated. My house computers ran windows, my friend’s computers ran windows, my relative’s computers ran windows, and as far as I was concerned that was how it was every where. Enter 7th grade computer lab in 2002. These computers where not what I had come to know and be able to operate with any degree of capability. It didn’t really help that the Macs in question were old and dilapidated at best. I was forced to use them at least once a week. So to say the least my first experience with Macs was not good. So then I get to high school where I am given a laptop of my very own (running Windows XP of course). This is where my real foray into computing began. For the first time I was able to mess with all the settings to my heart’s desire without getting reprimanded for it. Along the 4 years I discovered just how much I could customize Windows without even having a whole lot of background knowledge in computers. I loved it. It didn’t hurt that XP was a very good operating system and I didn’t get stuck with ME. This is where some of my more Mac-aligned friends started speaking up. I am a gamer at heart so their arguments never seemed to stand up to the lack of gaming on Macs and lack of customization.

So here I am at the beginning of College with a Laptop that runs Windows 7, ready to find out the real reasons behind the OS X vs. Windows debate.

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