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**Mac. Vs PC Debate**

**What has been the traditional MAC/PC debate and how has it impacted schools and/or society?**

There is has been a constant debate which is better MACs or PCs, and there are a myriad of supporters to defend their points of view. Historically, Macs dominated the education market until the early 1990s. Their programs were easy to navigate; therefore it was easier for students to learn to use them. Apple appears to be regaining its footing after several years of losing ground to aggressive PC makers, Dell in particular. (Dean, 2001) Schools have begun to use the most cost effective computers whether they are Macs or other brands. Dell has been a very formidable competitor in the academic market.

**What were/are the issues?**

MAC computers have their disadvantages they are as follows: Ø They are more costly than other brands of personal computers. Ø The software for MAC’s is not compatible with other brands of computers. Ø Apple is the only distributor of these computers and the software, therefore, they control the prices of these products and they are not competitive with their counterparts. Ø Macs are secure, and they don’t crash. There are re­portedly well over 100,000 viruses for PCs, but reportedly Macs do not get viruses.(Georges, & Stevens, 2008)

**Does the debate still exist? Provide a rationale for your decision.**

Yes, the debate does still exist there are numerous videos on You Tube that are very current. In addition, there are current articles on the internet, some were written as recent as this month. In addition, as long as Macs and various brands of personal computers are bought and sold the debate will continue because there will be loyal customers on each side of the debate to defend their favorite product.

__**References**__

<span style="color: #955d23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Dean, K. (2001, August 15). //Taxpayers fight to save macs//. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2001/08/45858 <span style="color: #955d23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Georges, Rick, & Stevens, Ben. (2008). Mac v. pc. ABA Journal, Retrieved from [] <span style="color: #955d23; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">The great debate: pc vs. mac. (2005, October 17). Retrieved from []