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A Windows-dependent columnist uses an iMac for all computing needs for a month to prove a point and ends up a fan. How and why?
Mac voyeurs are people who want to know all about my Macintosh project. They are intensely interested in knowing everything about how the Mac works. That's innocent enough, but it grows from there.
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A Windows-dependent columnist uses an iMac for all computing needs for a month to prove a point and ends up a fan. How and why?
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