Making the Mac vs. PC debate more civil
New York Times tech columnist, and all around nice guy, David Pogue is sick and tired of all the pointless Mac vs. PC debates that seem to breed on the internet like a tribble in a grain sack (my words, not his. Do you think the New York Times would want a writer to compare something to tribbles? If they do, they know where to find me).
His latest email column sets out five guidelines in order to make the debate a little more useful to everyone involved. They are as follows:
- Hate something for its failings, not for its success.
- No condemning something until you've tried it.
- Execution matters.
- Don't make grandiose purchasing plans by guessing on technology's future.
- Consider that they may have a point.
Overall I think these suggestions are very good, though I would add:
"Never forget that they're only computers."