Platform Wars?
April 28, 2008 by Brad Edwards
A few years ago, technologists would often get into discussions on the appropriate platform (PC or Mac) for schools. For some, the argument centered around the platform that the students would soon be using “out in the real world.” For others, the argument was how easy or intuitive the system was. Teachers who had PC’s at home, would sometimes struggle with Macs, and vice-versa. In the last few years, however, I haven’t heard as much about the “platform question,” and would like to assume here that the discussion has diminished. Now that I’ve had some time using Web 2.0 apps, google docs, google web pages, I’m wondering if the advent of Web 2.0 has been partially responsible for quieting this discussion?
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I think you’re onto something. My personal preference is Macintosh, but I easily slide between Macs and PCs on a daily basis. Most of what I do is online, so the computer platform makes little difference.
Having said that, the Mac is still way better!