“Receiving a new primary computer for me has always been somewhat bittersweet; the excitement of the new machine is always offset by the pain of migrating from the old one,” Jason Clarke, longtime (former) Windows sufferer, reports for TUAW.
“When migrating from and old to a new Windows machine, I would always plan for two days of hell, followed by two weeks of minor (and sometimes major) aggravation when some utility that I needed in that moment had yet to be installed or configured. I had heard that Macs have a migration assistant, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect,” Clarke reports.
“Well, tonight I connected the two machines [a MacBook received about 4 months ago and a brand new MacBook Pro] via a FireWire cable, and let the Migration Assistant do its thing… Hey, it knew my name and contact info already. Hey, it had my profile picture already set. Hey, that’s my desktop wallpaper,” Clarke reports. “Holy #$^*, all of my startup utilities are dutifully starting up, and my dock is identical to what it was on my MacBook!”
Clarke reports, “I have yet to find anything that doesn’t just work. I’d like to accuse all you long-time Mac types of keeping this secret from Windows users, but the truth is that you have been telling us, and we haven’t wanted to hear it. My biggest fear when getting my first Mac was that I didn’t want to become an elitist Mac snob – they drove me crazy. But now I realize it’s not their fault; when your computing platform is so noticeably better than Windows, it’s hard not to get a bit full of yourself. Just ask my family, friends and co-workers. Really.”
More in the full article – recommended – here.
MacDailyNews Take: Welcome, Jason! We love elitist Mac snobs!
This is amazing
Pardon me for being elitist, forgive me for my snobbery, keep your hands off my Mac. I’ve done my level best to not harangue you and to minimize my gushing whenever the subject comes up, if you don’t want to talk about it then don’t ask and I won’t tell.
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Dave
Hi Jason – Welcome.
Ask and I’ll tell — until you have Mac praises coming out of your ears.
MW: ran, as in Windows is an also-ran
i’m a mac snob.
and proud to be one ; p
We are NOT snobs…we just fail to suffer fools or inferior operating systems!!!
It’s simply better.
hahahhahh
Well done mdn
I have heard this feature is great,
Its sad huh how bad it is out there,
PS: Also guys I need some advice please.
I have just been fired, or resigned from my job a bit upset actually,
Well anyway I have $2000 dollars from it,
First are there any jobs going ?
Also second, What sort of mac should I buy since I think its best while I have this money to spend it, Can someone suggest a mac for me.
I think either a macbook or a -pro.
not sure if 2.16 Ghz machine or 2.2 Mhz pro as The Santo rosa is much better? as it only give small bus increase.
Does the santa Rosa have a flash mem onboard?
If people cold recommend a model would be great please .
and a Job also.
thanks again people.
@Anthony – Shouldn’t you use the money to live off of while you look for a job?
Thomas, Thanks your sort of right
I think I will just be lazy getting a job, if I have to I can work in a factory, so I think this is a better idea?
Anthony
To Current Windows Sufferers…
Do you see? We really are trying to get through to you. We want to help, really. Some of us are, admittedly, jackasses. But the fact remains – this system is really the shit. It’s amazing. It works so well, and it saddens us to see you continually struggle with Windows just to make it do things that we take for granted. Migration assistant is a wonderful tool, and it makes moving from one Mac to another far easier than even loading a Windows Service Pack. Honest, we’re not putting you on.
Try it. Your life will less difficult.
-c
MW: ‘summer’ (beginning to give up her fight)
Many Windows users are simply misinformed and require help and understanding.
Some Windows users are fools and should be treated warily.
Microsoft is evil and should be destroyed.
TUAW doesn’t strike me as being an Apple blog so much as a PC user’s guide to pretending to be a Mac user. Bunch of beige-minded latecomers who just don’t “get” the Apple aesthetic.
The Mac Kool-Aid is red.
The Microsoft Kool-Aid is brown.
Brown in a bad way, not like coffee or chocolate.
Pick your drink wisely.
He can’t be considered a true snob until he’s shown the handshake.
Welcome to the light.
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“Some of us are, admittedly, jackasses. “
Hey C1…I admit to noting!
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Been a Mac snob aka elitist aka evangelist since 1985
Crap…I meant nothing
Crap…even that doesn’t sound right.
ChrissyOne can I marry you?
Amazing how good an OS older than Windows 98 (NeXTStep) is when it’s done right.
this is a mac user saying he switched to make a story
“I have yet to find anything that doesn’t just work. I’d like to accuse all you long-time Mac types of keeping this secret from Windows users, but the truth is that you have been telling us, and we haven’t wanted to hear it.
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Yeah, cuz you’re too busy playing video games. Grow up you twat.
Time until a Windows Sufferer comes in claiming that this is just Apple fanboy-ism and that there’s some Windows utility that gives an equal or better experience? 10… 9… 8… 7…
Good English
“When migrating from and old” Idiot.
This snobbery is exactly what’s wrong with the Macintosh community. We all know the Mac is the best. But I don’t think we have to resort to snobbery to let it be known.