Me oh my, I never thought I would be a person who added money to Steve Jobs pockets, I’ve already given enough to Bill Gates over the years, but here I am at the end of 2009 with an iPhone in my pocket and a MacBook Pro on its way for Christmas. Not that I needed these gadgets mind you but I was tired of trying to make my Samsung Omnia work like an iPhone and I wanted a smaller computer than my 15.4″ Dell XPS laptop to bring to the coffee shop.
So, in October I got an iPhone and since I am trying to be a blogger started a new blog called Simply iPhone Now (check it out if you have an iPhone and please leave comments to help me move it along). I love my iPhone, it is like having a mini computer in my pocket. Plus, all the applications…I have over 140 applications right now, some free, many paid. Like others have referred to themselves as, I am an “appaholic!” This means that I left my beloved Verizon Wireless for the dreaded AT&T though in the long run my wireless access is mostly 3G and the biggest thing I gave up was free calling to my Verizon friends.
Today I decided to give Apple even more of my money and invested in a 13″ MacBook Pro. I was thinking of getting of getting a netbook but then saw that Apple had same as cash financing for a year and since I just finished paying off my Dell laptop (yes, I have given a lot of money to Michael Dell too), I thought it fitting to get a MacBook Pro to play around with and hopefully blog about, thus it will be a business expense. My biggest challenge will be finding cheap or free software for my new MacBook so that I don’t break the bank.
I still am a Windows user with my Dell desktop and laptop. Actually, I am a Windows 7 user for the last couple of months and a happy one at that having upgraded from Windows Vista.
So, do you think I will use my Dell laptop or my Apple MacBook Pro more? I think I know the answer to that question! If you own a Mac please share with me the software you prefer, especially any that is free or cheaper than the industry standard.
