By SteveJack
Fun with Google:
• “I’ll never go back to Windows” – 865 results
• “I’ll never go back to Mac” – 3 results
• “Once you go Mac, you never go back” – 54,800 results
• “Once you go Windows, you never go back” – 3 results
I also checked these, just in case:
• “Once you go Mac, you’ll never go back” – 1,760 results
• “Once you go Windows, you’ll never go back” – 0 results
SteveJack is a long-time Macintosh user, web designer, multimedia producer and a regular contributor to the MacDailyNews Opinion section.
Hmmm, Interesting results. Although I obviously am a Mac user and avid supporter, I believe the lack of results for switching to Windows is because 90% of the world already uses Windows.
Try a search like “Sticking with Windows.” 4,420,000 results
Those 3 must have been Balmer’s kids filling in the survey while they were still at home and him watching. When they went to their uncle’s house they joined the (MW) club!
Maybe this one is better to avoid the home Window repair results.
“Im sticking with Windows OS”
“I’m sticking with Windows XP” = 2,640,000
HA!
@MikeK
When I google “sticking with windows,” I get 69,300. You’ve got to remember the quotation marks, buddy.
Also, “not switching to mac” comes up with 163 results.
@macman
Again, search with the quotation marks.
My windows are stuck. Let me out – I need air.
@Bon
Yes, thanks, that helps weed out the results.. The point is still the same. Steve Jack’s results are not an accurate measure of anything considering 90% of the world already uses Windows and always has.
Search ‘Suffering with Windows’.
7,410,000 results…….
Google “hate MDN” and get 29 results
Windoze = 1,250,000 hits
Macintrash = 23,500 hits
Blue Screen of Death = 1,550,000 hits
“Stuck with Windows” == 82,300 hits
MW “again”, as in “We could play this game again and again with the same results”.
@MacMan
“I’m sticking with Windows XP” = 2,640,000
Curiously, Googling “I’m a masochist” also returns 2,640,000 hits.
Results 1 – 10 of about 299,000 for “windows crashes”
Results 1 – 10 of about 6,400 for “os x crashes”
Results 1 – 10 of about 13,900 for “mac crashes”
Let’s see if these results suddenly change when Microsoft’s Astro-turfers get to work.
Anyone who goes back to Windows after using a Mac deserves Windows. What’s the problem?
“Sticking with Windows” probably implies sticking with XP over Vista. Stockholm syndrome.
“I Love Vista” – 42,700
“I love Mac” – 189,000
The real question we need to ask is how many of these search results link back to comments that originated on MDN.
It could be the “sticking with Windows” might have something to do with all of those tacky (ha ha! a pun!) stickers touting Made For Windows or Made For Vista or Intel Inside or some other such blather.
Someone should investigate.
It’s a bad sign that the fourth result for “I’ll never go back to mac” came from MDN.
I noticed something about the “I’ll never go back to windows” search. It seemed there was a large number of linux entries. I reformulated the search to exclude linux and found only 31 entries.
Before you flame me, know that I sit here typing this response on my MacBook Pro and I will never go back to windows.
Results 1 – 10 of about 509,000 for “Windows Virus”. (0.19 seconds) I thought this would be a lot higher.
Results 1 – 10 of about 10,200 for “Macintosh Virus”. (0.15 seconds) I actual thought this would be a lot lower.
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Nevermind… I see it now… “You,” v.s. “You’ll.”