Other references

Note: most of the references here are from PC magazines/sites. There are some "pro-Mac" authors and sites which are bolded

Linux not standing in wait as Microsoft sinks its own ship

Music school to begin using PowerBooks (December 2005)

Apple #1 with online buyers

iMacG5 (iSight builtin) is PC Magazine's top rating general purpose desktop (November 2005)

Microsoft Windows Officially Broken (smartofficenews)
David Richards & WSJ - Tuesday, 27 September 2005

The return of the Apple Mac (Computeractive, September 2005)

Longhorn beta copies much from Mac

A Convert With a Crush on His Mac

Apple - the world's most innovative company, according to BusinessWeek

The 100 Best Products of 2005 (PC World)
Only one Microsoft product rates but 5 from Apple!

Tech support: Desktops & laptops
Which manufacturers did the best job of answering questions quickly and correctly
Apple scores highest

Mad as hell, switching to Mac
By Winn Schwartau, Network World

Apple shatters Windows with Tiger (Chicago Sun Times)

Apple gets nod from genomics researchers

Apple Mac wins over Linux creator

Shopping for an inexpensive PC? Make it a Mac Mini. You won't regret it. by Tom Gromak / The Detroit News

Tables turn in campus Mac vs. Windows feud
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?aid=28553

Why Does Windows Still Suck?
Why do PC users put up with so many viruses and worms? Why isn't everyone on a Mac?
by Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Friday, February 4, 2005

A Linux Geek Embraces Mac OS X
January 26, 2005 by Jim Lynch

"Don't let anybody tell you that Macs suck for gaming. It's just not true. ...

I do think it's worth buying a Mini mac to try OS X. Despite some of my criticisms, it's a very enjoyable OS to use on a daily basis. I find myself growing more and more attached to it. And I think that the stability and security of OS X (yes Windows users, it is more secure...like it or not)"

Time for a switcheroo by Charles Wright
January 20, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/The-Edge/Time-for-a-switcheroo/2005/01/19/1105810923079.html

" ...give yourself the treat of using a Mac, which is unrivalled for its ease of use, its infinitely better security, and its package of free programs. They include the iLife suite - iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD and iTunes - which makes the creation, management and editing of digital content so much easier than anything we've found for Windows.

Tiger, the enhanced version of Mac OS X - already the best PC operating system by far, in our opinion, and soon to be even better.

The Second Coming of Apple
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/
0,,SB110313866314201096,00.html
Apple Computer has been reborn -- and now it's on the verge of a renaissance.

Beckoned by the Mac
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9238&page=1

G5 iMac worth switch from PCs by Mike Wendland
Knight Ridder News
"I said it when I first tested it and I'll say it again after two months of use: This is the finest personal computer I've ever used, hands down. Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is a stunning machine to look at and to use."

The Apple iMac G5 – the World's Flattest Small Form Factor PC?
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=632
Review by Paul Howland, Sudhian Media

Oracle uses Apple storage gear Published: December 6, 2004
Apple Computer's rack-mounted storage system received a vote of confidence Monday, with database giant Oracle endorsing the Xserve RAID as part of an initiative to cut storage costs.

"OS X is quite possibly one of the best operating systems of its time and in many ways, is the best for what it does, and Apple's hardware leaves very little to be desired."

Apple Is Looking Juicier - The iPod and iMac G5 are widening its base -- and its notebooks are gaining, too
http://www.businessweek.com/
magazine/content/04_41/b3903051_mz011.htm

But Macs Are Slower, Right? by Paul Murphy
LinuxInsider 30 September 2004
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/But-Macs-Are-Slower-Right-36964.html

The Continuing Renaissance of Apple 10th September 2004 Robin Bloor
http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=12226&msu=rss
"Apple is out-innovating the competition in a remorseless way. The Mac OS X is now in place, with a user interface that makes Windows look primitive. The Powerbook laptops are selling well and Apple recently released the new iMac G5.
In case you know nothing of it, this is, in my view, an excellent - almost awesome - product. Take, as read, the fact that it outperforms the Intel competition by a big factor and that the OS is powerful and it supports all important applications from office software through to video manipulation. For many users those factors will count in a big way, but there is another factor that probably trumps them all: The iMac G5 is phenomenally well designed."

Linux Doesn't Make Sense for Desktop
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1641114,00.asp
Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linux—a very tiny door—but Linux just isn't a good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.

Avoiding the Microsoft Tax by Grady Booch on 2004 Aug. 28
I've decided to make the move to a Microsoft-free computing environment, having tired of the time I spend on the care and feeding of XP as compared to my relatively worry-free network of Linux appliances and Macs. My latest acquisition is a 17" Apple Powerbook powered by the IBM G4 processor which I'll use to replace my XP laptop and an older G4 tower. In addition to a breathtakingly beautiful form factor, this machine has every feature I need, from DVD-R to Airport and Bluetooth connections. More importantly, there's no essential application I need that doesn't run on this platform.

SPECIAL REPORT: APPLE: THE NEXT GENERATION by Business Week Online August
Apple: Sweetness Regained
It's making healthy sales gains in schools, corporations, and the government sector -- without the benefit of an iPod halo effect

Wither Art Thou, Low End Mac? by Alex Kayhill - posted on Fri Jul 23 2004
http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/more/wither_art_thou_low_end_mac/

Why Mac OS X is Better blog by James Duncan Davidson.
http://x180.net/Journal/MacOSX/WhyMacRocks.html

Apple tries to bite into high-performance market - Army's use of G5 servers could open new doors for company by Michael Hardy July 5, 2004
" ... the Xserve is a superior server, said Anthony DiRenzo, executive vice president of Colsa. He chose Apple's product based on its performance, power requirements and cost, he said, adding that one key element in his decision was the system's low power consumption."

Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow
A former Microsoftie says addiction to Windows revenue, mediocre products, and missed opportunities could doom Seattle’s most successful company.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0422/040602_news_microsoft.php

Is Bluetooth Better on the Mac? A head-to-head comparison of Bluetooth on Windows and the Mac shows that there's something to the Mac mystique. Rebecca Freed, PC WorldFriday, March 26, 2004
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115279,00.asp
Setting up my whole Bluetooth network on the Mac was quick and painless from start to finish--and truly wireless,

How I Love Thee, Apple by David Harding March 2004
My friends are scratching their heads these days and staring blankly at me. For the benefit of those that don't know me, let me tell you a brief story. I am married to Microsoft. I have been married to Microsoft for the better part of 15 years.

Apple windfall from Licensing 6 Kelly Mills November25, 2003 The Australian
' Cost was another factor in Apple's favour. "Surprisingly, it came out at about half the price of a Windows server and these days you just can't ignore that," '

Panther Server: Is it ready for the enterprise? by Yuval Kossovsky Nov, 2003 (COMPUTERWORLD )
I'm one of the many who think the Panther client software is rock-solid, has tremendous speed and utility advantages over its predecessor and is generally a better operating system than Windows XP.
But little has yet been said about Panther Server. Over the past week, I've given the new server operating system from Apple a detailed evaluation and have begun field testing. I am happy to say that it's everything I had hoped for and more. This product is truly enterprise-ready, has many service and security improvements and should easily integrate into Mac-dominant or Windows-centric environments.
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,87074,00.html?SKC=macos-87074

Making the switch: A PC guy goes Mac by Douglas Schweitzer
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,84802,00.html?nas=MAC-84802

May the Source Be With You - IT Productivity Doesn't Have to Be an Oxymoron, but Outsourcing Isn't the Way to Achieve It Robert X. Cringely 14 August 2003
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030814.html
"Macs aren't dramatically more expensive to buy and on a Total Cost of Ownership basis they are probably cheaper. ... the numbers are pretty clear, and the fact that more Macs don't make it into server racks has to be based on something, and I think that something is CIO self-interest. Macs reduce IT head count while Linux probably increases IT head count, simple as that."

Why Mid-Size Company Is Sticking By The Mac (Internet Week)
http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml%3Bjsessionid
=NWPWRCDTF2WW0QSNDBCCKHSCJUMEYJVN?articleID=13000328

Apple Puts the Eye in IM
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/peterlewis/0,15704,462483,00.html
" Apple's market share remains disproportionately small compared with the large impact it is having on the computer industry through innovative products like iChat AV and iSight, the iMac, the iPod, and the iTunes Music Store. Maybe these new products will open some more eyes."

Apple's Mac gets addictive over time Mac Platform Addictive, Bluetooth "Almost Magical" (July 2003)
http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20030707-101136-9825r.htm

Mac-ceptional The battle for home-computer supremacy is finally over. Mac wins - by a mile by George Emerson Friday, March 28, 2003
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030328/RO4TECH/TPBusiness/ROBM
"Apple's newest desktops and laptops are probably the best personal computers ever made. I say this as someone who, until recently, was a pro-Windows person..."

The 12-Inch Apple PowerBook G4 By Joseph Moran March 7, 2003
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/testdrive/article.php/2106411
I have a confession to make. I've been involved with computers for a couple of decades now, and for all that time was firmly in the "PC" camp. It's not that I didn't like Macs just that they really weren't for me. I think I may have found one that is: The 12-inch PowerBook G4 .

Succumbing to a Mac attack By Renay San Miguel CNN Headline News Wednesday, October 16, 2002 -- I'm not entirely sure, but my conversion to becoming a Mac person may have started with Tom Clancy.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/10/15/hln.wired.mac.attack/index.html

ALSOP ON INFOTECH XP Means Extra Pain Microsoft Windows XP promised to usher in an era of computing in which users suffer less. Aspirin, anyone?
FORTUNE Monday, April 29, 2002 By Stewart Alsop
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207355
Note: Fortune is sponsored by MS.

New Macs Set to Conquer PC Market ABC News March 14, 2002
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/SILICON_INSIGHTS_BAJARIN_020314.html

"iMac has it all" by ANDY IHNATKO SUN-TIMES Columnist (March 5, 2002)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy051.html

A Study in Contrasts Software is greatest difference between Mac, Windows PC
" ... the iMac and Apple's software have a design elegance that's missing from the Windows world. I use both Macs and Windows XP computers daily, and the Mac is less frustrating, less commercially intrusive and more elegant. Quite simply, it's a better computer."
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000016167mar04.story

Smooth, eye-catching iMac delivers the goods Published March 3, 2002
"This review of the Apple iMac flat-panel computer joins a chorus of raves, from the cover of Time magazine to the self-described geeks at cable's TechTV network."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0203030122mar03.column

Apple Awarded 2002 Technical Grammy for its outstanding technical contributions to the music industry and recording field.
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/03/grammyaward/

Review: Apple IMac Popular personal computer gets a serious makeover.
http://www.techtv.com/products/hardware/story/0,23008,3372760,00.html
It is easy to recommend this new iMac. It is the best consumer option to come out of Apple in a long time. Not only is the price right, but Apple has managed to include just about everything that makes the company's computers easy to use and fun. Apple has packed enough power to get your creative tasks done quickly. .... PC users tired of dealing with computer viruses and an operating system that seems to continually get bigger, not better, may want to consider this machine as well. You'll have to do without a few proprietary applications that don't work on the Mac, but for most of your needs, this is the one you want.

Unix on Rise? Mac's OS X May Mark Spot
Dan Gillmor. (February 18, 2002)
http://computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-74_STO68372,00.html
"The PC is a Macintosh.
Apple's Mac OS X is Berkeley Software Distribution Unix under the covers, with Apple's typically elegant user interface on top. There's a lot about the operating system that's unfinished, but on balance, I'm finding myself increasingly comfortable with it. ... Apple's done a remarkable job of bringing an industrial-strength operating system to the desktop without irreparably breaking older applications, which run in the "Classic" mode without modification".

From Yahoo News:
"Apple Computer's next-generation operating system Mac OS X is making waves on the desktop and is causing IT personnel to take another look at the Mac for the demands of the server function. ...
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20011030/tc/14459_1.html

ALSOP ON INFOTECH My Old Flame: The Macintosh I'm rethinking the Mac as a factor in computing. One simple reason: The Macintosh seems to work. FORTUNE Monday, June 25, 2001 By Stewart Alsop
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202973

sharkeyextreme.com (a PC site on Apple's leading the way..., accessed 23.2.01)
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/articles/apple_ideas/

Mac Suits Up For Business by Jason Levitt (accessed 13.2.01)
(http://www.informationweek.com/823/apple.htm)

It's Time to Simplify the PC Wednesday, December 13, 2000 By Mark Hurst
http://www.goodexperience.com/columns/121300simplifypcs.html

Mac vs. Windows: The Debate
by Rob Pegoraro Friday , November 24, 2000 ; Page E01
(accessed 27.11.00)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55152-2000Nov23.html

The G3 decisively beat a 300-MHz Pentium II in the BYTEmark tests.
http://www.byte.com./bmark/faqbmark.htm#R9 (accessed 12.11.99)

Apple Computer ads have claimed that the processor in a 266MHz PowerPC 750 (known as a G3) machine performed up to twice as fast as a 300MHz Pentium II. Apple based its claims on BYTEmark test results, specifically on the integer tests, which return extremely high performance scores. On certain tests, the G3 processor subsystem returns performance scores that are about twice as fast a Pentium II processor subsystem . On other tests, including some of our application benchmarks, the Pentium II edges out the Power Mac. The BYTEmark integer index shows that the G3 is faster than the Pentium II. Even though the Pentium II operates at a faster clock rate, 300 MHz, compared to the G3 at 250 MHz, the PowerPC remains about 60 percent faster on these particular tests. For more details on comparisons of Pentium II to a 266MHz G3, see January, 1998 issue of BYTE. http://www.byte.com/art/9801/sec3/art8.htm

“It is true that the G4 is faster than the Pentium III on many tasks” according to the “how things work website” (accessed 10.3.99, URL-www.howthingswork.com )

"TellOnApple.org was created by a group of former Apple Authorized Resellers as a means to document and share any unethical or illegal business practices of Apple Computer, Inc. Our ultimate goal is to change Apple Computer for the better. We are currently in litigation with Apple and our causes of action are detailed in the complaint."

The Beatles Sue Apple Over IPod, ITMS
Computer company had agreed to not enter the music marketplace in settlement of previous suit by The Beatles' parent company, Apple Corps.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,85050,00.html?nlid=MAC

Apple Ranks Average In Customer Respect
HP scored highest in customer respect, with 9.7 out of a possible 10 points. Apple, with a 6.6 score, trailed HP, IBM, Dell and Sun Microsystems.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,84712,00.html?nlid=MAC