Argumentative Essay On PC Vs. Apple Devices

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Mac vs. PC: Why I choose PC vs Apple devices
For many years now, Apple computer has chosen to keep their designs for their computational and mobile devices a closely guarded secret. These secrets are only revealed to schools with enough money to pay for classes. The rest of us must find this information online through questionable sources such as the website MacWorld which has always been more of a forum site then a regular and trusted OSX fan site to me. This is because it is a proven and often restated fact that Apple Computer Inc. has been notoriously possessive and controlling when it comes to the reparability and the ability to upgrade their products. This repeatedly leads to many people walking to the Microsoft Store which is just a
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However, in the middle school, there were solely about three due to the financial constraints of the school’s budget. I have read that Apple is working hard to change this. A small number of articles on Apple 's "education support web page" ("Apple") explains not only how to deploy
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apple in a school, but also how to manage the parental controls so that kids are only seeing what they can. There are, likewise, guides for the iPad and iPhone for schools that are financially stable enough to have all three devices within their walls. However, to me at least, this seems like a hard-sell due to the way that most Apple products are built these days. They might be able to do it with the Mac Pros though.

There is one more reason that I believe that I have, yet, not discussed. This is the fact that Microsoft is more trustworthy than Apple. I say this because the minute that Apple’s products stop working well enough, this will be a game changer for Microsoft and their Products. This is especially true for their Windows operating systems that will be able to do better in the technology marketplace. I prophesize this because they already

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