Introduction

In 2005, after almost two decades of working exclusively with Windows PCs, I decided (along with about a million other people) to switch to a Mac. My Windows-based friends, family, and co-workers constantly ask why I switched; after repeating my "101 Reasons" over and over, I finally decided to write them down.

Whereas other "switcher books" focus on how to switch—how to copy files from the PC to the Mac, how to install USB-based peripherals, how to migrate an address book—101 Reasons to Switch to a Mac is a "Why To" book. Instead of covering the switching process in excruciating detail, it tells stories about how switching to a Mac will help you save time, save money, and get things done.

Reading this book should be like having ...

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