Okay, so I can't believe I am actually writing a blog in praise of a computer or a particular company knowing full well that what seems great today may crash tomorrow (although all my friends who have used Macs for years assure me that I'll not be sorry).
Here's the thing. I've been a PC guy since who can remember when... I think I got my first sometime in the 80's but don't recall for sure. From time to time I've wondered if all the hype about Macs was anything more than just that, hype, but never took the time to investigate. Afterall, I didn't think I could afford one even if I did like it so why bother checking it out.
Well, a little over a month ago my wife's PC crashed (again) and mine began to give me problem after problem after problem (I guess I shouldn't complain about the old girl - the PC, not my wife - since I am using it right now to type this blog... hmmm, kind of ironic? I had problems with my laptop about a year after purchase and had to replace the hard drive in it... so far, it's doing fine and I hope it continues to.
As per usual when I have PC problems I called a good friend who knows computers better than anyone else I know and he gave me the same advice he'd been giving since he switched to a Mac a couple of years ago... He said, "Just buy a Mac and get on with your life. Quit messing around. You won't regret it, I promise."
So off I went to the Apple store and long story, short I purchased an iMac for me and an iMac for my beautiful bride. Could we afford it? Probably not... but we also couldn't afford to keep having problems with the tool we use most in our business.
Okay, so far... so good. Learning the differences between the PC and the Mac hasn't been all that difficult. Everything works together seamlessly including networking between the two systems (I won't even tell you about all the trouble we've had with our PC networking over the years!)
But all that is not the reason for this blog...
What impressed me so much that I decided to actually take time out of my day and write this blog?
The REBATE... yep, Apple offered a couple of different rebates and, of course, after procrastinating for several weeks I finally filled out the forms and sent them in about a week ago. And what do you know? We received the checks in the mail YESTERDAY!
Only a week to process a rebate? Are you kidding me!? Typically, when I send in rebate forms for any product I have completely forgotten about it by the time the check actually arrives. There have been times when we've had to call and/or write letters to get companies to honor their rebate offers. But not so with Apple. In fact, they sent an email letting us know they received the forms and then promptly cut the checks and mailed them.
Apple folks... I'm impressed! I hope you keep on impressing me for many years to come.
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