After years of dating the most popular OS in school, I'm dumping her. Why did I stay in the realationship for so many years. You've heard the excuses before...

 

• More applications are written for Windows,
• Look at all the money I've sunk into third party applications.
• There is one application I MUST use for my job and it's only on Windows.
• The hardware is cheaper
• Etc.

I fall in to the "one application I must use" camp. The application is Microsoft SQL Server.

 

For years, I've been trying to get the PC off my desk. My first attempt was with a Macintosh Quadra 610 DOS Compatible. Essentially, it had an Intel 486 running next to the Motorola chip. The RAM was shared and it was slower than molasses. 2002 was round two with my new iBook running Virtual PC (before Microsoft got their hands on it). Again, no go.

 

The promise kept. I got a MacBook Pro two months ago and installed VMWare Fusion. Fusion runs like a champ. With Windows 2003 Server running IIS and SQL Server, I can restart my life on a Mac full time. Yes, I need SQL Server for my work, but that doesn't mean I have to own a PC.

 

 

Why bother? Why a Mac? At Adobe MAX a theme emerged. Web development must be about creating great experiences, NOT applications. That intangible sense of joy when are immersed in a great experience. That's what I feel when using my Mac.

 

Steve Jobs summed it up best in Triumph of the Nerds.

 

 

Yes, Microsoft will still be my mistress, but my heart belongs to Mac.