Hint To Advocates

Scoble pointed to a random blog posting of someone saying they prefer Windows over Mac OS as he’s paid to do.  Usually I skip them but for some reason I read this one.  It really struck me as odd that in a post that’s meant to be pro-Windows, it’s really more about how to get by with Windows:

There are a few things to remember about windows. Turn on automatic updates and put everything on a broadband connection behind a router. They can be picked up for about $40 bucks. Don’t install every crappy shareware program or file sharing software that comes along .

Snip a paragraph on how bad Windows was before Win2K.

Another weakness in Windows is Internet Explorer and Active X and porn/warez. These sites beg you to install their free software and a machine becomes infested with spyware/adware/malware. Use Firefox and avoid such websites.

So the basic message seems to be, PCs are good because they’re cheap – but don’t buy the cheap stuff or you’ll have problems, buy the good quality stuff.  Then watch out for all the pitfalls of using Windows and constantly worry about getting your computer infected.

Tell me again why this is a better value proposition?  Perhaps your time isn’t worth much, but I tend to value mine highly.

So just remember, next time you want to explain why you made a particular decision, how about talking about the positive things that influenced your decision instead of explaining all the stuff you decided you’d put up with?  Or perhaps just hide your random comments about nothing from Scoble so he doesn’t try to make out they’re meant to be a killer argument for why you should use Windows.