Okay, this isn’t strictly a post on religion, but I’m almost finished installing Windows XP on my MacBookPro.
But hold on–maybe this is akin to a religious experience. Many Mac-users are very evangelistic and some can be justifiably accused of idolatry. And as I hesitantly commit the syncretistic act of mixing the products of those techno-prophets, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, there is a part of me that feels like it is committing sacrilege. And you could say that my journey from exclusive devotion to Microsoft to my current platform agnostism does parallel my pilgrimage from a powerful, hierarchical religion to a more independent spirituality.
What awaits? Will I bask in a hybridized OS bliss, or will I have to struggle with a the incongruity of an aluminum-framed Blue Screen of Death? I will pray, and wait.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Miko // Apr 28, 2006 at 5:15 pm
I will admit to being jealous of some of the capabilities of a Windows box (for example, charging my Garmin Pathfinder), but I use one at work, so it’s very nice to come home to the comfort of my little iceBook. It’s not quite a religious experience: perhaps more like a nationalistic experience. I can function quite well in just about every country I’ve lived in or visited. But there’s something about returning to Californ-Aye-Ey that just relaxes me. Maybe BootCamp is the first step towards a transporter: the difference of another country with the convenience of just a step away!
2 PodMonkeys // May 1, 2006 at 4:22 am
Something a lot of Mac Evangelists seem to forget is that the beloved Apple ][’s ran Microsoft’s Apple BASIC.
I welcome the dual boot idea, although I look forward to when virtualization allows MacOSX to run Windows games without the reboot. (If the rumors hold true)
3 John // May 5, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Miko, I think your country metaphor works better. When I’m in Japan, I miss racial diversity and decent cheese. When I’m in the States, I get homesick for tatami floors and having a Shinto shrine around the corner. (In SoCal, I also miss crowded but convenient subways and cherry blossoms.) I look forward to virtualizing my national existence, instead of the current lengthy and expensive dual-boot setup. *sigh*
PM, I’m looking forward to speedy virtualization as well (whine, whine, whine). I’ve got a couple of games, drivers (Garmin and soon Lego Mindstorms), and MS Access (for work) on XP. Everything else lives in Mactopia, where I spend 98% of my time.
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