Quote Originally Posted by ameerat42 View Post
Brian. Just for interest, how was Win 8.x so bad? Now there's Win 10 and it's not too different from 8.

I'm not against a Mac with Retina system at all, and it was 1 of the 1s I looked at but found a bit $$$.

I'm interested to know why people don't like things and I think it would be useful for people like the OP
to have some "reason" to consider.

Am.
I cannot quite put my finger on what erked me with Windows 8.x. I have used windows since the early 90's starting with Windows 3.0. I just think it was the menu system which really put me off - I was happy with windows 7 and I even worked in Vista without a problem. I am forced to use windows 8.x at work but I put up with it. I never thought I would become a mac boy but I am just astounded with the ease of using the macbook. I still prefer a windows machine for office but for everything else I would rather use the macbook.

I suppose also the ease of integration between my macbook, Iphone and apple TV also has tinted my view a little. In the end everything just works.