Don't underestimate your readers or overstate "learning something new."

"By purchasing an Apple computer for real estate, you are in essence saying that you are going to learn how to work the Apple operating system and the Windows operating system. That is real time commitment that will take away from your main goal of selling houses. Most agents that I work with have a hard enough time with one operating system, much less two"

In reality, moving to a mac allows the computer user to free themselves from a whole set of PC problems like viruses, spyware & sluggish performance etc. and gives a user more time to focus on their task at hand, rather than dealing with a spyware laden computer, a drive in need of defragmenting and a constant barrage of security warnings.

Point #2 "The second reason has to do with the hardware. Although Apple runs on the same processor as a Windows machine, the other hardware is not the same. The drivers for such things as printers, scanners and video cards may not be completely suitable for Windows running on Apple hardware. This will only add frustration to your computing life and I don’t know of any real estate agents who want more frustration stemming from their computers.

This is where Mr. johnson clearly demonstrates his lack of understanding of how windows works, and how windows works on a mac. Reality, According to PC World Magazine, "windows runs better on a mac" Same drivers and software a windows user has, can be installed on a mac running windows.

In summation, Mr. Johnson is basically eliminating the possibility for a significant numbers of realtors who can benefit from the Apple computers, to explore a platform that can allow them to work more efficiently, by making an irresponsible statement like "Keep you life as simple as possible. If you don’t have a history with Apple computers, stick to the operating system that real estate applications are written for, Windows"

Realtors reading the above opinion come away more confused than when they started. "I don't thing thats simplifying their lives, is it, Mr Johnson?" Furthermore, the writer demonstrates his lack of understanding of the Mac platform by failing to mention any Apple based solutions for Realtors such as http://www.apple.com/business/solutions/realestat…

Just because Mr. Johnson views the world through a straw, should the audience follow suit?

Bottom line, Realtors, please explore both platforms yourself, and form an educated opinion based on facts and not misinformed opinions.

Personal attacks do no good in proving your point.

Would you care to make an intelligent argument that could be of some value to our readership?