How many people switched to Macs because of you so far?!

[irishgrizzly]

I was just thinking about this the other day – it's quite a few; My brother, my Mother, my girlfriend, my girlfriends Mother. These have all been direct converts, as in they asked me what computer to get next and I said "a Mac". In my social group of about 20 people, about half now have macs, but some were using them through work before I had any influence on there decision.

I tend to recommend macs to family mainly because if their machine has a problem I'm the one who has to fix it. If it was a windows box it would be that much more headache.

 

[nateDEEZY]

Just one, my co-worker.

 

[jczubach]

One ex-girlfriend switched to a guy named Shaun, no Macs yet that I know of.

 

[maccam]

I've convinced 3, the 4th is still deciding.

CHEERS!!!

 

[amiga]

4 though not all of then realize it

 

[XheartcoreboyX]

seems like you guys are doing a good job =D
so far..all my friends seen my mac and they were very impressed..it has only rare bugs and freezes and its so MUCH more beautiful than windows(is it any beautiful anyway?! =\)....i think my exgirlfriend is bying a new iMac next week XD,im doing a good job too.

 

[megfilmworks]

More than I can remember, and then they "convert" others. Its like a fungus

 

[pdra05]

Just 2 I think - My sister and another friend.. And I think my dad is switching to a Mac before Christmas!

 

[Shotgun OS]

Sort of like 2.....they don't own Macs, they just acknowledge that Macs are much superior than PCs. Technically, I only have one friend who uses a Mac.

 

[techlover828]

1, my stepbrother, he's moved over to the side

 

[CEAbiscuit]

Three... all doing just fine....

 

[Mistershark]

One, a good friend of mine. He got a MacBook.

 

[grafikat]

I've been instrumental in switching at least 4 folks that I can think of in the last few years. Probably more if I really thought about

 

[ThePrimeDreamer]

2 so far and I use to be a great proponent against the Mac and its ill capabilities. I guess I saw the light and turned over a new leaf.

 

[slick316]

I switched in Jan. 2005, bought a 15" PB G4. I then got my sister to switch, she bought a 12" PB G4 (She still has it, loves the size). A good friend was next with the 15" PB G4 that used PC4200 ram (I guess the last of the PB's), and he still has it and uses it. I then got another friend into the Apple world, he bought a 1st gen 17" MBP. Another friend followed with 1st gen 13.3" MB (white). Another friend got switched with a 1st gen 13.3" MB (black). And finally, my cousin switched after a year of thinking about it, and bought the new 15" MBP w/ LED display.

All of them love OS X the most, that was all of there reasons to switch, nothing more really.

So in short, I switched 6 people. I know I have a few more people that will switch, they just need to come up with the money to do it.

 

[iBookG4user]

I've convinced 12 people to switch from windows to Mac OS X. All of them are very happy with their Macs and rarely even have questions about it even more. I hope to convince many more .

 

[alansmallen]

23

I have taken exactly 23 people from the dark side and brought them over to Apple. I have been counting for when Apple decides to give recommendation prizes, I can go cash up.

 

[ironjaw]

Nearly everyone I know

Well my sister convinced me back in 2001, and also I had a friend who was a mac owner since the 90s but I bought my first mac ibook in 2003 after that 2 other friends came on the boat. This year alone 3 of friends bough macbooks and yesterday a friend of mine called me up ofr blessings that he bought a PPC mac mini

 

[72930]

100% because of me:

Dad, Brother, Sister, Uncle, Grandad, Grandad's friend, Friend's brother (Mum is saving for an iMac and a friend is saving for a Macbook)

Partly because of me:

I use a Macbook in school, one of two computer users in my class. Almost everyone said I was crazy for using a mac, now all the people who sit around me have one or want one.

 

[4God]

4, without even trying.

 

[ReanimationLP]

My mom stole my iBook.

I offered to replace it when I can with a P4 Dell lappy, but she declined, saying she'll keep her little friend until he finally gives up the ghost. (The iBooks starting to get those crappy logic board issues.)

 

[Annndy!]

Two, though I had to BUY the damn thing for one of them.

 

[The Stig]

1 for sure. A friends of mine, and he didn't even really want to buy one!

Maybe 1 other, but his Dad bought it for him. I didn't really do much, but I had him sold on the idea of wishing he could buy one.

I've convinced a couple of others that they want one

The Stig

 

[MacPossum]

Three (3) so far, hoping to recruit some more this semester!

 

[capoditutti]

Four!

Very proud - though i don't own the most powerful one of them anymore

All MacBook Pros too - long live delectable portability!!!