Switcher interview
by Magnus
Name: Sumudu Gunaratne
Job: Airline Manager
Mac: iMac 17-inch Intel
Switch date: March 8, 2006
Q: Why did you switch?
A: A friend at work had talked to me
briefly about Mac Mini and so I fancied
the idea of trying some thing new and
different. So one evening I went over
to Apple Store in Ibn Battuta Mall and
bought my self a iMac.
Q: How did you find the Mac to start
with?
A: Setting up was a piece of cake ! Just
taking my iMac out of the box and connected
the keyboard & Mouse. Once
powered it up and turned on the’ fashionable
& sexy thing’ for the first time, I
was taken through the Mac OS X set up
process to set up my user account painlessly.
Plugging up my ADSL router, automatically
detected router’s settings and
configured itself to hook on to internet.
Q: What were the best things about it?
A: Simply, it’s a sleek, lovely and beautiful
looking machine with an innovative
OS. It has always been a pleasure and fun
to work on my iMac. You got everything
(software) you’d need coming with it for
your family computing and home entertainment
& stuff.
Q: What did you find difficult?
A: Well, in the beginning, it was mainly to
get used to keyboard short cuts and that
was it!
Q: Do you still use WIndows at all?
A: I have been using Mac for all my
computing needs at home, including my
nine year old daughter Stephanie. I don’t
have PCs at home. However, at work; yes
I use windows.
Q: Would you ever switch back?
A: I’ve been a home PC user since mid
90’s and discovered the Mac only last
year and I wish it had been a much earlier;
so I don’t think I’d go back.
Q: What would your advice be for other
Windows users considering switching?
A: Just go for it ! I’ve had my lovely iMac
since March last year and in the beginning
I purchased and installed antivirus
software, because of my unpleasant experiences
with Windows previously. With
Mac, I can’t believe no viruses, no trojans,
no adware and no spyware. I think,
this alone should be reason enough to
switch from Windows to Mac!