In his strident advocacy for OS X and all things Mac (Letters, 5 November), Thomas Barta is guilty of making the same mistake that mindless enthusiasts always do on both sides of the rather boring PC versus Mac so-called debate.

Barta’s attempt at dismissing the PC environment as “1980s technology” without having the honesty to admit that the very same term can be used to describe the Mac’s origins removes any and all credibility from his argument.

I just wish the misguided fools on both sides of the Mac/PC fence would grow up and admit that people should be allowed to choose whatever platform best suits their individual or corporate needs.

Getting hot under the collar about what is essentially a piece of office equipment betrays a life that is empty of more interesting things.

Paul Harper, ICI