dekadentdave said:
Whatever Douglas. I hear your gripe from non-mac users all the time and it's pretty ignorant. Macs cost more, sure but I've bought one computer in the last 8 years and watched family members go through 4 or 5 new "cheap" PC's. They've spent more and dealt with more headaches than I've ever had to deal with. They are always calling me about their computer problems and they are constantly frustrated. All I can say is that you get what you pay for and while Apple's products are expensive, I've gotten the most out of them.
Isn't it funny how you throw those PC insults out without any context. What kind of PC experience do your relatives/friends have? For all we know they are electronics jinxes who could break a toaster with but a touch and a bit of bread. Telling me people go through PCs means nothing without context. I have a friend who has gone through 4 Macs in 7 years. See, how with no context that sounds bad? However, he feels the need to be "cutting edge" so he's constantly upgrading - not because of error, but because of wanting a new system. I bet many of your friends upgrade and so forth.
Exactly what do you use that 8 year old computer for? Because no matter whether it's a Mac or a PC, it's a dinosaur. The fact that you can still get by with that, well I won't lie, I am impressed. However, it kinda invalids your tech opinion. Sure, someone that can survive that long with the same computer should own a Mac. Over the long haul, they are nice. However, no matter which system you go with, if you want to remain productive ... and use the computer for more than word processing and e-mailing, you are going to have to upgrade every few years ... maybe not a complete new rig, but upgrade none the less.
dekadentdave said:
Trendy? Perhaps. The ipod is a trend. The iphone is a trend. It's because of Apple's design innovation that spawns techno-market trends and imitators. Look how long it took Microsoft to come out with Zune to compete against the ipod. The iphone will no doubt inspire new integrated wireless imitators. As for their computers, they both are built on intel processors, its just a matter of operating system preference.
Once again, where's the perspective? You make it sound like Microsoft was incapable of making an MP3 player before last year. While it's just my opinion (and let's be honest, unless you and Bill are best friends, all of this - you and me - is just conjecture/ opinions), I think Microsoft was too busy trying to break into the video game industry - 10 times the income of the MP3 market - to worry about making a Zune type player. And to be honest, the Zune isn't that great. But I dislike the Ipod too. I will stick with my Creative Labs Zen anyday. It's video screen is light years ahead of the iPod video. I will give Apple credit for innovation. Now, if they could only discover how to combine innovation with value. Then, they could give MS a serious run for their money.
dekadentdave said:
Do you want to suffer with buggy Microsoft and deal with those headaches or do you want something that makes your life simple so you can focus on your work? Can't tell you how many times our PC's at work are always crashing and we have to call IT to fix them which cuts into productivity. My mac has only had one crash in 8 years. Needless to say I am happy I have a mac.
Sorry, but I am computer literate enough to avoid most of the problems with "buggy" microsoft products. Also, crashing PCs can have as much to do with the employees and tech people as to the hardware themselves. Sure, Macs are idiot proof. But I am not an idiot, so I don't need one.Don't get me wrong, MS software is buggy at launch ... kinda like the early iPods, the early hybrid Macs that could run PC software slowly, the many headaches awaiting early iPhone adopters, etc. Because innovation means getting there first and letting your customers work through the bugs. MS is no different with their new software. Vista is buggy. However, XP runs like a charm. I have only had one crash with it in 2 and 1/2 years ... and that turned out to be defective memory chips. Like I said, people who don't understand how to use computers should own Macs. They are less stressful. However, when you learn how to actual use a computer, try a PC. I will take the expandability, software support, hardware support, game support, general business dominance, etc. over a Mac. For every minor headache I might have, I guarantee that I will have 100 different options you won't with that Mac. And, at least to me, that's preferable. I don't hate you for owning a Mac. I don't hate Steve Jobs - Gates did screw him over. But I hate the smarmy attitudes and elitist dogma of the Mac set. "Genius" bar, indeed.
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dekadentdave said:
Whatever Douglas. I hear your gripe from non-mac users all the time and it's pretty ignorant.
Let's keep it civil. I didn't call you ignorant for using a Mac from the Clinton Administration. How about showing us PC users the same respect.
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