It's amazing the switching tactics people are resorting to! Drugging parents!
If they were "falling in love" I guess you were giving them e's?
couldn't resist, sorry!
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It's amazing the switching tactics people are resorting to! Drugging parents!
If they were "falling in love" I guess you were giving them e's?
couldn't resist, sorry!
Oh, I'm not sure this was much of an issue - or debated very often. The Amiga was clearly superior.
<puts spoon back in pocket>
couchpotato-
Opinions are a good thing. It's why life can be wonderful and exciting, rather than being bland and monotonous. It's good to have your beliefs challanged. And it's great to find people who think the same as you,.
The trick is to understand that the PC people who are bothering you are expressing their thoughts which challenge your position. If their arguments aren't rational, you ignore them - hard sometimes when it gets down to name calling, but it's all you can do in the end. The people with rational arguments might actually have a valid point or two - so it's always worth listening even if you don't agree.
Erk - hope this doesn't sound like preaching....it's just sad to see something like this getting to you. Remember that Mac's have a special something that appeals to certain types of people. Apple's brand loyalty is the biggest thing that all other computer manufacturers envy. There must be a reason for it
You mean Macs aren't the best out there?
You mean Apple won't rule the world?
You mean Steve Jobs ISN'T GOD?!?!
It's not that I have anything against pee-cee's or anything like that... I just have fun making little jokes about all the inconveniences of using a pee-cee.
I also say stuff like "Now if you were using a Mac...", and although most of the time it's true, I don't dwell on it. My friends and I laugh it off.
Now there was this one guy who thought he could hack my computer. I gave him my IP. He said I was running net bios, and had tons of different ports open. I had a nice firewall up, and I was like, I only have 4 ports open, and I'm running UNIX. He then got offensive, saying I was wrong, and that my own portscans were wrong. The guy didn't even know how to get past my cable modem's basic firewall... And he calls himself a hacker... He can't even hack it!
I try not to get into discussions about Mac vs PC online, because they usually end in a bad way. Mac users will start up something, and then get tired of listening to the pee-cee apes, so they'll quit, and the pee-cee guys will claim a 'victory' over Apple. It just feeds the flame, and it's already too hot to handle. I only enjoy the whole Mac vs PC thing when it's an intelligent discussion, and not personal insults flying around questioning everyone's sexuality...
You mean Apple won't rule the world?
You mean Steve Jobs ISN'T GOD?!?!
It's not that I have anything against pee-cee's or anything like that... I just have fun making little jokes about all the inconveniences of using a pee-cee.
I also say stuff like "Now if you were using a Mac...", and although most of the time it's true, I don't dwell on it. My friends and I laugh it off.
Now there was this one guy who thought he could hack my computer. I gave him my IP. He said I was running net bios, and had tons of different ports open. I had a nice firewall up, and I was like, I only have 4 ports open, and I'm running UNIX. He then got offensive, saying I was wrong, and that my own portscans were wrong. The guy didn't even know how to get past my cable modem's basic firewall... And he calls himself a hacker... He can't even hack it!
I try not to get into discussions about Mac vs PC online, because they usually end in a bad way. Mac users will start up something, and then get tired of listening to the pee-cee apes, so they'll quit, and the pee-cee guys will claim a 'victory' over Apple. It just feeds the flame, and it's already too hot to handle. I only enjoy the whole Mac vs PC thing when it's an intelligent discussion, and not personal insults flying around questioning everyone's sexuality...
I cant get over how many PC users who have never owned or used a Mac,think that you start them up and they crash,you restart and it crashes,and so on and so on.
I think what is happening at the moment is that the G5 is blurring the lines for some PC users and they are afraid they might have some crow coming,whether they admit it or not is another thing.
Also I think at the moment we are wearing the ire of some PC users for the G5 campaign,ie worlds fastest,64bit etc,hypothetically imagine if Intel had come out and said they had the fastest desktop puter in the world,and if it was fronted by Gates,imagine the crap we would be giving the ad,so I think it may be sort of similar for the hard core PC users at the moment jmo
I think what is happening at the moment is that the G5 is blurring the lines for some PC users and they are afraid they might have some crow coming,whether they admit it or not is another thing.
Also I think at the moment we are wearing the ire of some PC users for the G5 campaign,ie worlds fastest,64bit etc,hypothetically imagine if Intel had come out and said they had the fastest desktop puter in the world,and if it was fronted by Gates,imagine the crap we would be giving the ad,so I think it may be sort of similar for the hard core PC users at the moment jmo
Heh heh, no kidding, you should've seen some of the PC forums right after WWDC, I'd think I'm putting it very lightly when I say things have gone of the far end
. Of course, I wouldn't necessarily blame them, there were more than a few mac zealots who felt it necessary to fling mud in everyone's face and proclaim highly flameable things such as "G5 outpaces Pee4, Dopteron, and Itanic". I have to admit though, this forum seems to be alot milder than most other forums I've been to, very impressive.
As for linux - ever tried debian? This is what linux is for geeks. Ever used Mandrake? Its getting there really well.
Windows is a good OS -really. Its just that Apple writes a better one in some ways. You show me a program for MacOS X that allows packet writing on a CD-RW and I will totally smash windows. But there isnt one. Apple does a lot to hurt its developer community (menu extras anyone) where as windows, whilst not totally open doesnt keep nearly as many useful private APIs. If Apple were as open about its APIs then we would have the truly upper-hand.
As a developer from MacOS X I can tell you it is nicer to do obj-c on a mac than c++ on a pc. But hey, we all have our choices - i recently got a fujifilm DSC w/Super CCD (S602Z if you want to know). Anyone aware of digital cameras will know that fuji claims that their 3MP SCCD can do 6MP. My best friend wont buy anything other than Nikon or Olympus.
Anyway, ending a longish rant, its all personal preference. Some people dont know any better. Some people have no choice. And some people (IMO: why on earth) prefer.
I prefer a mac and MacOS X. Another good friend prefers Windows XP Pro. My best buddy has a Windows XP Pro desktop and a 12" PB and a 15GB iPod to top it off.
Windows is a good OS -really. Its just that Apple writes a better one in some ways. You show me a program for MacOS X that allows packet writing on a CD-RW and I will totally smash windows. But there isnt one. Apple does a lot to hurt its developer community (menu extras anyone) where as windows, whilst not totally open doesnt keep nearly as many useful private APIs. If Apple were as open about its APIs then we would have the truly upper-hand.
As a developer from MacOS X I can tell you it is nicer to do obj-c on a mac than c++ on a pc. But hey, we all have our choices - i recently got a fujifilm DSC w/Super CCD (S602Z if you want to know). Anyone aware of digital cameras will know that fuji claims that their 3MP SCCD can do 6MP. My best friend wont buy anything other than Nikon or Olympus.
Anyway, ending a longish rant, its all personal preference. Some people dont know any better. Some people have no choice. And some people (IMO: why on earth) prefer.
I prefer a mac and MacOS X. Another good friend prefers Windows XP Pro. My best buddy has a Windows XP Pro desktop and a 12" PB and a 15GB iPod to top it off.
Originally posted by tazo
Man if that wasn't the epitome of an ADHD-esque post on this message board.....
how polite people are on these boards
Originally posted by benixau
how polite people are on these boards
LOL I don't usually point out stuff like that but every other word was pointing to a different topic