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Apple + 50 Cent = Affordable Inner-City Mac?
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technicolor said:
that is because in the lyrics it is spelt with an 'a' at the end, which is not how you spell the n word, so as such it is not picked up by the filter.
what is wrong?
Seriously, whether it is 50 cent or a bumbling crackhead on 125th st. it is a good idea give him credit, those bullets apparently havent damged his brain.
will the mac be green? free dutch with credit approval?
Seriously, whether it is 50 cent or a bumbling crackhead on 125th st. it is a good idea give him credit, those bullets apparently havent damged his brain.
will the mac be green? free dutch with credit approval?
Subiklim said:
or perhaps that's you, jumping ahead of yourself?
Perhaps he means because of this mans homophobia and promotion of the violent lifestyle?
markkk! said:
I take that as racism. The way I see it, this is NOT about 50cent. This is about helping lower income families obtain good computers at a low cost. It's these people that the poster does not want to be associated with.
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I don't believe that fiddy cent stands for violence. He just happened to stand in the pathway of violence nine times.
Fiddy cent teaches children not to give up the first, second, third....or ninth time you are shot. If fiddy had given up, he wouldn't be the megastar he is today making deals with Apple to produce Fiddy Cent computers.
Fiddy cent teaches children not to give up the first, second, third....or ninth time you are shot. If fiddy had given up, he wouldn't be the megastar he is today making deals with Apple to produce Fiddy Cent computers.
johnthevulcan said:
Dude, stop with the racist jokes, this thread is becoming ridiculous. If you don't want a "50 cent based Mac", don't get it. It's something new, I bet I'll see a lot of threads about it when it comes out too.
nihilisticmonk said:or perhaps that's you, jumping ahead of yourself?
Perhaps he means because of this mans homophobia and promotion of the violent lifestyle?
My G-d people are you that thick? This isn't about what 50 cent is doing, or what he has does. This is about a low cost computer! That's all that matters here. The computer, and the people that get it. Who cares who advertises it, it's the end result that counts!
I know you guys are busy arguing about who is racist and who is not...
but what do you think about the computer? lets say apple just assists with the design and building of... and then allows the computers to run OSX?
cheap computers by 50Cent that run OSX?
it wouldnt be in the mac line... I admit, that it wouldnt fit there.
but what do you think about the computer? lets say apple just assists with the design and building of... and then allows the computers to run OSX?
cheap computers by 50Cent that run OSX?
it wouldnt be in the mac line... I admit, that it wouldnt fit there.
Subiklim said:
Apsolute rubbish. You've twisted that into your own pathetic quote.
The dude meant he didn't agree with them going into business with a homophobic violence promoting person.
If this guy was against people obtaining lower cost macs, wouldn't he have left when the emac was announced
"pathetic...schools getting cheaper macs....apple will never have my business again...."
They're not buying the lyrics, they're buying the computer! Get it through your heads, people. This is about computers, not violence.Cygnus311 said:This deserves to be quoted again. So Apple has always appealed to the educational market....
This is just what kids need. Another reason to "look up" to a gang banger.
Subiklim said:
Wow, easy tiger. If he had said "I'm never gonna buy anything from apple as I don't want to be accosiated with blacks" that would be racist, but he hasn't so it is not, and anyway, since you are so sure there is so much racism on this board, you could surely find a more blatant example...
Edit: that post was only made in the last few minutes, but you have been yelling about racist posts for ages. Hmm...
Say it ain't so!!
I hope this isn't true. I wouldn't mind a 50 cent iPod like the U2 one, but not a computer.
I hope this isn't true. I wouldn't mind a 50 cent iPod like the U2 one, but not a computer.
I can understand that Apple Marketing is thinking about new ideas. But I really cannot identify myself with the 50 cents crap. I would prefer if they go more in the Think Different direction again.
my 2 cents
my 2 cents
Subiklim said:
It's also about an offensive pathetic money grabbing "artist" who's trying to surf off the good press about pretending to give a s**t about these people.
Are you that thick you cannot accept any other point of view?
swingerofbirch said:
ARE KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! WOW. Do me one quick, simple favor...click on www.50cent.com and then get back to me.
Some admin please lock this thread. It seems sadly the community here at MacRumors is unable to handle a debate/conversation about the thought of a computer targeted at low income familes without it becoming an all out flame war about who is or who isn't racist or if 50 cent is such a bad role model based on his dubious past.
I would gladly welcome a computer built by Apple that was marketed and priced for low income familes/people who normally would be unable to afford a computer. Regardless of age, race, religion or what not....in this day and age computer access for many people is very very beneficial.
I would gladly welcome a computer built by Apple that was marketed and priced for low income familes/people who normally would be unable to afford a computer. Regardless of age, race, religion or what not....in this day and age computer access for many people is very very beneficial.
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