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Cygnus311 said:
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And problems as well. But that was black humor.
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Apple + 50 Cent = Affordable Inner-City Mac?
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Actually I have very black humor.
And problems as well. But that was black humor.
Hahahah
why doesn't fiddy just buy macbooks and give them to inner city kids, hes a millionare?
why doesn't fiddy just buy macbooks and give them to inner city kids, hes a millionare?
The thing is its a double edge sword...A is jump said:
as much as we may hate 50 and everything he stands for....
He does have the presence and power to bring a certain segment of the population out of the digital divide.
Its funny because 50 admitted in the whole Oprah debacle he had...that his largest fanbase is white middle class suburban kids....
but he dodes have the presence to resonate with others and bring them to the technology, which is very important if we want to keep a somewhat educated society who can contribute.
WOW. not for the 50cent-Apple thing, but WOW there are a lot of ignorant close minded people that really don't think too different here. that makes me really sad, and there is no way in hell i'm reading through 13 pages of that crap. (3 was enough)
That is what I said in the other post......HiroProtagonist said:
he doesnt have to team up with Apple to achieve this goal...
he can go into best buy and get a palettte of emachines or hps right now and pass them out
better yet he can rap about computers instead of hoes
camomac said:
Still had to tack your "opinion" 10 unread pages down the line tho huh didn't you buddy?
WOW
camomac said:
You're damn right, This is a forum for debate, not whiney "WOW...I'm not getting involved" posts of self importance....
Contribute an opinion, or get outta line
nihilisticmonk said:
Actually its more like the truth ad where the speak of a tobaco company who donated a few hundred thousand dollars and then spent a few million dollars advertising that they did it.
camomac said:
That reminds me... I'd like to point out that I'm smarter than anyone else here and it's almost unbearable for me to have to read through the other posters' muddled and gramatically challenged prose. It almost pains me that anyone not as smart as me is allowed to publish their meaningless thoughts in this thread. Let's end this thread by discussing my intelligence for a page or so. In future, when there's a controversial topic, just ask for my opinion, and we won't have to spend 13 pages discussing it.
I like the idea of a real inexpensive mac. But that treads on the eMac. Personally, I think it'd be great for students to be able to buy eMacs through their school, and anyone to be able to buy them through their library or something.
Branding it 50 cent is not a good idea for the simple fact that not everyone that is in need is a fan of 50 cent. If he wants to help, or endorse it, then great. I just don't think branding it with his name is reasonable.
A 50 cent iPod? Great idea! In fact, I think Apple should consider many bands and artists for this. The U2 one is limited to U2 fans and people who like black and red. Some great ideas would be...
Grateful Dead and Phish - Tons and Tons of Heads use their iPods for listening to countless hours of live music.
Beatles - Although it'd probably never happen
Elvis - With sparklies
Floyd - Prism
I'm just throwing a few out, but there's plenty that could get in on something like this. It'd be cool if any band could pay and work with Apple to have a band-branded pod.
Anyway, as far as branding a computer with an artist, no matter who, it's a bad idea. It's just not far-reaching enough and some people may even be turned off by the artist (Just look at this thread, racist or not)
Jephrey
Branding it 50 cent is not a good idea for the simple fact that not everyone that is in need is a fan of 50 cent. If he wants to help, or endorse it, then great. I just don't think branding it with his name is reasonable.
A 50 cent iPod? Great idea! In fact, I think Apple should consider many bands and artists for this. The U2 one is limited to U2 fans and people who like black and red. Some great ideas would be...
Grateful Dead and Phish - Tons and Tons of Heads use their iPods for listening to countless hours of live music.
Beatles - Although it'd probably never happen
Elvis - With sparklies
Floyd - Prism
I'm just throwing a few out, but there's plenty that could get in on something like this. It'd be cool if any band could pay and work with Apple to have a band-branded pod.
Anyway, as far as branding a computer with an artist, no matter who, it's a bad idea. It's just not far-reaching enough and some people may even be turned off by the artist (Just look at this thread, racist or not)
Jephrey
Jesus said:
evidently it doesn't catch "spelt", either.
sorry if this has been posted already, but it could be dubbed the Mac-10.
What a great image for Apple. To have a confessed gangster as their spokesman. I am sure this deal will have the same results as his movie...
technicolor said:I love how you racist cowards are signing up with new names to say something or perhaps logging into 2nd accounts....this is classic
Proof?
I've clicked a few of the "macrumors newbie" comments and haven't seen a 1 post comment yet, because I was wondering about that....
I've said it and I know alot of others have said it, but really would you really like a cheap mac?
I mean I love the thought of people who do not have the financial abilities to be connected with the world, but part of me... sadly is thinking
"man... a cheap apple...."
I dont know what's wrong with me... the Mini doesn't bother me... Perhaps its just the word cheap and how my mind associates cheap with the laptops at walmart with pentium 3 processors(j/k).
I mean I love the thought of people who do not have the financial abilities to be connected with the world, but part of me... sadly is thinking
"man... a cheap apple...."
I dont know what's wrong with me... the Mini doesn't bother me... Perhaps its just the word cheap and how my mind associates cheap with the laptops at walmart with pentium 3 processors(j/k).
Lets get somethings straight
50 cent is the pop artist of Rap, not hip-hop. Hip-hop is a genre for those who have talent not those who have talented marketing machines.
There is nothing "G" as in "G-Unit" about getting shot a bunch of times and not shooting back (sorry Jadakiss).
50 cent is the definition of CRap Rap.
The only reason that Apple would use 50 cent is to sell more ****** intel machines. And from that profit oriented perspective it works because 50 cent is popular but still a ****** ass rapper (if you want to referer to him as one at all).
This is another testement of Apple doing what is best for selling not for any thing else. If you are a hardcore Apple fan boy this may upset you. **** the MacBook and it's integrated graphics !garbage!. It is no longer about quality computers it is more about profit for Apple these days. I am really disappointed I had high hopes.
Recommendation "Jadakiss - Checkmate" the single.
50 cent is the pop artist of Rap, not hip-hop. Hip-hop is a genre for those who have talent not those who have talented marketing machines.
There is nothing "G" as in "G-Unit" about getting shot a bunch of times and not shooting back (sorry Jadakiss).
50 cent is the definition of CRap Rap.
The only reason that Apple would use 50 cent is to sell more ****** intel machines. And from that profit oriented perspective it works because 50 cent is popular but still a ****** ass rapper (if you want to referer to him as one at all).
This is another testement of Apple doing what is best for selling not for any thing else. If you are a hardcore Apple fan boy this may upset you. **** the MacBook and it's integrated graphics !garbage!. It is no longer about quality computers it is more about profit for Apple these days. I am really disappointed I had high hopes.
Recommendation "Jadakiss - Checkmate" the single.
Why the hell is is dubbed as affordable to "inner city" people?
Hey, I'm all for an affordable computer. Why can't it just be that? An affordable computer. An inexpensive computer. A low cost computer. What the hell is this "inner city" crap? As if they don't live in the same country as the rest of us or something?
Hey, I'm all for an affordable computer. Why can't it just be that? An affordable computer. An inexpensive computer. A low cost computer. What the hell is this "inner city" crap? As if they don't live in the same country as the rest of us or something?
nihilisticmonk said:
There's nothing easier than shouting 'racist' or 'Nazi' in an online forum. It never furthers the discussion or changes anyone's minds and it's difficult to refute, since offensiveness is in the eye of the beholder.
icloud said:
I am quite shocked with all the posts out here. Obviously everyone has never *tried* to compose a rap/hip-hop track, otherwise you'd know how tough it is, and you would appreciate all the talent out there.
I wonder if we would have seen the same response were Apple tying up with Pavarotti or someone. The 'gun-busting, cap-popping, chillin and grilling, rap swinging etc etc' "gangsta" has quite some music gear like samplers, synthesizers, drum machines, etc..
Yes, they would appreciate a mac, and oh, my wife loves 50 cent, she's white and she's not a 'gangsta'
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