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If someone gave you $15,000 to never use mac os x again, what would you do?
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$15K isn't nearly enough money to get me to stop using OS X.
$100K - probably. $50K - maybe. $15K - nope.
$100K - probably. $50K - maybe. $15K - nope.
How many of you answering that you'd take the money have been without a mac for at least 2 years? I did it once and I found myself salivating over at apple.com every few hours. I even went so far to make my linux partition look exactly like mac os x. Not the same. 
I would need at least $5 million (tax free) to give up OSX for life.* I would give up OSX for a year for $50K.
*Mac OS XI and anything beyond is not OSX.
He went to jail. I don't remeber if it was drugs or assult or something else. He's out now, though....because I think I've seen him on Scrubs.
*Mac OS XI and anything beyond is not OSX.
He went to jail. I don't remeber if it was drugs or assult or something else. He's out now, though....because I think I've seen him on Scrubs.
I'm thinking more like $1MILL - hell, yes. $500K - probably. $250K - maybe. $100K - probably not. $15K - nope.
I've already sold out for $900. That extra $14,100 would be icing on the cake. I don't care to use either Mac OS X or Windows 7 (not Vista or XP tho). My Apple days over.
How many of you answering that you'd take the money have been without a mac for at least 2 years? I did it once and I found myself salivating over at apple.com every few hours. I even went so far to make my linux partition look exactly like mac os x. Not the same.
I went without OS X for the first 14 years of my life.
I use Windows every day and have no complaints with it. Now, the hardware I run it on is a different story sometimes, but that's beside the point. I could easily go without using OS X for the rest of my life. It's not "painful" for me to use Windows.
A few years ago, I might have said yes. It's not like I'd be losing money, but rather gaining money I didn't know I was going to get. But after having to deal with Apple's customer service just once about a year ago and being screamed at, I never want to buy another mac again.*
So it's $15,000 found dollars!
*subject to change if I get a job in a video related industry - I can live without OS X, but not Final Cut!
So it's $15,000 found dollars!
*subject to change if I get a job in a video related industry - I can live without OS X, but not Final Cut!
I'll gladly keep OS X - I make much more than $15 k with my MBP and MP. The days of using a DAW with Windows were so frustrating (hint - session crashes, data loss, blue screen of death, etc etc)
I have a Win 7 pc that I only use with Gigastudio - but that gives me trouble from time to time. Ugh. (yes, I don't install kazaa/limewire on my pc, in fact it's not connected to the internet at all)
I have a Win 7 pc that I only use with Gigastudio - but that gives me trouble from time to time. Ugh. (yes, I don't install kazaa/limewire on my pc, in fact it's not connected to the internet at all)
Um, maybe it's someone's livelihood? Not everyone simply browses the web and tweets you know
$15,000 isn't nearly enough.
I'm assuming since I use os x at work, I would have to quit my job.
That would be dumb.
I'm assuming since I use os x at work, I would have to quit my job.
That would be dumb.
Last I heard, he was arrested for trying to buy weed and is now waiting tables at, I think it was a TGI Fridays.
I completely agree and my vote went to the $15k, but some apps are OSX only. Some very, very good apps.
are you trying to say that i should stick to making music on windows? that place, that no one in their right minds would use for music! im sorry, but that sounds a bit silly lol!!
Using macs i hope to one day actually earn money making music one day.. soooo i dont think i could rely on windows for that.. its just a bit too unreliable for me.. i will take the high prices n all the trimmings if it means i can make music effectively, day in day out for the next 20-30 years..
Using macs i hope to one day actually earn money making music one day.. soooo i dont think i could rely on windows for that.. its just a bit too unreliable for me.. i will take the high prices n all the trimmings if it means i can make music effectively, day in day out for the next 20-30 years..
I want to say yes, but the process of moving computers, rebuying iTunes music(for Linux machine), etc....I'm pushed away from the idea.
Still 15k would get me a nice Ubuntu machine!
Still 15k would get me a nice Ubuntu machine!