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Mac vs Windoz... this is a beauty !
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kingjr3 said:Interesting comments from someone who has "GOD uses a mac" in his signature. Seems you have fallen off your high horse.
Did i ever say I had a problem with the Mac platform , I think not. I said i have a problem with mac zealots and Apple acting like a bully these days , doing things like trying to black mail vendors into paying 10% to wear thier stupid "made for iPod" sticker and will let the smaller vendors who refuse/cannot pay go under. I guess u people want Apple to suceed by any means good or shady. Wonder whats in it for you? besides bragging rights.
I expect such tasteless tactics and behavior from the likes of Sony and Microsoft but it seems like Apple has move far away from being the cool computer company we have all grown to love. You people act like mindless drones who think Jobs is infallible. Isn't this the kind of nonsense we were hoping to get away from when we all made "the switch" in the 1st place , weren't we all supposed to "Think Different".
jiggie2g said:
Ok, so you like the products but not the company that makes them? If you don't like the company, don't support it. Go get a Dull or build yourself a PC.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
Cracked me up. And, I have to tell ya, using Macs since 1986 like I have a lot of what this dude said happened all the time through previous systems. OSX saved us from a lot of nightmares that we used to go through.
Love Macs. Totally love OSX. Not an Apple apologist by any means though.
Cracked me up. And, I have to tell ya, using Macs since 1986 like I have a lot of what this dude said happened all the time through previous systems. OSX saved us from a lot of nightmares that we used to go through.
Love Macs. Totally love OSX. Not an Apple apologist by any means though.
kingjr3 said:
thank you for making my argument valid, The Maczealots do for Apple what , the Gung ho i'm American well Nuke ur ass so-called Patriots do for this country , they ruin everything and if u don't agree with them they tell u 2 **** off or threaten u.
hey shouldn't you be at your evangelical meeting so you could bow and worship to your 40ft painting of Geroge W. while you all figure out new ways to help speed up armegeddon cuz the bible told you it's coming soon.
Oh by the way I did build me a Spankin new PC and it will kick any Power Mac G5's ass.
New Rig:
Windows XP Pro w/ SP2
Antec Sonata Case w/ 2x 120mm Fans
AMD Athlon 64 3200+(2ghz) OC'd to 2.6 /1300mhz FSB(eachway)
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D SLI Modded
1GB Corsair XMS DDR3200 OC'd 260mhz aka PC500 speeds
ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCIe 16X
Hitachi Deskstar 250GB SATA HD
NEC ND-3500A 16X DVD+-RW
Lite-On 52X CD-RW
Antec Neo Power 480W PSU
Zalman CPNS 7700-Cu 120mm Heat sink w/ Artic Silver 5 Themal Paste
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 /w tilt wheel mouse
Samsung 710N 17in LCD Monitor
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speaker set
Belkin Wireless G Router
Belkin Wireless G USB Adapter
Canon PIXMA IP-3000 Printer
All that for less than the price of a Dual 2ghz Power Mac.
by the way for all you who think my PC may sound like a jet engine ,it never goes above 30 decibles at full load.
Raven VII said:
Sorry but there are some of us who just demand the most for our money, if i'm going 2 blow $2000 on a Computer i have better be cutting edge not 2yr old parts(Power Mac G5). If u look at my list of parts that all have the same thing in common they provide incredible Speed & power while keeping cool and quiet. I love Mac software but not enough to get jerked $2000+ and be further insulted by being given 256MB ram and a $50 Video card , by the way G5 ram is the worst and has very high 3 Cas Latency , it's like the slowest DDR u can buy.
My stuff it picked down from the Power Supply to ther thermal paste on my CPU to the bios configuration for optimal performance. I see it like this , yeah i can buy a BMW M3 if i want a stock kick ass car that looks good or for alot less i can get an Lancer Evo, put 5 grand in it and destroy anything that stops at a red light. Bang for Buck always wins me over.
So u keep paying $2000 for your 2yr old cheese grader but not me ever quote the Raven ...Never more.
as far as size is concerned i'll ask ur girl if she still remember who u are in the morning.
Sounds like you do have a nice computer. And as i agree with you (partly), ive hung around this thread for a while. And im sure you dont care but your gonna piss some people off with your attitude and your (mines bigger than yours) mentality. Ask yourself, what is your goal? Do you think by coming in here and bashing Macs hardware that your gonna convince us to throw our powermacs,minis,pbs,ibooks or whatever else we have into the trash can? Then go out and get a "super duper" peecee? Peecees are cool and so are Macs. Oranges are cool and so are Apples (no pun intended). Does that make an apple better than an orange? I do think you have a point but your making it in a rather distasteful way.jiggie2g said:
I personally thought it was hilarious. You all take it to seriously though. Hes just having fun.
If you had been paying attention to the thread, you would know that i was not talking about the guy in the video. I was talking about another poster. Read above.Nuc said:Don't you mean lemons
Actually I found the clip rather funny. The clip was all for fun...
CaptainCaveMann said:
Don't get me wrong I own both platforms , iMac G4 800mhz 15in(circa 2002). I never said macs weren't cool. I also doidn't get into the hardware thing until people had nasty things to say about me because I questioned apples business tactics of recent months comparing them to microsoft and sony. some people here are a little drunk on the mac kool aid and act like whatever good ol's Steve'o does is infallible. Apple is starting to be very greedy and bully like isn't that why we bash microsoft in the 1st place.
C'mon this tread is supposed to be about some arsehole who make a stupid but funny video dissing the Mac , and people here are acting like some crazy cult who just witnessed a bible burning.
The music ... argh ... it makes me want to cringe. Overall, though, it was a good laugh.
Isn't there a PC version too?
Isn't there a PC version too?
kingjr3 said:
Arrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Shut up, please, I beg of you...
Did you ever see the 'South Park' episode with 'Wal*Mart Vs. Small Town Shops'? Same problem. Brilliant episode, by the way...
I'm so sick of hearing people say 'Dull', 'Micro$oft' and 'Winblowz'. Stop. You're making it worse for everybody in the long run.
Don't you see what you're doing? First of all, you're labeling yourself as a mac zealot (yay). This just reinforces the opinions of the 'PeeCee troll' that came here to hate you (us / macs / whatever). Why do that? Then, you have to just resort to name-calling in a thread where one person has already made his stance clear - he enjoys PCs.
And the 'penis joke'? And the response? Ugh....
Secondly, you're feeding the 'gang rape' mentality of internet forums - one person starts, the rest don't see a reason not to. That's the way the world works..
And finally? You're being a hypocrite.
'Howso?' you might ponder...
It's not ok to come on here and say, 'OMG, OSX is gay! You guys are gay! Your penis is so small, OMG! I screwed your girlfriend!' without getting banned, but it's ok to do the same thing when it comes to PCs?
Double-standards are neat.
Jesus, why does anybody care about what kind of computer another person uses? Shut up. Use what you want. We have bigger problems in the world.
And about the '...don't like 'em? don't use 'em!' mentality?
It's not always that simple. I know lots of mac users that have to buy and use Windows to use certain programs, or to play games. I'm sure there are a few PC users that have to use macs for certain programs as well...
Did you ever consider the fact, that maybe, he likes OSX but he dislikes Apple as a company - their policies on things and their subpar hardware?
I know I'm in the same boat as him when it comes ot that. I don't really like any kind of corporations - Apple included. Apple overcharges for old hardware and I don't like their stance on some things (like the metadata in the iTunes downloads). Does that mean I 'love' Microsoft or Windows?
No. I dislike Windows quite a bit. However, Microsoft has created some of my favorite mice, my Xbox and the Pocket PC. All of which I own and enjoy.
I know that right now, your head is probably ready to explode:
'OMG! He likes a few M$ products, but thinks Bill Gates is still a dick1?!?! OMG!!!1'
Yes. That is correct. I disagree with Bill Gates on many issues and I think his OS is junk. However, I will be rational about things in a way that, even though I dislike Bill and his company, if he makes a product that best fits my need, I will purchase it (GASP!?).
This also applies to PC users that bought iPods but hate Apple.
I own three macs and one PC (that I still use, anyway). I love my macs. But honestly, I couldn't live without either. I make a living from my computers, and I enjoy using them (most of the time). Does that mean I have to love the companies that made them? Not really. Do macs crash and have problems? Yes. Does Windows? Yes.
As for my PC? It's a Dell. It's a very nice computer too. Haven't had any problems in two years. Does that mean nobody in the history of the planet has never had any kind of problem with a Dell? No. But it does mean that I'm a satisfied customer - and your claims are probably just rehashed propaganda without any sort of personal (or logical) backing.
And the 'OS Piracy' comment about 'sticking it to the man'...
Yeah, piracy has been around since the dawn of computers. It hasn't brought down Apple of Microsoft yet. It's not going to. The prices don't rise because people aren't buying things. That's not how the world works.
If that were the case, 'clearance' as we know it, would mean that you mark the items up and hope that they sell - using the excuse '...some people stole a few of these, so we're making you pay for it'...
Products are created for about a third of the cost they sell for. They're making a profit either way. All it comes down to really is a personal 'moral' choice. Because realistically, it wouldn't make a bit of difference if you purchased the next OS release or not. The company would still make their money - which is made, mostly be selling large quantities of licenses to institutions, etc.
See, in the business world and in the field of education - you have to have registered software. That's where they make all of their money. The guys that used 'Shake' on 'Lord of the Rings' didn't download Shake. They couldn't. That's where Apple makes the money for 'Shake'.
I hope that made some bit of sense.
The only companies that make these 'piracy' claims are the entertainment companies. And frankly, they deserve it.
They completely overcharge for their products, and most of the time, offer inferior goods anyway.
When Macsoft and Aspyr start making worthwhile ports of games (that arrive on-time and (somewhat) bug-free) that are actually optimized for the hardware they're running on - then people will actually pay money for them.
And please, spare me the '...buy the games they're making now to show that you support them' excuse. That's the most foolish of all stances.
Anyway, that's my rant. Tear it apart if you will. I'd prefer not to speak any more on the matter.
Have a happy.
I might like to point out when that movies was made OSX did not even exist yet. At best it was OS 9 and that OS had a lot of problems.
Still like it when a friend of mine (who is a true mac Zealot) was trying to show it off to me saying how much better it was then windows and then the computer crashed and lock up on him. At the time I think windows 2000 was out or at least NT. It was before XP. I beleive it was around the time War craft 3 was out but I know it was before OSX because I saw it shortly before for OS9 was showed off to me and crashed.
Still like it when a friend of mine (who is a true mac Zealot) was trying to show it off to me saying how much better it was then windows and then the computer crashed and lock up on him. At the time I think windows 2000 was out or at least NT. It was before XP. I beleive it was around the time War craft 3 was out but I know it was before OSX because I saw it shortly before for OS9 was showed off to me and crashed.
I personally use both a PC and a Mac. And I enjoy them both, its fun to see stuff that pokes fun at both sides of it. Fact is, computers crash. Period. Espically my PC, which its crappy mainboard is giving out. Never buy a Mainboard from an Austrailian company called Octek. Espically if the name of the product has anything to do with RHINOS. Man what were they thinking? I'm glad to have gotten my Mac back up and runnin earlier.
jiggie2g said:
Heehee...don't get me wrong I love using Macs, but it's just a c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r. If you can't laugh at yourself then I think you've probably missed the point of life, and that extends to lifestyle choices. The video was funny, although I thought he was talking about OS9 because OSX is a dream to use compaired to OS9. I've heard horror stories about both Macs and Windows but by the same measure I've heard each camp praise their chosen OS, each to his own. As for Mr.Bush, don't get me started- that family and associated cronies are pure evil, history will hopefully show them for what they are...middle-bible-waving-america should be ashamed of itself. Sorry rant over...as I said ...each to his own.
I use both Mac and PC as well. It was a complete impulse to change over to the Mac and it really opened my eyes, the whole computing experience was just so much better. I don't really need computers for work or anything, so it wasn't life or death if things didn't work.
There is things I like about windows and things I don't like about OS X, but all in all, the Mac wins hands down.
Competition is goood! It means we get an OS like Tiger!
There is things I like about windows and things I don't like about OS X, but all in all, the Mac wins hands down.
Competition is goood! It means we get an OS like Tiger!