If you are talking about the rebranding of MBP's to BBP's then personally I think it would have a positive effect. I'm no Photoshop guru but would love to see you all change your mind if you saw an image of the rebranded machines.
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Smart business choice: rebranding the MacBook Pro (15") to the BadBoy Pro.
Shambo, would you buy a Apple-branded BadBoy Pro, as your machine would seem vastly outdated?
Shambo, would you buy a Apple-branded BadBoy Pro, as your machine would seem vastly outdated?
If you are talking about the rebranding of MBP's to BBP's then personally I think it would have a positive effect. I'm no Photoshop guru but would love to see you all change your mind if you saw an image of the rebranded machines.
So if they rebranded the MBPs as BBPs does that mean my 13" would then also be a BBP?
seems unlikely. LBP - Little Boy Pro. and the 17" could be branded FMP - Fat Man Pro.
No but his bragging comes from his claim that he earns money by using his machine. He implies that the machine he purchased directly correlated to his earnings. Without knowing what he does and basing my opinion on how he behaves around here, I imagine he can earn a similar income using a $500 windows laptop. For all we know he uses a $300 netbook for all of his work. Who knows and who cares. Anyone who invests as much time as he does declaring how utterly awesome he is, is likely not all that awesome. Great people don't often have to protest that much.
No 13" would be a WeeBoy. 15" a BadBoy Pro. 17" the PhatBoy Pro.
iMac would be rebranded iBad or something but not really thought that one through yet.
On the contrary, you found the 17" to be too bulky. Why call it "Phat?" Isn't that supposed to be a slang term for "awesome" or "cool?"
Hmm...
Wait.... "WeeBoy"? "BadBoy Pro"? You can't be serious... What are you? 12? I'd be embarrassed if my computer had any of those names.
Do you have any idea who BJ Penn is? He may be a little smaller than you but he will ruin your day in a heartbeat. Go ahead an call him a WeeBoy. The fact that you believe your computer is superior because it has a bigger screen is laughably ignorant.
And stupid.
With respect, this is the latest in the line of MASSIVE overreactions. I don't think he's said the Weeboy's bad, he said he tried it and preferred the Badboy. He thinks the 15" screen is superior to the 13", how is that either ignorant or stupid? That's just his opinion which he chooses to disseminate on an internet forum. He likes to nickname his computer, so what? I have friends who nickname their computers/ipods/cars/phones, it's really quite common. Are you saying that no one over the age of 12 should have nicknames for things they own?
With regards to his investment comment, your definition of an investment is different to his. He think that buying practically top of the line equipment so that it's still competitive down the line means that he'll spend less money in the long run than he would have. He's putting a large quantity of money up front to minimise his outlay later on, and possibly save some money. I'd say that's bordering on an investment personally. My sister buys cheap laptops. The cheapest she can get. She's on her 3rd in 2 years, with a total outlay of £900 on computers and £35 for a replacement charger. I payed £950 upfront and my computer's still great 3.5 years later. I'd say that's close to an investment too.
He has a right to tell people he thinks his computer is the best, and he bought it for that reason, and everyone else has the right to tell him that they think another option is better. However, the 4 pages of abuse is complete overkill, and the personal attacks are completely over the top.
Perfect amount of reaction.
You know that it's not actually called a Badboy, don't you?
The problem people are having is his repeated use of the name, and nonsensical and illogical arguments as to why his computer is better than everyone else's. His whole 'future-proofed' argument is complete rubbish.
You can't have your own definition of 'investment'. The definition is the definition. An investment tends to increase in value over time. Computers are not investments. A computer is a piece of equipment that depreciates in value over time. It is an expense, not an investment. Saying a computer is an investment is like saying a pen is an investment.
Maybe we should all just make up our own definitions for all words.... wouldn't communication be fun then?
I guess you haven't been around here long enough to really understand why people are so annoyed.
I think shambo likes the attention- he always seems to come back for more. See:
Yes. Perfect logic. Great argument.
Do you see now, Spandexman?
If you read the thread, you'll see that's been answered:what is a badboy pro?
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=9044138#post9044138
What's over the top is his constant ranting about his average MBP being in some way "superior" to other models, which is simply untrue. It has no characteristics that make it in any way superior to other sizes or models of MBPs with similar specifications. No "personal attacks" have been made; only challenges to his faulty reasoning, inaccurate definitions and childish rants. No one has called him a name or attacked him as a person.
First of all, I'm not infringing on his "right" to nickname his computer. I was commenting on his idea of Apple renaming the line so everybody's Apple portable had that name. Would you prefer the name BadBoy or PhatBoy over MacBook? I wouldn't.
In regards to his expression of preference, he's choosing the wrong way to do it. The fact that he likes his 15" better than the 13" is not the issue. Him coming in here gloating about how superior it is to the other Pro models is what I was calling ignorant and stupid.
People's problem is the repeated use of the name? Why? What's the problem with him calling his computer a Badboy pro? As for giving non-sensical reasons, the only thing he's said in this entire thread for why he considers his computer to be the best is that he thought the 13 was too small, and the 17 is too bulky. Seems fair enough to me.
As for his definitions:
Future proofed: protected from consequences in the future, esp. pertaining to a technology that protect it from early obsolescence
He has said that his machine won't be too outdated in a couple of years, i.e. faster processor, more ram etc, whereas if he bought the entry level machine, it would be more outdated. This does seem to fit in with the dictionary definition of future-proof
Investment: the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
He said that he bought the machine for his profession so that he can earn money from it. He invested money in it to do so. Ergo, an investment.
So, while the machine itself is not an investment per se, the expenditure of money was, and the difference is semantical and decidedly up for debate. The computer is the embodiment of the investment (and it's undeniably future proofed).
Oh, and by the way, people do make up their own definitions for things all the time, and that is exactly what makes language fun as well as functional.
I have been reading the forums for a few months, and know exactly what you're talking about. Sometimes he just posts for the sake of it, with no real contribution to the topic. However, in this case, his post was asking the OP why he decided to go for his computer as opposed to another one, very relevant to the convo, and then all he got was ill informed abuse.
And as for the last comment, he was saying that he calls his computer (i.e. a personal label for his possession, chosen by him for personal amusement) a Badboy Pro not just because of the screen, but because he upgraded it at the time of purchase. I fail to see anything objectionable whatsoever in that statement.
Lastly, I am aware that it's not actually called a Badboy pro, and I have been around long enough that I know what he's like. Seriously, we're not in school, when we debate I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't include rhetorical questions to imply i'm a simpleton, or throwaway statements that I haven't been here too long and am consequently an outsider to try and discredit my arguments. I'd really appreciate it if we could stay away from ad homonem.
I have never ranted. I am actually quite a calm person who is simply being lynched for my opinions as now is the Spandexman for daring to voice his. Opinions for which myself and him have a right to hold.
You aren't being lynched. You had to have seen this coming, although you still didn't answer my above question. I disagree with your entire concept, not just your nickname, but that's another story.