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I have to admit that I was a mac hater. I hated them. I talked about how bad they were/incompatibility. I had never used one running OS X. At school we had some really old G3's that were the worst ever. Once I used one running OS X I went out and bought one. I love it so much. A lot of people I know think they junk but none of them have ever used one. How blind are PC users? I was and I'm so sorry Steve! 😀bartelby said:
Dr.Gargoyle
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I tend to act like a biblet humber when I'm around PC people. I converted my co-author this summer (he got macbook). Later this summer, I managed to convince my physical therapist to switch aswell. So basically, I dont get much trouble with PC people. I tend to look at them as prey.
TumbleDryer
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Dr.Gargoyle
macrumors 65816
I tend to become preacher-like when I spread the message of the "good side".Jimmieboy said:
I ignore the worst windows fan boys. They might see the light one day. But until then, I let them fester in their own virus ridden dll hell.
So true. I remember the old days when I'd spend my weekends running virus scans, adware and malware scans, and then defragging my comp. It was still stuffed after hours of my intensive windows based computer nursing skills. Then again no one can fix a PC.Dr.Gargoyle said:
Lyle
macrumors 68000
Almost all of my co-workers use PCs, because that's still the only thing the company will buy for them. (I use my own MacBook at work.)
A number of my co-workers are intrigued by Macs and Mac OS X, and since the switch to Intel I've had the opportunity to show off how you can run Windows, Linux and Mac OS X on a Mac (i.e. with Parallels).
No one's ever made fun of me or, you know, questioned my manhood for using a Mac. The main objection I hear, still, is that Macs are too expensive. And I think that's a fair objection, although the prices have been coming down over the last few years.
A number of my co-workers are intrigued by Macs and Mac OS X, and since the switch to Intel I've had the opportunity to show off how you can run Windows, Linux and Mac OS X on a Mac (i.e. with Parallels).
No one's ever made fun of me or, you know, questioned my manhood for using a Mac. The main objection I hear, still, is that Macs are too expensive. And I think that's a fair objection, although the prices have been coming down over the last few years.
Thomas Veil
macrumors 68030
If the opportunity presents itself in the conversation -- for example, someone disses Macs but then goes on to tell me about how often their computer crashes -- I will of course brag a little about the superiority of Macs.
If they continue to put down Macs, I just smile and treat them with condescension.
Example:
PC user: "I'm not ever gonna consider a Mac. Nobody uses them."
Me: (smiling widely and nodding) "Ohhhhhhhh. I see."
If they continue to put down Macs, I just smile and treat them with condescension.
Example:
PC user: "I'm not ever gonna consider a Mac. Nobody uses them."
Me: (smiling widely and nodding) "Ohhhhhhhh. I see."
Bobdude161
macrumors 65816
At work if I start to talk to someone who has a computer being fixed at Geek Squad because of adware and what not, I mention the Mac. Alot of them become interested but we don't sell them at out store because that would be the end of our computer repair service. So I get them to the internet and show em Apple.com, and tell them all the nice functions. Of course i don't have an actual Mac to show for example but tell them to find someone who does or go to CompUSA or MacTown cuz the Apple store hates Louisville.
