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Responding to a Mac Basher

Just ignore that guy and move on just as some have said. Make him look like an idiot arguing over something that isn't entirely important to most citizens.
 
These type of posts are the exact reason I don't delve into politics or religion online. A ton of misinformation gets slopped about and they're just a major waste of time.
 
"Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty and the pig likes it!"
"Never argue with a fool, people may not know the difference."
"People who say it can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."

There are all sorts of sayings that support the same concept. Some people just like to argue. He's more than likely just trying to push your buttons to get a reaction out of you. When he says idiotic things, you could just smile and say something like, "You still believe that stuff, huh? Well, good for you!" And then ignore him.

You find boneheads everywhere... even in these forums! You can try reasoning with some, but when you find "their elevator doesn't quite make it to the top floor", it's time to move on. Unfortunately, everyone (hopefully) gets older, but not everyone grows up!
 
just tell him that everyone is entitled to hold their own opinions, no natter how wrong those opinions are, and that his affirmation of his opinion, even though his arguments are about 10 years+ out of date just make him a great little trooper.

Try and work in as much condescension and sarcasm as you can.
 
Eh, I'd say just to ignore that fool.

Plus, the more people that get Macs, the less cool I become.
😛

j/k
 
"Arguably the best consumer operating system available"

Firstly you could point him in this direction: (A review of Leopard)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2207543,00.asp

Then he could read Editor's Choice here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2279371,00.asp

and how about this? Vista's 11 Pillars of Failure
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2286068,00.asp

and so on and so on.
But, yes it's a silly debate: neither a Mac nor a PC is perfect (I use both). Windows is clunky and dated: Mac is elegant and fluid (but I wish there was better third party support for Mac OS - a Fax Driver for my Canon Pixma MX850 would be a good start, for example).
 
millar876 said:
just tell him that everyone is entitled to hold their own opinions, no natter how wrong those opinions are, and that his affirmation of his opinion, even though his arguments are about 10 years+ out of date just make him a great little trooper.

Try and work in as much condescension and sarcasm as you can.
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I just want to point out (as this is one of my pet peeves), that something that is either wrong or right is not an opinion. I know it's used in day-to-day language that way, but you can't just say "It's my opinion that the theory of gravity is wrong." It's either right or wrong, or it's an opinion, not both. Anyways, rant over.

I agree with most here, just ignore him. I tend to refute their arguments once, and if they continue, just ignore them after that.
 
atlanticza said:
...(but I wish there was better third party support for Mac OS - a Fax Driver for my Canon Pixma MX850 would be a good start, for example).
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??? I'm confused. It sounds like you're having a problem, when you said in this post: "I've recently installed the MX850 on both a MacBook Pro and Mac pro (accessed via network) and have had no problems at all." 😕
 
Don't bother arguing with him. Let him learn to love it like all converts do if they give it half a chance.

PS> He's right about no shift-delete functionality. It's rather stupid to not be able to easily destroy a file permanently. It wouldn't be so bad if you could remove specific files from the trash. But if I want to remove a 5 gig file and reclaim it's space, but not flush my entire trash can, I have to go to the command line to do it, and that's pointless.
 
Well…

evilernie said:
Hi folks, I deal with this guy all the time on another message board. We agree on lots of things, but when it comes to Macs vs PCs he annoys the hell out of me.

How would you respond to this?

My new computer isn't done being setup at my new job, so I'm having to use a Mac...totally reaffirming to myself what a ****ing piece of **** they are. Ever heard of "right-click" you ****ing idiots???? Two-finger tap or Control-click It's REAL useful. Seriously...let's not not just have a Control button, but a separate "Command" button that does what the Control button should. Let's not have a Delete and Backspace button, but 2 Delete buttons. If I recall correctly, the forward delete button has a symbol next to it. And to top it all off...let's make everyone move everything to the Recycle Bin instead of being able to Shift + Delete. I have not heard of a Recycle Bin on the Mac… 🙄😀 And don't even get me started on this One Button Mouse ********. Mighty Mouse has 4 buttons. OS X is the biggest Windows ripoff since the one before it... And what might that be? only Windows is 10000000x times easier to use in every way.

Macs = hard to use pieces of **** more concerned with looking like stylish furniture than being functional."Design is not how it looks. Design is how it works" (did Steve Jobs say it? I'm not totally sure).
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Lucky for him (unlucky for us?), the "*" keystroke is the same on a Mac as on a PC. 😀
 
Ignore and move on. The more you respond, the more he'll like it. It's like a fire. The more your respond, the more fuel the fire will get, and the stronger the fire will become. Don't respond, and the fire will run out of fuel.

I found that most of Windows users who criticize Mac users do so because of one thing: jealousy. Let's face it, Mac computers are more expensive to acquire. The initial price is what prevent a lot of those who want to switch from switching.

I know someone who was giving me a hard time when I bought my MacBook. How that same person is wanting to buy a Mac. I will be having a hell of a good time.
 
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