Well, the fact that most Mac users find Macs so much superior to all other available options in all the areas, that it automatically develops into a 'cult' following.
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Why are Mac users almost "cult-ish"?
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The Mac users during the "Dark Ages" were cultist. But then again, I'm sure there are cultist for every product. Mac users are just a little more out there, kinda the same way regular car drivers look at those who drive electric cars. Those with gas cars wonder why people buy electric cars, and the same is with Windows users wondering why people buy Macs.
Mac users are seen as "cultish" because the PC side sees them that way. "If you're not using what we're using, you're weird and therefore labeled as a cult" kinda attitude.
Mac users are seen as "cultish" because the PC side sees them that way. "If you're not using what we're using, you're weird and therefore labeled as a cult" kinda attitude.
I don't know that I'd classify myself as "cultish" about the Mac. I started reading Mac websites because I was jumping into a new computer platform that I knew nothing about, and for someone who used to write custom autoexec.bat and config.sys files back in the Windows 3.11 days and had been network admin/tech support, knowing nothing about my system was not an option.
I stayed because I like the Mac and the community, and because I like to keep up with technology, especially on my adopted platform.
If there's emotion involved, it's because my Mac is a pleasure to use.
I stayed because I like the Mac and the community, and because I like to keep up with technology, especially on my adopted platform.
If there's emotion involved, it's because my Mac is a pleasure to use.
I've grown up using a Mac, so now I obviously still use a Mac. Why? Well, I have always loved that it's a small community. I never liked that there were so many different choices on the Windows side. It's almost like clutter. Using a Mac is enjoyable too, because it's better, prettier, faster, and more usable. Mac people seem to be more informed, and less biased. Some PC users just leave there thoughts on Apple to: I don't really like Apple. Their computers are slow. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that the Mac world is overall just better. Community, OS, hardware, etc. So, I love Macs, and will use a PC as less as possible.
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They're cool. They work. They let me get my work done without fuss. Hell, even OS9 was really cool IMHO... I still miss being able to roll up windows!
So everyone seems to hate Apple computers, often quite passionately so. So you have to be the mirror image of that to try and get any kind of point across - thus you sound rather... zealous, sometimes.
I have to say though, I've become a lot less so since I got this aluminium pile of s**t. My iBooks have been like my children, this is more a bastard. The irony is, all the PC users I've shown love it, and I absolutely hate it...
So everyone seems to hate Apple computers, often quite passionately so. So you have to be the mirror image of that to try and get any kind of point across - thus you sound rather... zealous, sometimes.
I have to say though, I've become a lot less so since I got this aluminium pile of s**t. My iBooks have been like my children, this is more a bastard. The irony is, all the PC users I've shown love it, and I absolutely hate it...
brap said:
What's the problem with your 12" AlBook? I've had a Rev B and a Rev C, and I thought both of them were great...
carletonmusic said:
Really? I've liked all the versions of MacOS I've used. I switched because I wanted to use OS X, but the version that came with my iBook was 10.0.4 (at the time) which was unuseable. Because of that, I went to using OS 9 which I really liked.
I'm also a big collector of Apple goods like watches, t-shirts, posters, pens, etc. Apple has cool collectibles and a very interesting history, much more than any wintel related company I've heard of. That's one of the draws for me.
Everything is wrong with it.oingoboingo said:
I guess I just miss all the quirks which made the iBook great. Sure this is fast, but it's bland, and totally without personality. I'll post a review later on and compare the two... (save hijacking a thread). So far I think I'll be selling up and buying an 800 or 1Ghz G4 I can hack around.
brap said:
Should be an interesting review. Can you PM me when you post it? Apart from 'personality' issues with it, have you run into any manufacturing defects?