Why you shouldn't buy a Mac

[vistadude]

Mac laptops are pretty good. If you compare them to "pro series" laptops for "large businesses", you will see the prices are comparibly, maybe even cheaper. They are sleak, and yes, they are missing tons of useful ports, but not expensive compared to their business pc counterparts.

The mac pro is overkill, only meant for people who need 4 hard drives and dual processors. Those kind of people will buy a huge dell that has a lot of expandability and will pay a lot too. Xeon processors are not faster, they are simply smaller and produce less heat - that's why they are expensive. Go buy a core 2 duo if you want performance for gaming.

 

[Giuly]

P.S. Here is come nice information as why you shouldn't buy a Mac!

A) Do it with the new Mac Pro.
B) 400MHz more does bump the price pretty much. Look up the prices, man!

P.P.S. I take that back. There is actually ONE good reason for buying a Mac: Resell value! I sold mine faster than a hotcake on Craig's List for nearly the same price I'd bought it for. Yeah, he was Mac-enthused!

That's basically one of the main reasons.

Seems like one big thread on this topic doesn't stop people from opening new ones. Well, anything that could be said has already been said anywhere on those 12 pages.

 

[Winni]

Anyhow, the performance was nothing compared to the computer I recently built for nearly the same price

I'm pretty sure that the computer you built yourself neither had the small form factor of the Mac Mini nor its low power consumption nor its almost non-existent noise level. And it certainly did not have an optical design that could even remotely match the Apple hardware. If you want to compare computers, then it only makes sense when you compare computers of the SAME league. Everything else is complete nonsense.

That being said, we all know that you can build some hot gaming computer for the same bucks that you spend on a Mac with less horse power. But the truth is, nobody cares. At least I don't.

(not to mention that in Windows 7, everything just works).

The funny thing is that Windows 7 and even certain Linux distributions run best on Apple hardware. If you're not looking for some custom-made, build-it-yourself hardware, Apple provides the best Windows and Linux experience on the market.

As for your operating system remarks... I make my living as an IT (network) admin, I have grown platform agnostic over the years and you can take my word for it: All platforms utterly suck. It just doesn't matter whether you use Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris or anything else on the market. At the end of the day, they are all flawed in their own individual ways, but in the result they all suck equally.

Mac OS X is expensive? Yes, absolutely. But so are Windows and Linux. People say that Linux is free, but it's only free as in beer when you believe that your work and time are not worth anything. And you pay as much for sophisticated Windows software as you pay for OS X software. There's no real difference except for maybe the average quality and amount of available software.

Just pick your poison.

 

[petvas]

I'm pretty sure that the computer you built yourself neither had the small form factor of the Mac Mini nor its low power consumption nor its almost non-existent noise level. And it certainly did not have an optical design that could even remotely match the Apple hardware. If you want to compare computers, then it only makes sense when you compare computers of the SAME league. Everything else is complete nonsense.

That being said, we all know that you can build some hot gaming computer for the same bucks that you spend on a Mac with less horse power. But the truth is, nobody cares. At least I don't.



The funny thing is that Windows 7 and even certain Linux distributions run best on Apple hardware. If you're not looking for some custom-made, build-it-yourself hardware, Apple provides the best Windows and Linux experience on the market.

As for your operating system remarks... I make my living as an IT (network) admin, I have grown platform agnostic over the years and you can take my word for it: All platforms utterly suck. It just doesn't matter whether you use Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris or anything else on the market. At the end of the day, they are all flawed in their own individual ways, but in the result they all suck equally.

Mac OS X is expensive? Yes, absolutely. But so are Windows and Linux. People say that Linux is free, but it's only free as in beer when you believe that your work and time are not worth anything. And you pay as much for sophisticated Windows software as you pay for OS X software. There's no real difference except for maybe the average quality and amount of available software.

Just pick your poison.

Why do you say that all OSes suck equally? Can you give us some examples to justify that? I also work in IT and of course all OSes have their issues, but I wouldn't go that far to say that they suck. It is certainly a matter of personal choice when we are talking about operating systems, but still there are quite a few differences in the way they all work.

 

[Hellhammer]

That being said, we all know that you can build some hot gaming computer for the same bucks that you spend on a Mac with less horse power. But the truth is, nobody cares. At least I don't.

So you don't care about the performance you get per buck? If I want a gaming rig, why would I choose Mini with IGP that can barely run games at acceptable FPS? Plus I would anyway have to run Windows on it. It's completely normal that you want the best performance per buck. I agree that most of the people are just fine with any computer but there are still millions who are really after the performance and they rarely want to overpay. Gamers are a perfect example.

I can build a Mini-ITX rig which is slightly bigger than Mini is but more powerful than entry-level Mac Pro is. Yes, it will be noisier and suck more power than Mini will but for most of us, it doesn't matter how much power it will suck and usually the form factor is also irrelevant. Decent ATX case will offer complete silentness. That makes your "compare only equivalent machine" point quite moot. You can always compare the gaming rig to Mac Pro as those are a closer match but Mac Pro costs twice as much. Simply put, Apple doesn't offer something that could be compared with decent ATX gaming rig.

The funny thing is that Windows 7 and even certain Linux distributions run best on Apple hardware. If you're not looking for some custom-made, build-it-yourself hardware, Apple provides the best Windows and Linux experience on the market.

False. Macs use the same hardware as PCs do. Apple hardware isn't special by any means even though some people think it is. Yes, it will run better on MBP than it would on 300$ netbook but if you compare machines with similar specs, there won't be noticeable difference. This is just a myth created by some Apple fanboy.

 

[chrono1081]

I'm pretty sure that the computer you built yourself neither had the small form factor of the Mac Mini nor its low power consumption nor its almost non-existent noise level. And it certainly did not have an optical design that could even remotely match the Apple hardware. If you want to compare computers, then it only makes sense when you compare computers of the SAME league. Everything else is complete nonsense.

+1

The funny thing is that Windows 7 and even certain Linux distributions run best on Apple hardware. If you're not looking for some custom-made, build-it-yourself hardware, Apple provides the best Windows and Linux experience on the market.

+2 I noticed this in my experience and have seen it tested in various magazines and articles. Vista, although i hate to say it ran awesome on the mac and so does windows 7.

As for your operating system remarks... I make my living as an IT (network) admin, I have grown platform agnostic over the years and you can take my word for it: All platforms utterly suck. It just doesn't matter whether you use Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris or anything else on the market. At the end of the day, they are all flawed in their own individual ways, but in the result they all suck equally.

Eew Solaris... hopefully it's better since I used it last.

People say that Linux is free, but it's only free as in beer when you believe that your work and time are not worth anything.

agreed. People don't realize with Linux you have to work to use your computer. It does have its charm about it though.

 

[Foxglove9]

I always had sleep issues with my powermac G5, macbook and now my imac. But it always comes from Safari which for some reason prevents my machines from sleeping. Closing it resolves everything.

I don't have much experience with Win 7 but have used Windows in the past and so glad I made the switch to OS X many years ago. I would probably switch to Ubuntu before I moved back to Windows if there was no choice (for basic tasks anyway).

 

[GekiRed]

Owned an iPod once and that was a not-so-great experience, then I thought, well, maybe I'll give their computers a try. Purchased a Mac Mini, thinking there would be some great thing about owning a "Mac" — not! All hype and no delivery. Wait, I take that back . . . they made made 'feel' great after I installed it, like I'd joined some great club, and it's SO pretty, heh.

Anyhow, the performance was nothing compared to the computer I recently built for nearly the same price (not to mention that in Windows 7, everything just works). Things simple as "going to sleep" in OS X automatically failed to work; glitches, etc. How annoying coming from a supposed 'superior' computer. Oh, and also, the one tech support person that I did speak with during my experience, well, let's just say that I was more technically knowledgeable than he was. Sad.

So maybe people buy into hype and marketing since it makes them feel good to belong to a club, but I see no "real" benefits of owning one, other than what a friend mentioned: hardware is the same, therefore, good for video editing.

And really, OS X is not the greatest in my opinion. Everything is overpriced! Disagree, Mac fans? That's fine, as we all have our preferences, however, some people need to wake up!

P.S. Here is come nice information as why you shouldn't buy a Mac!

P.P.S. I take that back. There is actually ONE good reason for buying a Mac: Resell value! I sold mine faster than a hotcake on Craig's List for nearly the same price I'd bought it for. Yeah, he was Mac-enthused!

I just want to say that this is one of the best threads ever on this board!

I definitely loved the link you posted as to why people shouldn't buy a Mac as well!

I like to build computers as a hobby and next year, I'm planning on building my own HTPC called "Kawaii Ami-chan" (named after Ami Mizuno of Sailor Moon fame) which hopefully won't be obsolete for at least 5-10 years and will be be hopefully a lot cheaper than a top of the range Mac!

As for Macs themselves, I've always had a thing against them ever since I had my very first epileptic seizure triggered while using one (and that's the honest truth because I'm a Grand Mal Epileptic) and the only way I'd ever use a Mac again is if I was ordered to use one as part of a degree course or for work purposes, and even then, I'd try and persuade my future employer to buy me one or the student finance people in England.

On another note, I have no problem with the products, but at the same time, I don't get why people are willing to pay such a obscene premium for a computer when they could probably get 2 or 3 PC's for the same price as a top of the range Mac!

As for Windows 7, it may have its glitches, but every OS has glitches, even the mighty and oh-so-perfect OS X! (And yes, I've played about with it at my local community college as well as the Apple Store in Liverpool ONE and there's nothing special about OS X at all! TBH, I'd say Windows 7 offers a better home/work experience than OS X!)

Why did you make this thread? I wish I had the time back that I wasted reading it.

I believe the OP made the thread because he wanted to express his opinion as to why he doesn't like Macs.

On another note, I don't think time machines are available yet for people like you to get the time you wasted reading the thread back!

 

[Vylen]

On another note, I have no problem with the products, but at the same time, I don't get why people are willing to pay such a obscene premium for a computer when they could probably get 2 or 3 PC's for the same price as a top of the range Mac!

As for Windows 7, it may have its glitches, but every OS has glitches, even the mighty and oh-so-perfect OS X! (And yes, I've played about with it at my local community college as well as the Apple Store in Liverpool ONE and there's nothing special about OS X at all! TBH, I'd say Windows 7 offers a better home/work experience than OS X!)

Well.. maybe if you heard some peoples reasons (or as some people might call it - excuses)...

I want a stable machine with a good UI and support for software for things like Adobe. Also, I want the strong backing of a UNIX environment.

Windows has terrible command line - Powershell, whilst an improvement over cmd, is still bad and in no way useful when places want people with UNIX skills, not experience with some terrible "scripting" environment (that is if you can even call it that). And installing something like cygwin is by no means a proper solution.

Linux isn't so much as stable since software updates come every single day - and for a reason. And these updates can break an already working system.

Hackintoshes, while giving people the chance to use OS X on a cheap system, are by no means actually stable since an update can eventually kill it - sure there might be some work around in the days afterwards but that's time lost thanks to having to figure it out and apply whatever fixes.

Anyway... long story short... people have their reasons... some bad... some good... but just because you "don't get why people" do it... doesn't mean these reasons dont exist.

As for Win7 vs. OS X.... well yea, it's true of any OS... but this is primarily dependent on the software you use. I personally have barely had any issues with either OS. People should know about "Windows rot" - the eventual slowdown of a Windows system after first installation. That's usually because of the multitude of applications people install. This is true of OS X, Linux, whatever. But that's not really the fault of the OS, and more of these third party developers. Although, there are some things created by Apple/Microsoft that are just bad, but that's still not the fault of the OS - heh.

Oh, and OS X provides a better home/work experience for me

 

[GekiRed]

Well.. maybe if you heard some peoples reasons (or as some people might call it - excuses)...

I want a stable machine with a good UI and support for software for things like Adobe. Also, I want the strong backing of a UNIX environment.

Windows has terrible command line - Powershell, whilst an improvement over cmd, is still bad and in no way useful when places want people with UNIX skills, not experience with some terrible "scripting" environment (that is if you can even call it that). And installing something like cygwin is by no means a proper solution.

Linux isn't so much as stable since software updates come every single day - and for a reason. And these updates can break an already working system.

Hackintoshes, while giving people the chance to use OS X on a cheap system, are by no means actually stable since an update can eventually kill it - sure there might be some work around in the days afterwards but that's time lost thanks to having to figure it out and apply whatever fixes.

Anyway... long story short... people have their reasons... some bad... some good... but just because you "don't get why people" do it... doesn't mean these reasons dont exist.

As for Win7 vs. OS X.... well yea, it's true of any OS... but this is primarily dependent on the software you use. I personally have barely had any issues with either OS. People should know about "Windows rot" - the eventual slowdown of a Windows system after first installation. That's usually because of the multitude of applications people install. This is true of OS X, Linux, whatever. But that's not really the fault of the OS, and more of these third party developers. Although, there are some things created by Apple/Microsoft that are just bad, but that's still not the fault of the OS - heh.

Oh, and OS X provides a better home/work experience for me

May I say that unlike some of the other posters in this thread (with the exception of the Thread OP) who are acting like immature brats towards the Thread OP, you actually make some very interesting arguments as to why you like OS X.

I admit it may be good for stuff like graphic design and video editing, but for general stuff like MMO's and other stuff, it doesn't do it for me.

I definitely agree with you about Linux in that I would never use it for general PC use although there is a portable videogame system called Pandora which uses a Linux OS itself, and from what I've seen isn't too bad for what it does for it.

I definitely know about "Windows rot" and I always defrag/cleanup at least once or twice a week as well as back up various files such as my fansub videos to DVD or to one of my backup hard drives (I got myself a 1TB external hard drive for my laptop for 59.99 UK Pounds Sterling last month which was a good deal although I could have got a 1.5TB for 30.00 more if I had known about it at the time that I bought the 1TB one).

As for Windows 7, it's definitely way better than that piece of crap known as Vista as when I had it on a laptop that I only had for a few months, it crapped out on me big-time and refused to let me access the data on it! (I still have the hard drive concerned so that I can try and recover as much of the data as I can sometime in the future)

 

[racer1441]

OK, thanks for weighing in. Enjoy your Windows 7.

 

[Gaelic2]

OK Hollywood, you got your 5 minutes of fame., caused a lot of people to rant on this forum. So isn't it about time to close up this stupid thread?

 

[Eddyisgreat]

Hackintoshes, while giving people the chance to use OS X on a cheap system, are by no means actually stable since an update can eventually kill it - sure there might be some work around in the days afterwards but that's time lost thanks to having to figure it out and apply whatever fixes.

Disagree on this front. That's why the community has moved towards vanilla kernels. My gigabyte based hackintosh was installed using a retail leopard disk and updated via software update to 10.6.4, and has an uptime of about 15 days.

 

[GekiRed]

OK, thanks for weighing in. Enjoy your Windows 7.

If that's aimed at me, I'm definitely enjoying my Windows 7, thank you very much because at least I can play most computer games without any problems unlike OS X which has problems with a lot of games, especially MMO's!

Gaelic2; I could have sworn this was a board where anyone was free to express their view on anything Mac-related, and from what I can see, this thread is definitely related to a subject concerning Macs...

 

[bobr1952]

May I say that unlike some of the other posters in this thread (with the exception of the Thread OP) who are acting like immature brats towards the Thread OP, you actually make some very interesting arguments as to why you like OS X.

I admit it may be good for stuff like graphic design and video editing, but for general stuff like MMO's and other stuff, it doesn't do it for me.

I definitely agree with you about Linux in that I would never use it for general PC use although there is a portable videogame system called Pandora which uses a Linux OS itself, and from what I've seen isn't too bad for what it does for it.

I definitely know about "Windows rot" and I always defrag/cleanup at least once or twice a week as well as back up various files such as my fansub videos to DVD or to one of my backup hard drives (I got myself a 1TB external hard drive for my laptop for 59.99 UK Pounds Sterling last month which was a good deal although I could have got a 1.5TB for 30.00 more if I had known about it at the time that I bought the 1TB one).

As for Windows 7, it's definitely way better than that piece of crap known as Vista as when I had it on a laptop that I only had for a few months, it crapped out on me big-time and refused to let me access the data on it! (I still have the hard drive concerned so that I can try and recover as much of the data as I can sometime in the future)

I'm sure you are right about games, but it is certainly a stretch to label MMOs as "general stuff" I do actually play WoW but I'm sure the way I play, it would run on just about anything. So it would seem the main reason for your Windows choice is gaming--which is a fine reason--but certainly not the only "general stuff" people do with their computers--at least not me.

 

[mac2x]

If that's aimed at me, I'm definitely enjoying my Windows 7, thank you very much because at least I can play most computer games without any problems unlike OS X which has problems with a lot of games, especially MMO's!

[...]

Funny, I play a number of games natively in OS X that are free, FUN, and run great. Cube 2, Urban Terror...

I understand why you need windows if you want to play MW 2, and I might be tempted to install W7 in bootcamp to play that. =) But in the mean time, you'd be surprised at how good the games I name above are, and they don't cost a cent.

 

[Alaerian]

If that's aimed at me, I'm definitely enjoying my Windows 7, thank you very much because at least I can play most computer games without any problems unlike OS X which has problems with a lot of games, especially MMO's!

You understand that the vast majority of the computing public does not "game," and thus a computer that isn't a pureblood "gaming machine" is of no concern to them? Apple has not concerned themselves with the gaming public. They never have and most likely never will.

Sorry, but in the grand scheme of things, gaming rigs are the minority.

Oh, and OSX doesn't have "problems with a lot of games." Stop spreading misinformation.

 

[emaja]

Sorry, but in the grand scheme of things, gaming rigs are the minority.

Yup. Most people I play games with gave up on chasing specs for PC gaming and play on their consoles instead.

 

[GekiRed]

I'm sure you are right about games, but it is certainly a stretch to label MMOs as "general stuff" I do actually play WoW but I'm sure the way I play, it would run on just about anything. So it would seem the main reason for your Windows choice is gaming--which is a fine reason--but certainly not the only "general stuff" people do with their computers--at least not me.

You have some good points there and I could have worded things better, especially as I use my Windows 7 laptop (I also own a netbook with Windows 7 Starter and am due to get a new laptop for my studies in the next few days as a disabled student which will of course have Windows 7 installed on it, unless they decide to give me a Mac laptop which is highly unlikely as the people responsible for disabled student funding in England decide what equipment a disabled student needs for their studies), but I mainly use my regular laptop for gaming as well as working on future website projects, fanfic writing and downloading anime fansubs plus the latest shows from the US (Hey, there's no way in Hell I'm going to wait till next year for the new seasons of shows like Smallville, The Vampire Diaries, Glee and V to be shown on TV).

At the end of the day, people buy computers for different reasons, and if they're happy with their purchase, I have no problem with that although I am concerned with the obscene premium that seems to be attached to the Apple brand.

Interestingly enough, my cousin in New York owns a iPhone and when she checked out my Samsung Omnia Windows Mobile phone on a visit here in the UK with her Dad last year, she said that she thought it was a pretty cool phone! (And this was coming from someone who's a huge fan of all things Apple!)

Alaerian; if I'm supposedly spreading misinformation about OSX having problems with a lot of games, then how come there are threads on the board about OSX having problems with certain games like "Dragon Age" for example.

 

[VictoriaStudent]

obvious troll thread is obvious.

0/10 to OP.


"Windows 7 just works..."

yeah, until it doesn't. Had plenty of experience with it on my folks' Windows 7 64 ultimate bit whatever blah blah machines. What a bunch of crap that was. Newest router, cable modem "standard" stuff...random disconnects from router...reinstall drivers, change security settings on router, etc. etc. One machine just wouldn't ever work properly w/o an annoying little manual work-around. Laughed madly when sister's brand new shiny sony vaio running windows 7 wouldn't connect to their wireless network with ANY security setting turned on in router. Nice.

Not to mention, lol, despite the folks' anti-spyware crap & stuff...when I installed even more anti-spyware/anti-trojan...it found multi-trojans & spyware. wtf is that? And, since they run net-based businesses on their machines, they can not afford to have the data on their PC's compromised.

my summary: Windows is fun for people who love co-dependent, drama-filled relationships that suck all your time & energy. If you enjoy always tweaking something, fixing something, reinstalling something and every now & then reinstalling yr whole OS, roll with windows. But, yeah, it's true. Way more games. Score +1 internets for more games on Windows.


whereas OS X is your constant, steady, utterly predictable love of your life who will always be there for you who never does anything odd or unexpected, etc. Boring, but rock solid. The vast majority of people out there who do nothing but surf, FB, music, flash games would all greatly benefit from stable, predictable OS X...because, at the end of the day, they don't want a computer. they just want an appliance that works like a stove or a refrigerator.

 

[Alaerian]

if I'm supposedly spreading misinformation about OSX having problems with a lot of games, then how come there are threads on the board about OSX having problems with certain games like "Dragon Age" for example.

If you'd like to take that position, I'm sure we can find threads on multiple forums (both general and tech support) that discuss the MULTITUDES of problems that games have with Windows 7, Vista, XP, etc.

The issue I have is that you're generalizing. One or a few cases does not equal all, which you are inferring. There exist many, MANY games of all types that run perfectly fine on OSX. Every genre.

 

[GekiRed]

obvious troll thread is obvious.

0/10 to OP.


"Windows 7 just works..."

yeah, until it doesn't. Had plenty of experience with it on my folks' Windows 7 64 ultimate bit whatever blah blah machines. What a bunch of crap that was. Newest router, cable modem "standard" stuff...random disconnects from router...reinstall drivers, change security settings on router, etc. etc. One machine just wouldn't ever work properly w/o an annoying little manual work-around. Laughed madly when sister's brand new shiny sony vaio running windows 7 wouldn't connect to their wireless network with ANY security setting turned on in router. Nice.

Not to mention, lol, despite the folks' anti-spyware crap & stuff...when I installed even more anti-spyware/anti-trojan...it found multi-trojans & spyware. wtf is that? And, since they run net-based businesses on their machines, they can not afford to have the data on their PC's compromised.

my summary: Windows is fun for people who love co-dependent, drama-filled relationships that suck all your time & energy. If you enjoy always tweaking something, fixing something, reinstalling something and every now & then reinstalling yr whole OS, roll with windows. But, yeah, it's true. Way more games. Score +1 internets for more games on Windows.


whereas OS X is your constant, steady, utterly predictable love of your life who will always be there for you who never does anything odd or unexpected, etc. Boring, but rock solid. The vast majority of people out there who do nothing but surf, FB, music, flash games would all greatly benefit from stable, predictable OS X...because, at the end of the day, they don't want a computer. they just want an appliance that works like a stove or a refrigerator.

As someone who has experience in IT and is doing a degree in the subject AND who has installed all versions of Windows from Windows 3.1 onwards, I call bull on your theory that Windows 7 is "crap" as you so elequently put it!

Didn't you even know that the reason why your sister had problems with her laptop wasn't necessarily because of Windows 7 but because it's a Sony laptop, and they have a horribly bad reputation! Also, haven't you thought that your parents may have just had bad luck with their new Windows 7 devices...

I own 3 laptops; a HP which I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on, a Toshiba which I've also installed Windows 7 Ultimate on and a Samsung Netbook with Windows 7 Starter, and with all three of them I've never had a problem connecting to a network at all, not even my own home network (my router is in my bedroom and I can easily get a decent signal in the living room without any problems at all!)

Out of curiosity, what kind of anti-trojan/anti-spyware software did you install?

Whenever I build a computer system for someone, I always do my research not once, not twice but three times, especially where software is concerned, and definitely where anti-virus software is concerned as a lot of the anti-virus software out there aren't worth the money that's charged for a yearly licence! In other words, I'd rather build a computer system that has quality parts and the OS of the buyer's choice, and if they want Windows, which 9/10 people do, then that's what they want.

BTW, I never knew that people who create threads here weren't allowed to have opinions and should just blindly follow what His Holiness Steve Jobs has to say... Also, do you call everybody who has a opinion on here a troll or is it just certain people that you don't like?

One more thing, have you ever heard of a company involved in the IT industry that requires you to have pure experience with Macs only? I don't think so? My university uses nothing but PC's for their IT courses for the most part and if you want to study programming for Macs, you have to do it in your own time as they don't offer options for learning how to program for Macs or create iPhone/iPod apps.

If you'd like to take that position, I'm sure we can find threads on multiple forums (both general and tech support) that discuss the MULTITUDES of problems that games have with Windows 7, Vista, XP, etc.

The issue I have is that you're generalizing. One or a few cases does not equal all, which you are inferring.

I never knew that it was supposedly a crime to "generalize" on here? As far as I know, it's not against the rules to "generalize" or express a opinion which, Heaven forbid, goes against what certain people on this board have on various subjects...

 

[Alaerian]

I never knew that it was supposedly a crime to "generalize" on here? As far as I know, it's not against the rules to "generalize" or express a opinion which, Heaven forbid, goes against what certain people on this board have on various subjects...

You can express your opinion all you like, but there are ways to do it that aren't inflammatory and/or full of incorrect or misleading information.

Seriously, attitudes like some I've seen lately make me laugh. A lot. You are posting on a forum for a site titled MacRumors. With Mac fans, many diehard. You "bash" Macs, or OSX, or Steve Jobs, etc. ("You" general, not "you" specific)
...
What do you THINK is going to happen?
/facepalm

Also, please delete your last post and combine it into the previous one. Thanks!

 

[GekiRed]

You can express your opinion all you like, but there are ways to do it that aren't inflammatory and/or full of incorrect or misleading information.

Seriously, attitudes like some I've seen lately make me laugh. A lot. You are posting on a forum for a site titled MacRumors. With Mac fans, many diehard. You "bash" Macs, or OSX, or Steve Jobs, etc. ("You" general, not "you" specific)
...
What do you THINK is going to happen?
/facepalm

Also, please delete your last post and combine it into the previous one. Thanks!

I take it they don't teach classes in sarcasm in your part of the world?

And I don't think I'll be merging my posts anytime soon, thanks!

PS: Yes, I know this site is called "MacRumors"[/sarcasm] and a lot of the diehard fans here make the Reverend Terry Jones [aka the dude who wanted to burn copies of the Koran on 9/11] look like a sane guy, but I never knew it was a crime to have a opinion on here against Macs or OSX or Steve Jobs! As far as I know, there's nothing in the rules against expressing opinions concerning those particular subjects...

 

[Alaerian]

And I don't think I'll be merging my posts anytime soon, thanks!:
[...]
As far as I know, there's nothing in the rules against expressing opinions concerning those particular subjects...

Funny, since you seem to have such knowledge of the rules
https://macrumors.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
5. Sequential posts. Combine your comments into one post rather than making many consecutive posts to a thread within a short period of time.