#40 Apple Products
January 30, 2008 by clander
It is surprising that it took all the way to #40 to call out Apple products. Initially, we were planning for an entire week on Apple products, but that would just be over kill.
Plain and simple, white people don’t just like Apple, they love and need Apple to operate.
On the surface, you would ask yourself, how is that white people love a multi-billion dollar company with manufacturing plants in China, mass production, and that contributes to global pollution through the manufacture of consumer electronic devices?
Simple answer: Apple products tell the world you are creative and unique. They are an exclusive product line only used by every white college student, designer, writer, English teacher, and hipster on the planet.
You see, a long time ago Apple’s were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers. Then Apple released Final Cut Pro and became the standard for film editors. As a result, lots of creative industries used Apple computers instead of PCs. Eventually, people started making the connection, and all of a sudden all white people need to have a Mac.
When you ask white people about Mac’s they will say “oh, it’s so much better than Windows,” “it’s just easier to use,” “they are so cutting edge,” and so forth. What’s amazing is that white people NEED to meet people who use Windows to justify themselves spending an extra $500 for a pretty looking machine.
It is also important that white people are reminded of their creativity, and remember you need a Mac to creatively check email, creatively check websites, and creatively watch DVDs on planes.
White people also need iPods, iPhones, Apple TV, AirPort Express stations, and anything else that Apple will produce. Because you need to express your uniqueness by purchasing everything that a publicly traded company produces.
Apple products also come with stickers. Some people put them on their computer, some people put them on windows, but to take it to the pinnacle of whiteness, you need to put the Apple sticker in the rear window of your Prius, Jetta, BMW, Subaru 4WD Station Wagon or Audi. You then need to drive to a local coffee shop (Starbucks will do in a pinch) and set up your apple for the world to see. Thankfully, the Apple logo on the back will light up! So even in a dark place, people can see how unique and creative you (and the five other people doing the exact same thing) truly are!
Knowledge of Apple products can be useful in a number of social situations. If you see a white person with a Mac, an easy way to approach them is to say “Is that a Powerbook? What OS do you have?” They will happily start talking to you, after the requisite five minutes, you can invite them to an 80s night.
Guilty! I have owned two different Ipods…and the reason is that they are poorly made and the first one broke at just over a year. Nevermind that Dell, Creative, and many other smaller companies make equivalent portable music players that do EXACTLY the same thing…I gotta have the ipod!
and ps- I love 80s nights.
However, it is okay to own a PC in white culture if you “are running Linux” on it. Nevermind that half of us have never even seen Linux, much less used it, if you say “I own a PC, but im running Linux right now” you will automatically be cool and validate not buying a Mac. This is best complemented by stating that Bill Gates and/or Microsoft is evil.
Umm… Dell is not a ’smaller’ company. It may have a smaller share of the ‘Personal Music Device’ market, but smaller?!? NO! Please pick your words correctly!
Sorry to burst your bubble but Apple passed Dell in market value several years ago. Dell is sinking in red ink. BTW the iPod blows away any other mp3 player because it is soooo much more than an mp3 player….later
Please elaborate as to how an iPod is so much more than an mp3 player. Maybe mine is too old, but all it really does is play mp3s, videos (if I had space… I’m white so of course it’s full of music - see the one about music piracy), and photos (I’ve yet to see anybody use this feature). Also, I paid 5 bucks to be able to play tetris, but it sucks because they make you use the wheel.
The iPod is SLIGHTLY more than an mp3 player.
Of course, mine might just be too old as I can’t keep up with Apple releasing a new iPod every other month.
my ipod runs linux. So… actually all it is is an an mp3 player. Good bye to the aac format, as i am too white for that.
Shut up faggot.
Please state exactly what it is that the iPod does that other MP3 players do not. Does it balance your check book? Does it pick up the kids after school? Vacuum?
It’s precisely this kind of slavish group think that caused Apple products to make this list in the first place.
Buy a portable music player is a simple calculus. You get the most space for the least amount of money. iPod fails in this regard.
Please don’t be a twit. Booboo’s sentence is grammatically correct. The sequence ‘Dell, Creative, and many other smaller companies’ does not imply that either Dell or Creative is a ’smaller company’.
I pooped my pants
Mac’s and pc’s are the same thing. Same hardware.
Yes, I am pc fanatic. But, try to make a comeback to this: pc’s can run os x leopard natively!
Maximum PC magazine did a test last year. They loaded the Apple OS and Windows XP on two different G5s. They then ran some benchmarks on different computing tasks (file transfers, disc burning, video transcoding, etc.).
Guess what, Apple-heads? The G5 ran XP and performed the battery of computing tasks faster than Apple’s own OS!!
And I have yet to meet an Apple-droid that can name one thing that they can do on an Apple that cannot be done on a PC.
It is not is not to care if you win or lose, only if you look good doing it. You either belong to the elite group or you don’t…
Regarding Linux, I think you’re mistaking “white people” with “space cadets”
I’ve got a friend who took a film class at their university this semester and was required to purchase an external hard drive for a group project. I advised the student to get a Western Digital My Book Home Edition 320 GB (size wise not that big right) from Best Buy.
Well here’s the kicker the university uses nothing but Macs (I don’t Know WHY) in their filming department. I guess its for the “Creative” ones but guess what?…….THATS RIGHT you got it, the Mac couldn’t even recognize the fat 32 partition stationed on the hard drive which is kinda rediculous since PCs will just let you plug and play.
NOOOOOOO
1st the technologically retarded professor (who’s probably one of the many Poster Children for the Mac generation) had to format and create smaller partitions since, as Western Digital puts it:
Macintosh Operating Systems may only recognize FAT32 partitions that are smaller than 128-gigabytes. Multiple FAT32 partitions smaller than 128-gigabytes will need to be created in order for Macintosh Operating Systems to recognize the partitions. You will need to use a —–>WINDOWS even when its 35 below in the artic tundra
Shorts
Coffee
and most RECENTLY
The POPE - nevermind God, Little Ol’ Guys in White Dresses is what really turns us On!!!
I Love you guys SWPL, you really stepped up to the plate on this one….Keep It Up!
thats because fat32 is hardly ever used anymore!
why the hell would you have a drive thats LARGER than 128gb formatted in FAT32 instead of NTFS?
but i dont know what the hell is wrong with them anyway…. mine does it fine.
i think its safe to say that computers on a large network generally do weird things…. mac AND PC
I will agree that in large networks there are of course “ghost in the machine” but the fact that NTFS is 1st a Windows based standard filing system for Windows NT and 2nd allows PCs to simply plug and play due to the fact that they accomodate both FAT32 and NTFS…..
I’m just saying, the logical progression would lead one to get a PC over a mac since the prices are much better and don’t require such strenuous acts that aren’t need for other computers, but those who purchase them (macs) seem to need a computer in the most basic/lamiens terms since most (not all) are actually techno goofs who don’t understand their own technology.
I mean speak from experience since I’m in the Simulation & Digital Entertainment field (Video Game Development) and simply said - We need the best computer for the Job……and after me & my cohorts were given free Mac Airs, most of us ebay’d them after a weeks use or gave them to someone else since we had problems trying to intergrate our work software and programs, processing speeds, networking…the list goes on and on
I just keep reverting to fact that ONLY 5% OF THE WORLD USES THEM and do so for “Artistic Reasons”; when everything they do on macs our artist do on PCs so I just don’t think there’s any real reason to get one besides the right to say —-> “I own a MAC”
True, but the irony lies in the fact Bill Gates owns substantial Apple stock. Applers never seem to realize that when they go on anti-Gates tirades.
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The main reason that people, in general regardless of color, love Apple is that gives you back few years of your life that you lose working on PC. Not to be too harsh to good old PC it is not hardware that is bad as it is same old masked DOS operating system that is harming performance and ultimately your nerves so you write story like this.
Again the main difference is that whatever you do with your computer Apple has same performance like two years ago unlike PC making you sorry that you replaced your previous one just one year ago.
Comparing the brand new Apple (Intel) technology price with two years old PC (Intel) technology price is not the best comparison and it is usually worth those $500 difference.
At the end whatever works for you.
Yes, Win Vista is DOS based because DOS somehow had a 64 bit architecture way back when Gates said that no one will ever need more than 640k and people weren’t even contemplating 64 bit processors. Somehow secretely Gates had the technology to make a 64 Bit Kernel and just held onto it for nearly 30 years. If you think Vista and XP and Win 2000 (NT) are based on DOS then you obviously have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Oh, and compare the new Mac Book Air’s benchmark test against a Sony Viao and look how the Viao (which is older) somehow manages to beat the Mac nearly 2:1 in every category.
Look, I really hate to resort to ad hominem attacks; really, I do.
But I can’t take you seriously if you misspell Vaio twice.
(Incidentally, which is thinner, the Vaio or the MacBook Air? The Vaio may beat the MacBook Air in benchmarks, but how much horsepower do you really need to check your e-mail or browse the web? It’s meant for portability, not überpower, for Christ’s sake.)
LOL. It’s not stirctly true though is it? How do you upgrade your apple? Buy a new one?
Why do you think that is? It’s because Windows is designed to work with literally thousands of different components while Apple has to ensure compatibility for a paltry few dozen. Microsoft’s job is exponentially harder than Apple’s.
And they do a pretty fine job of it. I ran XP until last year and now run Vista. I still don’t get blue screens, Vista recognizes all my hardware and doesn’t need to be rebooted - except when I turn it off to carry it somewhere. And even then I have the option of putting it in hibernation or standby.
Go to Best Buy (or your nearest big box electronics store). Look at the section for Apple software. It won’t take long. I’ll bet that the average Best Buy doesn’t even have 100 Apple software titles. Now go look at the PC software section.
Cost? I can buy a perfectly decent PC that will let me surf the web, watch a DVD, play a game or run an office productivity suite for around $500. For $1500 I can BUILD a pretty smoking rig. Can you build your own Apple?
Who is comparing new Intel-based Apples with two year-old PCs? That is comparing Apples to oranges (pun intended). It’s a fallacious comparison and serves no useful purpose in a serious debate about which is the better platform.
You’re just plain wrong about the performance comparison. In fact, the Apple runs XP better than it runs its own OS. Are NVidia and ATI designing new video cards for Apples? Of course not. Why would they bother to target such a minute share of the market? The same is true of basically every category of component.
If Apple is so great why have they been perpetually stuck with a sub 5 per cent market share? Oh, that’s right. It’s because the tiny percentage of Apple users are ever so smart and the rest of us are just idiots.
Also, you clearly don’t know what you are talking about. Windows 98 was the last Microsoft operating that ran on top of DOS. Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista do NOT repeat NOT run on top of DOS.
Apple sucks.
Yes it does!
no, YOU suck.
Wow, you got us there. That’s pretty snappy. Mind if I write that down? I guess I will just throw away my PC and become a droid - I mean, an Apple user.
Your just jealous cause you don’t have one! Apple is by far superior to any fing PC.
Read my above comment about an older Sony smoking the INTEL-POWERED Airbook in benchmark tests run by PC Magazine (as in Personal Computer, not as in AT-Based PCs which is how it is usually used.)
Oh, and if I want to upgrade the memory in a Sony I don’t have to buy a whole new computer because they don’t solder the memory to the motherboard like Mac does.
Oh I’m jealous because I don’t have one. Is that like the Prius owner saying I’m poor because I don’t have one. Yeah, I have five laptops and refuse to pay twice the amount of money for a PC with a Mac case that runs an OS designed so that any idiot can use it without f-ing it up because, well, I actually know what I’m doing.
HAHAHA u guys r doin Xactly what this articles describing!! HAHA
DB you got pwned.
Yea I’ll just replace all our servers with the apple equivalent… oh, wait.
Name one thing that you can do on an Apple that can’t be done on a PC.
read the jobs biography and you’ll see how apple is constructed with the ‘fast as we can get to market’ philosophy and the maintenance costs this has caused for apple users. from the mac to the ipod - they break and are throw away commodities. how easy is it to:
a) upgrade a mac
b) service a mac
c) service the ipod’s battery
how often did apple provide no upgrade path when a new OS was released? ’sorry, you’ll have to throw out last years model as we couldn’t be bothered working out a upgrade path’
Actually, Apple consistently has the highest user satisfaction rating in independent studies. So your point in obviously incorrect. Try making something else up to “dis” apple. Jobs may be a megalomaniac but he makes great products…later
you sound like a complete douche
Which is why Apple has such an infinitesimally small market share…
“from the mac to the ipod - they break and are throw away”
I used to say similar stuff all the time. Then I started using a Mac all the time. And now I can’t wait for the day that I never have to touch a PC. It seems like when you are on a Mac you are thinking about what you are doing. Not the computer and what you better not do to piss it off so it doesn’t stop working, thus stopping you.
What is it with the myth of PC’s breaking down all the time?! My Vista PC hasn’t had the shits at all and I’ve been running it since March ‘07. My flatmate’s Mac is good too, hasn’t broken down either.
Plus, the debate between which is better - Mac or PC - hasn’t surfaced once in our flat. Probably because we’re not COMPLETE AND UTTER FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS.
He’s an Architect, uses Mac at work and needs a Mac for work at home. I’m in sales and a comedian, and I have always used my PC with Windows from 3.11 all the way to Vista. Why? It just works…
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Well lets see..
I have 2 macbook Pros
2 Imacs
1-12″ Powerbook
4 Ipods and………
Based on the cistomer experience I get at Apple, I’m a customer for life … And I love 80’s night!
In response to “Anonymous”:
1) Macs come with good hardware to begin with. And how often do you upgrade your PC? 95% of PC users will never upgrade hardware on their computer, and for the 5% that do upgrade, it’s because the hardware was sh!t to begin with. That’s the biggest problem with PCs, any old fool is allowed to make hardware for them, and every fool buys it and tries to make it work. Apple has strict hardware qualification guidelines to ensure customers don’t get screwed with poor hardware.
2) If you have a problem with your Mac, phone Apple support. They will send you the part, with documentation on how to replace that part. Parts usually arrive withing 2 business days. If you feel that you don’t have the skill required to open your computer, then take it to an Apple dealer, and they’ll happily do it for you.
3) Send in your iPod to have the battery replaced. It’s that simple. How many other MP3 players don’t have accessible batteries?
4) Upgrade path? Please, let’s not go there with Vista. You can upgrade the OS on Macs a lot longer than on a PC. The fact is the average life span of a Mac is twice as long as a PC, which also means, for every Mac, there are two PCs in a landfill.
Your post is generally ignorant, as it shows you have never used a Mac, but instead, choose to go with untruths you and other PC users make up, because you’re scared to admit that Windows is not all that great. I am obviously an Apple user, but I am also a Windows user as well as Linux user. At the end of the day, my Apples have a longer uptime (by far), have a great selection of powerful software, and are by far more productive than any other computer system in my life.
For the record, I am a Visual Effects Producer in the motion picture industry. I don’t use Apple because it’s I’m falsely led to believe it’s the “creative type” of thing to do, I use Apple because it’s far more productive.
Also for the record, I was glad when the 80’s were over. Bad hair decade.
1.)Most new Macs are running the SAME chipset, motherboard and processor that you can get in a PC. Oh, and 4200rpm HDD in a brand new $2000.00 laptop? That’s real high quality, especially when top of the line is 7200rpm or dual 5400rpm SATA with RAID like what’s in my brother’s XPS. Yeah, if you want to compare a Mac to an E-Machine, it’s like comparing an Audi to a Trabant (FYI, old East-German Communist Car.) That doesn’t mean that Audi’s don’t break a lot of the time, but they’re a hell of a lot nicer than a Trabi.
Well, I’ve upgraded almost every computer I’ve ever owned and merged some together, but then again, I actually know what I’m doing. The fact that people should need to take a test before being allowed use of a computer does not negate the fact that Macs aren’t upgradable. Like the $2000 Air Book that has the memory soldered onto the motherboard. Only Mac does such stupid (Or smart from their perspective) things.
2.) Yes, you can have Mac repaired and you know what they repair you computer with? USED PARTS. A friend of my Brother’s, who knows what he’s doing had to send his Macbook in because Apple told him to. After multiple problems with his “fixed” Mac he finally took it apart only to find out that they replaced his system board on his 2 month old laptop with a USED PART. NOT REFURB, USED. Of course they took care of my friend’s Mac. It broke 2 hours after she got it so they sent her one that lasted 2 DAYS before IT broke and she once again had to send it back.
3.) Sorry, don’t know. MP3 fidelity sucks unless you’re talking 128k sample rate which isn’t very common and takes up a lot of space, so I don’t use them. The iPhone is soldered in and as far as I know, it’s the only phone that is like that.
4.) Upgrade path? The reason why there are Service Packs for Windows and it takes awhile to upgrade compared to Mac is that Windows releases a Service Pack and Mac just gives a new name to the old, albeit updated OS. For example. Mac has released SIX “versions” of it’s OS since 2001 all with different little names, but the same OS nonetheless. Windows has released 2, (Home Edition is the same Kernel as the Professional version, it’s just that home edition is made more idiot-proof by not allowing the user to do certain tasks,) but the two they released have entirely different Kernels rather than just being an update of one another.
And you can call me ignorant if you want, but I’m an International Project Manager in the IT field and have spent time in the Desktop environment and Server Rooms of Fortune 100, multinational corporations, working on Multi-million dollar IT projects and have been using, programming and repairing (both PCs and Macs) for well over 20 years.
While the old RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Chip) processors of the older Macs HAD an advantage over PCs (why the RISC only lasted briefly in PCs I’ll never know.) Macs are now being built with PC parts and using (in terms of what the general public buys) the onboard, Intel video processor which pales in comparison to some of the amazing water-cooled video cards readily available to PC users. In addition, if Macs are such a great value then why does almost every Enterprise use PCs?
I have nothing against Macs in particular or necessarily the people who use them, but I DO have something against the people who think that Macs are automatically better than PCs and most of all, the Mac users that think that BECAUSE they own a Mac, they are somehow smarter and more creative than the rest of the world.
Mindset Media did a survey of 7500 computer users and found that Mac users are 60% more likely to be self-centered and arrogant. I’m trying to temper both ignorance and arrogance, though I’m not attempting to assign either of these attributes to MoonMan.
And the 80s?? Wow, how did anyone think that Zubaz (sp?) were cool?
Pray tell, what do those twin 5400 RPM drives in a RAID configuration do for the battery life?
In your outrage, have you stopped to consider that perhaps this was a design decision instead of a blatant attempt to rip off the consumer?
I don’t believe that Macs are “automatically” better than PCs. I believe they are better because a more thoughtful design process goes into producing them. This applies to both hardware and software.
Unfortunately for Microsoft and the commodity PC industry, the way they operate leaves them no choice but to be worse. While it certainly bolstered them in the early days, when computers were still for hobbyists and academics, the market has become mainstream.
This means that Apple’s top-notch combination of hardware and software translates into less hassle and instability. I don’t attribute the problems with PCs to Microsoft’s lack of intelligence or drive. The fact of the matter is that they have an order of magnitude more variables to contend with when shipping their OS. The complexity increases exponentially, not linearly.
When you buy a Mac, you are buying into the Apple ideal. Guess who’s responsible for the functioning of your computer? Apple. (Have you ever called Dell with a problem with your computer? Oh, you’ll need to talk to Microsoft. It’s a problem with Windows. Talk to Microsoft, and they’ll tell you to talk to Creative because your sound card drivers aren’t working.)
I can’t say whether you’ve had any personal experience with Apple support, but I’ll assume not. If you go in to an Apple Store, an on-site technician will work with you to diagnose the problem. If it’s software related, they’ll fix it on the spot. If it requires repair, they’ll usually perform it in-store within a few days. Every interaction I’ve had has been extremely pleasant. No one wants a broken computer, and no one says that Macs don’t have component failures. They do. But when the time comes to get it fixed, the Apple experience can’t be beat. The helpful attitude in the stores is palpable.
I think the clincher here is your belief that users should be required to take a test before operating a computer. I suppose you learned to disassemble an internal combustion engine before you ever got behind the wheel of a car, too. With that attitude, I’m not surprised that you dismiss Macs out-of-hand. To you, using a computer should be a masochistic experience; a test of your knowledge and will-power. That’s great. For the rest of us, we just want a computer that will work for us instead of against us. (Not to say that the Mac OS can’t be bent to your will; I’m currently backing up my music library to another Mac in my house via rsync over ssh.)
There’s one last point I’d like to address. You ask rhetorically, “if Macs are such a great value then why does almost every Enterprise use PCs?” To answer that, let me ask some questions of my own. Why does Dell offshore their tech support? Why do I get hounded with offers every time I call to activate a credit card? Why do workers get laid off while executives reap seven-figure bonus packages? The answer is because the MBAs crunching the numbers are looking only at the numbers, not the real world effects. None of the things I’ve described could be called “better” than the alternative. But on paper, they look like they will save money. None of these things serve the customer or employee better. In the short term, sure, buying bargain PCs saves you money. In the long term, the loss of employee productivity and heightened support costs make the Mac a better option.
But I can’t say I’m surprised you favor Windows if you’re in IT. After all, if it weren’t for Windows’ problems, who would keep you in business?
Nicely put, tom.
Win
…but you’re still a douche for arguing about your OS
Don’t forget the best part: Apple products all come in fancy boxes. Using your DSLR (with the dinky kit lens, of course), take pictures of every part of the unboxing process. When the Mac is set up, you can then use it to upload your pictures to Flickr for the world to see. It’s encouraged to do this even for an iPod or some other product everybody has already bought.
Also, Windows stopped crashing for no reason years ago, but to be a Mac or Linux user you must act as if Windows now is exactly the same as Windows 95.
Ya, Vista has been a huge success hasn’t it
yep, has on my PC. no dramas at all. not that I tie my self esteem to my operating system of choice, but hey… I get my self worth somewhere else
The thing that made MacApple unique for graphics programs was that at one time you could assign harddrive space to take the place of RAM, which the MacApple did not use. They did away with that years ago and limited the speed and processing power of the unit. MacApple is generally slower and more prone to fault than PCs are now. So, yes, it is just a cultural thing and that is the truth. Live with it.
Never tried Linux, but I have friends that swear by it, however my software won’t run on it.
Funny article, humor always stems from actual life experience for me. Sorry for the militant MacApple “creative” people.
MacApple????…never heard that before yet we are to believe that you know something about macs? Reason macs gained a footing in creative circles was they enabled them to “do” creative things better and faster through the close integration of hardware and software and the actual design and power of the user experience
You’re as white as they come. God hates you.
“If you have a problem with your Mac, phone Apple support. ”
If “it just works” (a common refrain of apple users), why would they need a support division?
“Send in your iPod to have the battery replaced. It’s that simple.”
Here’s an even simpler idea–design an mp3 player that doesn’t need to be sent back to corporate to replace a meager battery. My flashlight is more structurally advanced than your iPod.
Steve Jobs finally figured out the best way to market his products–tap into the sense of smug self-satisfaction that white people feel about themselves, while appealing to their insecurity about not having the most expensive crap in their house.
are you purposely being obtuse? or are you really just that thick?
either way it’s pretty obnoxious.
The hardest part of design is knowing when to say “no.” …the industrial designers at Apple had a choice between a sealed battery (generally considered the best batteries and power management in the industry) or an inelegant, ugly hinge solution. I respect their choice. No one in the industry has the balls to say “no” to ANYTHING, which is why the competitors are still years behind the iPhone, and why it’s taken years to catch up to the iPod. (even know, the best they can do is a “me-too”
if you define “structurally advanced” as “whatever silly crap i feel like it should do” then sure, your flashlight probably is exactly that. but here in reality, when i drop my iPod, hinges, covers, and batteries don’t go flying in several directions; unlike your flashlight. so then which is more “structurally advanced”?
then again nothing i say is going to dissuade you from your baseless hatred, so do your thing. enjoy your mediocrity and decry everything else, with or without any first hand knowledge. …if that makes you happy, then have fun.
No, when you drop your ipod, the screen cracks and it stops working, just like every other mp3 player out there.
The reason why Macs are so popular isn’t because they are better machines, its because they are more idiot proof (user friendly whatever you want to call it) and are intentionally designed to be so. Apple tries to go to great lengths so that you can use it no matter how little computer experience you have. They are designed to be intuitive for the technically-challenged. Macs are trendy. Deal with it. I know people who bought a Macbook because they thought that the fading light in sleep mode made the computer look like its sleeping. That is one of the major markets that Macs appeal to.
PCs are better for people who need power in their machines. This goes for anything from intense gaming where your graphics systems needs to handle complex 3D geometry in a 2D rendition, to an engineer or architect using CAD, ANSYS, SAP or anything else that requires processing large amounts of data (calculations that can and will take hours or days, depending on what you’re designing). PCs are also tech-friendly in that you can troubleshoot your computer (if you know about computers) and can increase its power by adding more hardware to it.
Granted, Windows (Vista especiall)y has had serious issues, but much of it has to do with poor Beta testing and the fact that it was designed on high powered machines that could handle the resource-intense language. I’ve had XP for about six years now and have minimal qualms with it.
As for DELL (and other mainstream manufacturers), yes their low-priced versions are poorly developed, strung together machines. However, the niche for that market is to put a computer into the home of anyone who may want one.
So stop trying to convince everyone that Macs are better engineered, because they’re not. They’re engineered for different purposes. Low end PCs are for mass production and mass distribution, Macs are geared towards people who want to be trendy and don’t mind paying a premium for a pretty case, and high end PCs are for people who actually need large amounts of processing power for what they’re doing. The best desktop you can buy will always be the one your tech-savvy friend assembles because you are not paying the premium for name recognition.
And before you start arguing that Macs aren’t trendy, just look at the names: airbook, leopard, iMac and so on. They sound like either something lofty, something out of Zoolander, or something that is supposed to seem self-empowering. Windows=functionally what its supposed to be. A set of windows (yes, I concede that Mac OS’s had this before the first Windows). The two worst Windows OS’s were the ones that tried to throw out trendy names to compete with Macs’ market niche by throwing in a trendy name, and in the case of Vista, trying to make it do dumb, unnecessary functions that require more power computing power.
Macs will never overthrow PC/Windows so long as Mac software remains proprietary because Macs are generally unaffordable for most people. At the same time, so long as Macs remain unfriendly to upgrading your hardware, they will never compete evenly with high-end PCs.
Quick comment about Linux: From a resource perspective, they are much more efficient than both Windows and Mac OS, but they are not as user-friendly. They will never beat out either Windows or Macs for either general market or trendy users because they require you to know more about computers than most people can stomach/care to understand.
“Never tried Linux, but I have friends that swear by it, however my software won’t run on it.”
Linux users are like American soccer fans–they smugly predict that their fetish will take America by storm “any day now!”, and every year when nobody has bothered to give a crap about their obsession, they revel in being one of the select few who “gets it” instead of the rest of the troglodytes in society. Makes them feel better about enjoying something so relentlessly unpopular.
yeah, but the rest of the world doesn’t like linux either, unlike soccer.
I wonder what type of machine this post was composed on…
Does it matter?