Things We’re Tired of Hearing from Mac Users
Posted by: Rea Maor In: Computers and Technology - Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Hello Mac users,
We’ve just had the Linux users to task for all their little catch-lines, and we’ve told them what to do with them. But let’s not delude ourselves: there’s plenty of noise coming from the Mac sector as well, and we could stand to hear less of some of it. Such as:
I’m a Mac; I’m a PC. No, you’re both nitwits. This commercial campaign was funny the first three times. Not to mention that your PC points address only DOS/Windows on a PC, while PCs also run Linux, BSD, Solaris, ReactOS, OS/2, Minix, and so on, and so forth, and on and on… For that matter, Windows runs on a Mac machine, too!
My iPod! Oh, my iPod! After my iPod, honey, you come first! Oh, yes, the iPod is a very nice machine. It plays music. I still have a Sony Walkman that plays music. Mine cost $20; how much was your music player again? Or did you get yours free for punching that monkey in that Flash ad?
It just works! Right out of the box! No kidding! Come to think of it, every computer manufacturer I ever heard of tests their equipment for a burn-in period to screen out manufacturing defects before shipping, and warranties the computer for a period of time after purchase. The real question is, does it still work five years after it’s out of the box? Oh, you had to trade it in because you can’t swap in new parts to upgrade it?
We were here first! Yes, of course you were! The Roman Empire was here first, too, but I don’t see any reason to keep using horse-drawn carriages and aqueducts. Anyway, you weren’t here first. Charles Babbage was here first with the first programmable computer. And if you handed him a MacBook Pro today, he’d probably want to know what the heck it was good for.
Everything is designed so sleek and shiny! Yes, the iMac comes in your choice of five yummy colors. Like lollipops. If you want your computer to be an object of art and are willing to pay extra just for that, be my guest. But don’t look down on the rest of us just because our first question when buying a new computer isn’t “Will this color go with my Malibu Barbie Playset?” Besides, I hang tinsel and lights and popcorn strings on my x86 every Christmas, and it looks just fine.
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June 22nd, 2007 at 21:58
It would appear that the 6 Mac users out there have nothing to say. Or perhaps they don’t go online everyday and Google the word Mac to find everything ever written about a mac so they can go on digg and verbally rape anyone who is critical (or ironic).
Linux users are crybabies and I am writing this from my Sam Linux 2007 machine.
June 22nd, 2007 at 23:19
These articles are very entertaining to read.
After reading the comments in your previous article, i was almost ashamed to be a Linux user. Not only do these people look ignorant, but they are missing the point of it all. It’s very hypocritical, yes, linux is great, free in most cases, and very stable…however; Who wants to be apart of a community of closed-minded jerks?
I feel that if Linux, Mac, and Windows users all sat down and actually looked at each others systems, they would realize that they are all unique in their own ways, and they are all good at what they are designed for.
Linux is by far the best OS I have had the opportunity to use, when I first started using Linux…it was a NIGHTMARE. It was confusing, and…somewhat crappy for desktop use, but this has changed recently, but it still isn’t as great as it should be.
Windows, might not be the most stable, or the cheapest but it still gets things done. Using windows is easy, and that is why it has succeeded, Windows revolutionized the desktop OS through great marketing.
OS X, is also another great operating system, it’s stable, comes with GREAT tools out of the box, and has support for most things corporate users need. Not to mention, like windows, I don’t have to install 30 different packages from 30 different places just to get mp3 or DVD support. Interesting concept?
As soon as people start seeing these strengths things will change. Linux is great, but it still needs everything that Microsoft and Apple offer their customers. And Linux users need to realize this or Linux will never succeed on the desktop.
June 23rd, 2007 at 0:57
Despite being a Mac-user who has used more than one of those phrases on at least a couple of occasions, your article made me laugh so hard that I had to fight to keep my Burger King down. That said, I feel the need to make one small correction…iMacs haven’t come in lollipop colors for 5 or 6 years. They only come in white now. Just FYI.
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:24
I’m not a mac user, but have to admit I want one because they look so damn nice… no idea what I’d do with it though…
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:27
All 6 of us?
Our market share must have picked up a point or two.
June 24th, 2007 at 0:51
They are up to 0.00006% market share now
July 27th, 2007 at 14:32
Strangely, I’ve never seen a list of things mac users are sick of hearing from PC users. Are we really that insecure and defensive?
Uh oh, I’d answer that but I need to go download a patch for the fix that was supposed to remove the spyware that my antivirus program was tricked into installing.
I LOVE MY ZUNE!
July 27th, 2007 at 14:49
dex!
July 27th, 2007 at 14:56
You wrote: “Yes, the iMac comes in your choice of five yummy colors. Like lollipops.”
No they don’t. Unless the writer lives in 1997?
July 27th, 2007 at 15:55
Just a few things need to be fixed. (I’m a PC User btw).
I’m a Mac, I’m a PC : That argument was weak. Vista sucks so bad, and that commercial will rule until the end of days.
My IPod - That’s an Apple user whine not a Mac User. IPods work on PC’s too.
Everything is so sleek and Shiny - They don’t come in 5 colors anymore (That’s IPods). And the person who stated they come in White only. Umm. that’s wrong too. Mac’s come in 2 colors, White and BLACK.
But on the PC side, lets see, I can buy a Dell with a giant ELF (From World of Warcraft) on it and you are complaining about the 5 color Mac?
July 27th, 2007 at 16:28
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this article on at least a dozen other blogs over the past year… oh, wait a minute… those other posts WERE ACTUALLY FUNNY.
Dude, you are not a comedian. Your observations here are derivative and lame.
Maybe you should try try the following procedure:
1. slam back a shot of whiskey
2. carefully shave your balls
3. slap your newly-shaven nutsack on your keyboard 20-30 times
4. click submit
Following these 3 simple steps will likely result in a better blog post than this stupid thing.
July 27th, 2007 at 18:15
I think that the funniest part of the article was this
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This is right above the headline.
July 27th, 2007 at 21:41
Wow. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get over how completely retarded this article is.
First off, I’m glad you’re so happy with your 20$ walkman. If it breaks, will Sony give you a new model free of charge, at any time after the purchase? Does it have as much space? No. And no. Does it even look half as good? No. This may come as a total shock to you, but some people just like nicer things. And you could bitch all day about how your walkman is just as good, but at the end of the day the iPod has superior sound quality and space. Hardly debatable.
Secondly, yeah. It does work RIGHT OUT OF THE FUCKING BOX. You don’t have to install anything, or deal with any “free trials” bullshit. Everything comes STANDARD. You plug it in, and go. And Apple has unrivaled technical support. That is also undeniable.
What’s a MacBook Pro good for? The same thing any computer running on Windows/Linux is good for, you jackass. Only it works more efficiently.
I should also mention that I was working in a print shop a year ago (print jobs all over Rhode Island, it was small. based in a vocational school.), and we were designing everything on G3 iMacs that still ran PERFECTLY. We did end up upgrading to the G5’s though, for speed purposes.
Apple will always own the shit out of every other fucking computer company. Stop hating because you’re too poor to buy one. End.
July 27th, 2007 at 23:01
only one or two of these things actually make any sense. the rest are just wrong or ignorant. for example, linux, bsd, and minix have been ported to the mac (by which i assume you mean the powerpc architecture).
or, comparing ipods and walkmans… i still have a walkman, too, but to equate them is daft.
as for “working right out of the box”, the argument is not that macs are free of manufacturing defects (which they certainly are not) as you claim, but that macs are easier to use, hence when you want to do something, “it just works”.
sheesh.
July 28th, 2007 at 14:14
This was pretty weak. We have iMacs from 1999 at college and they are still in regular use. Cant say the same for the 3 year old PCs. iMacs do not come in colours any more. iPods are slated by people that do not own one. I’ve yet to meet someone who says I hate my iPod.
Anyway, this article could have been better. If you wanted to do something different you could have at least said:
Macs can do everything PCs can except gaming.
Even then its still a weak point. People like macs, people like PCs who cares?
July 29th, 2007 at 0:26
You know, you completely lost all credibility with me when you wrote the line:
Yes, the iMac comes in your choice of five yummy colors. Like lollipops.
If you haven’t seriously looked at Mac offerings in, say, the past five years or so (it’s been at least that long since iMacs were multicolored, btw), then you have really no right to even comment on this subject. Please inform yourself properly before you proceed to make an ass of yourself in print.
Oh, and the “it works - out of the box!” thing? It’s the user interface, stupid, not the fact that the computer turns on. Just a hint.
I use Macs and Linux at home, and Windows at work, so I’m not a noob. I’ve even used a command line more than once.
For me, it boils down to this: I happen to like using a computer that just lets me work, without getting in my way. In that respect, the Mac has everything else beat hands down (although desktop Linux is getting there; I’m playing with the latest version of Ubuntu now, and I like it).
So stop being snarky and discipline yourself. Your writing will be better and you’ll make more sense.
December 20th, 2007 at 1:29
OSX, Windows, Linux? They all run on Intel’s processors. So at the very core, they’re all the same.