Most of you know next to nothing about Macs, after reading a few entries.
A. Macintoshes are upgradable. I'm sorry, is PCI/PCI Express not good enough for you?
B. Macintoshes are way faster than Winblows. It's been proven in benchmark test after benchmark test. Just because a computer has a higher clock speed doesn't mean that it's faster. Ever heard of CHIP STRUCTURE? Kthx.
C. Macintoshes were the /ORIGINAL/ personal computer. GET IT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING HEADS.
D. They aren't paperweights. I'm using a Mac right now damnit. Anyone with HALF A FUCKING BRAIN knows that Macs are useful. Your little Windows mags even use Macs in their art department. Mhm, that's right.
Miscellaneous points from others' entries:
"Then Bill Gates bought Steve Jobs out of NeXT" You've lost your mind. Apple Computer Inc. bought out NeXT under Gil Amelio's reign as CEO.
"Adobe abandoned them" Yes, that's why they still actively develop Mac apps. What a steel trap mind you've got!!
" Then OSX came out on a Linux platform" What the fuck? Stop being an idiot, you don't know what you're talking about.
You may have used Macs at some point in your lifetime, doesn't mean you know everything about them. Stop spreading BS.
" that cant run any good programs." Macs started the desktop publishing revolution, were the first computers to run Excel natively, were the first computers to run Photoshop natively ... the list goes on and on.
"Macintosh is an OS which no common people can find a use for," *SNORTSNORTSNORT* Even Windows magazine publishers use Macs in their art departments. Idiot much?
"out there" - I already responded to your little shitty entry. (: ^ there
"A large expensive paperweight typically favored by granola lovers and those who prefer not to be able to use a computer for anything worth while." You are a fucking IDIOT. Just read above, kthx. And what the hell does granola have to do with Macs? You're obviously some high-and-mighty little egotist ... so please, get over yourself.
There, I pwned all your posts in just one single post! (: Kthx. < 333333
A. Macintoshes are upgradable. I'm sorry, is PCI/PCI Express not good enough for you?
B. Macintoshes are way faster than Winblows. It's been proven in benchmark test after benchmark test. Just because a computer has a higher clock speed doesn't mean that it's faster. Ever heard of CHIP STRUCTURE? Kthx.
C. Macintoshes were the /ORIGINAL/ personal computer. GET IT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING HEADS.
D. They aren't paperweights. I'm using a Mac right now damnit. Anyone with HALF A FUCKING BRAIN knows that Macs are useful. Your little Windows mags even use Macs in their art department. Mhm, that's right.
Miscellaneous points from others' entries:
"Then Bill Gates bought Steve Jobs out of NeXT" You've lost your mind. Apple Computer Inc. bought out NeXT under Gil Amelio's reign as CEO.
"Adobe abandoned them" Yes, that's why they still actively develop Mac apps. What a steel trap mind you've got!!
" Then OSX came out on a Linux platform" What the fuck? Stop being an idiot, you don't know what you're talking about.
You may have used Macs at some point in your lifetime, doesn't mean you know everything about them. Stop spreading BS.
" that cant run any good programs." Macs started the desktop publishing revolution, were the first computers to run Excel natively, were the first computers to run Photoshop natively ... the list goes on and on.
"Macintosh is an OS which no common people can find a use for," *SNORTSNORTSNORT* Even Windows magazine publishers use Macs in their art departments. Idiot much?
"out there" - I already responded to your little shitty entry. (: ^ there
"A large expensive paperweight typically favored by granola lovers and those who prefer not to be able to use a computer for anything worth while." You are a fucking IDIOT. Just read above, kthx. And what the hell does granola have to do with Macs? You're obviously some high-and-mighty little egotist ... so please, get over yourself.
There, I pwned all your posts in just one single post! (: Kthx. < 333333
by Mac user gal April 4, 2006
A computer made for idiots (idiot proof) when in actual fact the complexity of windows means windows is idiot proof - it won't work for idiots who will run to the mac anyway.
by WIlliam Gator June 5, 2005
PC users (and many Mac users) miss the central tenet of Macintosh.
The Macintosh was designed as an 'information appliance.'
It was never designed to be opened and messed around with.
The software has better 'integration' with the OS, an OS that wasn't 'shoe-horned' into a platform that was never designed to run a GUI to begin with.
Most Mac users can also use a PC, every PC user I know can't operate a Mac, normally down to the fact they can't find the 'Start' menu. (This makes PCs preferable to Macs in that toddlers (and my Dad!) etc know exactly where to begin.)
PC users DO tend to be much more intelligent than Mac users though, mainly down to the fact they can perform rocket science type stuff like open up their PCs and fit a new hard-drive or shove in some new RAM.
When I play a DVD, I dont expect to have to open up the player, mess around inside only to find my movie doesn't play 'cause I haven't got the correct drivers installed.
That's the point of Macintosh.
Plus virus, dialer-trojan, worm attacks (for Windows users only of course!)
PCs also have an inbuilt feature were they crash on purpose because a silly Mac user has tried to do something constructive with it.
PC/LINUX users? what's the point when you need to boot into Windows anytime you need to run an industry standard app? Games don't count as 'industry standard.'
(LINUX being a castrated UNIX of course - See MacOS X.)
There are indeed very few games for Macintosh!
(IBM also make expensive, feature rich, minimalist laptops.)
The Macintosh was designed as an 'information appliance.'
It was never designed to be opened and messed around with.
The software has better 'integration' with the OS, an OS that wasn't 'shoe-horned' into a platform that was never designed to run a GUI to begin with.
Most Mac users can also use a PC, every PC user I know can't operate a Mac, normally down to the fact they can't find the 'Start' menu. (This makes PCs preferable to Macs in that toddlers (and my Dad!) etc know exactly where to begin.)
PC users DO tend to be much more intelligent than Mac users though, mainly down to the fact they can perform rocket science type stuff like open up their PCs and fit a new hard-drive or shove in some new RAM.
When I play a DVD, I dont expect to have to open up the player, mess around inside only to find my movie doesn't play 'cause I haven't got the correct drivers installed.
That's the point of Macintosh.
Plus virus, dialer-trojan, worm attacks (for Windows users only of course!)
PCs also have an inbuilt feature were they crash on purpose because a silly Mac user has tried to do something constructive with it.
PC/LINUX users? what's the point when you need to boot into Windows anytime you need to run an industry standard app? Games don't count as 'industry standard.'
(LINUX being a castrated UNIX of course - See MacOS X.)
There are indeed very few games for Macintosh!
(IBM also make expensive, feature rich, minimalist laptops.)
Intelligent PC user- 'Why don't you use a PC?'
Me- 'All my apps run better and faster on a Macintosh, my software is so well integrated with the OS I can meta-link systems from one app straight into an other (see Vannevar Bush and his vision of 'Hypertext', Ted Nelson - 'Xanadu' (not to be confused with ELO.) and Alan Kay for 'meta-media.')
If I really wanted to play games all day I would have purchased an Xbox/Playstation/Gamecube. And dont forget...we kick started (ahem!) 'affordable' DTP!'
Intelligent PC user- 'Oh'
Me- 'You PC users will have the last laugh though! Now that the Mac and PC (since Apples jump to Intel), are basically the same platform in different guises, I'm just waiting for the day Steve Jobs (sold up the river!) announces a jump to Microsoft Windows.
On that day I'm moving to IBM Thinkpad!'
Me- 'All my apps run better and faster on a Macintosh, my software is so well integrated with the OS I can meta-link systems from one app straight into an other (see Vannevar Bush and his vision of 'Hypertext', Ted Nelson - 'Xanadu' (not to be confused with ELO.) and Alan Kay for 'meta-media.')
If I really wanted to play games all day I would have purchased an Xbox/Playstation/Gamecube. And dont forget...we kick started (ahem!) 'affordable' DTP!'
Intelligent PC user- 'Oh'
Me- 'You PC users will have the last laugh though! Now that the Mac and PC (since Apples jump to Intel), are basically the same platform in different guises, I'm just waiting for the day Steve Jobs (sold up the river!) announces a jump to Microsoft Windows.
On that day I'm moving to IBM Thinkpad!'
by Apple are killing the Mac Platform March 8, 2006
by That Guy From North Dakota December 25, 2008
PC user: DURP! UR MAC SUCKS! DURP!
Mac User: Why?
PC: ...DURP! IT DON'T WORK WITH LIEK TEH GAMES!
Mac User: Actually, Macs run Windows as well, and they use intel chips. So, my Macintosh can literally do everything your PC can and better. Plus it's pretty.
PC User: NOPE! U R WRONG! DURP! DENIAL IS FUN! DURP!
Mac User: Why?
PC: ...DURP! IT DON'T WORK WITH LIEK TEH GAMES!
Mac User: Actually, Macs run Windows as well, and they use intel chips. So, my Macintosh can literally do everything your PC can and better. Plus it's pretty.
PC User: NOPE! U R WRONG! DURP! DENIAL IS FUN! DURP!
by I'm not in denial. January 29, 2007
a type of computer made by apple. macintosh generally refers to the old apples from the 80s, which were good, and the apples from the 90s, which were horrible. however, ever since Steve Jobs returned, macs became a lot better. they are probable superior to PCs in every way, except for maybe gaming, but u can always use boot camp for that. also, you can right click. most graphic artists, musicians, and cool people use them. like all computers they do crash, but less often than windows.
microhoo whos never used a new macintosh: ooooo... macs suck you cant play games of right click... they suck sooooo bad
someone who has used a modern mac: shut up (shoes thm my post)
someone who has used a modern mac: shut up (shoes thm my post)
by john tuttle May 25, 2008
A type of computer revered for it's all in one design but also cursed by this to people who want to upgrade components instead of just getting a new computer which would be faster in the long run. Many claim that the macintosh is lacking in hardware aspects, though one would hardly know the difference. Mac OS X is the ruler of all the operating systems, but is often complained about due to its lack of a mind boggling amount of applications. One should not that the macintosh has more completed feeling apps than the less completed feeling but still numerous Windows apps. Macs happen to have a game deficiency and thus are hated by many people who don't understand the concept of boot camp and Windows on a Mac. Once one switches to the Mac from the PC, almost none of them will ever switch back because they now see the truth.
Bill: Wow, that's a sleek computer Steve!
Steve: Yes Bill, it is.
Bill: Oh, it's a Macintosh, I hear they suck...
Steve: No they don't, wanna touch it?
Bill: SURE! This is pretty sweet Steve!
Steve: Yes Bill, it is.
Bill: Oh, it's a Macintosh, I hear they suck...
Steve: No they don't, wanna touch it?
Bill: SURE! This is pretty sweet Steve!
by Toasty Head August 30, 2007