cool fucking story brah

It's like asking what's so amazing about coco-cola, or by eating a big mac and asking to yourself," how'd they build a franchise out of this?" Brand-name pushes product. A mac can not compare to a pc, it's merely coat-tailing the goodwill that the Ipod created for apple.

 

Originally Posted by Niceguy

It's like asking what's so amazing about coco-cola, or by eating a big mac and asking to yourself," how'd they build a franchise out of this?" Brand-name pushes product. A mac can not compare to a pc, it's merely coat-tailing the goodwill that the Ipod created for apple.

Agreed, but in this instance it wasn't the brand name that attracted me, it was the constant "omg, Macs are soooo much better" from people I've spoken to that got me to bite. In retrospect, I should asked them why---but I know I would have just gotten "because they don't get viruses" or "they're awesome for editing movies and photos".

Why do you bother posting here when you could be playing golf in cargo shorts, an untucked polo, and a backwards hat?

I feel the same way. Everytime I use one, I always find myself having to ask the person, "okay, now how do I do this? i know how to do this on a PC, but how the fuck do you do it on here?"

Then by the time im done... i just want to be back on a PC.

Maybe im one of the ones that just doesnt get it either.

 

Originally Posted by BubbaKGB

Why do you bother posting here when you could be playing golf in cargo shorts, an untucked polo, and a backwards hat?

came to post this

 

Originally Posted by userid363

Best thing about my macbook pro is this:



Now I can kick the ac cord out 100 times and not have to worry about replacing the whole damn machine

That is totally worth the extra $700.

Fuck the Apple Cult! They are completely fucking insane.

 

Originally Posted by tkeat1653

After using a PC for my entire life, I will never go back to PC after switching to mac. My entire company is now a mac shop and MS office is NOT that tough to use on it.

why?

 

Originally Posted by BubbaKGB

Why do you bother posting here when you could be playing golf in cargo shorts, an untucked polo, and a backwards hat?

because I'd rather be playing tennis

 

Originally Posted by JPitt09

tried using my buddies apple laptop that he thought was so amazing, didn't care for it much. my HP laptop is just fine. he did talk me into getting the new iphone though and that i definitely care for.

have one too, agreed

 

Originally Posted by poisoneye1986

a few things that PC dosnt have

iphoto
imovie
spaces
garageband
time machine
built in camera/ digital recorder
dictionary
address book
chess
expose

all of which can be enjoyed on a PC by downloading free software or visiting the internet (though I do like iCal)

 

Originally Posted by dallasttu

why?


because I'd rather be playing tennis


have one too, agreed



all of which can be enjoyed on a PC by downloading free software or visiting the internet (though I do like iCal)

really? never knew that. are they the same programs or different versions? i bet a lot of ppl dont know this. i got mine from the FTP store so i didnt really care about the price. i would agree if ur just using it to go on the internet then it probably isnt necessary but if you like using a lot of the extra features it could be worth it. i basicllay only use the camera/recorder.

 

Originally Posted by poisoneye1986

a few things that PC dosnt have

iphoto
imovie
spaces
garageband
time machine
built in camera/ digital recorder
dictionary
address book
chess
expose

I use a mac and I like it but it really tilts me that there's no MSPaint equivalent on Mac. There isn't even a good free version I've found -- and I've tried out like 20 that are shitty in one way or another.

 

Originally Posted by Staple Gun

Coming from a software developer I also don't get the hoopla with OSX. I know a lot of system admins dislike Windows for various reasons, maybe that plays a part in it? As for non-technical users I think it's more of a fashion statement than a practical choice.

thats probably true. its like why buy a pair of shoes at the nike store when payless gets you the same results. i wear nike. just talking shoes to walk around in. i wear nike as walking shoes.

 

Originally Posted by poisoneye1986

a few things that PC dosnt have

iphoto idc
imovieidc
spaces dunno what this is but it sounds stupid
garageband different software from download.com ez game
time machine ??
built in camera/ digital recorder false, my dell has one
dictionary .com?
address book lol right
chess false, play chess all the time
expose ?? sounds like i wouldnt use it anywayd

summary: not spending 150% of the price for that trendy piece of shit

fyp

preface: i purchased a 13" macbook two years ago, intel core 2 duo. i upgraded it to 6gb of ram and dropped a 7200rpm hdd into it. it would take a lot for me to go back and work on a windows platform full time.

for me, osx feels, performs and behaves in a manner that is more intuitive and easy to use. it also feels faster, responds quicker and has never crashed. applications have crashed but it has never affected the system as a whole. from an every day usage perspective coming back from sleep/putting the machine to sleep is quicker. i don't have to worry about viruses/spyware/malware whatsoever. also application management is greatly improved with the dreaded registry finally going away.

things from the most basic tasks such as installing applications to burning cds/isos are simplified on the mac. there's a lot of power under the hood since osx is built on top of a *nix platform. if i need to drop connect to an x11 terminal, ssh, scp, wget, write a quick bash script to perform some tasks--it's all there built in. with xcode i have a full development environment and access to compile any linux based program/utility out there. much harder to do this on windows. things like networking are also greatly simplified and i have much more fined tuned access. file permission/security is based on the *nix model so it actually works and i don't have to "allow/cancel" every time i move my mouse

i run vmware fusion with a windows 7 install, it holds my MS development tools and it's nice to know that everything is running inside a vm and is sandboxed from the rest of my machine.

there are some downsides for me, it is hard to find good accounting software (quickbooks) and the email clients are very meh. i've been playing with office 2011 beta 5 and have been pretty impressed at outlook.

overall when you buy apple you buy a lifestyle: ipad, ipod, iLife and so forth. all that software is connected together and it "just works". this is where apple has made the greatest strides in that they control soup to nuts production. it crashes less because they QA the drivers, the software and everything in between.

if you're a serious developer unless you're in an MS shop there's no way you can't appreciate the much more powerful environment a mac gives you.

i don't know why people always compare the mac prices to pc prices. you are not paying for the hardware, you are paying for the lifestyle and the way things work together. it's like saying why sit in first class vs coach? they are both just seats and we will get there at the same time.

for people who do more than surf the web and email, osx provides an incredible development platform; something that linux users and windows developers who aren't tied to MS dev products have long sought after.

Im buying a lifestyle?

Seriously?