Macs vs. PCs - An epic bunfight. No polite posts please.

[FridgeMagnet]

He's just passing the time while he waits for the order page for the Macbook Air to load.

 

[revol68]

He's just passing the time while he waits for the order page for the Macbook Air to load.

Macbook Air, is that what the big fucking wankfest was about? has the piece of shit got a bubble on it's bottom and is endorsed by Michael Jordan?

 

[tarannau]

The fact is a PC can do everything the typical home user needs and more for a much cheaper price and more options, yet every coffee shop in the country has some tosser with an iMac.

Love it. It's almost as if you're sponsored to expose your stupidity and lack of knowledge with every post.

You do realise that an imac is a 20" desktop don't you. Whilst it's a compact all in one of a machine, the chances of you seeing people dragging it down to 'every coffee shop in the country' are less than zero.

Still, as you were. Making an incompetent troll and general all round idiot supreme out of yourself.

 

[revol68]

Love it. It's almost as if you're sponsored to expose your stupidity and lack of knowledge with every post.

You do realise that an imac is a 20" desktop don't you. Whilst it's a compact all in one of a machine, the chances of you seeing people dragging it down to 'every coffee shop in the country' are less than zero.

Still, as you were. Making an incompetent troll and general all round idiot supreme out of yourself.

oh sorry, i mistakenly typed iMac when I meant iBook, the shame.

 

[mauvais]

I don't have that much vitriol for Mac users, but anyone who holds a torch for a multinational, multibillion dollar corporate entity is an idiot.

The closest I get to that is Nikon, and at least they give me some tangible technical benefit for my money. I'm still immensely glad Canon exist though, because it's the only factor that really keeps things moving.

 

[ajk]

 

[untethered]

You'll be wanting the Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly, then.

http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/rom-dis/

 

[Chz]

I rather like MacOS X.

It's a pity that Apple doesn't make any hardware that I like at a reasonable cost (ie: I only like the Mac Pro, everything else is compromised), and that their OS only runs on their hardware without hacking.

 

[rocketman]

Oh the editor will have a field day here:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080116/nyw072.html?.v=101

(I already regret posting this)

 

[8ball]

Oh the editor will have a field day here:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080116/nyw072.html?.v=101

(I already regret posting this)

That's a bit unfair to Mac users - they can't all be tossers.

 

[tarannau]

I read that too, so mac users tend to be open-minded, non dogmatic perfectionists who tend to be less than modest about their achievements.

Thinking of some of the egomaniacs in the creative industries, that's about the best anyone could hope for.

 

[editor]

I read that too, so mac users tend to be open-minded, non dogmatic perfectionists who tend to be less than modest about their achievements.

Could you apply your quite incredible spinning powers to turn this damning comment into something positive too, please?

Mac users are..."less modest, and more assured of their own superiority than the population at large."

To me, this translates into 'insufferably snug, conceited and full of themselves' - a bit like a particularly dull coke fiend bragging about their own fantastic abilities.

No doubt you see it different, so let's hear it!

*I don't really hold much store into these surveys by the way

 

[tarannau]

Aye, but I think you're reading that damning comment as specific to mac users. It's not - it's that daft 'Mindset' customer profiling that scores market segments in certain 'mental areas' - about 20 categories iirc

I can't see the original report (my brand marketing days are behind me) but I'd place money that the descriptions quoted aren't specific to Apple, but are the descriptors used for the category. Ie because the 'Superiority' mindset score is high then they're used the standard descriptors used for that category, summarised them if they're lucky. It's a bit sloppy really - customer profiling by box numbers.

Just found their website at http://www.mindset-media.com/ and it would appear that way for sure.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

Mac users are..."less modest, and more assured of their own superiority than the population at large."

mac users are "more a confident, and more assured that they are not the average user."

volia....

 

[rocketman]

Knew you'd like it.
Survey does also say we're more open, liberal and eager for new experience.
Just a shame we're so fecking smug.

**written on a mac, the world's best computer platform**
(he said smugly)

 

[editor]

Knew you'd like it.

I enjoyed tarannau's statesman-like spin more to be honest.

 

[boskysquelch]

I don't have that much vitriol for Mac users, but anyone who holds a torch for a multinational, multibillion dollar corporate entity is an idiot.

But you say "Evenin' dahlin'?" to ya monitor duntcha, DUNTCHA!?

 

[rocketman]

I enjoyed tarannau's statesman-like spin more to be honest.

Heh!

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I'm insufferably snug, but then I have a fantastic duvet.

 

[tarannau]

Not as nice as my iduvet - it's got feathers from only the best virgin ducks.

I swapped it for my MS duvet consumer edition. It was like a duvet, sleeping bag and corby trouser press in one, only it was shit at all three purposes.

 

[editor]

Not as nice as my iduvet - it's got feathers from only the best virgin ducks.

I swapped it for my MS duvet consumer edition. It was like a duvet, sleeping bag and corby trouser press in one, only it was shit at all three purposes.

I'm enjoying this surreal attack on Microsoft too.

 

[tarannau]

Well, just be glad that I didn't launch an insufferably smug (Crack) 'squirrel' attack on MS...



ETA: Damn you and your corrected typos. Makes even less sense now.

 

[boskysquelch]

I'm on my Mac Mini atm but am thinking of booting up the Windows machine coz it's got a bit cold and I've run out of gaz.

 

[mauvais]

But you say "Evenin' dahlin'?" to ya monitor duntcha, DUNTCHA!?

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

I'm insufferably snug, but then I have a fantastic duvet.

yeah i saw that just i thought it'd be rich for me to point out the spelling