< why buy a mac?
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- Atkinson0
I've always used PC until 6 months ago. I decided to change when I needed to upgrade my computer. I decided on a mac for a few reasons, in no order. The design is superb. The look nice. They are space saving - I have little spare room in my studio. Their operating system I find more intuitive than a PC. The screen is 2 foot wide - a 24" pc monitor costs nearly the same as my mac did. I have apple care, I call them and the problem gets fixed. With my PC I had to call someone out, £35 to look at it, £50 to fix it, £20 to be told I need a new one etc etc.
- ian0
This is the shitehawk I was referring to:
Like david brent, only real and much much worse. I'd rather have the steve jobs brainwashing if you please at least that way I wouldnt have to listen to gloria estefan.
Oh and I think that antonelli was talking about aesthetics not that the mac makes us better designers. Fuck it, Im still pissed off, Im going for brekkie.
- Drno0
ahahah
if i gang with you guys, will you send me a shiny iphone
pleeease
- Boz0
ian, you are comparing completely different things. Steve Balmer is insane, he LOVES Microsoft (of course he does he has seen it grow from the beginning), but the difference is, that Microsoft always had an OPEN way of thinking, no matter how much you wish to think otherwise. They always develop software and their OS in order FOR THE DEVELOPERS to take advantage, and the bottom line is more diverse software market. This makes the OS very open for everyone to develop for but also a security target as we've already witnessed. In other words, without Microsoft there would be no software market in the form we have it today, if at all.
This is a HUGE difference in philosophies. No matter how much we want to hate Microsoft, it has done A LOT of good. Apple on the other DID absolutely NOTHING good for consumers, it was always good for them.
Now I'm not saying that Microsoft is doing most of the stuff they are doing from the goodness of their heart, they are of course a corporation, but they are much better positioned towards the public in general and are not trying to grow and manipulate the public through marketing efforts and cult-like behavior.
You really need to compare the Microsoft supporter and Apple cult-member. The two are completely different. The Microsoft guy/girl will think in terms of solutions as a developer and have very little emotional attachment towards the company itself, while Apple person actually takes very emotional stand in defending Apple, Jobs and everything that comes from that company, completely neglecting that the company should serve a customer first and not the other way around.
Everyone seems to admire their "marketing" efforts, however I think there's simply nothing masterful in their misleading, offensive media campaigns. They are clearly demonstrating a cult like behavior by telling you that if you are a part of Apple family you are smarter and better then everyone else.
I have refused to buy Apple products so far because I don't like conformity, I don't like being told to do things in only one certain way. This is present in ALL Apple products and services.
Even though I do think their products look very nice, I have an issue with how company does business in general and how they treat their own customers. When I say this, I mean, they make Apple cult-members feel like they are better then others and in return they charge EVERY single thing possible as they make the customers feel that it's really cool to pay for all that crap.
Well whatever, I'm sure they won't go bankrupt if I don't buy stuff from them, but they sure ain't gonna get my money.
And again, Steve Balmer is indeed insane.
- mbr0
I love the design too, but they are too expensive and the warranty sucks for a business machine.
PC (Dell) 24 hr onsite support for 4 years. 5 min. wait, at max in peak hours, for Gold tech support (in the US).
I'd have bought an Apple laptop if the tech support was there (average turnaround time was 3-4 days, which, running a business, is unacceptable).
Once they get decent tech support, I'd pay a tad more.
- tbgd0
Nice looking things make you feel nice!!! That's why everyone likes the Apple gear.
But... their hardware is not up to the price you have to pay!
My 40gig IPOD has a battery life of 20mins.
My Imac G5's logic baord has gone twice!!!£1400s worth of gear... I should be getting more life out of it than that
- jkinginc0
Microsoft's OS is very open, you might even say Windows XP came with a "back door"
for viruses.
- Drno0
Yeah yeah yeah, i remember that good ol thing that is called a virus,
is it so hard to set up a firewall and an antivirii. are you guys that lazy to not even want to get more control over what you do.
mac don't crash. i don't know how many time i had to reinstall cs2 these past months and i won't even talk about the frequent flash crashes, but no it just out of the box, just plug it and it works. do apple customer feel that disconnected from what is really going on in the computer world??
right not i'm on an average pc, not fast, not too shiny (fariska gave it to me hehe thanx again) but good lord he is stable. never had a single problem-
but some of you def take that whole computer thing too seriously. but don't realize that most of the apps out there are mostly develloped on pcs..
GIVE ME BACK MY COMMODORE
it really makes me laugh everytime my boss tries to convince me that apple are so much better when obviously he never touched a pc since DOS eheh
sad and he's the one with the shirt "I visited the mothership" how dorky is it
- oldelpaso0
meh Macs are pretty shite..
I don understand why design companies might like the looks...
when you have clients walk through the doors of your office and they see the sleek decor, the mac comliments it and looks "designery"...
but caus ei work from home. i couldnt care less..
+ the OS is fucking PATRONISING
+ apples advertising is overly aggressive and incorrect
(on the other hand i do own an iPod because it was clearly cheaper and better than the other 30gb mp3 plyrs at the time)
- slappy0
I have refused to buy Apple products so far because I don't like conformity...
Boz
(Jul 8 07, 05:01)So you bough a windows machine? Nice one!
- slappy0
Whoops, released I was arguing on the internet. I'm just cranky from painting my house all weekend, I actually don't care.
Time to go to bed. Boz is right. Goodnight.
- GT_10
Slappy, windows boxes are incredibly diverse.
- ian0
Its all about selling products. I know that and I think we all do. Sure apple has a whole 'think different' marketing approach or whatever they're using to sell their wares now. Most companies have some kind marketing approach to buy into a lifestyle or a way of working.
Apple has its fanboys for sure and sleeping out for a week for a new phone is just crazy, I like apple products but Im not gonna do that. However what about sony, nintendo blah blah blah all of these have their fanboys their cultists but most people who use their products wouldnt be considered to be brainwashed, however because I use an apple I am? Thats just nonsense. I used to use a PC, working on flash and that crashed more than my apple doing the same shit.
Its a preference. You like PC's fine and dandy, Im not gonna start bemaoning their inadequacies to you or talk about the cult of bill or whoever that shitehawk braying like a mentalist donkey was.
Mac Vs PC the debate will go on for as long as they both co-exist. Just don't forget that Microsoft are out to make a fast buck too. They are in business to generate profit not to make everyones life easier. If they were they'd get rid of that piece of shit called word.
Word.
- Rand0
how can you guys stand to use windows?
- glen0
This conversation is like organized religion... no matter how you feel or what you say, Apple lovers will love Apple products and Window/PC lovers we like Window/PCs. It's a never ending battle... and a pretty pointless one at that.
Please... whatever you do... keep the car bombs out of it.
Please.
- Rand0
I don't love apple at all--
I just don't see how anyone can stand to use windows
- Pixter0
I can do everything I need in windows
I just don't see how people can pay twice to do the exactly same shit
- Jaline0
Seriously, the newer Windows stuff DOES NOT CRASH as much as Mac users claim it does. And viruses hardly get in if you know the proper method for protecting your computer.
Obviously Macs are made for the more common user, and that's why it's easier to not get a virus. Clearly Macs are better in this sense because it means everyone can use a computer without worrying about viruses.
But it does remind me of laziness when some Mac users constantly complain about PC's getting viruses. Maybe upgrade your stuff and be smart about how you use programs and the internet? It's not as bad as people make it seem.
That being said, I do agree that Macs have a better design and look nicer, although this can be subjective. There are some pretty PCs out there as well.
In conclusion, I think this article about "why buy a mac" is probably true, but obviously many other companies do the same thing. You just have to be an intelligent consumer.
The ads by Apple piss me off and really dumb everything down, expecting every computer user to be an idiot.
Both systems have faults, and there are great things about both systems. It's all a matter of personal preference.
- GreedoLives0
maybe because you can buy a ford escort or a jaguar xj12, they do the same exact thing, too?
ZOMG HOW CAN YOU BUY A JAGUAR WHEN A FORD ESCORT DOES THE SAME THING I JUST DONT GET IT WHATEVER IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?
- Rand0
a thousand bucks or so stretched out over years of usage: a trivial investment