< why buy a mac?
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- Jaline0
not the design of the machines, the design of the OS
Rand
(Jul 8 07, 07:27)I have no problems with using Windows. Maybe when I buy a mac I will change my mind, but if I have no problems with the OS, then I'm not going to complain about it after I switch to another machine. I'm guessing I will enjoy both.
- Rand0
many of the publications I prepare ads for don't even accept windows files
- Antonelli0
strange, i thought caring about the way things look was part of being a designer. not only the things you create, but the things around you - is that a crime? because you're acting like it is. i have no idea why you're getting so worked up and whiny over this. i never even mentioned anything about Mac's function - which actually works pretty damn well. so now i have function AND form, where's the loss?
and with your philosophy gt, EVERYTHING is a tool. right? cars are just transportation, your clothes are just to cover your body, and your girlfriend is just for having sex... right? how boring. i want all that shit to look nice, especially something i have to spend hours staring at every day.
That hammer analogy was truly dumb. a hammer is something you keep in a drawer in your garage, it's not displayed in your house, around your furniture and a part of your everyday surroundings.
it seems like all the PC fans are always complaining about how expensive macs are and use that as an argument. well, that shouldn't even be a factor. if someone wants to spend the money that they earned themselves on something, they should be able to. it's their prerogative. don't hate on others just because you're cheap.
and what are YOU in this business for? how can you even call yourself a designer if you don't even appreciate good design and criticize others who do. i'm not saying you have to like Mac design - but anything.
- GreedoLives0
wouldn't it be smarter to bitch about the stranglehold that adobe has on the entire industry?
- k0na_an0k0
which is worse?
the die hard lovers or the die hard haters?
- DUKIE08220
I only have pcs in my house and at my internship....
However, I work at apple, and use macs at school...I must say that macs are 100 X better than pcs, they last longer, and have a better resale value.
They do, however, require an ultra high upfront cost; if I weren't such a poor college student I would tottally buy one..
in terms of design they look awsome, but you can get a nice looking pc too; for instance sony and toshiba make nice looking units--however the tech support for those companies is a hassle. There are no company owned stores where you can take your computer to get repaired. You either ship it off to some random place, or have to go to some dork who works out of his mothers basement to come over and fix it for you in between back to back episodes of star trek the next generation reruns.
- chunkified0
fanboy central
- Antonelli0
the high upfront cost is worth it (at least for me anyway) when you consider all the anti-virus crap you have to buy for your PC and overall lost time & money with maintenance and shit crashing/freezing up.
- Jaline0
There's a difference between using something for its look, and using something for its look + usability + functionality, etc.
You can tell when someone owns something just for its look.
(this goes for any company, btw)
- DUKIE08220
agreed...but I don't have that stuff on my pc, and I never have a problem
knock on wood
- Rand0
windows usability?
- c_valencia0
We're talking about a computer, right?
- epigraph0
when it comes down to it, most design is only about aesthetics, and is therefore a superfluous endeavor.
As a designer I am constantly torn between my love of art and creation, and shame for the sheer excess of our culture.
so really, I don't give a shit about what most things in my life look like as long as they work well.
and I REALLY don't care if my fuckin mp3 player matches anything. (and i'd never spend $300 on one)
- Jaline0
about the same
- oldelpaso0
screw that.. the mac os is so ptronizing.. its so dumb and glossy and big.. like those preschoolers "my first alphabet" type of things..
to me the OS are like lego
Windows = normal lego ( plenty of pieces and cusomisable. Can get complicated and fall apart but still has more variety of pieces to connect to it
Mac = Lego Duplo (toddler lego, with big clunky pieceswith rounded edges. toddler firendly and patronizing
Unix = Lego technic.. totally for the enthusiast and fan of building hardware and software to make a dream system... bit too much for me
- joyride0
just price out an equivalent spec pc vs. apples offerings. prices are not that crazy.
People see apple mbp for $2k+ and see a dell for $700 and think it's the same thing. Spec the dell up to the mbp and see where you're at
- Point50
GT_1, I love how you're calling people geeks and all the while you're steady getting your kicks out of stirring up arguments about "function over form/mac vs. pc" by posting on an internet forum.
geek it up, I'm enjoying it.
hold on a sec, my beautiful iPhone is ringing
- k0na_an0k0
both are a bit annoying
i'd rather deal with the positive people though.
- tank020
odel, thats bullshit.
the intuiive design of macos is what makes it so strong.
why do you think windows copies every move of apple?
- MrD0
hold on a sec, my beautiful iPhone is ringing
Point5
(Jul 8 07, 21:25)i am calling you with my iphone while using my macpro and watching 42 inch flat screen with surround sound, rocking on my eames chair, with my feet up on panton chair, in my swanky ultra modern loft in NY wearing Alain Mikli glasses and dior japanese waxed denim along with my custom limited nike hightops with Ice Cream sweat shirt.