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> In article <3f4fb420@shknews01>, S P L I F F
> <-NOSPAM-spliffeh-@-hotmail-.-com-NOSPAM-> wrote:
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>> Why are there still Macs in the world?
>>
>> They are really shitty computers, they cost more and do less.
>> Pre-packaged pieces of crap. They are the Tonka-toys of computers,
>> the Fisher-Price. Only the computer illiterate and the easily amused
>> buy Macs (ie: "Artists"). People that want their computer to match
>> their walls. People who are too ignorant to realize they can get a
>> PC that does twice as much, is twice as upgradable, and half the
>> price. STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY.
>
> Hahahahahhahah
>
> Why are you here?
The much better question is "why are *you* here"?
This is a newsgroup called alt-dot-flame-dot-mac. Not alt-dot-FAN-dot-mac.
If you don't want to read about people bashing macs, don't. But if someone
*does*, asking them why they're bashing macs in a NG devoted to bashing macs
makes you look like a fool.
So, here are my top 3 gripes with the macintosh:
#3: Nothing works with them.
-Despite Jobs' claim to the contrary, the software selection is a sixteenth
of what is available for PCs. A major reason is that they are a pain to
program for. I have heard horror stories from very close friends/family
(first person, mind you... no "friend of a friend" stuff here) about their
or their companies' experience programming for macs. I have *never* heard
how much of a "breeze" it is to program for. Quite the opposite, in fact.
#2: No choice
-If you want a Mac, you get a Mac. That's all the description you need. Mac
makes the shell, mac makes the boards, mac makes the monitors.
If I want a PC, I have a wide variety of choices for almost every component.
I can upgrade easily, as there are plenty of ports. In fact, my Dell even
comes with TOOLS. Inside the case. To *help* me customize. I'm actually
going to buy an additional Hard Drive. Here are the grueling steps I need to
install it:
-Open case on hinge. IT HAS A HINGE. FOR EASY OPENING.
-Plug HD into port. IT HAS SLIDERS TO SLIDE RIGHT IN.
-Plug connector into HD.
That's it. Try doing that on a Mac... you really don't have to work at all.
No tools needed.
#1: FREEZING
-I have used quite a few macs in my day. Brand new, out of the box, no
programs to old and rusted, and in between. It doesn't matter what it has on
it, the age, what have you, it FREEZES. CONSTANTLY. Sometimes I don't even
have to be *doing* anything, but it mostly happens when I'm working on
important work, and about to save. I have also confirmed COUNTLESS stories
from friends (again, first person) about similar experiences.
So, macs are basically overrated crap boxes. And they cost many times the
amount of a comparable PC. But you get all these annoyances.
Spliff is right, the only people who buy macs are clueless. The problem is
that when they use it, they become mActivists.
Here's an example of a moron mActivist:
AlfaTek (bjck6e$4bo$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk),
>
>Why do some PC users hate Apple so?
>
> I can understand the opposite, i mean, mac users are a minority,
> microsoft are evil etc
So he's basically stating that it's fine for Mac users to bash the PC, but
not the opposite... total Mac erase of all logic.
The reason I hate Macs is that they are the most annoying computer to use
EVER, and I am forced into situations where I must use them (school, and the
like).
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