Top 10 Reasons why... from an annoyed friend

JUKE179r · JUKE179r #1 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:01 AM

Top 10 Reasons Why Mac Sucks - CollegeTimes

My friend sent me this link because he said he gets tired of me telling him to get a Mac whenever he has problems...

Him: "I keep getting the BSOD and system freezes on my top of the line 2010 Dell netbook that I bought for $200."
Me: "Get a Mac."

Him: "My clutch just went out on my 87 Ford Escort."
Me: "Get a Mac."

Him: "I caught my wife cheating on me but I still love her."
Me: "Kick her out, get a 26 year old girlfriend and then get a Mac." (Ok... I'm j/k on that one... bless him

)

It won't work though. I will continue to pester any and all who complains about Windoze problems because I'm "very satisfied with my purchase".

Chris H. · Chris H. #2 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:24 AM

I can refute all 10 points made in that article, but, in interests to avoid any sort of war on this forum, the only argumentative side I want to type up here:

The columnist is a Microsoft fan, who, in essence, is irritated and tired of his PC's crashes, and the fact that you cannot make money off of making your own Linux distribution just ticks him off. So, to relieve his stress of owning cheap hardware and an OS that isn't worth spending a $150 +/- activation license for, or using an OS that, while great in doing the everyday, is the same flavor through and through regardless of whether it is KDE or GNOME, DSL or Ubuntu, decides to take it out on a computer company that stands out- and whose products perform to a higher standard- and chooses to "Think Different" (Apple Inc. 1997).

So here's to the Microsoft fan's: Without you, you wouldn't have anything to complain about!

 Think Different.

Think about it.

cuhnool · cuhnool #3 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:25 AM

If that was supposed to be funny, I don't get it.

Quote:

There are only 2 types of people that buy a Mac:

1) Wannabe nerdy-types that are trying to prove how knowledgeable they are about everything in the tech world
2) Wannabe hipster-types that are trying to prove how knowledgeable (read: trendy and/or “not trendy”) they are about everything in general

Learn something new everyday. . . about myself?!

--

I am not shooting you down or personally attacking you, but I find many other things funnier than that, such as LOLcats

Chris H. · Chris H. #4 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuhnool

If that was supposed to be funny, I don't get it.

Learn something new everyday. . . about myself?!

I don't think it was meant to appeal to pathos in terms of the humor department. I think it was meant satirically.

In any case, you do make a good point.

Kash · Kash #5 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:45 AM

Here's a summary of that article:

Macs suck for no apparent reason other than I hate them.

I just saved everybody the trouble of wasting 5 minutes on that lame jumble of words trying to pass itself off as an article

JUKE179r · JUKE179r #6 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kash

Here's a summary of that article:

Macs suck for no apparent reason other than I hate them.

That is exactly why I posted this just for fun and to laugh at the way some people feel about Macs. But I know some people are going to read too much into it and start to take offense to it.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #7 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kash

Here's a summary of that article:

Macs suck for no apparent reason other than I hate them.

I just saved everybody the trouble of wasting 5 minutes on that lame jumble of words trying to pass itself off as an article

Thanks Kash! I was thinking of reading the article...but after your summary, I didn't bother!

- Nick

clonehappy · clonehappy #8 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 05:57 PM

Not only does the writer not like macs (ok hates macs) apparently, but dang when he replies to the comments he's got a colorful vocabulary lol.

kaidee · kaidee #9 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 06:21 PM

Wow, that writer sure hates macs. I am a mac user, doesn't mean I bash Windows PCs every chance I get, everyone is entitled to their own choice of what they want to buy. He makes it sound as though only an arrogant idiot would buy a mac.

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #10 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaidee

Wow, that writer sure hates macs. I am a mac user, doesn't mean I bash [Windows] PCs every chance I get, everyone is entitled to their own choice of what they want to buy. He makes it sound as though only an arrogant idiot would buy a mac.

Fixed it for you. A PC is a personal computer...which includes pretty much every OS out there that is used for personal usage.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #11 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 03:47 AM

My reasoning was that Atari's were no longer really supported so it was DOS or Apple - WIMP won out and i am happy. and No, i did not read the Rant.

toMACsh · toMACsh #12 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoo3

Thanks Kash! I was thinking of reading the article...but after your summary, I didn't bother!

Yeah, me too!

the8thark · the8thark #13 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 11:49 AM

I read the article. And I fund it quite funny. Why?

Because it is equally plausable to say PC's and alien ware suck for the exact same 10 reasons listed in the article. And the main point here. The facts mean little to people, it's how you spin them around to work for your side of the arguement.

The same 10 points can be said to love or hate Apples and love or hate Non-Apple PCs. It's all in the wording (spin).

JUKE179r · JUKE179r #14 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 04:07 PM

I told my friend the exact same thing the way the rant can be flipped on Windoze users in basically the same sense.

JUKE179r #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2009 Location: DohaLondonVegas Posts: 862 Mac Specs: '07 MBP 256GB SSD/6GB RAM/SL <--DAW!!!	02-04-2010, 01:01 AM Top 10 Reasons Why Mac Sucks - CollegeTimes My friend sent me this link because he said he gets tired of me telling him to get a Mac whenever he has problems... Him: "I keep getting the BSOD and system freezes on my top of the line 2010 Dell netbook that I bought for $200." Me: "Get a Mac." Him: "My clutch just went out on my 87 Ford Escort." Me: "Get a Mac." Him: "I caught my wife cheating on me but I still love her." Me: "Kick her out, get a 26 year old girlfriend and then get a Mac." (Ok... I'm j/k on that one... bless him ) It won't work though. I will continue to pester any and all who complains about Windoze problems because I'm "very satisfied with my purchase". '07 MBP 3,1 w/ Vertex 4 SSD \| Logic Pro 9 \| Ableton Live 8 \| Traktor Pro 2 \| AKAI MPC2000XL \| Roland MV-8000, TR-808 & TR-909 \| Ensoniq ASR-10 \| x0xb0x #911 \| Denon DN-MC6000 \| (3) Technics SL-1200MK1 \| 3000+ vinyl records
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Chris H. #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 03, 2009 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 2,516 Mac Specs: late 2009 MacBook - 10.7.5	02-04-2010, 01:24 AM I can refute all 10 points made in that article, but, in interests to avoid any sort of war on this forum, the only argumentative side I want to type up here: The columnist is a Microsoft fan, who, in essence, is irritated and tired of his PC's crashes, and the fact that you cannot make money off of making your own Linux distribution just ticks him off. So, to relieve his stress of owning cheap hardware and an OS that isn't worth spending a $150 +/- activation license for, or using an OS that, while great in doing the everyday, is the same flavor through and through regardless of whether it is KDE or GNOME, DSL or Ubuntu, decides to take it out on a computer company that stands out- and whose products perform to a higher standard- and chooses to "Think Different" (Apple Inc. 1997). So here's to the Microsoft fan's: Without you, you wouldn't have anything to complain about!  Think Different. Think about it.  late 2009 MacBook - OS X 10.7.5  early 2009 Mac mini - OS X 10.7.5  4th gen iPod touch 32GB - iOS 6.0  iPhone 4 8GB - iOS 6.0
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Kash #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	02-04-2010, 01:45 AM Here's a summary of that article: Macs suck for no apparent reason other than I hate them. I just saved everybody the trouble of wasting 5 minutes on that lame jumble of words trying to pass itself off as an article June 2007 July 2009
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clonehappy #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 07, 2010 Posts: 51 Mac Specs: 27" iMac: 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo \| 4GB Memory \| 1TB HD \| ATI Radeon 4670 256MB \| iPhone (1st gen)	02-04-2010, 05:57 PM Not only does the writer not like macs (ok hates macs) apparently, but dang when he replies to the comments he's got a colorful vocabulary lol.  - if this is not an Apple icon, you are missing out, and it looks delicious
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kaidee #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 31, 2010 Posts: 26 Mac Specs: MB, 4GB RAM 500GB Hardrive	02-04-2010, 06:21 PM Wow, that writer sure hates macs. I am a mac user, doesn't mean I bash Windows PCs every chance I get, everyone is entitled to their own choice of what they want to buy. He makes it sound as though only an arrogant idiot would buy a mac. Last edited by kaidee; 02-05-2010 at 04:19 AM. Reason: thanks crimsonRequiem, I just call them that haha.
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Collin Bl #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	02-05-2010, 03:47 AM My reasoning was that Atari's were no longer really supported so it was DOS or Apple - WIMP won out and i am happy. and No, i did not read the Rant.
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the8thark #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	02-05-2010, 11:49 AM I read the article. And I fund it quite funny. Why? Because it is equally plausable to say PC's and alien ware suck for the exact same 10 reasons listed in the article. And the main point here. The facts mean little to people, it's how you spin them around to work for your side of the arguement. The same 10 points can be said to love or hate Apples and love or hate Non-Apple PCs. It's all in the wording (spin).
	QUOTE Thanks

JUKE179r #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2009 Location: DohaLondonVegas Posts: 862 Mac Specs: '07 MBP 256GB SSD/6GB RAM/SL <--DAW!!!	02-05-2010, 04:07 PM I told my friend the exact same thing the way the rant can be flipped on Windoze users in basically the same sense. '07 MBP 3,1 w/ Vertex 4 SSD \| Logic Pro 9 \| Ableton Live 8 \| Traktor Pro 2 \| AKAI MPC2000XL \| Roland MV-8000, TR-808 & TR-909 \| Ensoniq ASR-10 \| x0xb0x #911 \| Denon DN-MC6000 \| (3) Technics SL-1200MK1 \| 3000+ vinyl records
	QUOTE Thanks

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