The Street: "Mac Owners Are Snobs"

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/17/the-street-mac-owners-are-snobs/


I read this and couldn't help but laughing because i defiantly don't fit the profile.

-High school Dropout
-Drive bikes and anything with a 7.0L V8 or larger.
-Wont touch starbucks (based on a nutritional level)
-Smoker (yes i know its kinda conflicting with the what i just said about starbucks, no ones perfect, anyways im trying to stop)


I can only see myself as a perfectionist, especially when it comes to by company, my bikes/cars, and my photography.



How about you guys, any stereotypes in here or non stereotypes?

I don't drink starbucks, but it's because their coffee sucks.

My engine is a 4.7 lIter v8.

Sounds like more stupidity....

Oh boy, another Stereotype!

I buy shoes when they wear out and I need new ones. Not paying for Music is against the law. Are they claiming PC users are all pirates?

I am sort of a perfectionist though so they got one right with me. I use both Notebooks and Desktops. I brush my teeth with toothpaste. I only go to Starbucks only when someone invites me.

To be perfectionists
Guilty as charged

To use notebooks
Got a desktop too, so I guess this counts

To use teeth whitening products
I brush my teeth regularly, no whitening products here

To drive station wagons
Nope

To pay for downloaded music
Yea right ;P

To go to Starbucks
Don't like coffee, so I guess it's not a knock on Starbucks

Care about "green" products and the environment
I recycle?

To own a hybrid car
Definitely not. Got me a nice 3.9L V8

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year
I think my single pair of sneakers are around two years old

1. I'm not a perfectionist
2. I dislike laptops/notebooks
3. Never tried a teeth whitening product before
4. Own a 2 seater
5. That's a given
6. I am allergic to coffee and tea so I don't go to Starbucks
7. Totally
8. Wait.... I am more like to drive a station wagon and own a hybrid? I don't think there is such a thing. But I would own one if they weren't so expensive.
9. I buy one pair of shoes a year. My chucks last about a year. I will wear Burkenstocks in the summer except when I am at work.
10. I am quite the liberal though

1. I try!
2. True that.
3. Never.
4. My family car is a Mustang.
5. I have many songs from my CD collection.
6. Starbucks coffee is like battery acid, Dunkin Donuts here.
7. Yup.
8. See #4.
9. My sneakers stink. Barefoot is the preference.
10. I own more firearms than this stereotype would allow.

Well, I'm a perfectionist college student, who prefers portables, got his teeth bleached against his will (to no effect), drives a Chevy S-10, doesn't download music at all, drinks Kool-Aid, not coffee, doesn't really go out of his way to be environmentally friendly, and only owns two pairs of sneakers.

I'm like, a hybrid.

* to be perfectionists - Guilty
* to use notebooks - Guilty
* to use teeth whitening products - Not Guilty
* to drive station wagons - Not Guilty
* to pay for downloaded music - Guilty
* to go to Starbucks - Guilty
* care about "green" products and the environment - The only things green I own are my camo pants and jacket ... oh, and my camo-colored rifle stock!
* to own a hybrid car - Not Guilty
* and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year - Are you kidding?

to be perfectionists - Got me there.

to use notebooks - I use notebooks and desktops alike

to use teeth whitening products - Don't need/want to

to drive station wagons - Does a 4.7L Northstar Caddy Deville or a V8 1965 mustang sound like a station wagon?

to pay for downloaded music - Not paying is stealing

to go to Starbucks - I concur with baggss, starbucks coffee is horrible, I much prefer Front Porch Cafe (local shop)

care about "green" products and the environment - I care but I don't go all out.

to own a hybrid car - Does a 4.7L Northstar Caddy Deville or a V8 1965 mustang sound like a hybrid car?

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year - Who needs that many shoes? Besides I've been wearing the same converse for 2.5 years. My only other pair of shoes are dress shoes for weddings/funerals/graduations that kind of thing.

To be perfectionists
Guilty as charged

To use notebooks
Got a desktop too, so I guess this counts

To use teeth whitening products
I brush my teeth regularly, but drink a lot of coffee, so yes

To drive station wagons
My VW GTI is a hatchback, does that count?

To pay for downloaded music
Most of it

To go to Starbucks
My brother's g/f works at Starbucks, so sometimes I get hooked up

Care about "green" products and the environment
I recycle, eat organics, put biodiesel in my Jetta TDI

To own a hybrid car
Nope, but I drive a diesel fueled on >B20 year-round

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year
I just bought my first pair of shoes since 2003 around Thanksgiving...

To be perfectionists
Yes Very much so.

To use notebooks
I have both, but most of the time use my notebook.

To use teeth whitening products
My dads a dentist.. so only professional products, but i'm sure that counts

To drive station wagons
Nope, drive a Mustang.

To pay for downloaded music
Not paying is illegal.. no?

To go to Starbucks
Go all the time. Its the place to hang out in my town. Plus I do like their beverages.

Care about "green" products and the environment
Yep. Try to do my part. I even have "Green Power" Hard drives in my ma pro instead of buying HDs from apple.

To own a hybrid car
No, mustang. We can't all be perfect when it comes to the environment.

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year
Sorry, but this is true.

But I wouldn't say that makes me a snob

To be perfectionists
Hardly, I was in the military and learned the government ways of doing things... sometimes good is good enough.

To use notebooks
Yup

To use teeth whitening products
Nope

To drive station wagons
No way am I drivin' a mom-mobile

To pay for downloaded music
Yup

To go to Starbucks
Occasionally, but I don't care much for it.

Care about "green" products and the environment
To some degree, but I'm not anal about it

To own a hybrid car
Nope

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year
I buy a new pair of sneakers every year no matter how stinky my current pair might get

TUAW said:

The research also showed that Mac users are more likely to be liberals.

Click to expand...

I think that is somewhat born out in our own recent poll. Something like a 2 to 1 margin.

* to be perfectionists - not so much
* to use notebooks - guilty but also guilty of using desktops..so HAH!
* to use teeth whitening products - nope just whitening products on my tighty whities!
* to drive station wagons - Vepa LX 150 scooter...if I get a side car does that count?
* to pay for downloaded music - only after I have download a couple songs for free (if I like the band, I will buy the music)
* to go to Starbucks - try not to, but sometimes there is no Second Cup around
* care about "green" products and the environment - only cause my gal makes me care
* to own a hybrid car - mmm...no...i think my Scooter has more pickup and power!
* and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year - nope, but I do have an collection of Clarke's Desert Boots

They talk as if being perfectionists, show concern for the environment and paying for music instead of stealing it is a bad thing. Morons. This kind of BS makes me glad I AM a Mac owner.

Just think, if Microsoft's programmers were perfectionists, I and probably quite a few others wouldn't be Mac owners at all.

to be perfectionists
When it comes to how well I want my computer to work, you betcha!

to use notebooks
Yeah, so? I like the portability, sue me!

to use teeth whitening products
Does Crest Complete "whitening" toothpaste count?

to drive station wagons
Hardly; both my husband and I have Mustangs

to pay for downloaded music
The right and legal thing to do, so guilty there

to go to Starbucks
Guilty again, but not for coffee, I don't drink coffee. Love their chai, though!

care about "green" products and the environment
I do try to recyle, when possible

to own a hybrid car
Not unless they make hybrid Mustangs

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year
Certainly not in the same year that I shelled out $2600 for a MBP! What do they think we are, made of money???

1) I am definitely no perfectionist but when i put my name on something it has to be done right.

2)yes cause apple is the only company who makes a notebook

3) never have never will

4) i have never owned a station wagon but i did own a hatchback

5) I have stopped downloading music with out paying for it. so i guess i do fit that one

6) i do go to starbucks for some quick meetings, however i never drink their coffee.

7) my house is full of green products but that is because my girlfriend refuses to buy anything else. The funny part is she hates my macbook

8) no hybrid for me

9) i may buy a pair of shoes a year...if that often

* to be perfectionists - Yep
* to use notebooks - True
* to use teeth whitening products - Again, yes
* to drive station wagons - Haha no, lol
* to pay for downloaded music - Of course not
* to go to Starbucks - I do that
* care about "green" products and the environment - I don't believe in global warming, so I guess that tells you if I buy green products...
* to own a hybrid car - Ew...no
* and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year - Make it 10, lol

* to be perfectionists Yes.
* to use notebooks You mean like my IBM ThinkPad along with my MacBook? Yes.
* to use teeth whitening products No.
* to drive station wagons No.
* to pay for downloaded music Yes. Not only because it's the right way to do it, but you get the music NOW.
* to go to Starbucks Yes. I *like* Starbucks coffee. I buy a large cup of their dark roast when I go in (venti bold), and I often get their espresso beans for grinding. It's good coffee.
* care about "green" products and the environment No.
* to own a hybrid car No. Ha! While my RSX is environmentally friendly, it's a performer first.
* and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year If I had to buy more than one pair a year, I'd probably switch brands.

As regards the bit about being liberal, I'm not. If anything I'm libertarian and side more on conservative issues.

to be perfectionists : Only when its important

to use notebooks : Its convenient

to use teeth whitening products : No i took good care in first place

to drive station wagons: i dont drive

to pay for downloaded music : I dont download

to go to Starbucks: Occasionally

care about "green" products and the environment: I dont give a monkeys

to own a hybrid car: If i knew what it was?

and last but not least ... to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year: Yeah make it about 7