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Things that bug me (Mac related).

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does it really matter what anyone calls it? its the same thing? why would things like this bug people, it makes no scene ...
 
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Johnny87 said:
does it really matter what anyone calls it? its the same thing? why would things like this bug people, it makes no scene ...
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my thoughts exactly, I call it OS EX just becuase, to me, it is easier to say... I dont mind people that call it OS 10, and to be honest, I would bet there are MANY people on this board that call it OS 10 that have no where near as much knowledge as I do about the software. Not saying that I am a complete genius when it comes to it, nor that they are dumb, merely stating the fact that just becuase you call it by a different name has no effect on how you use/know/teach it... all my opinion... think what you want.

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ste6168 said:
my thoughts exactly, I call it OS EX just becuase, to me, it is easier to say... I dont mind people that call it OS 10, and to be honest, I would bet there are MANY people on this board that call it OS 10 that have no where near as much knowledge as I do about the software. Not saying that I am a complete genius when it comes to it, nor that they are dumb, merely stating the fact that just becuase you call it by a different name has no effect on how you use/know/teach it... all my opinion... think what you want.

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my thought too buddy!
 
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When I opened this thread, I thought it was about software or hardware issues. Personally, I don't care what these things are called or how they're spelled as long as they work. Sorry, a bit grouchy tonight (or tomorrow now). ;D Must be the time change.
 
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I've called it both OS 10 and OS X, and I don't see what's the big deal.
 
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It's just a matter of wanting to be precise.

The art of communication and the practical reason for its existence is all about being as precise as possible, otherwise misunderstandings happen and they can get messy.

I call it OS 10 as well.
 
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cheesybanana said:
Wow...you are a really bitter person.
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Not really. It's just as the Apple brand grows, and we get more new members I see more and more of them making these "mistakes", and I feel I need to correct them so they learn the correct way of addressing these things.

It's not necessarily that these things annoy me as much as having to correct them x times a day.

Perhaps I shouldn't have labeled my post as such; I just wanted to put up a little list of the common mistakes that people make in the hope that it will stop as many people doing it again.

iLindzo said:
I agree with pretty much all of 'em.

• My MBP says "option" and "alt"
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I don't know what the different keyboard layouts are for different countries, but it's probably to do with that.
 
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I think OS "X" sounds better than OS "ten" really. Just say it outlout. Whether its right or not. Just has a nice ring to it.
 
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Last night (around 12:00am) there was a small 15 minuite or so documentry on the new sucesses of Apple... They kept calling it OS EX :|

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TenderSurrender said:
Last night (around 12:00am) there was a small 15 minuite or so documentry on the new sucesses of Apple... They kept calling it OS EX :|

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Click? I can't get it online here, but when I have watched it they typically don't know what they're talking about... or they just dumb it down for a general audience.
 
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Yup it is indeed Click :p

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i call it OS 'ten' or 'ex' depending on who i am talking too...


Ryan13 said:
I've had people call it an "iPod computer"
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i have had this happen to me on several occasions. one kid just thought it was a really big iPod.
 
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Levi said:
First off let me apologize for the negativity in the post that follows.


  • People writing MAC when they mean Mac.

  • People referring to Mac as a company/manufacturer.

  • Calling the Option key the "alt" key (not helped by the fact that the Option key says "alt" on it, and not Option [on my MBP anyway]).
If you do any of these things, please don't be offended... consider it a learning point :D

Am I weird? Is this normal? Anything to add?
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Well my Apple keyboard says alt right above option. maybe this is why people are calling it alt?

*opps guess you said that already. I am not awake yet :p
 
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I will tuck these faux-pas away and try to remember them when I become a switcher.

Fun read regardless!
 

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