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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:45 AM Original message |
Are the Mac vs PC stereotypes true? |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wonder where that puts us linux users ... n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Not sure. I was a Linux user for years. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I'm about one year in |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I run kubuntu on my laptop. My pc is running Fedora 14. For free, these operating systems |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
48. I"ve been trying to get Ubuntu 10.10 to run with VirtualBox |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. It seems you aren't the only one |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. I am going to drop back to an older version of Ubuntu |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
74. I am posting in Ubuntu 8.04. I have it in full screen. |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
127. 8.04 isn't supported by Canonical any longer, is it? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #127 |
142. I've had this laying around the house for some time. I have |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
82. I've been running Ubuntu for several years now |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. There were a handful of Linux Apps that drew me to Linux, |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
108. Wasn't the Linux user depicted on South Park, as one of the gamers? |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. If you have any devices running on Android |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
49. Yes, and iOS is BSD. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
138. The Story of Linux |
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yeswecanandwedid (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Think "revenge of the nerds"... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
42. Yep, LOL!!! n/t |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
50. We're the cool |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Yep, absolutely true!!! |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. No serious gamer would be caught dead with a Mac. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They would have a console. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. You're right--it makes a lot more sense to buy two systems where one would suffice. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
47. Some titles are for consoles only. The computer is for porn. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
118. No console currently on this planet can touch my PC on gaming. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. And we Mac users are glad of that. (NT) |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
105. Steam is on Mac now. Steam = serious games. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. People who prefer PCs are more likely to work at jobs where they use PCs |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That's it. You can also frame it as PC's are imposed on you |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. IF I could afford a Mac, I would have one. |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I am a tech person and prefer PC over MAC. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
45. Macs are not expensive anymore. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
52. I bought a new Mac Mini earlier this month. It was $699. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. The new Minis are amazingly fast. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #53 |
73. Though not perfect, I know what to expect from the Mac. |
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Nedsdag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
130. I was a PC user for years until I got a mega-virus on it which killed my Internet access. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Nah. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:33 PM Original message |
Precisely |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
126. It is what you associate with your computer. PC= Work |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
81. If you know how to use a PC, it takes 15 minutes to learn how to use a Mac |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. A big mac has more fat than a pc (potato chip) n/t |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. Ounce for ounce? |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
8. I've found that professionals in the entertainment arts tend to have Macs |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
64. Musicians, too. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #64 |
80. and scientists |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #80 |
135. And photographers, to continue the conga line |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. Nope. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Less market share - Then explain Unix |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. It's not an either/or issue |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
66. it is vulnerable just like anything else |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I get the "idea" from the lack of attacks |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. You are now changing the framing |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #75 |
85. Many need input from the user. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #85 |
100. As do most viruses today |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. That's one reason you don't see much problem with the Nix's. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
111. The Mac os is subject to malware, viruses, trojans, and key stroke loggers |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. I prefer Apple products because I want Steve Jobs to know where I am every single second of the day |
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cameozalaznick (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
93. I wouldn't go so far as to call it price gouging... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #93 |
102. Well, here's my general response to experiences like yours |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #102 |
119. This one is 8.5 years old |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #102 |
123. His Apple guarantee didn't cover repairs within a year of purchase? VERY odd. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #123 |
132. It covered some but not all, and it didn't do anything for his lost data |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. personally, I wish there were more choices |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Android |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
17. My wife bought me a MAC a year ago - I won't go back to PCs |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
115. I have used both. Hate macs. Too expensive and arrogant company. n-t |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. "fashion-conscious" |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. I disagree |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
88. That's all about that 18 to 35 demographics. That gets the |
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cameozalaznick (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
94. Nope... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. "more fashion-conscious".. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Mac has always been the choice of creatives in publishing, film,fashion, music and media because |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yes.. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Nope, now- Macs are still wildly popular because they perform well, they built up loyalty |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Loyalty.. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
61. all of the pro music and video folk I know say it;s far superior to the PC |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
54. Software integration is why I first began using Macs. |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. If you allow corporate propaganda/advertising to guide your "thinking." |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
92. You're right, but you need to deliver the goods. Apple has |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
27. They didn't ask about the biggest difference... Income |
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cameozalaznick (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
95. But ends up costing less if you amortize the price over the life of the |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 07:28 AM Response to Reply #95 |
107. A ten year old mac was obsolete 5 years ago |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
145. hardly, i bought my mac cos i got sick of the problems with pc's |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
29. Now that a Mac is nothing more than a PC with a cute O/S, does it really matter? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Those SS drives make me drool.... |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Why are you up so early! It's Saturday! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. You forgot an important item: customer service. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
32. I can't afford to buy PCs, that's why I have mostly Macs. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
58. Amen |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #32 |
114. You could buy three PCs for the price of one Mac |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. Mac for 'fashion consious' that is the stone of it right there |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
35. Computers are tools. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Heh heh. You said "tools." |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. heh heh heh |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
41. Ford vs. Chevy. MacDonalds vs. Burger King. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. +1, n/t |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
128. +1 again |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. I like the way you think |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. Love that phrase! |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
44. The guy who plays the PC has much better career. The other guy a better haircut. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Actually, the smart one knows all three systems. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
46. Totally wrong. |
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WA98296 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. Those ads are so great BECAUSE they are spot on. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
65. My cousin bought a mac and couldn't use most of her favorite Windows programs |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. You can run Windows on a Mac |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
67. For a first time user, mac is the only way to go. Easy set up and easy to use. PC's require to much |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
70. I'm a former Mac user who switched back to PC. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
72. No, it is all bullshit to get you to spend money on something you |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
76. The mac operating system is better than windows. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #76 |
99. MS has had to code for a wide array of hardware, apple doesn't. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
77. home brewin is the way to go.. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
79. I was up all night building a website for my cat |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
84. Yes, all the stuff you see in advertising is true. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. The best advertising has a kernel of truth. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Clap On! Clap Off! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. The clapper worked as advertised, same as the chia pet. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. hee-hee... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
91. I don't fit the stereotypical Mac profile, |
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cameozalaznick (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. I'm thinking all these cynical people who say... |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. My parents bought me a Mac for college in 04... |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. So, as I agree... in the long run, you pay LESS |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
101. I always thought the comparison was about something |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. The images were the message. |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
106. hate those commercials |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #106 |
109. That's what I thought too. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:26 AM Response to Reply #106 |
112. You got to know the age group targeted by the ad. If anything, Apple is not |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #112 |
113. All That "Clout": And They Still Come Up With For-Shit TV Ads? (n/t) |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #113 |
120. Those "for shit" ads have changed advertising. They are still |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #112 |
141. If they're not insecure, why do they track their iPhone & iPad users every second of the day? |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #106 |
116. Yes, I was close to getting a mac when those came out. Then.... |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #106 |
122. Agree w/you |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
110. If you go to Macworld Expo.... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #110 |
125. You know what to expect from their products. |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
117. Macs have more of a cult following....... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #117 |
121. They are smart enough to stay within their core business. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
124. The only Macs I've ever touched were at work |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
129. Not even |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
131. These correlations are such bullshit. MACs are ovepriced with underperforming hardware... |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
133. probably a case of life imitating art |
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Awsi Dooger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
134. Stereotypes are nearly as wonderful as the Mac itself |
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HarveyDarkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
136. I have a dual boot system |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
137. In other words, they are Latte "Liberal" snobs and jerks. |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
139. Yes more Lib, fashion aware...live near city....not |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
140. I hate Macs. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
143. which mean last year, i was an old white fat guy and this year i am a skinny white hipster guy |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
144. We should add children in restaurants and breastfeeding to this thread for more win. |
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