Lol, I must admit. Windows XP is the best operating system ever made, but it makes me feel so dirty using a Microsoft product. Everything else by them is absolutly shit.
dude . . . chill. I'm just all gung-ho w/macs cause I grew up using them . . . i know how they work, and I can probably fix it. And i'm not technophobic, or stupid (I'm past honors alg3-4), so you need to chill, says the hypcrite who eats people's souls . . .
That would be rather great. Of course, Macs suck, end of story. The only big selling point they have is their own unpopularity, which causes there to be less viruses and spyware for them. Of course, that's the same selling point for Linux, although Linux is also far more customizable .
*Continues Discussion*: I personally don't have more problems with either Mac or Windows. Macs crash, and so does Windows. Macs are shinier though. Yay, shiny!
I bet you don't use a Mac because you're afraid of an OS with a real terminal. Oh, never mind, you've probably never opened a terminal, so you wouldn't know what I'm referring to.
I like my Mac because it doesn't crash on me. Every Windows I've had has crashed on me and I am incapable of fixing a computer without breaking it even more, so I have to pay money to have it fixed. My Mac, on the other hand, has never crashed once on me. Windows is alright, but since I hardly use my computer for anything besides doing school reports and mindlessly searching the internet I would rather have a Mac. PS I have no idea what a Terminal even is... just because Macs are better for people who have no idea about computers, they don't deserve to be trashed on.
Oh please, most people (ie 95%) dont care or need it, so what difference does it make? If thats all you got on the pro mac side you need to try harder.
I like my windows PC because it doesn't cost me 4 grand every few years to buy a new one, mine cost me five hundred dollars for everything but the monitor keyboard and speakers, i can upgrade it myself! and it runs EVERYTHING, and its customizable to whatever extent i feel like going to. yeah they crash sometimes but everythng has a certain rate of failure and "crashing" even macs, just cause its not a blue screen, doesn't mean it can't seize up and ruin your day :P
You don't buy new needlessly expensive cars every year because the new model comes in a different color with barely any technical changes, at least, not if your a smart person.
That being said i get a free macbook with my school program, loaded with editing tools and programs and such, but thats maybe 20% of the time spent on a computer for most people. But its paid for! so i've no quams about my school spending their money.
So save yourself 3 grand every two years and get a windows PC
I think the most popular thing about Mac pc's are that they crash less often and there are very few viruses written for them. The reason they crash less is because they have so much less capability, or upgradeability. It is very possible to write a virus for a Mac, but really...why bother.
I've been using computers since 1981, and have very few of them crash on me. Usually I just keep them for 5 years and then upgrade them. Most were pc's, but I have owned several Apple and Mac's.
So the point is it's mainly a personal choice, and tech saviness I suppose that makes the decision.
Thank you, Wally. That sums up a lot of the arguments, all taken together. I grew up using a PC, but my school always had Macs, so I learned to use both. I default to PC because, since most people use them (see last panel), which makes interacting with other computers generally easier. I respect Mac users, however, and HAD no quarrel with Apple...until they started releasing those infuriating, condescending ads. For shame, Apple.
Meh, Macs are just a trendy alternative to more functional and diverse products which also happen to be considerably less expensive for the same or better specifications.
to me the tradeoff has always seemed to be that macs run well and intuitively, but useful programs are hard to find; windows machines, however, run poorly (unless they have a lot ov maintenance--the one i'm on now works fine, for example, but takes more upkeep than my mac), and don't make any sense, but you can get any program you can imagine.
I use PC's at home....school uses Mac's....I guess I prefer PC's because I'm used to using em =). Oddly enough, I find Mac's HARDER to use, cuz I can never access the program I want with just the click of a button. But again, that's probably because I grew up with PC's...Heh, to be honest though, I think that Apple is just a company that took the PC and simplified it, so technically...*refer to last panel of comic*
My Mac has NOT crashed in any way for the last three years. I use it for photo and video editing, along with my RAM hungry flight simulator... Not ONE crash ever ... period
Windows is for people with big egos that think they sound important as they explain how complicated it is to operate their archaic piece of shit ... :)
Intuitive is a matter of what you're used to. Personally, the right-click in Windows is so ingrained that I constantly mis-manage the one-button Mac mouse. Most of the more complex things in a Windows computer are a result of it being more customizable than a Mac is. The customization is also what causes most crashes, conflicts between programs, other programs, and hardware which were never tested together. Windows having more Viruses is a result of market share, if you're going to bother making a virus, you want it to effect as many people as possible. If Macs became more popular to the point where more people had Macs than had PCs, you would find that many more viruses would be made for Macs than for PCs
An interesting note is that it is very hard to code a virus for Linux, as two different Linux rigs are guaranteed to have differences. The problem with Linux is that it is very hard to learn how to use them.
October 9, 2008
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LOL.........ROCK ON APPLE.....WOOHOO....oh...i'm on windows...
I hate Mac's!
My fiancé and I both use Apple and Linux, which both run stable as anything, but he makes some good money fixing PCs. So yeah, I love PCs.
*rocks back and forth in the corner, clutching his stuffed penguin*
It's only a matter of time, Microsoft. Only a matter of time. . . .
I prefer PCs: they are easier to use; files are easier to access; programs are easier to install -
oh but wait they're impotent?!
Fuck...
Mac's are for people who are either too stupid to understand a real computer o who are technophobic.
Oh, did I forget to mention gullible consumers who buy into marketing/branding?
Mac's what?
Apostrophe is possessive, No apostrophe is plural.
check previous strip comments.
i like alll i mostly like linux cause the xo laptop runs linux but i think it is an open source of pc so i lova all of them but mostly pc's
SCREW YOU, APPLE COMPANY!
Lol, I must admit. Windows XP is the best operating system ever made, but it makes me feel so dirty using a Microsoft product. Everything else by them is absolutly shit.
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Mac users go to Hell. end of discussion.
I'd use Linux, if I had the time to learn it, but this is a happy medium between $#^%ing stupid and $#^%ing hard.
Heh I'm using Vista on my MacBookPro. Cringe on that for awhile.
dude . . . chill. I'm just all gung-ho w/macs cause I grew up using them . . . i know how they work, and I can probably fix it. And i'm not technophobic, or stupid (I'm past honors alg3-4), so you need to chill, says the hypcrite who eats people's souls . . .
Isn't it interesting how many more comments comics that talk about OS's get! Yay for human predictability!
Great comic, btw!
You know that Apple or Linux PCs are also PCs, right?
Beat me to it. This strip has the most comments out of any strip so far.
This is reminding me of Star Trek, with the Borgs.
I quote. 'Resistance is Futile'
That would interesting, seeing that on a Vista advert...
That would be rather great. Of course, Macs suck, end of story. The only big selling point they have is their own unpopularity, which causes there to be less viruses and spyware for them. Of course, that's the same selling point for Linux, although Linux is also far more customizable .
I digress. Macs suck, go PCs.
*Continues Discussion*: I personally don't have more problems with either Mac or Windows. Macs crash, and so does Windows. Macs are shinier though. Yay, shiny!
I bet you don't use a Mac because you're afraid of an OS with a real terminal. Oh, never mind, you've probably never opened a terminal, so you wouldn't know what I'm referring to.
You hate Mac's what?
The actual progression is:
#1) Windows -- Hard to use, no terminal
#2) Mac -- medium to use, real terminal
#3) Linux -- easy to use, real terminal
I like my Mac because it doesn't crash on me. Every Windows I've had has crashed on me and I am incapable of fixing a computer without breaking it even more, so I have to pay money to have it fixed. My Mac, on the other hand, has never crashed once on me. Windows is alright, but since I hardly use my computer for anything besides doing school reports and mindlessly searching the internet I would rather have a Mac. PS I have no idea what a Terminal even is... just because Macs are better for people who have no idea about computers, they don't deserve to be trashed on.
Oh please, most people (ie 95%) dont care or need it, so what difference does it make? If thats all you got on the pro mac side you need to try harder.
I like my windows PC because it doesn't cost me 4 grand every few years to buy a new one, mine cost me five hundred dollars for everything but the monitor keyboard and speakers, i can upgrade it myself! and it runs EVERYTHING, and its customizable to whatever extent i feel like going to. yeah they crash sometimes but everythng has a certain rate of failure and "crashing" even macs, just cause its not a blue screen, doesn't mean it can't seize up and ruin your day :P
You don't buy new needlessly expensive cars every year because the new model comes in a different color with barely any technical changes, at least, not if your a smart person.
That being said i get a free macbook with my school program, loaded with editing tools and programs and such, but thats maybe 20% of the time spent on a computer for most people. But its paid for! so i've no quams about my school spending their money.
So save yourself 3 grand every two years and get a windows PC
I think the most popular thing about Mac pc's are that they crash less often and there are very few viruses written for them. The reason they crash less is because they have so much less capability, or upgradeability. It is very possible to write a virus for a Mac, but really...why bother.
I've been using computers since 1981, and have very few of them crash on me. Usually I just keep them for 5 years and then upgrade them. Most were pc's, but I have owned several Apple and Mac's.
So the point is it's mainly a personal choice, and tech saviness I suppose that makes the decision.
Can’t beat a mac… nearly hard enough....
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I love mac style,but the game I love is only on pc.
Thank you, Wally. That sums up a lot of the arguments, all taken together. I grew up using a PC, but my school always had Macs, so I learned to use both. I default to PC because, since most people use them (see last panel), which makes interacting with other computers generally easier. I respect Mac users, however, and HAD no quarrel with Apple...until they started releasing those infuriating, condescending ads. For shame, Apple.
Mac is eight percent of the market for a reason and it is not because they are great. Now lets get on with life.
Someone should email this comic to the company doing Microsoft's ad campaigns
"My fiancé and I both use Apple and Linux, which both run stable as anything, but he makes some good money fixing PCs. So yeah, I love PCs."
This just in, Linux runs on a PC. Can Linux fix a broken cd/dvd drive ? Malfunctioning hard disk ? Bad memory chips ? Fuck people are stupid.
Meh, Macs are just a trendy alternative to more functional and diverse products which also happen to be considerably less expensive for the same or better specifications.
to me the tradeoff has always seemed to be that macs run well and intuitively, but useful programs are hard to find; windows machines, however, run poorly (unless they have a lot ov maintenance--the one i'm on now works fine, for example, but takes more upkeep than my mac), and don't make any sense, but you can get any program you can imagine.
I know how to use Windows XP best, but Linux has the best Minesweeper-ish game.
I use PC's at home....school uses Mac's....I guess I prefer PC's because I'm used to using em =). Oddly enough, I find Mac's HARDER to use, cuz I can never access the program I want with just the click of a button. But again, that's probably because I grew up with PC's...Heh, to be honest though, I think that Apple is just a company that took the PC and simplified it, so technically...*refer to last panel of comic*
My Mac has NOT crashed in any way for the last three years. I use it for photo and video editing, along with my RAM hungry flight simulator... Not ONE crash ever ... period
Windows is for people with big egos that think they sound important as they explain how complicated it is to operate their archaic piece of shit ... :)
Intuitive is a matter of what you're used to. Personally, the right-click in Windows is so ingrained that I constantly mis-manage the one-button Mac mouse. Most of the more complex things in a Windows computer are a result of it being more customizable than a Mac is. The customization is also what causes most crashes, conflicts between programs, other programs, and hardware which were never tested together. Windows having more Viruses is a result of market share, if you're going to bother making a virus, you want it to effect as many people as possible. If Macs became more popular to the point where more people had Macs than had PCs, you would find that many more viruses would be made for Macs than for PCs
An interesting note is that it is very hard to code a virus for Linux, as two different Linux rigs are guaranteed to have differences. The problem with Linux is that it is very hard to learn how to use them.