I can assure you I am not living in the past. Apple makes machines for a "special" market of people. About 12-13 years ago I started my first Internet company. This is when I was first exposed to the dreaded Mac users. I could always tell they had a Mac before they said so since they always yelled in the phone "My Internet is not working!" in a voice resembling someone with Down Syndrome. Of course though, Mac users all think they are special. Steve tells them so and they believe it. Basically Steve's motto is "hey losers, buy my crap and you will be special!" He makes the super-uncool think they are cool.
I can just imagine the people who lined up for an Iphone. I bet they were societies outcasts, -rejects who justify their existence by buying a phone. They think they are "in" and "cool" and "special" and "cutting edge"....
I could go on and on with this topic but I think it is best I stop. Not only is it off-topic but I am going to have nightmares tonight now that I have recalled my first experiences with Mac users. I thought I had blocked that ugly memory out of my mind but unfortunately it remains.
My opinion of Mac is not from the 90s. It is from the crap they are producing now. If you want a computer to do a real job then use some flavor of Unix. If you want a computer for work then use Windows. If you want a computer so you can feel "hip" and "cool" with all the other societal outcasts, well there is Apple.
This is nothing directed against you personally. I have just met too many Mac users to think of them as normal.
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Originally Posted by prOk
Cartagena- your response is typical of people that are 'in the computer industry 15 years'... very closed minded and stuck in the past. The apple of 15 years ago has nothing to do with today. Everyone acknowledges that apple fell off the deep end in the 90's, but the MacOS of today is as advanced if not moreso than any OS on the market. Macs are based on the same bloody chips, drives, memory and standards as the best pc's you can buy. The difference is, apple pays close attention to the marriage between hardware and software which yields a much smoother user experience. Let go of past predjudices and take an unbiased look at what apple offers today, you might just be surprised. (I too have been in the 'computer industry' for 15+ years).
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