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Posted by: Shishka
Also? There's a differnece between "clarfication," and "evangelical idiocy." Ditka crossed that line.

1, a. wtf are you talking about? Are you saying that Vista looks like Tiger, and as such the entire OS is merely a copy of Tiger? Sound's like you're just being a fanboi and not actually comparing the technologies backing the two OS's.

1, b. Don't be stupid. There are viruses, trojans and worms for the Mac just as there are for the PC. Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean "they're unknown."

1, c. Having a monopoly over hardware production doesn't guarantee a superior product to the consumer, just a more expensive one. And by the way? Apple didn't actually make many of the products in your machine. Your video card is most likely NVIDIA. Your hard drive, Hitachi, or perhaps Seagate. Your built in bluetooth device may have been designed by Motorola. Hell, if you have a new Mac, your processor is an Intel. The best part about this is that many of the components that make your computer are PC compatible, because Apple lost a lot of money trying to make their hardware completely proprietary. In other words, your Mac is just as much a hodge podge as any PC.

This is not the reason there are fewer recorded virus-related incidents on Macs. That blame can be placed squarely on userbase. In other words, the Mac user base is so much smaller than the PC user base that when there are Mac outbreaks, they're ridiculously smaller than a PC outbreak. So why, then, would someone writing a virus actually care to target the Mac users? That's like ordering a $70 sausage patty when you can get a $5 steak that's twice as good and ten times as large.

1, d. You know, it doesn't make your arguments look any better when you basically say "Yeah, the Mac doesn't have any games, but GUESS WHAT, I'll just play games on a PC!" You didn't think that one through. Yes, you can dual boot the Intel Macs, but being able to switch to a PC doesn't suddenly mean that your MacOS is bereft of software or third party support.

1, e. Might want to get a bucket for all that fanboi drool. "Face it, except for the fact that 3rd Party Support Is Inadequate for Mac, everything else is superior to Windows" is like saying "Face it, except for the temperatures constantly being below 60 degrees, Antartica is the best beachfront property in the world."

1, f. I like how you take stabs at Vista in some of your points, and then conveniently forget to mention features included with Vista in points like these.

And guess what, dingus? You can, in fact, get a virus on your Mac by downloading software as well. That doesn't change the fact that there's far, far less software available, making PCs better suited for a larger gamut of tasks. Hope you like making home videos- you won't be doing much else unless you're willing to shell out some dough.

1, g. I have both a Mac and a PC at home. I've used both professionally. Given your age, I'm going to guess I've used them both a whole helluva lot more than you have, and for far more pratical or technical reasons. You're attacking PC users as having "pathetic" and "stereotypical" reasons for preferring their platform, but the best you can come up with is "MacOS looks good and Macs come with some free software."

You've pretty much admitted that Apple's third party support is third rate, but you don't seem to realize what the impact that has on a platform. You've made it fairly clear you don't know what you're talking about. Please save the fanboi spew for other fanbois. Those of us that have an understanding of the differences between the platforms get headaches reading drivel like this.


"1, a. wtf are you talking about? Are you saying that Vista looks like Tiger, and as such the entire OS is merely a copy of Tiger? Sound's like you're just being a fanboi and not actually comparing the technologies backing the two OS's."

Actually, the entire core of the Windows system was derived from the original Mac OS, way back in the 1980s. Apple loaned their technology to Microsoft for some help, and they pretty much stole the entire system, changing only a few things. You know why? They realised that clicking twice on an icon with a name is much easier to do than typing cd../programs/bla bla bla/whatever...

"1, b. Don't be stupid. There are viruses, trojans and worms for the Mac just as there are for the PC. Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean "they're unknown.""

I've never encountered any. Or even heard of any. Neither has my dad, or anyone I know who's on a Mac.

"And by the way? Apple didn't actually make many of the products in your machine. Your video card is most likely NVIDIA. Your hard drive, Hitachi, or perhaps Seagate. Your built in bluetooth device may have been designed by Motorola. Hell, if you have a new Mac, your processor is an Intel.

Oh the hell they they didn't! Trust me, I've opened Macs up, looked at the components inside them. Let's see, Hard drive, oh, Apple logo, Memory, oh here's the bag, Apple logo, Airport wireless card, oh Apple logo! Hi!
Yes, Apple doesn't make video cards, ot the processors, because that's not what they do. They make the computers, and hire another company to do those. Making an upset claim that Apple doesn't make technology they, well, don't make, is like saying "I went to Carls Jr, and they wouldn't give me a Whopper!"

"This is not the reason there are fewer recorded virus-related incidents on Macs. That blame can be placed squarely on userbase. In other words, the Mac user base is so much smaller than the PC user base that when there are Mac outbreaks, they're ridiculously smaller than a PC outbreak. So why, then, would someone writing a virus actually care to target the Mac users? That's like ordering a $70 sausage patty when you can get a $5 steak that's twice as good and ten times as large."

It's not only the small userbase. OS X is so robust, it can fend off a good 99% of viruses. The newer versions of OS X are so simple, and they're strong! They never crash, they never get fatal errors, like the old, OS 9, the software doesn't get corrupted, deleted, anything like that. OS X has a Linux base under it, so it's pretty much DOS on steroids, but here's the thing, you don't need to close down your whole system to reach it, which you shouldn't have to, but in case you do, just go to the Terminal!

"1, d. You know, it doesn't make your arguments look any better when you basically say "Yeah, the Mac doesn't have any games, but GUESS WHAT, I'll just play games on a PC!" You didn't think that one through. Yes, you can dual boot the Intel Macs, but being able to switch to a PC doesn't suddenly mean that your MacOS is bereft of software or third party support."

The Mac doesn't have as big of a game base as Windows, yes, but it's good enough. Hell, Halo was made for it, wasn't it? And there is third party support. I can go through and tell you the third party programs I've got on mine!

"1, e. Might want to get a bucket for all that fanboi drool. "Face it, except for the fact that 3rd Party Support Is Inadequate for Mac, everything else is superior to Windows" is like saying "Face it, except for the temperatures constantly being below 60 degrees, Antartica is the best beachfront property in the world.""

Funny how your completely forgetting the fact that third party support for a computer is pale in comparison to saying Antarctica is the best beachfront in the world...

"Hope you like making home videos- you won't be doing much else unless you're willing to shell out some dough."

But damn it, it's worth it. The whole iLife package. Some of the funnest stuff you can do, and it's easy to use. NEVER make home movies with the Windows home movie maker thing. Use iMovie. I have made dozens of movies with it. I made a big 20 minute long movie with effects, titles, transitions between scenes, I put in sounds, all sorts of stuff. Think about it. Right out of the box, your Mac can play music, make movies, make DVDs, make webpages, make songs, and organize and edit your photos. And that's just the iLife package! And even though it's expensive, it works! The price is high because they're built to be good.

"1, g. I have both a Mac and a PC at home. I've used both professionally. Given your age, I'm going to guess I've used them both a whole helluva lot more than you have, and for far more pratical or technical reasons. You're attacking PC users as having "pathetic" and "stereotypical" reasons for preferring their platform, but the best you can come up with is "MacOS looks good and Macs come with some free software."

So tell me, which Macs have you used? Give me the exact model number.

In conclusion. Listen, I know what I'm talking about. I learned all I know about the Mac and PC from my father, who has been working with Macs since they came out in 1984. He's used just about every model known to man, and even many PCs. He used them both, and the Mac is better to him. It's a better machine. I, too have years of first hand experience on both machines, and the Mac is the zenith.

  • 07.21.2006 11:11 AM PDT

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That makes it sound like either OS X has been around 22 years or that prior operating systems had no viruses and these 2 are the first. Either way, wrong.


No it doesn't! I never said OS X was out for 22 years, I said the MAC was.

Look, just watch their new commercials.

You obviously have an entirely different grasp of the english language.

Notice how he fails to include the text he wrote that I'm referring to?

Oh, and as much as I love Macs and hate PCs, they are not trouble-free. Just look at Apple's own discussion boards to see people have problems with Macs. Of course, they don't go to message boards to talk about how they're not having trouble, but they're not perfect.

But Shiska, Macs are basically free of viruses, etc. The Mac is better protected and there are fewer users, making the platform an unattractive target for writers of destructive programs. It's not some hidden dirty secret. Viruses are programs that self-install and run. The Mac OS requires the user to enter their password to install a program, so viruses can't self-install. That feature is coming to Vista.

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  • 07.21.2006 12:24 PM PDT
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"I've never encountered any [viruses]. Or even heard of any. Neither has my dad, or anyone I know who's on a Mac."

There's an extremely interesting CTRL+ALT+DEL comic to go with that...

EDIT: Ah! Here it is! http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060513

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  • 07.21.2006 12:42 PM PDT

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Hey, stupid, Did I say OS X has been around for 22 years? Did I say those words? NO! I said the MAC has been around for 22 years! Get your facts straight.

  • 07.21.2006 12:51 PM PDT

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You know, flaming someone just 'cause of the computer he/she uses, and he/she wants a certain game on that computer doesn't really make anyone here look smart. Seriously, I am a mac user, and want halo CE for mac. Flame me for committing the crime of using a mac. Boo hoo.

  • 07.21.2006 12:51 PM PDT

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"I've never encountered any [viruses]. Or even heard of any. Neither has my dad, or anyone I know who's on a Mac."

There's an extremely interesting CTRL+ALT+DEL comic to go with that...

EDIT: Ah! Here it is! [url]http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060513[/u rl]


So that just means you don't get viruses!

  • 07.21.2006 12:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: Guilty Sparked
You know, flaming someone just 'cause of the computer he/she uses, and he/she wants a certain game on that computer doesn't really make anyone here look smart. Seriously, I am a mac user, and want halo CE for mac. Flame me for committing the crime of using a mac. Boo hoo.


THANK you!

  • 07.21.2006 12:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mattbluhalofan

So that just means you don't get viruses!


Come to think of it, I don't get viruses.

  • 07.21.2006 12:58 PM PDT

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Yeah, I'm always ready to back up the flamed mac user on forums. I am... Supermac!!! Dum Dum Dum Dum!

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I'm speechless.

*Summons ninjas*

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Posted by: Guilty Sparked
Yeah, I'm always ready to back up the flamed mac user on forums. I am... Supermac!!! Dum Dum Dum Dum!


People just don't see the simplicity of a Mac. I don't think it's that they don't see it, I think they refuse to see it.

  • 07.21.2006 12:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mattbluhalofan
People just don't see the simplicity of a Mac. I don't think it's that they don't see it, I think they refuse to see it.


Yes. Of course, this situation is kind of like the beginning of Halo 2: The Elite is being punished, and all of the Grunts (PC users) are yelling "Heretic! Heretic!"

  • 07.21.2006 1:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mattbluhalofan
People just don't see the simplicity of a Mac. I don't think it's that they don't see it, I think they refuse to see it.


Yes. Of course, this situation is kind of like the beginning of Halo 2: The Elite is being punished, and all of the Grunts (PC users) are yelling "Heretic! Heretic!"


Yeah.

  • 07.21.2006 1:10 PM PDT

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Of course, if this progresses like Halo 2, you're the heretic leader....

  • 07.21.2006 1:16 PM PDT

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Hey, I don't care. The Heretic Leader was right. He knew the bull-blam!- the Prophets were shoveling.

  • 07.21.2006 1:18 PM PDT

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Your avatar kinda looks like its holding a shovel.

  • 07.21.2006 1:23 PM PDT

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Point being?

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Your avatar kinda looks like its holding a shovel.
*Convulses in kidney-damaging laughter* Oh my God I couldn't place my finger on it until Iggwilv hit it right on the dot.

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He is referring to the fact that almost every one of your posts is a heaping pile of Bull-blam!-.

You flamed me earlier in this thread because you thought I called you stupid. I guess I would have been right.

Listen kid, I have a line for you: "If what you don't know can't hurt you, you're practically invincible"

My father works with computers professionally as well. My uncle works at the local Landsat station. They know just as much as you're dad. And I learned from both of them. I've used computers since 1988. From the Texas Instruments "home computers" that worked like a console. To the Commodore Amiga. Dos, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP. I used mac's in school and they're exactly like PC's. But you come here, arrogantly declare that Mac's are better than PC's. Then you have the audacity to flame anyone who dissagree's with your opinion. I'm surprised Shishka didn't lock this topic as well.

So you have two choices:
#1: Sit down, Shut up, and stop making a belligerent fool of yourself.
#2: Continue being an ass, disregarding forum rules (Double Posting, Flaming, etc.) and eventually someone's gunna talk to a mod and send you to blacklist country.

BTW: My dad could pwn your dad.




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OK, just through me a fricken bone here. heres a "non-bias" conclusion of Windows XP versus Mac since all of you people claim Im a "fan boy" what ever the -blam!- that is.

Windows XP
Pros

Best Software supported OS
Relatively cheaper

Cons
Viruses/_ware galore
longer "lives" (as compared to Macs)

Verdict- The best OS for gamers and businesses

OSX Pros
My Lord, I notice you ppl still trying to state that Mac has SOME viruses. Ok, thats still a s**t load less than Windows, and I don't care for what reason. (FYI-Those CTRL_ALT_DELETE cartoons are crap)
=Little viruses

more egronomic and stable

nicer inerface

OSX Cons
Little software support

Pricier

Verdict-Best computer for Home use and for newbies to using computers



There, now ya happy

  • 07.21.2006 2:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mattbluhalofan
Hey, I don't care. The Heretic Leader was right. He knew the bull-blam!- the Prophets were shoveling.


Point. Still, he dies....

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I officially hate whoever decided to bring back this damn thread....

  • 07.21.2006 2:59 PM PDT

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He is referring to the fact that almost every one of your posts is a heaping pile of Bull-blam!-.

You flamed me earlier in this thread because you thought I called you stupid. I guess I would have been right.

Listen kid, I have a line for you: "If what you don't know can't hurt you, you're practically invincible"

My father works with computers professionally as well. My uncle works at the local Landsat station. They know just as much as you're dad. And I learned from both of them. I've used computers since 1988. From the Texas Instruments "home computers" that worked like a console. To the Commodore Amiga. Dos, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP. I used mac's in school and they're exactly like PC's. But you come here, arrogantly declare that Mac's are better than PC's. Then you have the audacity to flame anyone who dissagree's with your opinion. I'm surprised Shishka didn't lock this topic as well.

So you have two choices:
#1: Sit down, Shut up, and stop making a belligerent fool of yourself.
#2: Continue being an ass, disregarding forum rules (Double Posting, Flaming, etc.) and eventually someone's gunna talk to a mod and send you to blacklist country.

BTW: My dad could pwn your dad.





No offense or anything, but why are you spouting insults? Look who's flaming now. Becides, if he thinks that macs are better than PC's, like me, so be it. Still, I have to remember that "If what you don't know can't hurt you" line. That was really, really funny. Perhaps this topic should be locked.

  • 07.21.2006 3:00 PM PDT

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You know, you people started this. I said initially that I wanted Halo CE for the Mac, and you started this all. You were saying "No, it shouldn't be made! Macs suck!" Bla bla, all that crap. So I retalliated, and you get all upset. You were the people who started this, so don't pin it on me. If you could have just had the decency to say "Okay", none of this would have happened. And people said it never would happen, and you accuse me of flaming them. No I didn't. I may have gotten upset, but I didn't flame them. Flaming is "I HATE YOU ALL, YOU STUPID -BLAM!- YOU ALL SHOULD DIE! I HOPE YOU ALL GET KILLED! I HATE YOU! DIE!". Okay? THAT is flaming.

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OK, just through me a fricken bone here. heres a "non-bias" conclusion of Windows XP versus Mac since all of you people claim Im a "fan boy" what ever the -blam!- that is.

Windows XP
Pros

Best Software supported OS
Relatively cheaper

Cons
Viruses/_ware galore
longer "lives" (as compared to Macs)

Verdict- The best OS for gamers and businesses

OSX Pros
My Lord, I notice you ppl still trying to state that Mac has SOME viruses. Ok, thats still a s**t load less than Windows, and I don't care for what reason. (FYI-Those CTRL_ALT_DELETE cartoons are crap)
=Little viruses

more egronomic and stable

nicer inerface

OSX Cons
Little software support

Pricier

Verdict-Best computer for Home use and for newbies to using computers


Well said, kinda. Here's my version:

Windows XP

Pros:
-Has more games and software support.
-Allows for more customization(you can swap out the CPU and motherboard, which, correct me if I'm wrong, you can't do on a Mac).
-Cheaper.

Cons:
-If you're retarded, you might encounter some problems.

Mac OSX

Pros:
-As I said, I've never used one, but from what I hear, very simple, easy to use interface. It's hard to do something wrong on a Mac.

Cons:
-Less games and software support.
-Doesn't allow as much customization(as I said, I don't think you can swap out the CPU or motherboard, but I might be wrong).
-More expensive.

Verdict: If you're doing anything serious with your computer hardware, like running a server or playing a lot of the newer games, the PC is for you. If you're only using your computer for homework or art(movies, photos, music), the Mac is for you.

Don't say I left out any parts about PCs crashing or getting viruses. I use my computer all day and it never crashes. Neither I nor anyone I know personally has had any trouble like that with their PCs, so the parts about adware, spyware, and viruses, as far as I've personally seen, are all lies.

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  • 07.21.2006 5:47 PM PDT