I went to MacWorld this weekend

[Shine]

Originally posted by OmniGear
She totally looks stoned.

You know, I bet she puts out when she's stoned.

[remotec]

Originally posted by dog$
Considering things like this, I think this is why all of Apple's ads are so counter productive.

I think they're counterproductive because even to joe normal the ads are obviously way exaggerated. Those are just plain ridiculous situations told by people who are obviously lying through their teeth. If Apple toned it down a bit, they'd probably get further.

As to "I don't get macs". There's nothing to get. They're another choice, that's all. Competition is a good thing, MS ruling the world is a bad thing. And besides, Macs are excellent computers. I welcome their presence wholeheartedly.

[ssbomberman]

I guess I am not as biased as some -- I like both platforms and see the benefits of both and truly feel neither is superior -- Yes Macs crash all the time! And yes people lose a lot of work on them too. And no, my PC never crashed on me like our office Macs have...so I think it's basically how you take care of your computer that determines how long it lasts (sometimes though it just doesn't last that long).

I have an iMac (which fairs a lot better than the G3s and G4s we have at work --I 've never had a single problem with my iMac and love it!) and PC at home and like both, though yes I do prefer the setup of a Mac, but it is no way easier to use than a PC. Actually, I think it takes quite a lot of kowledge to use a Mac properly and maintain it. Extensions conflicts, network preferences, using the Chooser menu, etc....this is not stuff my grandmother can just figure out.

So my major beef is with the ad campaign -- I personally feel Macs are a hell of a lot of work to keep clean and efficient, though they have a lot of nice programs and a decent user interface.

My other major gripe is the price -- they are too damned expensive -- there is no justifiable argument for them being so...

PCs are cheaper and pack a lot more power for the price and most (not all) of the good Adobe programs and whatnot are available on the PC. To support this, a lot of design companies do use PCs because of this -- my friend who is a Flash and other high-end program designer uses majorly suped up PCs ar his work and they do the job nicely.

So I guess you could argue either way, but I never buy the argument that one is better than the other. It depends on the user, his/her preferences, software, hardware, price, etc...and you could argue all day as to which is better and never really prove anything...

[remotec]

Originally posted by ssbomberman
Yes Macs crash all the time!

You're talking MacOS Classic, which crashes about as much as Win9x (maybe a little more). Mac OS X is an entirely different ball game. I spent 4 years using a MacOS 8.x/9.x machine at work, I'm quite familiar with how unstable (and antiquated) the OS is.

But, blaming Macs running classic for crashing is just as viable as blaming Win9x machines for crashing. i.e., it's not. Both have better, newer counterparts. Which is why Apple's ad campaign is so lame.

though they have a lot of nice programs and a decent user interface.

MacOS Classic has the best interface an OS has ever seen, save for the lack of any real command line interface. MacOSX 's almost as good. This is one area that MS, Linux, Sun, Be, whatever, can't touch with a ten foot pole.

My other major gripe is the price -- they are too damned expensive -- there is no justifiable argument for them being so...

Nothing's forcing you to buy the Benz, a Ford will get you to work and the grocery store just as well. Better hardware, better quality, higher price. End of story.

[K3V]

Originally posted by station82o
those girls on Tech TV are hot - but yeah the guys are annoying.

Morgan on The Screen Savers is awful - always fumbling through her segments. It'd be one thing if she'd just started but she's been on the show for like a year. If anything I'd say the girls were twice as annoying as the guys (except for maybe the Call For Help guy).

-Kevin

[MrKasualUltra2000]

Don't ever run ProTools on a PC. Thats all I use my MAC for.


BTW: I noticed my MAC only crashed when running MICROSOFT Internet Explorer........hmmmm..............

[Dolemite]

Originally posted by Ragnarok the Red
Ah, damn, I thought you went to MackWorld, the convention devoted to and honoring all those glorious 70's blaxploitation flicks, and the guy you ran across was Dolemite...ahhh...peddling his wares, shall we say

Heh...he wishes he ran across me and my...*ahem*...'wares' (actually, replace the "a" in "wares" with "ho").

[andyrose]

Originally posted by K3V
Morgan on The Screen Savers is awful - always fumbling through her segments. It'd be one thing if she'd just started but she's been on the show for like a year. If anything I'd say the girls were twice as annoying as the guys (except for maybe the Call For Help guy).

-Kevin

*turns the discussion toward Tech TV*

Yeah, Morgan is pretty awful. And annoying. No, Morgan, I will not send you an email telling you how much I liked the fish wallpaper.

[OGcritic]

Me sucks at Photoshop...

*Runs out and buys "Photoshop For Dummies"*

[Lhadatt]

Morgan shouldn't be on the show -- she just sucks. Put her back in the intern pool or something.

Megan is geeky but seems cool. At least she knows how to conduct herself on camera -- better than Morgan, anyway.

Cat shouldn't even be on the channel. She's fine on-camera, but she doesn't seem to dig the whole technology thing.