B6 and Apple
03-05-2009 | 02:32 PM
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I've gone this route, saved lots of money on capable machines, and NEVER had a problem.
03-05-2009 | 02:47 PM
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Whatever.........
The majority of people that are Apple users are fed up with windows and switched over.
The majority of people that make IGNORANT statements about Apples really don't have the first clue as to what they are talking about. Most of their exposure to a MAC has been to pop into the apple store.
But nice try.
The majority of people that are Apple users are fed up with windows and switched over.
The majority of people that make IGNORANT statements about Apples really don't have the first clue as to what they are talking about. Most of their exposure to a MAC has been to pop into the apple store.
But nice try.
03-05-2009 | 03:58 PM
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03-05-2009 | 04:26 PM
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Comparable to what? Most Americans can get a PC desktop for $500-$700 bucks that will do everything they will ever need.
Can a Mac do more? Absolutely. Can it do it better? No question. Do most people really need (or want) all the extra stuff, so much so that they'll pay a huge premium? Clearly, the market says "no".
Expect more of this as the economy continues to tank. Macs are a luxury item.
Personal choice and all that. American users are definitely coming to the conclusion that "less is more", as the huge surge in netbook sales continues. These things do pretty much everything most people care about (surfing and e-mailing).
Can a Mac do more? Absolutely. Can it do it better? No question. Do most people really need (or want) all the extra stuff, so much so that they'll pay a huge premium? Clearly, the market says "no".
Expect more of this as the economy continues to tank. Macs are a luxury item.
Personal choice and all that. American users are definitely coming to the conclusion that "less is more", as the huge surge in netbook sales continues. These things do pretty much everything most people care about (surfing and e-mailing).
03-06-2009 | 01:21 PM
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Well, I'll end with this:
Even a anti/ambivalent-Mac person such as myself will say that even though most Mac products are overpriced for the average user (non-debatable, really), the iPod is clearly a winner.
Not so much for the hardware (also overpriced -- plenty of other MUCH cheaper, capable MP3 players out there), but for the iTunes interface that makes downloading so simple.
How about some non-DRM music protection, eh? Oh wait, then you could just download and not use an overpriced iPod player. Brilliant!
Even a anti/ambivalent-Mac person such as myself will say that even though most Mac products are overpriced for the average user (non-debatable, really), the iPod is clearly a winner.
Not so much for the hardware (also overpriced -- plenty of other MUCH cheaper, capable MP3 players out there), but for the iTunes interface that makes downloading so simple.
How about some non-DRM music protection, eh? Oh wait, then you could just download and not use an overpriced iPod player. Brilliant!
03-06-2009 | 04:54 PM
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Well, I'll end with this:
Even a anti/ambivalent-Mac person such as myself will say that even though most Mac products are overpriced for the average user (non-debatable, really), the iPod is clearly a winner.
Not so much for the hardware (also overpriced -- plenty of other MUCH cheaper, capable MP3 players out there), but for the iTunes interface that makes downloading so simple.
How about some non-DRM music protection, eh? Oh wait, then you could just download and not use an overpriced iPod player. Brilliant!
Even a anti/ambivalent-Mac person such as myself will say that even though most Mac products are overpriced for the average user (non-debatable, really), the iPod is clearly a winner.
Not so much for the hardware (also overpriced -- plenty of other MUCH cheaper, capable MP3 players out there), but for the iTunes interface that makes downloading so simple.
How about some non-DRM music protection, eh? Oh wait, then you could just download and not use an overpriced iPod player. Brilliant!
If you would use a MAC for awhile you would also agree it is superior to a PC just like an iPod is superior to crappy MP3 players. I bought a highly rated MP3 player for my daughter instead of an iPod to save $70. I HATE the thing. Software to load, drivers to re-install, a different plug-in to install from every site you want to download stuff, it just sucks. Plug an iPod in and it works. Same goes for the MAC. Plug your camera, video recorder, external drive, etc. in and they work. No drivers, no crappy software programs, nothing.
03-06-2009 | 05:48 PM
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Oddly enough, I've never had a PC crash, or any problems with uploading pictures, or watching DVD's, etc.
Clearly, I'm not the only one -- hence the huge numbers of PC's out there.
What I find amusing is that Mac users are so utterly insufferable about a utilitarian and ubiquitous overpriced piece of hardware. It's like a religion or something. Get "born again" with the Mac, and now ya got's to convert everyone. Ah well.
Clearly, I'm not the only one -- hence the huge numbers of PC's out there.
What I find amusing is that Mac users are so utterly insufferable about a utilitarian and ubiquitous overpriced piece of hardware. It's like a religion or something. Get "born again" with the Mac, and now ya got's to convert everyone. Ah well.
03-06-2009 | 06:02 PM
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Like I said, I've gone with refurbed products, NEVER had a problem, and was always able to get a much better equipped machine than if I went the PC route for the same amount of money. And the the refurbed MAC's I've bought were usually at least a year old and still ahead of the current PC offerings.
Different strokes for differenet folks.
