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Why does apple have to be so arrogant?

#122
I'm running both a Mac's (20" iMac G5 w/ 2G memory), a little ibook that is 3 years old, and a PC that is 4 years old (Pentium 2.5ghz w/1.5g memory) running Windows XP.
The main thing that bums me out about my PC is all the attention it requires. I have to constantly massage it with updates, religiously run virus/spyware scans and all that, I'm backing up religiously (once a week - all my son's baby pictures are on it), and I feel I never get a chance to use the machine because I'm always working on it. This constant maintenance is annoying. I know how to do all the things I need to do on it... Video card installations, driver downloads, blah blah.... but the point is, I don't want to do it. It's a pain in the butt. I really feel that a computer is a lot like a car. Some people like to work on a car, and some people want to do simple maintenence and just drive the car from point a to b. So when a car breaks down, the person that likes to work on the car is like (cool, this is what I need to do... and eagerly troubleshoots it, finds the problem and solves the problem)... To the person that just wants to drive the car, this is a great big hassle. For computers, knowledge wise, I'm one of the first types, but I'm much happier residing in the second group. My Mac allows me to just be a commuter, while my PC forces me to be a mechanic. That's why I prefer my Mac. :D
 
#123
MakiSupaStar said:
I'm running both a Mac's (20" iMac G5 w/ 2G memory), a little ibook that is 3 years old, and a PC that is 4 years old (Pentium 2.5ghz w/1.5g memory) running Windows XP.
The main thing that bums me out about my PC is all the attention it requires. I have to constantly massage it with updates, religiously run virus/spyware scans and all that, I'm backing up religiously (once a week - all my son's baby pictures are on it), and I feel I never get a chance to use the machine because I'm always working on it. This constant maintenance is annoying. I know how to do all the things I need to do on it... Video card installations, driver downloads, blah blah.... but the point is, I don't want to do it. It's a pain in the butt. I really feel that a computer is a lot like a car. Some people like to work on a car, and some people want to do simple maintenence and just drive the car from point a to b. So when a car breaks down, the person that likes to work on the car is like (cool, this is what I need to do... and eagerly troubleshoots it, finds the problem and solves the problem)... To the person that just wants to drive the car, this is a great big hassle. For computers, knowledge wise, I'm one of the first types, but I'm much happier residing in the second group. My Mac allows me to just be a commuter, while my PC forces me to be a mechanic. That's why I prefer my Mac. :D
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Well put!
 
#126
Mac Schmac. You just don't know how to properly use a Windows machine :hiding:

I jest. I am not really a fan of Macs, but I do not throw my computer beliefs on others, use what you may. I will though defend Windows and say that you just need to know how to do things. I honestly spend maybe 10-20 minutes a week, at most, with maintenance, and during most of that I am still multi-tasking and doing my normal stuff.
 
#128
Sonic_Death said:
Mac Schmac. You just don't know how to properly use a Windows machine :hiding:

I jest. I am not really a fan of Macs, but I do not throw my computer beliefs on others, use what you may. I will though defend Windows and say that you just need to know how to do things. I honestly spend maybe 10-20 minutes a week, at most, with maintenance, and during most of that I am still multi-tasking and doing my normal stuff.
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I know how to use a Windows machine. :rolleyes: I used to build websites with Flash using ASP and SQL server databases on the backend. I used to make my bread and butter on them. I know them intimately... Too intimately... That was my point, I know them, I know how to do the things that need to be done to solve problems, but they just distract from things I "want" to do. Trust me, I understand multitasking. That's what TB's for ;) You'd understand if you used a Mac :hiding: ;)
 
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#130
Sonic_Death said:
I honestly spend maybe 10-20 minutes a week, at most, with maintenance, and during most of that I am still multi-tasking and doing my normal stuff.
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I've owned macs for the past 8 years. I couldn't tell you how to do maintenance on one. I've never done it and have never had a virus or a crash. I guess I'm missing out on something.

I have a brand new Dell laptop at work. I've been working in both environments since I got my mac. I find astounding that anyone could call a PC user friendly compared to a mac.

I'm not a techie. Don't want to be a techie and never will be a techie. I'm just the bass player.
 

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