tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post7361547943079382341..comments2023-09-10T05:05:51.716-05:00Comments on TODDBLOG: 7 Things That Mac People Do That Drive PC People CrazyTodd Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394099789873338827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-11816233841093069542009-12-03T12:26:09.726-06:002009-12-03T12:26:09.726-06:00Todd, this may be the greatest, most insightful po...Todd, this may be the greatest, most insightful post you have ever written! My two and a half year old Toshiba notebook running Windows Vista Home Premium has NEVER crashed. I do take care of it and don't download a lot of crap I don't need. Could it be that is one of the keys? I can do everything I want to do on my PC. Why would I pay three times as much just so I could have the status symbol? For what it's worth, I don't like Starbucks, either. I don't like the smell or the red cups at Christmastime or the pretentious names for COFFEE.wjcollier3https://www.blogger.com/profile/00387905325714047941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-79816125752270742982009-12-02T16:45:50.080-06:002009-12-02T16:45:50.080-06:00I’m sorry if this makes me sound like... uh... JER...I’m sorry if this makes me sound like... uh... JERKISH but here's my point of view. I've used PCs ever since they have been available to the public. I've edited videos, designed web sites, and Photoshopped just about everything on both a PC and Mac. <br /><br />There is no comparison between a PC and a Mac. Mac's are more stable, run faster, and do what you want them to do the first time with no "are you sure you want to do this?" popup messages. <br /><br />I've had Windows systems crash on me more times than I can think and while my Mac has crashed (maybe only twice) it was nowhere near as damaging to the system or time consuming to get back up and going. Macs aren’t perfect no! But if there were a linear scale they’d be a lot farther to the good side if you know what I mean. But this is strictly speaking from a performance standpoint. <br /><br />Simply put, Macs make the complicated simple. (no more searching for the original disk while installing drivers and no more watching your computer load all 1,500 .dll files into an imaginary folder that you’ll never see again just to install a new piece of software. <br /><br />Macs are crazy expensive. But it kind of comes with the territory like Ross was stating. You kind of know what you’re getting into. Paying $1000 for an entry level Mac is not too far-fetched. Sure you could buy a PC for $200 but they are not comparable units. <br />I don't get it. No one complains anymore that Starbucks coffee is 4x the price as regular coffee. You know why? Cause its awesome! Plus we know with a cup of Starbucks joe we're getting more than a simple cup of coffee. We're getting all kinds of stuff like the aroma of walking into the store, the rush from saying words like 'macchiato’ and ‘venti half caff,’ the simple pleasure of seeing those Christmas cups for the first time this year, etc. You think I’m lying? See what runs through your mind next time they run out of cardboard sleeves for your cup... you’ll feel like you’re being cheated on. Macs are kind of like that. <br /><br />Note about the Mac Subculture: (I do think those dweebs who pull out there Macs and position them in order that everyone sees that have a Mac are pretty much cornballs, just like the goofs that wait to drink their Grande Lattes till they show up to work or church just so they can flaunt their recent purchase). I’m like seriously? The closest Starbucks is 30 minutes from here and you want me to believe you pulled that hot off the counter? Yeah right. Not for me man... that Grande Mocha lasts all of about 2 minutes in my hands. But I digress. <br /><br />(for the record I’ve never ordered a venti half-caff anything).Robert Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245121582824505992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-55898126733929886602009-12-02T13:36:12.752-06:002009-12-02T13:36:12.752-06:00How funny. It is all so true. I have both. I have...How funny. It is all so true. I have both. I have an iMAC and my laptop is a PC. So, I get a little schizophrenic sometimes.Lisa@BlessedwithGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071661413559588422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-47743251460669269302009-12-01T16:15:43.158-06:002009-12-01T16:15:43.158-06:00I have found that Mac people are like ... nevermin...I have found that Mac people are like ... nevermind..I'll make too many people mad...Artiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451165085535360574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-65867641223998341132009-12-01T10:18:15.409-06:002009-12-01T10:18:15.409-06:00Spoken like a true Mac-head trying to downplay his...Spoken like a true Mac-head trying to downplay his enormous love for Macs by reaching out to the PC community. Brilliant Todd, brilliant. <br /><br />Now go play on your Mac some more.Robert Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245121582824505992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11092329.post-62843814508847229382009-12-01T09:22:28.446-06:002009-12-01T09:22:28.446-06:00thank you todd. as a proud user of both formats (i...thank you todd. as a proud user of both formats (i have a mac mini and an iPhone, as well as a dell laptop), i can say with confidence that both have their advantages. but until mac starts marketing their product to anyone but rich, volvo-driving, starbucks-drinking white people, I'll be keeping my PC. <br /><br />I especially like your points about mac people always redirecting the argument any time someone mentions a mac breaking down or underperforming, and about the difference in cost. it's sort of amazing to me that mac is getting away with this. of course macs perform better. they're 2-3 times the cost. it's like comparing a honda and a mercedes. a mercedes performs better. of course it does. it had better, for what it costs. <br /><br />Imagine someone talking bad about a mercedes, only to have someone else say, "well, my honda broke down tons more than my mercedes and it didn't go near as fast. I mean, a mercedes is just a better made car." Uh. yes. <br /><br />FOR 2-3 TIMES THE COST, you can get a better car. Who knew?<br /><br />forgive me for ranting a bit. just wait until your mac friends show up.rkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890509007822796627noreply@blogger.com