I really hope Apple crashes and burns after Jobs dies. All the windows bashing is ridiculous. Give some respect for your competition you elitest assholes
Uh... right. Many students apply for scholarships and grants, or take loans to buy what they need. If a college student feels that he really needs a Mac, it is not that inaccessible.
You are deep in Plato's Cave. You do not know what you do not know; indeed, that is wisdom: to begin to understand how much one does not know.
More to the point, however: it would enrich your life to understand Apple. You don't ever need to own an Apple product, but understanding who they are and what they do would have a profound effect on how you view they world.
You're too far in it to notice all the Windows assholes who still cry about single-button mice and other anti-Mac crap from 10 years ago?
One comment: Mac users have way more Windows experience than Windows users have Mac experience. It's a fact. Hence, the average Mac user is in a better position to defend their choices than the average Windows user is.
@redcard I'm a college student as well and could have bought a mac if I wanted. However, I am a business student and the cost/benefit analysis didn't cut it for a mac book pro. You will find most businesses around the world have reached similar conclusions..
You're a business student eh? Did you factor resale value into your equation? If you did you would see that you can still sell a 5 year old Powerbook for +30% of it's original value. Try that with your Winbook. And businesses use what they use based on the platform. The same laptop my company paid 1600 for would have cost the average buyer 600 so it's not like we picked my crappy Dell because it was cheap.
uh, no. cost is definitely a factor when companies get computers. in fact, many large companies (my father's law firm included) lease computers from a leasing agency so that they can keep their computers modern without spending a ton. they also recommend that people get a desktop instead of a laptop unless they need the portability, because "[a desktop] represents a cost savings for the firm." real quote. and even if your company isn't leasing, i guarantee they're not paying 267% MSRP. that or you work for the most fucktarded company in the world.
@ UnixSystemsEngineer This is most likely due to Windows market penetration, you'd probably find it equally as hard to find a Windows Vista user that had used Windows 95, and much less that had used 2.1 or a Mac OS X user that ran Mac OS 8 (with the fun I can delete my OS issue) and a very small amount that have run System 6.
You'll always find people who are willing to talk at length about a subject they aren't willing to learn about, and it get more and more silly each time.
@cardbored: Um... you're bashing right now by saying that apple is comprised of "elitist assholes". And it's not just apple that "bashes", mudslinging is a part of most advertising campaigns. companies do not just advertise their own advantages, but they have to try to break the competition too. its used in politics, employment, and overall business related careers. and its not just apple, Microsoft manages to sneak a bit of bashing into their commercials as well.
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I really hope Apple crashes and burns after Jobs dies. All the windows bashing is ridiculous. Give some respect for your competition you elitest assholes
Respect? Uhhhh?
You're only calling them elitiest cos you can't afford a Mac
You know what? Your right, I can't afford a Mac. I'm going to college so I have more important things to spend my money on than at $1,500 computer.
Uh... right.
Many students apply for scholarships and grants, or take loans to buy what they need.
If a college student feels that he really needs a Mac, it is not that inaccessible.
You are deep in Plato's Cave. You do not know what you do not know; indeed, that is wisdom: to begin to understand how much one does not know.
More to the point, however: it would enrich your life to understand Apple. You don't ever need to own an Apple product, but understanding who they are and what they do would have a profound effect on how you view they world.
Like English classes?
:P
Er that was supposed to be a reply to Cardbored, but it looks much more out of place with all the posts between it.
@Seung-Hwan If a college student decides to spend all his grants on beer it's no that inaccessible.
You're too far in it to notice all the Windows assholes who still cry about single-button mice and other anti-Mac crap from 10 years ago?
One comment: Mac users have way more Windows experience than Windows users have Mac experience. It's a fact. Hence, the average Mac user is in a better position to defend their choices than the average Windows user is.
@redcard
I'm a college student as well and could have bought a mac if I wanted. However, I am a business student and the cost/benefit analysis didn't cut it for a mac book pro. You will find most businesses around the world have reached similar conclusions..
@kal326
You're a business student eh? Did you factor resale value into your equation? If you did you would see that you can still sell a 5 year old Powerbook for +30% of it's original value. Try that with your Winbook. And businesses use what they use based on the platform. The same laptop my company paid 1600 for would have cost the average buyer 600 so it's not like we picked my crappy Dell because it was cheap.
@primetime
uh, no. cost is definitely a factor when companies get computers. in fact, many large companies (my father's law firm included) lease computers from a leasing agency so that they can keep their computers modern without spending a ton. they also recommend that people get a desktop instead of a laptop unless they need the portability, because "[a desktop] represents a cost savings for the firm." real quote. and even if your company isn't leasing, i guarantee they're not paying 267% MSRP. that or you work for the most fucktarded company in the world.
@ UnixSystemsEngineer
This is most likely due to Windows market penetration, you'd probably find it equally as hard to find a Windows Vista user that had used Windows 95, and much less that had used 2.1 or a Mac OS X user that ran Mac OS 8 (with the fun I can delete my OS issue) and a very small amount that have run System 6.
You'll always find people who are willing to talk at length about a subject they aren't willing to learn about, and it get more and more silly each time.
@cardbored: Um... you're bashing right now by saying that apple is comprised of "elitist assholes".
And it's not just apple that "bashes", mudslinging is a part of most advertising campaigns. companies do not just advertise their own advantages, but they have to try to break the competition too. its used in politics, employment, and overall business related careers. and its not just apple, Microsoft manages to sneak a bit of bashing into their commercials as well.