It is surprising that it took all the way to #40 to call out Apple products. Initially, we were planning for an entire week on Apple products, but that would just be over kill.
Plain and simple, white people don’t just like Apple, they love and need Apple to operate.
On the surface, you would ask yourself, how is that white people love a multi-billion dollar company with manufacturing plants in China, mass production, and that contributes to global pollution through the manufacture of consumer electronic devices?
Simple answer: Apple products tell the world you are creative and unique. They are an exclusive product line only used by every white college student, designer, writer, English teacher, and hipster on the planet.
You see, a long time ago Apple’s were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers. Then Apple released Final Cut Pro and became the standard for film editors. As a result, lots of creative industries used Apple computers instead of PCs. Eventually, people started making the connection, and all of a sudden all white people need to have a Mac.
When you ask white people about Mac’s they will say “oh, it’s so much better than Windows,” “it’s just easier to use,” “they are so cutting edge,” and so forth. What’s amazing is that white people NEED to meet people who use Windows to justify themselves spending an extra $500 for a pretty looking machine.
It is also important that white people are reminded of their creativity, and remember you need a Mac to creatively check email, creatively check websites, and creatively watch DVDs on planes.
White people also need iPods, iPhones, Apple TV, AirPort Express stations, and anything else that Apple will produce. Because you need to express your uniqueness by purchasing everything that a publicly traded company produces.
Apple products also come with stickers. Some people put them on their computer, some people put them on windows, but to take it to the pinnacle of whiteness, you need to put the Apple sticker in the rear window of your Prius, Jetta, BMW, Subaru 4WD Station Wagon or Audi. You then need to drive to a local coffee shop (Starbucks will do in a pinch) and set up your apple for the world to see. Thankfully, the Apple logo on the back will light up! So even in a dark place, people can see how unique and creative you (and the five other people doing the exact same thing) truly are!
Knowledge of Apple products can be useful in a number of social situations. If you see a white person with a Mac, an easy way to approach them is to say “Is that a Powerbook? What OS do you have?” They will happily start talking to you, after the requisite five minutes, you can invite them to an 80s night.
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Guilty! I have owned two different Ipods…and the reason is that they are poorly made and the first one broke at just over a year. Nevermind that Dell, Creative, and many other smaller companies make equivalent portable music players that do EXACTLY the same thing…I gotta have the ipod!
and ps- I love 80s nights.
However, it is okay to own a PC in white culture if you “are running Linux” on it. Nevermind that half of us have never even seen Linux, much less used it, if you say “I own a PC, but im running Linux right now” you will automatically be cool and validate not buying a Mac. This is best complemented by stating that Bill Gates and/or Microsoft is evil.
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The main reason that people, in general regardless of color, love Apple is that gives you back few years of your life that you lose working on PC. Not to be too harsh to good old PC it is not hardware that is bad as it is same old masked DOS operating system that is harming performance and ultimately your nerves so you write story like this.
Again the main difference is that whatever you do with your computer Apple has same performance like two years ago unlike PC making you sorry that you replaced your previous one just one year ago.
Comparing the brand new Apple (Intel) technology price with two years old PC (Intel) technology price is not the best comparison and it is usually worth those $500 difference.
At the end whatever works for you.
Apple sucks.
read the jobs biography and you’ll see how apple is constructed with the ‘fast as we can get to market’ philosophy and the maintenance costs this has caused for apple users. from the mac to the ipod – they break and are throw away commodities. how easy is it to:
a) upgrade a mac
b) service a mac
c) service the ipod’s battery
how often did apple provide no upgrade path when a new OS was released? ‘sorry, you’ll have to throw out last years model as we couldn’t be bothered working out a upgrade path’
“from the mac to the ipod – they break and are throw away”
I used to say similar stuff all the time. Then I started using a Mac all the time. And now I can’t wait for the day that I never have to touch a PC. It seems like when you are on a Mac you are thinking about what you are doing. Not the computer and what you better not do to piss it off so it doesn’t stop working, thus stopping you.
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Well lets see..
I have 2 macbook Pros
2 Imacs
1-12″ Powerbook
4 Ipods and………
Based on the cistomer experience I get at Apple, I’m a customer for life … And I love 80’s night!
In response to “Anonymous”:
1) Macs come with good hardware to begin with. And how often do you upgrade your PC? 95% of PC users will never upgrade hardware on their computer, and for the 5% that do upgrade, it’s because the hardware was sh!t to begin with. That’s the biggest problem with PCs, any old fool is allowed to make hardware for them, and every fool buys it and tries to make it work. Apple has strict hardware qualification guidelines to ensure customers don’t get screwed with poor hardware.
2) If you have a problem with your Mac, phone Apple support. They will send you the part, with documentation on how to replace that part. Parts usually arrive withing 2 business days. If you feel that you don’t have the skill required to open your computer, then take it to an Apple dealer, and they’ll happily do it for you.
3) Send in your iPod to have the battery replaced. It’s that simple. How many other MP3 players don’t have accessible batteries?
4) Upgrade path? Please, let’s not go there with Vista. You can upgrade the OS on Macs a lot longer than on a PC. The fact is the average life span of a Mac is twice as long as a PC, which also means, for every Mac, there are two PCs in a landfill.
Your post is generally ignorant, as it shows you have never used a Mac, but instead, choose to go with untruths you and other PC users make up, because you’re scared to admit that Windows is not all that great. I am obviously an Apple user, but I am also a Windows user as well as Linux user. At the end of the day, my Apples have a longer uptime (by far), have a great selection of powerful software, and are by far more productive than any other computer system in my life.
For the record, I am a Visual Effects Producer in the motion picture industry. I don’t use Apple because it’s I’m falsely led to believe it’s the “creative type” of thing to do, I use Apple because it’s far more productive.
Also for the record, I was glad when the 80’s were over. Bad hair decade.
Don’t forget the best part: Apple products all come in fancy boxes. Using your DSLR (with the dinky kit lens, of course), take pictures of every part of the unboxing process. When the Mac is set up, you can then use it to upload your pictures to Flickr for the world to see. It’s encouraged to do this even for an iPod or some other product everybody has already bought.
Also, Windows stopped crashing for no reason years ago, but to be a Mac or Linux user you must act as if Windows now is exactly the same as Windows 95.
The thing that made MacApple unique for graphics programs was that at one time you could assign harddrive space to take the place of RAM, which the MacApple did not use. They did away with that years ago and limited the speed and processing power of the unit. MacApple is generally slower and more prone to fault than PCs are now. So, yes, it is just a cultural thing and that is the truth. Live with it.
Never tried Linux, but I have friends that swear by it, however my software won’t run on it.
Funny article, humor always stems from actual life experience for me. Sorry for the militant MacApple “creative” people.
“If you have a problem with your Mac, phone Apple support. ”
If “it just works” (a common refrain of apple users), why would they need a support division?
“Send in your iPod to have the battery replaced. It’s that simple.”
Here’s an even simpler idea–design an mp3 player that doesn’t need to be sent back to corporate to replace a meager battery. My flashlight is more structurally advanced than your iPod.
Steve Jobs finally figured out the best way to market his products–tap into the sense of smug self-satisfaction that white people feel about themselves, while appealing to their insecurity about not having the most expensive crap in their house.
“Never tried Linux, but I have friends that swear by it, however my software won’t run on it.”
Linux users are like American soccer fans–they smugly predict that their fetish will take America by storm “any day now!”, and every year when nobody has bothered to give a crap about their obsession, they revel in being one of the select few who “gets it” instead of the rest of the troglodytes in society. Makes them feel better about enjoying something so relentlessly unpopular.
I wonder what type of machine this post was composed on…
“Also, Windows stopped crashing for no reason years ago, but to be a Mac or Linux user you must act as if Windows now is exactly the same as Windows 95.”
C’mon, Windows 98 was a piece of sh!t. Millenium was just Windows 98 (and no one knows to this day the difference). XP is by far the best OS Microsoft has conjured, but let’s be real, XP still crashes and freezes.
Hubert wrote: “I can’t wait for the day that I never have to touch a PC. It seems like when you are on a Mac you are thinking about what you are doing. Not the computer”
This is a giant myth. Macs stopped being intuitive ten or fifteen years ago. When I’m on a Mac, the damned (…supposedly) sexy interface is completely in my way. The desktop showing through every app, cluttered with shit is nasty.
We see what we want to see.
Be honest with yourself Chris, you look like a dork rocking out to your flashlight. If you paid attention in high school, you would have a job that would enable you to afford an iPod, and then you wouldn’t be so angry.
ALL of your arguments are weak and uneducated, come with something better. Google “hate Apple” and see if you can steal something intelligent from another website before you post again.
“If you paid attention in high school, you would have a job that would enable you to afford an iPod, and then you wouldn’t be so angry.”
Be honest with yourself, iPod in the dark, if you paid attention in school yourself, you might have learned reading comprehension. Nobody said anything about “rocking out” to a flashlight–ANYTHING that can have a simple battery changed out without shipping it to corporate is already technically superior to the iPod. But then, Apple has constructed its entire fanbase around people who are too stupid to turn a computer on, so your implied ownership of such “technology” is hardly surprising.
Any child-safety advocate will tell you it’s a terrible idea to allow your child to have a webcam installed on his computer. So why did Apple make them standard?
Pedophiles must love Steve Jobs.
fuck all of the haters -mac rules for artists & you’re just jealous.
when you criticize mac, don’t include the ipod in the same breath as the os, because windows can’t even copy the mac os correctly, let alone the ipod.
i HATE using XP at work because i have to restart 10+ times a day, and it takes 3x longer to start it up than a mac!!!
bring it on!
Chris,
I thought I told you to google “hate Apple” before you posted again. It might actually bump up your perceived IQ a few points.
You’re scared, that’s all. Scared that the junk you own is just that, junk. And now, go do some homework, and make a list of all the MP3 players that don’t have user replaceable batteries. I dare you. Are you scared that Apple isn’t the only one?
Your posts are nothing more than ignorant outburts, rather than anything factual. You’re making stuff up man, c’mon. Be a little more grown up.
Put the flashlight down, and walk away. Nobody needs to get hurt. Just walk away…
Hey Captain,
Any child safety advocate would tell you to monitor your child’s Internet activity. There are also Parental controls built into operating systems which concerned parents should take advantage of.
What I find great is that all the Mac haters use arguments that apply to Windows PCs as well. I believe Sony was one of the first companies to put a web cam, built-in, to a laptop computer. Long before Apple, that’s for sure.
So if I go back and read your statements, then we should thank Sony for enabling pedophiles to exploit our children? Or did I just ruin your ignorant rant?
Webcams for minors are a disaster waiting to happen. The fact(?) that Sony did it first doesn’t make it a good idea for Apple to do it.
I find it curious that the “white people” who are so humorously poked fun in this blog would never have a handgun in the house, but they let everyone on the internet get a peek at them. (“pose 4 me dawn. we’re both 14….”)
I dunno, maybe they want them to get abducted. That way, the little buggers won’t mess up their designer furniture (as recently featured in the NYT.)
I swear, for a company that “solved” the non-existent problem of people tripping over their computer’s power cord, Apple shot themselves in the foot with those cameras. If they were removable, I’d understand it, but they don’t seem to be.
Question: If Apple made a handgun (with a webcam, natch), would “white people” buy it?
“You’re scared, that’s all. Scared that the junk you own is just that, junk.”
Here we see another feature of the Apple user–the unwarranted sense of self-regard that comes with spending a ton of money on overrated products. They know in the back of their minds they’ve been suckered by a slick marketing campaign, but they’re too busy calling Apple’s support division when their iPod stopped “just working” to fully grasp it.
“And now, go do some homework, and make a list of all the MP3 players that don’t have user replaceable batteries.”
anythingbutipod has already done that for me. go there to see mp3 players that are all structurally superior to the iPod.
“Are you scared that Apple isn’t the only one?”
When did I ever say that Apple was the only one? Oh that’s right, I didn’t. What did I tell you about reading comprehension?
“Your posts are nothing more than ignorant outburts, rather than anything factual.”
Considering you’ve failed to refute anything I’ve said with actual facts, this statement is rather amusing.
I’m not white and I love apple. If I had a car I would put an Apple sticker on it. For now, though, I’ll have to settle for notebooks and such.
I’m not paying $1799 for a laptop that has no CD drive, 1 usb port and an 80GB HD. Oh wait, it fits in an envelope. That makes up for all its performance and aesthetic shortcomings!
I also love paying extra for the same damn thing, but uglier!
I think Maddox could add some interesting points to this discussion:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant
and:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone
I’m white and middle class.
I hate Apple.
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This is so true! I work in the IT dept of a large state university and the folks here love Apple products. The funny thing is, when they talk about Apple products they first talk about its appearance and how it will match whatever they are wearing instead of what the product can actually do (which should be the most important aspect to an IT professional).
I’m white and I use no Apple products. We share fashion tastes, much us the same, and thus, cool.
what about white apple users that put tape or a non-apple related sticker over the glowing apple on the front of the machine?
Oh no you didn’t! There’s two types of white people: Those who love Apple, and those who hate it, and vice versa. I thought only white people (and Asians) were into computers anyway.
Everyone here is aware that arguing Apple vs. PC is about as white as you can get, right?
Mac products have a higher market share in Japan than in the US. Ergo, Japanese people are whiter than Americans. Who knew?
I’ve used Macs since 1985, but used PCs occasionally, too. For what I do (graphics, printing, publishing, etc., Macs have it all over PCs. Just don’t try to play popular games on them.
My daughter’s iBook started losing it’s hard drive after being left on 24 hours a day for almost three years. We salvaged her files. Apple sent a box to send it back in. We sent it out on a Friday, and had it back with a new hard drive and the newest operating system by Tuesday, at no cost (except the original extended warranty). The university where I work has totally screwed up the PC environment, but Macs aren’t affected by their stupid setups.
Hi. I’m Greg and white. I love this parenthetical remark ’cause I’m white (and love irony):
So even in a dark place, people can see how unique and creative you (and the five other people doing the exact same thing) truly are!
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I’ve counted ten computers I’ve owned since 1982 (and I may have missed one or two) and only one of them was an Apple (and it was a pre-Macintosh, Apple ][e). Even my other Apple ][-series compatible machine was a clone not produced by the Apple corporation ie., a Franklin Ace 1100.
Did anyone else here ever own a Timex Sinclair 1000? Man, that was a fucking machine. Two kilobytes of RAM & ROM, baby, which is to say less computing power than an Atari 2600 gaming system from 1977.
“I find it curious that the “white people” who are so humorously poked fun in this blog would never have a handgun in the house, but they let everyone on the internet get a peek at them. (”pose 4 me dawn. we’re both 14….”)
I dunno, maybe they want them to get abducted.”
I’ve never understood this meme about how posting pics of a person under the age of 18 somehow makes that person prone to being abducted. A 14-year old girl could presumably spend all the live long day doing nothing but posting close-up pics of her vagina on the Internet (were she so inclined), and would be no more at risk than anyone else. For one thing, the people who actually do this sort of thing (abduction) are very, very rare. For another, what few genuinely dangerous freaks there are will almost certainly never be able to track down the current address of some girl they see on the Internet, and even if they did, they’re not going to track her down in some other state, but rather continue to obsess over the actual, flesh-and-blood girl that lives down the street. This Internet phobia so many people exhibit, and how they tie it in with some paranoid meme about pedophiles lurking behind every tree, is really creepy and totally unrepresentative of the real world. Its like someone being afraid to go to Bali because of what happened to that Natalee Holloway chick down in Aruba.
“i HATE using XP at work because i have to restart 10+ times a day, and it takes 3x longer to start it up than a mac!!!”
Clearly, your problem there is that you’re using a shitty PC that’s been corrupted in various ways (and could perhaps benefit enormously from having its Windows files restored). My XP machine, which gets a tremendous amount of use, only crashes like once per week I don’t begrudge any computer a weekly reboot.
“Sorry for the militant MacApple “creative” people.”
If a person calls themself “creative,” its a sure bet they aren’t, but wish they were, and likely confuse “creativity” with “always being silly.” If you told John Steinbeck or George Bernard Shaw they were creative, they’d probably wonder if that wasn’t some kind of code-word for accusing them of being homosexuals.
apple computers:
excellent resale value
good OS
good unix base
good hardware
good hardware support
all my brown friends use apple computers, so i can feel better about using them. because i’m white, so i’m concerned if brown people will like me.
It’s not the gadgets or the OS that are the point. It’s that Apple users somehow think the products make them better. Look, that guy has an Acer! What a loser!
Youre not a damn bit more creative, individual or on the edge by buying a mac than the guy who sticks to the ballpoint pen. I’d be ready to bet the other way around.
These kind of mac users probably would think themselves creative while looking at porn on his Macbook Air at a café. Come to think of it, maybe it is more creative than arguing about things at macrumors.
Well, there’s always the alternative…
* regularly get targeted by viruses on a not-so-creative operating system and browser
* deal with repeated system failures on a not-so-sexy OS
* and repeatedly tangle your feet in a mess of not-so-creatively-sexy cords strewn all around your ugly PC
I thought Apple computers were PC’s – personal computers!
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nuff said
“deal with repeated system failures on a not-so-sexy OS”
“Sexy?” I don’t know about you, but no OS has ever given me a boner.
The discussion going on in this thread is soooo white.
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Some people put them on their computer, some people put them on windows, but to take it to the pinnacle of whiteness, you need to put the Apple sticker in the rear window of your Prius, Jetta, BMW, Subaru 4WD Station Wagon or Audi.
How the hell did you leave “hatch-back” out of this piece? I question your whiteness.
Michael,
I didn’t know cords could be sexy.
Didn’t know OS’s could either.
Get off the reefer.
Hop off Job’s dick.
Apple is the wasteful purchase by FAR.
I’ve had one PC OS for years and I’m a graphic designer with high demands on my computer.
I’ve installed extra RAM (which is very low priced and only gets lower in price) but in general I don’t upgrade my machine because I don’t need to. I got a cutting edge build when I first bought it at a huge savings over buying the Mac equivalent.
During this time one of my Mac friends has gone through THREE OS upgrades and one hardware upgrade. She had trouble with all the OS upgrades (but not the hardware one because she just bought a brand new machine so it was that kind of an “upgrade”).
She spent thousands of dollars doing this and it took weeks out of her life. During this time I was just happily designing along. No viruses on my PC. No crashes.
Another friend had to have an entire Powerbook replaced (and he had to argue to get it — and it took much longer than 3 days that another poster claims is all it takes — and this even though he had purchased Apple Care).
In fact, I don’t know of any Apple owner who hasn’t made at least one trip to the “Genius Bar” or had to have an Apple product repaired or replaced.
And that’s just the Apple computers, jf you want to talk about their other gadgets, how many different kinds of iPods do you think are in landfills? Sure there are outdated non Apple MP3 players in there, but see once you buy into the Cult of Mac you tend to buy the next thing more often than other gadget folks. And every year Apple markets/brainwashes folks into thinking they need the newer version.
Computers and gadgets are just tools folks, I’ve used Macs almost exclusively and PCs almost exclusively (and I’ve even used Linux) but they are all just tools.
Anyone who says that Macs are the only thing Designers use hasn’t really worked in the industry.
And lastly, for folks who have had PCs crash on them “at work” or “at school” — put any computer on a network and it’ll be more likely to crash, Macs included. Incompetent network admins make computers crash more than any OS.
The average Mac user has no clue about the performance of their laptop/desktop – top of their decision list are words like cute, cool etc etc.
The Air – a 4200 RPM drive in 2008?? And people are buying it.
Being made to pay $2000+ to get a laptop (MacBook Pro) if you want a dedicate video card?? What a ripoff…but Mac fans fall for this again and again. Gives new meaning to the phrase ‘There’s a sucker born every minute.’
I can’t believe no one’s mentioned the iPhone yet. Everyone who doesn’t own an iPhone wants to punch everyone who does. iPhone owners thinks its due to jealousy, but its actually due to contempt.
I must be really old (at 37?); the only thing I want to do with my phone is make and receive phone calls. I also receive text messages, and would perhaps send one occasionally, if my phone company didn’t want to charge me an extra two dollars per month for the ability to send them. I’d rather just keep my two bucks. The idea I’m going to pay $500 for a phone that, for some exorbitant monthly fee, will let me view the Internet on some screen too small to even be worth the trouble, is ludicrous. The truth is, I don’t really need to access the Internet when I’m not at home. Neither do many of the people who are presently paying to do so, but many of them don’t realize it.
I have an imac, second one in a row for me, and while I’m kind of irked that they switched from the G5 literally a month after I bought mine, I had my previous machine for about 5 years with no complaints. Would have kept on using it but for a logic board failure after being left on the entire time I owned it, essentially…
I use XP at work, and have no grave complaints with it, but the greatest risk that I worry about with Windows environments is the resources that get devoted to hacks/exploits/etc.
It’s not that you couldn’t write an exploit for a Mac, it’s that no one bothers to do so, and as a result we get to never worry about what’s attached to our emails, and what windows are going to pop up without our wanting them to do so.
To each their own… I’m not a game person by and large, so that factor is definitely not a big deal to me. Might change my perspective if I were…
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I’m white, male, middle-class, and an artist. A digital artist, to be exact. I own an iPod, but it is only the Nano 2nd gen.
I love it – it does one thing well.
However, I will not ever be buying a computer from Apple – ever!
I had no problem with their computers, not my preference, but no real animosity.
Then I began digital design classes.
The computers we used were all macs, and I became hideously intimate with the glossed yet powerless interface, the obnoxious icons, and the horribly inane ways one must manipulate the mac desktop.
Boy, did I learn to appreciate MSWindows.
I love my iPod, but you couldn’t pay me to switch to a Mac, it is like drawing wearing mittens and putting back bicycle training wheels.
“Question: If Apple made a handgun (with a webcam, natch), would “white people” buy it?”
Yes.
80’s night, haha.
nothing worse than having to pay to hang out in a bar listening to bad music.
I love how fervently all of the white people are defending Macs.
And, as a side note, it is also acceptable among white people to own a Vaio, but you must make sure that everyone knows that you heavily researched both the Vaio and the Mac and still find the Vaio preferable. It is best if you can back this assertion up with facts on each machine.
As far as Ipods go, I know white people who actually gasp at the thought of owning another type of mp3 player. A friend got a Zune as a gift and threw a fit over it. I know so many white people.
This blog is so accurate it’s scary. The first thing I did when I got my first iPod in high school was take the little sticker and put it on the back of my Audi. And I LOVE Apple!
You people are tools. I live in Seattle and am in love with this site because it describes 90% of the people in this city. I have a PC. I got it because it was cheaper. I’ve had it for 4 years and it still allows me to write word documents, use the internet and listen to mp3s just like it did when I bought it. It’s crashed all of 5 times in 4 years. I’d be doing the same thing with a mac if it was cheaper. They both work fine for normal tasks. If you do a lot of intense numerical work or ‘creative’ stuff one might be better than the other, but how many people actually push their computers to their limits? My guess is less than 5% of owners.
god I love my mac!
Funny – you said Apple, I thought apple (the fruit)… the former makes MUCH more sense! haha…
What’s interesting about the comments here is that all these white people seem to love being called out for things that they are proud of and believe add value to them.
It’s amazing how many people commenting here don’t seem to get the joke.
Scroll up and watch #8, cracker crackerton, list all of the expensive yet soon to be not new/cutting edge enough apple products.
This calls for a new column titled “white people love being called out on things that they are actually proud of but pretend they arent”.
Example:
Jane: Well at least I can stay in the US for more than a month at a time, unlike some people….
Jordan: I know, I know I travel internationally WAY too much. So embarassing— waitress a peroni and a frosted glass please
I’m guilty of the iPod, but I don’t like their newer ones, the curvier ones that look like their computers, blegh. I also prefer PCs to macs, cause i can be creative in my gaming, thanks!
Hey i thought i’d chime in here….
problems with mac: operations can freeze for seemingly no reason. The advantage it that it doesnt usually tend to crash the system, and in my case it’s just opening a bazillion firefox tabs that tend to crash the system.
i picked up a 12 inch ibook a couple years ago to check out the mac thing…i had a pc laptop at the same time. I eventually ended up using the ibook more, although there were some things i missed from windows.
I had always wanted a 24 inch monitor, but i didn’t want the form factor of having a separate monitor and case…it simply wouldn’t work in my dorm room. Enter the imack 24 inch. Perfect form factor, i like os x slightly better than windows. I feel it’s more stable, and i’ve had a *ton* more crashes using a standarized networked school pc trying to print a page.
I haven’t had to restart my computer since i got it. Since then i powered it down once for a weekend and it’s been running ever since. Some people claim that pc’s are capable of the same stability, but i’ve never experienced such a thing.
It’s taken me a long time. I’m not going to go out and evangalize, but if given the choice between one of my personal mac computers or some random pc, it’d be the mac every day. Of course my laptop and desktop tend to be rather on the nice side though…
I would like to say that I have been slapping Apple decals on my cars since 1998, LONG before everyone else started doing it too. In fact I have an old-school rainbow Apple logo decal which I hope will be taken to my grave (it’s a removable decal with the sticky stuff on the front so that it is always inside the car and can easily be removed and put elsewhere).
Everyone I know hates Microsoft, including my (white) self…but I have a friend who has taken his worship of Apple/hatred of Microsoft to a whole new level. He told me the other day how awful Outlook is, and how he can’t believe our company uses it. His reasoning: “When you read a message in the list view [as opposed to actually clicking to open it], you have to click away from the message before it appears as read.” Wow.
For the record I own a mac and drive a subaru wrx wagon. All you PC users can go suck a cock. Oh, and I’m not white, I’m black. So you can suck my big black cock.
You forgot to mention how Apple users will go on and on about how much easier it is to service their Macs knowing full well that the minute there’s anything wrong with their machines (rather than bear the embarrassment of being looked down upon by Apple employees at “The Genius Bar” )they’ll eBay it and go buy the hottest Mac featured in the newest Apple commercial.
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James: FYI
You’re white.
How do we know? …Real Black guys don’t even use the word “cock”. A real Black guy would say “Suck my big Black DICK!”… followed by the word “Bitches”.
Shit, If you were even 1/8th Black, “cock” would’ve been in ALL-CAPS.
I’m the wrong kind of white person.
I built a PC myself out of components and it doesn’t crash. Nor does it get viruses because I understand how to run virus software. And I use graphics programs like Photoshop and Indesign every day.
I am jealous of how supercute the Macs are but I’ve probably saved about $5,000 over the past ten years so I can deal with my sad putty colored case. Oh, and I can game. I thought gaming was stuff white people like? I guess if you have a Mac you have to go out and buy an Xbox.
LOL! I love this web site.
I was into Apple back when Macs actually were easier and more fun to use than PC’s. But back then it was popular to bash Mac users because…ahem…”hardcore” computer users preferred DOS, not “pretty icons.”
I preferred actually getting my work done, and told everyone I knew how superior Macintosh was when it came to actually getting your work done.
Now that there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between systems, Apple is popular and the “alternative”, “superior” computer to own. Go figure.
Though Microsoft seems determined to give Apple the edge by making sure Windows is as secure as an open door, and as slow as a snail on a bad day.
Note: the iPod is so popular because anyone can figure out how to download music to one and use it. Apple deserves their success on that one.
Dear PSSH
Go fuck you asshole with my black cock. I am an intellectual black stallion. I’ll steal all your money and buy the new Dwayne Wade shoes mudda fugga.
PC is a generic device, Mac is a company.
PC’s give… Mac’s take…
I know more asian people that dabble in the world of apple.
Starbucks will only do in a pinch if you’re trapped in an area that has no indie coffee shops. Too many suburban soccer moms who are out of the pop culture loop are going there now.
James: Owning all 3 seasons of “Chappelle’s Show” does not make you Black, fratty. You can keep trying, but the subtle nuances just aren’t there. Plus, every phrase you drop has at least one official “white word” in it.
Just let it go ‘Nilla, just let it go.
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People, people …
Wow. PC people are so envious of Apple people.
Too bad PC people will never know the joy of computing.
Hafta disagree with this one…I’m an upper-middle-class white person (who is an artist) surrounded by lots of other upper-middle-class white people in county that is the most yuppy, whole-food-eating, biking (mountain biking was invented here), yoga-ing county in the frigging country, and I don’t see all that many macs. At the cafe’s, with folks tickity-tackiting away…most of ’em are windows laptops. There is precisely one person where I work who uses Mac at home.
It’s not that anyone hates mac, I just…don’t see ’em all that much.
As for Windows being insecure/unstable/etc…well, fair enough, Windows fitness is an expression of the user. If someone doesn’t know how to perform windows updates, or how to download new drivers and install them safely, and how to recognize Apps that are likely to mess with your computer…yes, you can get yourself into trouble. For such users, who just want to email and browse the internet and not worry about the rest, I’d actually say “get a Mac”.
Don’t forget: if you have an older Mac, you’re more legit. A titanium PowerBook always trumps a brand new MacBook. It says that you got into Apple years ago before all these “posers.” You say, “Oh, you got the iPod Touch? I’ve just been keeping it real with my 3rd generation iPod.”
I’m no mp3 player expert but I had an i-river for a while and basically never used it, not because I couldn’t figure it out, just because the interface wasn’t very convenient. Then I got an 80gb ipod and don’t go anywhere without it. It has “just worked” since I got it. Then I got a nano on craigslist for when I go running, love it. Then I got sick of how poorly itunes was running on my PC (and I needed a new computer for home anyway) so I got a mac mini. It does indeed surf the web and check gmail with the utmost creativity, but it also runs itunes like a champ! And in Mac’s defense, iphoto is also superior to any canned Windows photo application.
I do have to admit, I do love that slick little aluminum box. Great job, Jobs, another satisfied sucker!
I’m not white and I swear by my Apple products. At my parents house we had both Apple and Windows run products. Now that I’m out on my own I’m completely happy and satisfied with my MacMini (not to mention iPod) and I have never had any problems with it. I’m equally familiar with both operating systems, seeing as though my high schools had Macs and my college has Windows run computers, as well as the fact we had both in my household. The quality and superiority of Apple is incomparable, as well as their excellent customer service and selection of products to fit every lifestyle, as well as most budgets (and I say that because you will be getting a quality product that will last for years- my grandparents are using the Original Mac G3 that my dad bought at least 8+ years ago…)
I’ve been checking out this blog for the first time today and finally found the Apple Products article.
This is, by far, the most important one on the blog.
I’m tired of white people and their Apple products. I don’t care when white people talk aboout Japan, or sushi, but goddammit if white people would just shut the fuck up about their 80 gig iPods and their Macbooks.
OK, I love the satire in this entire stuffwhitepeoplelike blog, very well done!! But perhaps it is useful to re-name it and think of it this way –
for many of the items on this blog…
This is a FLAKE list!!!
i.e many of these are more culture than race dependant (though obviously white dominated). I’m a liberal white guy from the midwest who moved out west (so my threshhold for “flakiness” is probably pretty low compared to the liberal white guy from California or Oregon). So for (square, midwestern) me, I label many of these behaviors (organic foods, Yoga, NPR, etc…) as…. FLAKE!!!! I developed such a “flake” list a long time ago. Perhaps best described in this form –
YOU MIGHT BE A FLAKE IF…
-You do not own a TV (this was always at the TOP of my flake list, I view this as pretty extreme behavior)
-You won’t eat a cheeseburger
-You don’t watch NFL football. (baseball, basketball, or hockey may be freely substituted here, but NOT soccer. If you watch or participate in soccer – at least in the U.S. – you are a flake)
-You worship Macintosh computers
-You listen to NPR
-You look on in horror when someone throws a pepsi can into the regular trash
-You ride a bicycle to work
Anyway, this is most of my original list I made years ago, I did not necessarily attach race to it, but I understand the association. This now 76 item blog is brilliant!! Great work and great satire!! I can now add at least 20 more items to my “flake” list! (but your list is so much better). Of course the irony (I know, irony is on the list) is that this square from the midwest (me) has by now taken on more than a few of these behaviors…. and I heard about this blog on NPR.
Mudda Fugga, I am as black as night. Just because I don’t use common “black” words automatically makes me white? Pssh, I will cum on your sister. Then I will dump her “cracker” ass.
Pssh is a white bitch
Pssh is a racist nazi ass butt.
Pssh family reunions always end with a bukkake.
Pssh is stupid
Pssh, how do you know he is not black. You are being kind of ignorant and you are ruining the thread.
Nathan I know how to recognize Black because I AM Black. There are certain things that no Black man would ever say (for complex reasons). James has alluded to several. I defy you to find a Black Man who can even say “Suck my Black Cock” and keep a straight face. The alliteration alone would throw him off. No Black man would suddenly interject Mandingo when Mandingo wasn’t the subject to begin with and then top it off with “cock”.
Those subtle nuances that you miss when trying to “act Black” are what piss actual Black people off. Not that I’m angry or anything.
I mean…you know how *angry* Black people seem, right?
If you think I’m ruining this thread by calling James on his shit, i.e.: “Stuff White People Like #80: Pretending that they’re Black when they think no Black people are around.” …Then well, maybe you’ve watched Office Space and Superbad too many times.
This thread is gay.
You finally got me, I’m very sad. I was doing good for this since until august I had a Muvo (what zens where called before they were called zen.) But then I was required to get a mac for architecture and they gave me a free ipod. And I really do prefer my Mac to my family’s dell. So I’m sad I can’t be self righteous anymore. : ( I didn’t put the sticker on my car at least, haha.
This whole thing is hilarious btw, and people who get it should just stop reading it rather than making nasty posts (as amusing as they are.)
I’m a pc user about to buy my first mac. I have some problems with peoples objections as stated in this thread.
Who cares if I want to buy a mac? I’m not going to blast you for owning a pc, I own and run one myself.
White people don’t have handguns in the home? Where the hell are you from? Every white person I know has at least one handgun in their home.
To the posters about me, about the supposed white guy pretending to be black, who gives a shit? Just let him pose, if he is, or let him be real, if he isn’t.
#100, fuck you.
I am a total Apple Wh@re!!!!
I have so many of their products…
If it wasn’t for this melanin…. I’d be one of THEM lol
Ok yeah, yeah, silver18 I hear what you’re saying.
It doesn’t matter if he’s misrepresenting himself or not, as long as he gets his point across about how we’re all the same on the inside. I mean, it’s not like he was insulting Black people. If anything, it was an *homage* to the modern Black man just trying to stay relevant in the face of adversity and gentrification.
God! Why do we minorities have to be SO sensitive? Ugh! Jesus, help me take of these shackles! But I digress… Where was I?
Oh yes:
Ebony and Ivory, PC and Mac, ’91 Subaru and ’83 Cutlass… I feel ya, I feel ya.
Haha I really don’t see the point of what you just said, though it did make me laugh. Anger seems palpable in your wording though.
Side note: I’d rather walk than drive either of those cars.
Pssh, I know James personally and he is black. Just to clarify. And to keep with the thread I to fall victim to this thread.
I eat big MAcs.
#77 …”Oh, and I can game. I thought gaming was stuff white people like? I guess if you have a Mac you have to go out and buy an Xbox”
White people like Wii…
I own an Ipod and I listen to it while driving my BMW coupe. I can barely fit groceries in the back but I can fit my Macbook. My Iphone fits in my $150 dollar jeans. I’m proud of what I got.
Ipod batteries, by the way, are a piece of cake to replace. Takes about 3 minutes and costs a quarter the price of sending one in after the warranty is gone.
Not to mention the harddrive… Just as easy…
Being a PC owner/self-builder for 10 years prior to switching to Macs has its advantages… You actually learn about the hardware in your system and can work with it, rather than relying on Apple Support…
Oh, and Apple is stuck in 1999 when it comes to Memory prices…
a/s/l?
silver18: The only point of that statement was to make you laugh. So I’m glad you to did. 😉
OliverWrist:
Oh, really? How Black is he? Does he enjoy baking bread and hand-writing letters? Which Williamsburg loft does he live in? I’d like to send a representative over with a brown paper bag to confirm.
Just kidding. Don’t answer that. That was hurtful, inflammatory, and in extremely poor taste of me. Maya Angelou, Denzel, and Bill Cosby would be very upset with me if they read this. I have made an ass of myself, and for that I apologize.
It’s amazing how I can tell that you two are so alike.
I SO need to email this to my friend. Over half the comments here sound like things he would say about Apple, haha.
My school uses Macs pretty much exclusively, but I hate them, and I’m a so-called “creative person.” I don’t see what’s so creative about having the windows fold down for no reason other than you moved the cursor off of it, or having no right-click function (not all Macs, I know, but it’s a pain in the ass). I simply like Windows because that’s what I’ve grown up on, XP hasn’t caused me any problems and I get along just fine. I also don’t use an Ipod simply because there are so many interesting alternatives out there. It’s always gratifying to whip out my Samsung player (which has its own problems, but nonetheless) with its built-in speaker system and have people say, “Man, I wish my iPod did that.” 😀
Hey Rachel, let me tap that sweet ass of yours
Hey, that’s Michelangelo’s! In Madison! Props.
And I’m not a Mac hater but I’ve been accused of being a geeky smug hipster, AND white, but I don’t like Macs.
I am, however, secretly in love with all other things i. iPod, iPhone, iRing…. sexy as hell in their minimalism.
Still, I’ll be buried with my PC and nagging “this copy of Windows is not genuine” pop-up.
god damn people, if you like mac, awesome, congrats!
if you like pc, awesome, congrats!
stop caring so much about other people’s comments, use whichever kind of computer YOU like!
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I have a MacBook Pro, It rocks!
I have a PC running XP, It rocks!
I have a PC running Linux, It rocks!
Technology is awesome, what does it matter anyway.
Josh (#74):
If you actually look in the Office Outlook Preferences and change the setting for marking as read then your friends whining would have made no sense at all.
Rachel (#114):
Ctrl-Click is the same as pressing the Right Mouse button if you dont have a mouse with more than one button.
FYI…Final Cut Pro is by no means the industry standards. Overwhelmingly, most studio films are cut on Avid. FCP is really more for the amateur filmmaker, i.e. white person running around with a camera.
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@ lee (#120):
What the hell are you talking about? Final Cut Pro may not be the film industry standard that Avid is, but when you say Final Cut Pro “is really more for the amateur filmmaker”, you show your utter lack of familiarity with professional video editing practices. Though most major studio films are edited 100% Avid, that says nothing about Final Cut Pro’s capability or reach into the market. Here’s a recent example of Final Cut Pro’s worth in the creation of major films:
No Country for Old Men was made by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, two of Americas greatest filmmakers, and edited completely using Final Cut Pro. The movie won four (4) Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Apart from film, Final Cut Pro is definitely the standard for video advertising. And what do you think all of the trailers are edited on? Final Cut Pro may not be the film industry majority standard, but it is definitely a standard and is capable of giving Avid a run.
“However, it is okay to own a PC in white culture if you “are running Linux” on it. Nevermind that half of us have never even seen Linux, much less used it, if you say “I own a PC, but im running Linux right now” you will automatically be cool and validate not buying a Mac. This is best complemented by stating that Bill Gates and/or Microsoft is evil.”
haha. this is so true.
Though, I do have a Macbook that I slaved away for, and let me say that the anti viral on a Mac is amazing, and I never “piss my computer off” while I’m on it, which means it never shuts down on me, nor does it overheat, get hacked, etc. To me it’s not a status symbol or a statement of any sort: it’s simply a better computer, especially after I had not one, but two PC’s flat out die within two years of getting them, which were also constantly getting hacked and getting nasty viruses, even with all the anti-whatever installed on the comp. After all that hassle, no wonder I saved up and went out and got a Mac…
I have a Compaq laptop that I got as a grad present after finishing my arts degree. Sure it was free but it’s not a Mac. It makes me feel pretty ghetto when I’m using the WiFi in cafes. But I make sure anyone that walks by will clearly see I’m listening to itunes on it via headphones (all indie with the exception of some jazz and politically righteous hiphop for good measure). And I’m usually draped in enough vintage gear to deflect my lack of Mac as well.
if you’re weary of all that whitness in them apple products, there is a bad black accessory for ’em… its called drobo and its a mean ass storage system to keep all y’ah white data safe
Wanna know something sad?
1.) My home network is set up using an airport base station… it networks THREE Macs (a PowerMac upstairs for “serious” work, a Mini in the basement for our entertainment system, and a MacBook Pro for portable work).
2.) I own FOUR iPods — of various generations. Three regular iPods, and an iPod Nano Product (RED) edition that I use to track my workouts using the Nike iPod stuff.
3.) I own an iPhone, and switched from my previous carrier to do so.
4.) I bought an iPod as a gift for more than 2 of my family members.
5.) I literally have to close my eyes when I walk past the Apple store in the mall — too much temptation. It’s everything I can do not to go in there and charge the new AirBook just because it’s so cool that it will fit in a manila envelope.
Apple products applies to anyone.
This is so freaking money and you dont even know it. I hate people like this, although i think the i phone is 2legit2quit.
Great article
Sent from my AT&T iPhone
its my birthday today and all i want is a apple i love it when i poke myself with my intel q6600
alltho i love Vista i also think mac Os 11 is the bomb and i cant wait to start browsing the internet with it.
Thanks David mason ur the best 🙂
I brought a mac once, but couldn’t turn it on… have you seen zoolander? that was me
Good morning everyome , i am 35 and i still live at home with my mother. in my spare time i use my apple or my Ipod i like underage girls and love my skyeline with no Rego.
Since i was 25 i started loosing mm hair.
i love milo and i love peppermints.
almost every car i get i crash just for fun.
i have 3 kids and i never see them, just so i can use my apple there so much fun seen so many hot granma’s on there
thanks guys i love APPLE 🙂
HUGE LOL at everyone vehemently trying to defend Apple!!
Apple recycles…old phones, ipods, etc so as to encourage customers not to just “throw out” their older products.
@ 122 (ethan)
“Apart from film, Final Cut Pro is definitely the standard for video advertising. And what do you think all of the trailers are edited on? Final Cut Pro may not be the film industry majority standard, but it is definitely a standard and is capable of giving Avid a run.”
I’m not talking about video editing or commercials. The original post called Final Cut Pro the industry standard for FILM EDITORS. Exact words. I’m pointing out that it is not, and you seem to agree. I’ll admit that FCP is certainly used professionally, and I’m not saying that the product doesn’t have relevance in the market – Apple outsells copies of its software than Avid, easily. But that brings me to my point: as a film editor, I still view Avid as the professional standard, and FCP as a consumer product. So if you want to be a film editor, you better learn how to use Avid, and that’s all I’m saying. It’s going to take more than just ONE Oscar-winning film to change the industry standard.
i admit it. i bought a “mac” just so i could say “i have a mac.” however, it’s a rare thing to be able to spend an excess of money on something that works as well as it looks. i just sold my ferrari.
Apple is simply taking the class war in to consumer electronics. White people need Apples not really because they are better; Paying an exhorbanant price for a computer makes those who do not feel as though they are inferior.
It’s very similar to paying three times the amount on an airplane for a slightly more comfortable chair and prettier stewardesses. It not that 1st class is soooo much better than coach, it’s the knowledge that people that have something they view as inferior that is the inherent value.
What’s weird is that if you really compare the specs of Apple to PC the difference in price isn’t even close to justified, but I’ll bet dollars to donuts that if Apple priced they’re hardware more competitively, they would see their sales drop considerably. White people are obsessed with class, and if they aren’t paying three times what an average person could afford, it devalues their purchase.
The best thing about white people is that whether it’s Apples, plane seating, organic groceries, designer clothing, they never, ever, EVER make this connection.
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i’ve had an apple in my life since the IIe i got for christmas when i was seven. i would never, and have never, bought any computer that wasn’t a mac since. the only time a PC ever came into my home was when i got married, but after we got a macbook, she stopped using the windows laptop entirely. it’s a culture. the people who question it or hate apple are simply not part of the culture. why are you fighting it?
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“White people are obsessed with class, and if they aren’t paying three times what an average person could afford, it devalues their purchase.”
this was exactly what a friend who hand-makes recycled leather bracelets told me about charging 35-40$ for a bracelet that was more-or-less made out of garbage to sell it in a store that takes 35-40% commission… if it wasn’t that expensive the customers wouldn’t think it was “quality” art or even “respected” craft.
I hate the mac vs pc debate. I can never explain it to my white friends when they assume I’m a mac hater because I don’t use one despite being a “creative” video artist. I never got a convincing argument from my teachers or any mac-lovers why macs are “better” than PCs… they are just tools. I don’t believe Microsoft sucks any more than Apple… I simply dont like using mac. I dont like being treated like an idiot either. I dont mind paying attention to the resources I am consuming and dont mind turning my computer off when I’m not using it. I cant afford one anyhow… I’ve had a number of PC’s, some I hated, but never wished I had a mac instead. I bought a used IBM thinkpad for 350$ couple months ago and if it lasts a year under the stress of my demands I’ll be happy. I’ve used up almost the entire 60G HD with “free” software and love it. my last pc, also my first laptop, was a nightmare, because it was a cheap Dell with a shit onboard video card (now I know better), but I put that machine through tekno hell for 5 years until Dell debt collectors took it back.
a “creative” film friend of mine recently bought a $5000 mac powerbook and $400 lacie external hd to edit HD video with FCP but I needed to show her and explain that the video she loaded from the camera was not actually “in” iVideo.
anyhow I get the post… funny. tho never seen an apple sticker on anyone’s car. but the pc vs mac debate really is about pc users vs mac users. and the apple slogan “it just works” says it all… some people care about how it works, most dont.
wow this site went from funny to down right wrong
its not talkign about white people its talking about extremely wealthy white people
i have tvs hate plays sushi and hate apple with a passion
where do u guys get this crap
I have been editing films, designing graphics, and any number of other creative stuff you could name, for the past 8 years now. I have always produced outstanding work, have always been at the top of my class, and have successfully landed a few freelance jobs as well, all of which paying off with equal customer satisfaction.
And I have always used a PC.
Everyone kept telling me I “needed” to use a Mac. It was simply the “industry stantard”, and I “needed to convert if I wanted to be taken seriously”. While the rest of my peers were struggling at best with keeping up with the demands of their assignments, I continued to turn out quality product without a great deal of difficulty. Yet despite my obvious skill, people seemed absolutely CONVINCED beyond the shadow of a doubt that because I wasn’t making use of the holy, infallible Mac, my success was nothing but a fluke.
Finally, I sat down one day to brave the storm and try my hands at this “Mac” I had heard so much about. I attempted to edit a short video clip in Final Cut Pro, cut together a little graphic in Photoshop, and whip up a quick design in Illustrator. And the results were shocking:
(Are you ready for this?)
My experience using a Mac was EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO USING A PC.
People, I simply CANNOT stress this enough. Aside from the obvious difference in the operating system interface, I was more or less able to produce the exact same quality work I would have been able to if I were using a PC. Many people may disagree with me and argue their point until the cows come home — but in my own personal experience, I honest to God did not feel that the Mac improved the quality of my work, made my work any easier to produce, made the experience in general any more enjoyable……in short, it did not seem to be different in ANY way.
Yet people everywhere insist that Mac’s can SOMEHOW do SOMETHING that PC’s can’t. I haven’t been able to figure out what that is.
People continue to bombard me angrily with their “fyi’s”, as though I ought to be ashamed of myself for not understanding intuitively why PC’s are so inferior. “They’re faster!”, “they’re more user friendly!”, “they’re more powerful!”, etc. It’s all I ever heard from people. And yet every time I’ve ever sat down and used a Mac on the absolute cutting edge of technology, I have never noticed any of these supposed differences.
Bottom line, a Mac could be a billion times fast than a PC and be a billion times more “user friendly” than a PC, but if it’s not a difference that I’m going to notice or is going to affect my work in any way, then I DO NOT CARE.
What blows me away the most is that Mac users seem to think they’re actually IMPRESSING other people. In the 60’s, it was bellbottoms. In the 70’s, it was afro’s. The 80’s had leather jackets and ripped jeans, and in the 90’s, general apathy seemed to be the thing that made you cool.
Today? A plastic rectangle with a picture of a half-eaten apple that lights up.
Oooooo. I’m impressed already 😛
In Canada, saying you do your creative work on a PC is a bad, bad thing and just makes you a terrible human being. But even WORSE than that is when people discover you’re actually good at it. Worse STILL is when they realize you’re BETTER than they are. To Mac users, it’s almost like saying “I use a big black rubber boot for bait when I go fishing…and yet I still manage to catch more fish than you.”
Go back to Starbucks.
I’m white, and I used to work at Apple. Actually I worked at NeXT when Apple bought it. I ❤ Apple. And I’m white.
Loving Apple? Guilty as charged. If loving Apple products is wrong, I don’t want to be white… I mean, right.
Looking at the big list, I think that “Loving Apple products” is in fact the ONLY item — other than item #1 (coffee) — that I identify. Does that mean I am not really a white person? Hm.
only dumb people pay for software hence the reason the buy macs
Reason to enjoy a Mac:
1) For people who aren’t very good with computers, extremely easy to use.
2) Fewer viruses (again for people who are bad with computers). This could be because there are fewer macs, hence less reason to create viruses, or because Mac OS X is built on top of Free BSD and is probably more secure than XP/Vista. (Look up secret nsa backdoor into xp for an interesting article)
3) Built on top of Free BSD so it’s great if you’re a programmer and want a real shell.
4) Intelligent design of program structure, each program is separate and can be killed from the command line without shutting down your computer. (Good luck messing with explorer in Windows)
5) No blue screen of death 🙂
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Apparently this feud between Mac and PC users is alive and well… even after 20 years.
The Bigger picture…while a handfull of people get rich or make a living off the Apple Corporation. PC’s fuel the economy. To fix, update, upgrade or accessorize your MAC, you pay one company, one set of people. The support and service model for PC’s employs millions of people. Keep buying Macs, IPODs and IPhones…every time you do you kill a thriving industry.
Also, good luck getting a real job and ever seeing an apple product. There are no corporate IT opportunities to use anything they make.
The people in those pictures look Jewish, not white.
Oh yeah, and white people LOVE engaging in endless debates over whether the Apple or the PC is better.
🙂
Don’t forget creatively watching porn!
is it a bad thing that I’m white, and own 5 machintosh computers, as well as several other apple products?
but hey… I know plenty of black people that love their macs! (hmm… trying to think about who, and I can’t put any names to that statement…)
I got mine only because I could get a discount on it. :-p
I think this applies to everyone in America.
This blog is really about the Mac snob – you know, the customer at the Apple Store who starts a conversation like this:
MacSnob: “I have a problem with my Mac and I really need to talk to somebody who knows Macs.”
GeniousBar: “Ok, what seems to be the problem?”
MacSnob: “…..Now, do you know Macs? I don’t want to talk to just anyone.”
GeniousBar: “Yes, I know Macs pretty well – how can I help?”
MacSnob: “Are you sure? – because I’ve worked with a lot of people who don’t know what they are doing. Are you sure you know your stuff?”
The Mac snob, at this point, looks like a wanna-be socialite clutching his/her MacBook like a piece of precious art. When they finally do release it from their clutches they make sure to wipe off the specks of dust that accumulated since they walked in the store. They then begin to explain their convoluted issue which is really an obvious indication that they either don’t know how to use their Mac PROPERLY or they have highly unrealistic expectations which could only be resolved through increased user functionality as part of an upgrade or patch.
God forbid you are a Mac Guru because the Mac Snob will drag you around and worship you as if you were the messiah.
This is one way a Mac snob attempts to separate him/her self from the rest of the computing world: I’m more important than you because I use a Mac…..
Remember, a Mac is NOT a PC, even though PC stands for “personal computer” and a Mac is basically a computer owned by a person. Wait… that means a Mac IS a PC.
I have never owned a single Apple product. I am white.
This is freaking hilarious.
Designer and mac owner since ’93. Extra Extra white.
don’t forget to put your sticker on your Geo.
Owned an Apple since I was 5. Loves it.
I asked my BF for a mp3 player, some cheapo one with a radio and he got me an ipod, I loves me Ipod but its the only apple I own besides the ones I eat…………..
Apple is fine for those who are willing to trade hardware value/capacity/usefulness for looks/fashion/ideals appeal. Dell is cheaper, warranty is better and equipment is better, but you look like one of those damn corporate employees to those same people! Myself, I don’t care about the looks/fashion either way, and am a 14 year happy PC owner (and only my Dell from ’99 crashes more frequently than I can remember once year).
Ipods are great too (prayer put in to appease the Apple gods and prevent mine from becoming a $400 piece of junk when the battery dies…)
Ipods are so bad. I mean my phone can do everything that an Ipod can do. I just don’t get it.
I just want to dispel the myths about my favorite OS, Linux. All of you who posted obnoxious comments about Linux and Linux-users.
Have you ever actually used Linux? Logging into a shell account once in college or dual booting for 1 week doesn’t count! If you are not using Linux exclusively at home or work, then shut up about things you know nothing of. Until Linux is your only desktop available, which is the case for me at home and at work, then you cannot call yourself a Linux user. Most dual-booters play around for a bit and then quickly boot back into windows when they find something they cannot figure out.
I switched over to Linux 2 years ago and love Ubuntu. I switched because I believe in open source and actually contribute code to 2 open-source projects. Everything I need to do, I can do with free software, usually better than with Windows alternatives.
I didn’t choose the Mac OS because they have a slower, buggier, operating system. Also, I often have to run server software (for local deployment to test my code) which isn’t available for the mac. One of my friends is actually running MacOS and linux side by side and having lots of stability issues with basic Java applications, like IntelliJ, which work perfectly on Linux. With open source software, I feel like I am using components that were designed by users for users rather than corporations trying to sell you something. A great example would be Adobe or Apple trying to take over your system tray and running background processes just because you installed Acrobat or QuickTime to view what something off a website in an obscure format.
Finally, I like building my own workstations. I’d rather buy a CPU, Hard Drive, or RAM as needed rather than making a major purchase for an overpriced, low-quality, machine from Apple, Dell, or HP.
I guess I am defining the stereotype of the white guy who makes things more complicated than they really have to be. However, I’ll bet I’m the only guy who posted this response from his Linux machine!
“It is also important that white people are reminded of their creativity, and remember you need a Mac to creatively check email, creatively check websites, and creatively watch DVDs on planes.”
Hilarious! Gotta wonder why its so important to blow 3k on an apple notebook when any windows variety can do all of the above for less than 1k. Either way, you wind up with a depreciable asset that you’ll want to replace in five years when something even cooler comes out.
Steve Jobs is a marketing genius who really knows his flock – er – market.
mentioning obsessive apple lovers, but not obsessive firefox goons?!
granted that particular bunch of people is pretty much all <25, but it’s not like you see anyone else aside from a few asian students here and there getting so preachy about it
white people like to blog, on there mac, and forest gump…
feel good movies about functioning minorities make them feel good about themselves.
” and thats all i got to say about that”
iPods are shitty products. Their concept and design are good but their quality sucks. I mean, how many iPods have crapped out on you? How many iPods do you own?
The iPhone is overpriced. Good product, but overpriced.
this shit was so funny. some of these other entries were straight trash but this is hilarious
I bought a second-hand car from a white person and it had an apple sticker on the back.
yea you right. Ive had about 6 ipods and a macbook. I just cant go withought my apple.
Let’s just admit it…Apples are pretty!
White people like pretty stuff, but not too pretty. Like English gardens and modern design. It’s restrained pretty that white people are looking for and Apple delivers in spades. Their design philosophy is based on the white conception of beauty. All other PC’s (and technically Apple is a form of Personal Computer, though different OS and architecture) are either plain ugly boxes or gaudy. It’s in the simplicity of form and the beauty of simplicity (but not too much simplicity – like the plain ugly box) that Apple truly shines in all it’s products. Also it’s called Apple. What could possible be more white than that? (see also Apple Pie and Certified Organic Produce)
This bitter discussion of the merits of Mac OS vs Windows is also somewhat telling. First, the Mac users know that they are independent and the Windows users know that Microsoft is seen as a big evil corporation that stole from Jobs (after he stole from another big evil corporation – Xerox). You see it’s a bit like Star Wars (a white movie). In the first part Apple steals from Xerox (the man), in the second part Windows steals from Apple (the man strikes back) and in the third part Apple wins … or does it? Then we get all the problems with timelines and lame backstory and add-on characters that were never in the films, etc. The point is white people usually are “the man” and they hate “the man”, imagine Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader having to share the same body. Or even (as in the films) that they are related. It’s this sense of needing to see Microsoft redeem itself (by Mac users) and the sense that we’ve done nothing wrong by ridding the universe of Ewoks (by Windows users) that causes all the fuss.
I mean who cares which OS or architecture has a few more tweaks than the other?! Most of us don’t notice them anyway as we only use minor applications like email and document processing or next year one company will trump the other in some aspect. The truth is the real innovation for BOTH was done in the early 80’s and software and hardware has simply been refined and expanded.
The next real leap is quantum computing at the subatomic level and we all know what the Borg are like, so watch out! Then the whites will like whichever computer comes in beige and talks like Jean-Luc Picard.
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You nailed it on the head., haha! One of the guys I see around here loves Starbucks, loves Apple, and has a apple sticker on his Prius.
You must be channeling Southern Cali…
I went to a school where the kids there were so rich, but that isn’t the kicker. Every white kid had SOMETHING that had to do with Apple. Like they were fuckin’ sponsored by them or something…
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Loved this post! Yes, far too many people use Apple products just because they look cool (and frankly, they DO look cool). Apple has a corner on the market in product design (and a niche with white folk).
I’m afraid to admit, I’m an apple convert. I bought my powerbook 5 years ago, and it’s still going strong — it’s still faster than my friend’s PCs and has lasted nearly twice as long. I needed it for photo and graphic design applications at school, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’ve only had one problem, and they fixed it for free at the mac store!
Wow, I’m white…
I’ve used both, and I prefer each for different reasons. However, I have to say that I give the edge to Apple, and here’s why: I’m white. Actually, there’s another reason.
I got a completely tricked out computer from Monarch Computer (before they went tits up, of course). It had an Athlon 64-FX processor clocking 3Ghz (which was WICKED fast in ’04), and 2 Gigs of dedicated Corsair RAM. I used this machine for music production, and it was AWESOME for a while. This is when apple was still using their PowerPC processors (pieces of crap, in my opinion).
Up until this point, I had been using Windows for my music (because I could get all kinds of expensive cracked plug-ins online), and Apple for everything else (email, web, photo, etc). I always took very good care of my PC, running spybot S&D, Adaware, KeyReg, and NOD32 everyday to flush the system out.
Then, apple released the first line of comps with Intel processors, and I had to try Boot Camp on my new MacBook Pro. Well, even with a slower processor (albeit DUAL), Windows ran like an absolute dream on the thing. So, I have to give it up to Apple for at least making superior hardware, because I’ve never seen Windows work so well. I’m almost tempted to say it works better than the native OS X, but how dare I?
The other thing that can be said about apple’s OS is that it comes with almost every driver you’d ever need, which some people claim makes it bloated, but just like on a PC, if you know what you’re doing, you can get rid of shit you don’t need (i.e. extra languages, extra drivers, etc.). I like that when I plug my DSLR into my machine, it just knows what to do with it, instead of having to pore through stacks of old installer CDs and sit through a boring operation.
Also, OS 10.5 is pretty sweet. Spaces is one of the best things that’s ever happened to me.
So, yeah. I’m a fan of both for totally different reasons. There are things about OS X that I wish were more like WXP Pro, and vice versa.
Mac OS is just the best desktop os out there right now. Linux is right behind it, I think between Ubuntu and OSX10.5 most people could be happy, but most people just don’t care about their computer. Windows is a complete mess.
Apple and their crazy elitist worshippers are pretty disgusting, but Mac OS is still way ahead of Windows.
This is one of the few that don’t apply to me at all. Apple is my worst enemy…
And will remain my worst enemy until I can’t operate without Vista. I hate the Vista OSs even more…
Vista = “buy faster/more hardware now!”, if my choice was Vista or a Mac, I might actually use a Mac too. But you can still get XP!
I had a PC during the first year of uni, but then it broke down on me 4 times.
Ended up getting a Macbook. And it’s great…and not only because people think its cooler. It’s really good since I’m a photo major.
This post is *so awesome*
Here’s the deal. I don’t actally hate Apples machines. I’ve been in the digital arts field and web dev for 15 years and in various jobs had to work in an Apple environment.
They’re no better than a “PC”, not necessarily worse. Macs DO crash. Oh boy do they crash.
However, I am cheap. I like to build and upgrade my own machines. I get a thrill over getting bang for my buck. I like knowing their innards intimately and changing and bending them to my will. I know how to use virus protection. I don’t get viruses. So, I am a “PC person”.
The Mac OS, kinda blows in my opinion. I have to agree with the comment above that said using a Mac is like designing with mittens and training wheels on.
However, the thing that REALY irks me about Mac designers is their insistance that you need a Mac to be a good designer and that Mac is the industry standard.
Listen you dipship designers that think this way, Mothereffing ADOBE products are the industry standard. Guess what, they’re EXACTLY THE DAMN SAME on a Mac and a PC. If you can’t design as well on a Mac as you can on a PC it means you are probably not only mildly retarded, but also a shitty desiger.
If you use Mac products and keep your damn mouth shut I can respect that to a degree. Yet, I think my little dirt cheap satiny green Dell notebook is way cuter than your Macbook. To you Airbook people, my notebook doesn’t fit in an envelope, but what asshole keeps their $2,000 laptop in an envelope?
This blog makes me appreciate being the wrong kind of white person.
Apple Computer is not long for this world. Its market share is too small and its business model cannot work.
People have been saying this for the past 25 years, so it must be true.
I agree with you Robin!
I’ve been a “Creative Music” PC person my whole life. Windows XP is quite stable.
Mostly what I see in my Mac user friends is people who don’t want to learn how a computer works. They want to be spoon fed and operate blindly.
If you can get the job done, what difference does it make what kind of computer you have.
I like having the hands on opportunity to know what the parts and pieces of my computer are and being able to cheaply go out and replace something that may have “broken”.
My Mac friends can only throw up their hands and say “It doesn’t work” and spend a lot of money having a techy person fix it.
I am as white as they get (but I still love hip hop, so I’m “down” with “it”) and I just switched to mac. I was familiar with both and I just like the mac a lot better. It seems more stable and I prefer the software. I also am on my third iPod because I like the interface and the interoperability.
Now while I love apple products (and have had few problems), and yes, I even have the sticker on my car, but I don’t hate on people that have PCs. I don’t pshaw when people tell me about a virus or anything. When they ask me if they should get a mac, I tell them I like mine a lot and why. And if that’s what they like too, they get one. If not, who cares.
I agree that many of the items on this list (while hilarious) are not really just for white people. Anyone can be a pretentious ass, regardless of race/sex/sexuality. And thats what a lot of these boil down to. Fuck you and your vegan bean paste. I’m off to listen to my iPod. Aerosmith and Lil Wayne kick ass. Whitey out.
(re: another post) You did it.
I cannot abide those sniffy fuc*ers in cafés who take up all the space ‘working’ and who look at you like shit for talking (with your voice) to the person who accompanied you and who is sat opposite. I’ve even seen couples in cafés ignoring each other with their mac books. Why would you bother? Are you some über-cyber non-consumer homeless nomadic traveller caffeine wi-fi junky twat?
Evidently.
They should put wi-fi in laundries. Fuc*ers don’t talk to each other anyway. Unless they’ve got Skype.
I’m off to bed.
#77 Lotus: “Nor does it get viruses because I understand how to run virus software.”
#187 Robin: “I know how to use virus protection. I don’t get viruses.”
Um, why does Microsoft make you go out to buy third-party “virus software”? Isn’t that like Toyota making you go to a separate dealer to get a windshield? Especially when they’re hell-bent to bundle everything else. Why not just build virus protection into the original OS?
After 4-5 years with a PC, I got this iMac which I’ve been using for 6 years. (Before the “switch” campaign, btw.) And Apple did “gyp” me. The kid at the Apple Store told us we should sign up for .Mac, at $50 the first year and $99 thereafter, “if only for the virus protection.” So I gave them my Ulysses for the year, but let it lapse because I wasn’t using the other .Mac “features”.
What a waste– the first OSX virus still hasn’t appeared. I want my $50 back!
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Anyone with common sense loves Apple’s products. Why waste time with a crappy operating system such as Windows? It’s a bug-ridden hunk of memory hogging garbage and so are all the Microsoft applications.
A PC, laptop, MP3 player, or a phone should work well at all times and be designed to be easy for the consumer to use. What’s wrong with that?
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Now….I am laughing at myself….I think of an apple as that fruit you eat everyday to keep the doctors away!!!
i just made a poo on my macbok pro!
it smells delicious now!!
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Mac ads are also a pain. Here’s a pretty fair review of the typically “superior” macbook air (its obvious that stuffing your laptop in an envelope is much more important than speed, hard drive, even being able to use a CD, etc. etc…..): http://www.crn.com/hardware/206904381
Key ending paragraph:
“A simple suggestion to solution providers: if customers travel frequently and would use their notebook for something other than e-mail and the occasional memo while on the road, steer them clear of the MacBook Air. If they sit in Starbucks all day, then the Macbook Air fits their needs perfectly.”
The blog author hit the nail on the head eh?
Oh my god, I can’t believe a lot of people here took the whole article THAT seriously.
Oh my god I can’t believe that I actually read everything on the comments section.
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All you guys who say that Apple hardware is superior are ignorant. Look it up. Asus and Quanta manufacture Apple notebooks. What else do they manufacture? Oh I don’t know, fucking PCs. Oh my gosh you ignorant fanboys. Oh yeah, and you don’t give a shit that your iPod is buggy and has a bad battery lifetime and is constrained by DRM as long as it has an Apple logo on it. You don’t care that your wireless router is only draft-n yet costs as much as two draft-n’s from another company with just-as-good if not better quality, oh and did you want to plug your PC in with an ethernet cable? Better be careful how you use that SINGLE jack.
Learn to do research and read shit before you waste your money on design and hype and then proceed to evangelize for Apple even though you know your shit is no better than anything else now that you’ve had a chance to use it.
And when white business owners want to be cheap they buy all Dells for their staff that break down after a year and take fifteen minutes to start up.
#192.
Um, why does Microsoft make you go out to buy third-party “virus software”? Isn’t that like Toyota making you go to a separate dealer to get a windshield? Especially when they’re hell-bent to bundle everything else. Why not just build virus protection into the original OS?
Don’t be silly. I don’t pay for free virus software. However, you most certainly paid a LOT for yours. LOLs to you.
This entire post is gay, computers do not make nor enhnace ones ability to be “creative”. And quite truthfully, my PC can do ANYTHING a Mac can do and faster. Macs can NOT do all that my PC can.
After a long day of crankin’ out designs in Photoshop(photoshop on a pc, I know, the horror right? GTFO mac fanboys) I can load up HL2, Battlefield, whatever game that tickles my fancy and pwn it up in SLi style getting massive amounts of FPS so I can brag to all the MAC lovers how inferior THIER machine is to my PC.
Yep, I said it, INFERIOR. By the way, I understand the learning curve on a PC is far greater than on a Mac, not suprising a lot of you made the jump after reading a good portion of your posts. I mean lets think about it, no one here was “FORCED” to buy a PC, chances are you bought a PC because you needed to use software that wouldn’t run on a Mac, go figure. I feel as if 20-30% of my cognitive functions were reduced simply by taking part in this argument. Oh and did I mention Mac sucks?
I’m white and I see no reason to buy an Apple computer. At all.
And guess what? I do animations, page design, layouts, graphic design, video editing, video compositing and 3D. I don’t use the computer as a Word Processor or a Spreadsheet (though I am forced to at times). I far prefer to using a computer as a creative outlet.
And guess what.. Apples don’t cut it for creative uses. You heard me right, folks. When it comes to a comparison, Windows beats Apple for just about everything a creative person could be concerned about.
People say “macs are just as cheap as windows machines now, even better value!” Well, no, Skippy, they aren’t. $600 TOTAL gives me a Quadcore Q6600 with 4GB ram, 500GB HD, and a built in video card. $1000 gets me an Nvidia 8800 to go with it. Oh, right – the Mac Pros are Octa Core now.. and sell for $3000 ~ $5000… I can get an OctaCore Windows machine with the same specs as a “intro” Mac pro for $1800, chumps.
The ONLY thing I would consider buying a Mac for, would be if they release a 17″ TABLET LAPTOP with a built in Cintiq wacm drawing screen. Oh, wait, Toshiba, Motion Computing and Gateway already have a portable Artist’s Studio Computer with Wacom screen. Nevermind.
I never have and plan to never own an apple product. They are overpriced for what they do and apple sells form over function. The market must have a lot of idiots that think that just because they paid more, it must be better.
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Arguing about Apple products in comments.
Don’t get me wrong Apple zealots… Apple makes great products (over-priced, sure, but great products). I own an IPod, I think Final-Cut is awesome…
But I will never own a Mac, ever. Why? The same reason why I wouldn’t own a BMW, a house in the Marina District (San Fran), wear Prada, or wear a Rolex… I HATE THEIR GLORIFIED SELF-CENTERED, MATERIALISTIC CULTURE.
Sure, BMWs are great cars, but I don’t want to drive one because the drivers are, 9 times out of 10, pompous yuppie douchebags or rich girls (whose Daddy bought it for them). They annoy me. Their pompous culture annoys me.
On that same note, I hate the smug repetition of Apple marketing slogans (‘It just works!” or “People who use PCs are just ignorant…”) and the lecturing I receive about how horrible of a company MS is, or how Gates is Satan’s second coming. I also hate how you have to pay 40% for the design of the box. Just give me a damn computer, and I’ll worry about whether it looks good or not.
Ultimately, IT IS A DAMNED CONSUMER PRODUCT. It is not a “lifestyle choice”… It doesn’t make you a “more responsible consumer”… Buying an Apple computer doesn’t “make you smarter than other consumers.” It is electronics, no different than a DVD player, or a dishwasher. If it works, great. But please STFU about how much better you are than everyone else because you chose to buy an over-priced toaster.
“Um, why does Microsoft make you go out to buy third-party “virus software”? Isn’t that like Toyota making you go to a separate dealer to get a windshield? Especially when they’re hell-bent to bundle everything else. Why not just build virus protection into the original OS?”
They did, but companies like Norton and MacAfee raised hell because they complained to the SEC that bundling free anti-virus software into their programs was essentially a form of monopolizing that sub-set of the software industry. That is the same thing that happened with Windows Media Player in Europe… anti-monopoly laws now prevent MS from putting only their media player on their OS.
Besides, shouldn’t MS be making software that is impenetrable (instead of making anti-virus software)???
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i still wonder how people have enough money to buy so much stuff from apple, nor do i know why macs are so good. looks like its pretty much the same to me… both still have long periods of wait and that colored spinning wheel is just like an hourglass. and all i know is that i cant right click on that dang computer and i dont know where anything is because it keeps disappearing from the desktop to hide somewhere else. and then i keep accidentally scrolling to the hot corners and get lost in a sea of programs. sometimes i think all this convenience and user friendly activity gets a bit complicated. ive had my laptop pc for over a year and it works out all right for me and hasnt frozen even once. plus it was about 5x cheaper than a new macbook. before then i had a pc desktop that was 4 years old and worked out just as wonderfully. not sure why i should get a mac really.
but i suppose maybe thats because im not white and dont have to impress my white friends with my apple. i will say that i do have more friends that do have macs than pcs and get mad at me for STILL having a pc. sorry if im poor i guess.
also, i like cds. i can listen to them in my car/stereo/computer without having to buy a bunch of other accessories. i guess im stuck in the past but at least ill still have my music when your ipod’s hard drive dies.
As I read this, I saw that Acura ad where they show a hipster dressed thirty-something guy (do I have to point out that he was white?) sitting in his IKEA-decorated modern art style home in the mountains in front of his iMac with adjacent iPod docked. Obviously, Acura is trying hard to convince white people that they can buy cars other than Priuses, BMWs, Audis, or (new) Volkswagens.
Huh…I’ve never purchased anything by apple. Mainly because I can get similar products much cheaper. Most of my friends buy Dell computers because they can’t afford better ones. The friends that can usually get IBMs.
Mac = for people who couldnt cut it in the PC world
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i’m something of a Luddite i guess
if you do not like Mac’s buy yourself a Windows machine and live happily ever after. if you do not like Windows buy yourself a Mac and do the same. if you genuinely don’t give a sh$t, you can for either one, or even go with linux.
Why do you feel the urge to waste time convincing each other which one is better?? Isn’t it nice that there is a choice? Pick your poison and live with it, and let other people live with their choice without your “smart-ass” comments about how much one or the other sucks.
it’s THAT simple
I am a white person trapped in a beaners brown skin (spic for the rest of you.) Own 3 Macs, 2 iPods and I drive a Honda.
If you want to be hip and cool, you have to buy Apple products. I also notice that people who buy Apple products have a fundamentalist fervor for them. If you ever say anything negative about the products or company, they will question your intelligence, as if buying an Apple product automatically raises your IQ into the genius range
fuuuuck apple. their iPod is just a fancy/priced priced MP3 player same goes with the iPhone.
check this site out
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone
i meant over priced
I love Apple products and have since 1979.
I love them so much I changed careers from a psychologist to become an Apple Certified Support Specialist.
Less stress, more fun. Just as much money.
Not Me! I’m as white as they come! English and German, and i fu#king HATE Apple products. Ipods are pieces of crap, they break like nothing. Thank god i have my Zune.
hahahaha! This is so me. So is everything else on this blog. I have an iPhone, iPod, MacBook Pro, Apple TV, Airport Express (Airtunes)
Did anyone happen to notice that this is a humor site and not a geek site. I am amazed at how humorlessly almost all of the commentors on this post went off on one side or the other of the great mac/pc rant. This Stuff is priceless!!!
(made on a mac)
completely guilty of everything.
Yes it does!
Umm… Dell is not a ‘smaller’ company. It may have a smaller share of the ‘Personal Music Device’ market, but smaller?!? NO! Please pick your words correctly!
Maybe I can get some help on this one: so if you own an Apple computer, but use it with either Adobe CS2 or Quark for work, does this put you above or below the curve for whiteness?
Or does it all depend on the price of the latte you’re drinking while using it?
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I have an art degree, I have two apples and an iphone, I have a fuel efficient car with an apple sticker, I work at a creative company, and I drink about a pot of coffee a day.
I never knew how white I really was until I read this. Talk about self-discovery.
THANKS FOR THAT.
no, YOU suck.
Being able to afford plays and sushi does not make you an extremely wealthy white person by any means.
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I’m white and very guilty. I have a Mac, 2 ipods, 2 cars with Apple stickers on them (VW Beetle and MINI Copper) It is “so much better than Windows”. I love to creatively chack my mail, and website. Strabucks, I don’t like 😦
I pooped my pants
Sorry to burst your bubble but Apple passed Dell in market value several years ago. Dell is sinking in red ink. BTW the iPod blows away any other mp3 player because it is soooo much more than an mp3 player….later
Actually, Apple consistently has the highest user satisfaction rating in independent studies. So your point in obviously incorrect. Try making something else up to “dis” apple. Jobs may be a megalomaniac but he makes great products…later
Ya, Vista has been a huge success hasn’t it 🙂
MacApple????…never heard that before yet we are to believe that you know something about macs? Reason macs gained a footing in creative circles was they enabled them to “do” creative things better and faster through the close integration of hardware and software and the actual design and power of the user experience
so sad you just don’t get it chris. try GED
Your just jealous cause you don’t have one! Apple is by far superior to any fing PC.
here’s the thing chris. apple knows what the consumer wants and by the time the battery is toast – say 2 years – you don’t want to replace the stupid battery you want to buy something newer and better!!!!!same reason apple dosen’t make it easy to upgrade their consumer focussed computers – consumers don’t want to upgrade their compuers – that’s for wire heads- they want to buy new ones dude –do you get it now?????
Mac’s and pc’s are the same thing. Same hardware.
Yes, I am pc fanatic. But, try to make a comeback to this: pc’s can run os x leopard natively!
Yes, Win Vista is DOS based because DOS somehow had a 64 bit architecture way back when Gates said that no one will ever need more than 640k and people weren’t even contemplating 64 bit processors. Somehow secretely Gates had the technology to make a 64 Bit Kernel and just held onto it for nearly 30 years. If you think Vista and XP and Win 2000 (NT) are based on DOS then you obviously have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Oh, and compare the new Mac Book Air’s benchmark test against a Sony Viao and look how the Viao (which is older) somehow manages to beat the Mac nearly 2:1 in every category.
Read my above comment about an older Sony smoking the INTEL-POWERED Airbook in benchmark tests run by PC Magazine (as in Personal Computer, not as in AT-Based PCs which is how it is usually used.)
Oh, and if I want to upgrade the memory in a Sony I don’t have to buy a whole new computer because they don’t solder the memory to the motherboard like Mac does.
Oh I’m jealous because I don’t have one. Is that like the Prius owner saying I’m poor because I don’t have one. Yeah, I have five laptops and refuse to pay twice the amount of money for a PC with a Mac case that runs an OS designed so that any idiot can use it without f-ing it up because, well, I actually know what I’m doing.
1.)Most new Macs are running the SAME chipset, motherboard and processor that you can get in a PC. Oh, and 4200rpm HDD in a brand new $2000.00 laptop? That’s real high quality, especially when top of the line is 7200rpm or dual 5400rpm SATA with RAID like what’s in my brother’s XPS. Yeah, if you want to compare a Mac to an E-Machine, it’s like comparing an Audi to a Trabant (FYI, old East-German Communist Car.) That doesn’t mean that Audi’s don’t break a lot of the time, but they’re a hell of a lot nicer than a Trabi.
Well, I’ve upgraded almost every computer I’ve ever owned and merged some together, but then again, I actually know what I’m doing. The fact that people should need to take a test before being allowed use of a computer does not negate the fact that Macs aren’t upgradable. Like the $2000 Air Book that has the memory soldered onto the motherboard. Only Mac does such stupid (Or smart from their perspective) things.
2.) Yes, you can have Mac repaired and you know what they repair you computer with? USED PARTS. A friend of my Brother’s, who knows what he’s doing had to send his Macbook in because Apple told him to. After multiple problems with his “fixed” Mac he finally took it apart only to find out that they replaced his system board on his 2 month old laptop with a USED PART. NOT REFURB, USED. Of course they took care of my friend’s Mac. It broke 2 hours after she got it so they sent her one that lasted 2 DAYS before IT broke and she once again had to send it back.
3.) Sorry, don’t know. MP3 fidelity sucks unless you’re talking 128k sample rate which isn’t very common and takes up a lot of space, so I don’t use them. The iPhone is soldered in and as far as I know, it’s the only phone that is like that.
4.) Upgrade path? The reason why there are Service Packs for Windows and it takes awhile to upgrade compared to Mac is that Windows releases a Service Pack and Mac just gives a new name to the old, albeit updated OS. For example. Mac has released SIX “versions” of it’s OS since 2001 all with different little names, but the same OS nonetheless. Windows has released 2, (Home Edition is the same Kernel as the Professional version, it’s just that home edition is made more idiot-proof by not allowing the user to do certain tasks,) but the two they released have entirely different Kernels rather than just being an update of one another.
And you can call me ignorant if you want, but I’m an International Project Manager in the IT field and have spent time in the Desktop environment and Server Rooms of Fortune 100, multinational corporations, working on Multi-million dollar IT projects and have been using, programming and repairing (both PCs and Macs) for well over 20 years.
While the old RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Chip) processors of the older Macs HAD an advantage over PCs (why the RISC only lasted briefly in PCs I’ll never know.) Macs are now being built with PC parts and using (in terms of what the general public buys) the onboard, Intel video processor which pales in comparison to some of the amazing water-cooled video cards readily available to PC users. In addition, if Macs are such a great value then why does almost every Enterprise use PCs?
I have nothing against Macs in particular or necessarily the people who use them, but I DO have something against the people who think that Macs are automatically better than PCs and most of all, the Mac users that think that BECAUSE they own a Mac, they are somehow smarter and more creative than the rest of the world.
Mindset Media did a survey of 7500 computer users and found that Mac users are 60% more likely to be self-centered and arrogant. I’m trying to temper both ignorance and arrogance, though I’m not attempting to assign either of these attributes to MoonMan.
And the 80s?? Wow, how did anyone think that Zubaz (sp?) were cool?
Ha ha ha ha. So wrong, but yet so funny.
So when Mindset Media did a survey of 7500 computer users and found that Mac users are 60% more likely to be arrogant and self-centered that users of Windows-based PCs I’m assuming you were one of the respondants.
I’m not even going to address your obvious ignorance because it would take far too long. Let’s just say you don’t work on computers for a living and leave it at that.
I see your point Jim. What you’re saying is that most people are retarded, lazy and wasteful. Mac and PC users alike. Wow. I agree 100%.
But come on, it .06 inches thinner than the Sony. I mean, that has to be what, 10 sheets of paper worth? Way worth an extra grand, don’t you think?
2 plus decades of using a PC and ZERO viruses. Creative OS and browser? Ah, how about a machine that does what I want it to. So maybe the colors aren’t pretty, but that’s a reason to buy clothes, not a computer.
System failures? Not nearly as many as my Mac using friends have. Hell, my friend’s iPhone crashes regularly and I had never seen a phone crash until I saw his.
Sexy OS? Again, are you using your computer as a machine or a masturbation aid?
Cords? Just a power cord, usually when I’m not using it.
Hey, I’m 28 and feel the same way so does that mean I’m old too?
I have multiple computers and while not a geek, I’m fairly well versed but I’m still waiting for a phone maker to advertise exceptional reception versus how I can be innundated with media 24-7. Is there anyone else out there who still uses a phone as, well, a phone?
Mac is so secure that the editor of a Mac magazine and CEO of a computer security consulting company (Steve Outing) said that out of the box Vista is more secure than Leopard.
You’re so cool you probably lease your BMW and let me guess, 3 series? Jeans on the credit card, eh? Reminds me of a Dallas news article about the $30,000 millionaire. Rich people don’t need to brag about their money just like people with big dicks don’t need to compensate. People with real money drive Quattroportes and Bentleys, not BMW coupes.
This blog is obviously talking about a trendy subset of whites. I’ve never owned an Apple anything. Macs have always been an excuse to overcharge for a computer, and ipods are obnoxious.
I am trying to use my girlfriends trendy and cool looking macbook to load an application on my blackberry. Guess what, I can’t!! Why Can’t I? Because you need windows!
Its a good thing I am sitting here and looking fab with this white waste of time, because I won’t get anything useful done other than edit videos. (I am a financial analyst, thank god I don’t edit videos for a living).
Uh, I like Apple too
One a day keeps the doctor away.
What, Apple needs Certified Support Specialists???
Man, you just turned my world upside d
Sorry, my MS PC just crapped out!
A Blackberry and an Apple copulating?
What kind of a white guy would allow that?
Stay away from editing those videos (even if you don’t do it for a living) the cops are watching all over the Internet.
You can’t look fab in an orange jumpsuit.
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Get a life everyone
The new apple toilet is here!
And with the recent unveiling of the new iMac, Steve Jobs
had an idea.
“I have an idea!” he said. “Since most folks seem to think our new iMac is just a really really expensive desk lamp, maybe we should start manufacturing household appliances!”
Steve then danced around a bit, before adding “Hey! Since we’re in the business of making crap, why not start with a toilet?!”
And so the iToilet was born. Apple fanatics the world over applauded the idea. Everyone else paid no attention.
check out the design: http://andyyeo.0catch.com/itoilet.html
Look, I really hate to resort to ad hominem attacks; really, I do.
But I can’t take you seriously if you misspell Vaio twice.
(Incidentally, which is thinner, the Vaio or the MacBook Air? The Vaio may beat the MacBook Air in benchmarks, but how much horsepower do you really need to check your e-mail or browse the web? It’s meant for portability, not überpower, for Christ’s sake.)
Pray tell, what do those twin 5400 RPM drives in a RAID configuration do for the battery life?
In your outrage, have you stopped to consider that perhaps this was a design decision instead of a blatant attempt to rip off the consumer?
I don’t believe that Macs are “automatically” better than PCs. I believe they are better because a more thoughtful design process goes into producing them. This applies to both hardware and software.
Unfortunately for Microsoft and the commodity PC industry, the way they operate leaves them no choice but to be worse. While it certainly bolstered them in the early days, when computers were still for hobbyists and academics, the market has become mainstream.
This means that Apple’s top-notch combination of hardware and software translates into less hassle and instability. I don’t attribute the problems with PCs to Microsoft’s lack of intelligence or drive. The fact of the matter is that they have an order of magnitude more variables to contend with when shipping their OS. The complexity increases exponentially, not linearly.
When you buy a Mac, you are buying into the Apple ideal. Guess who’s responsible for the functioning of your computer? Apple. (Have you ever called Dell with a problem with your computer? Oh, you’ll need to talk to Microsoft. It’s a problem with Windows. Talk to Microsoft, and they’ll tell you to talk to Creative because your sound card drivers aren’t working.)
I can’t say whether you’ve had any personal experience with Apple support, but I’ll assume not. If you go in to an Apple Store, an on-site technician will work with you to diagnose the problem. If it’s software related, they’ll fix it on the spot. If it requires repair, they’ll usually perform it in-store within a few days. Every interaction I’ve had has been extremely pleasant. No one wants a broken computer, and no one says that Macs don’t have component failures. They do. But when the time comes to get it fixed, the Apple experience can’t be beat. The helpful attitude in the stores is palpable.
I think the clincher here is your belief that users should be required to take a test before operating a computer. I suppose you learned to disassemble an internal combustion engine before you ever got behind the wheel of a car, too. With that attitude, I’m not surprised that you dismiss Macs out-of-hand. To you, using a computer should be a masochistic experience; a test of your knowledge and will-power. That’s great. For the rest of us, we just want a computer that will work for us instead of against us. (Not to say that the Mac OS can’t be bent to your will; I’m currently backing up my music library to another Mac in my house via rsync over ssh.)
There’s one last point I’d like to address. You ask rhetorically, “if Macs are such a great value then why does almost every Enterprise use PCs?” To answer that, let me ask some questions of my own. Why does Dell offshore their tech support? Why do I get hounded with offers every time I call to activate a credit card? Why do workers get laid off while executives reap seven-figure bonus packages? The answer is because the MBAs crunching the numbers are looking only at the numbers, not the real world effects. None of the things I’ve described could be called “better” than the alternative. But on paper, they look like they will save money. None of these things serve the customer or employee better. In the short term, sure, buying bargain PCs saves you money. In the long term, the loss of employee productivity and heightened support costs make the Mac a better option.
But I can’t say I’m surprised you favor Windows if you’re in IT. After all, if it weren’t for Windows’ problems, who would keep you in business?
More anxiety. Am I really white? I *hate* Apple products, I *hate* Apple stores and the people that work in them.
I was taking pictures in the Marlton, NJ Apple store to send to friends just to prove I was in the store and I didn’t immediately burst into flames and the little snot nose bastard manager asked me to stop taking pictures.
Screw off, I have shoes older than you, punk, and my 16 year old daughter could kick your ass.
And don’t even get me started on the freakin’ “Genius Bar”. My dog is smarter than those obnoxious pinheads and she eats rabbit turds in the back yard.
What kind of person would work at a “Genius Bar”. It sets all sorts of unrealistic expectations. I have been ‘in the business’ longer than these twerps have been alive. I have the freaking source code to several *NIX versions. What is the ‘Genius’ going to tell me?
I think I’m done here. I still feel white, and I still don’t like Apple Products.
I think I’ll put some kick ass tunes on my Zune and ride my single speed bike until I calm down. Maybe I’ll ride it to the Apple Store and walk around in my bike shoes and Spandex. It’s raining, so it’ll stick to the soft curves of my 50+ year old torso and probably make a few heads explode at the Genius Bar.
Yeah, that’s a plan.
Please elaborate as to how an iPod is so much more than an mp3 player. Maybe mine is too old, but all it really does is play mp3s, videos (if I had space… I’m white so of course it’s full of music – see the one about music piracy), and photos (I’ve yet to see anybody use this feature). Also, I paid 5 bucks to be able to play tetris, but it sucks because they make you use the wheel.
The iPod is SLIGHTLY more than an mp3 player.
Of course, mine might just be too old as I can’t keep up with Apple releasing a new iPod every other month.
I’m guessing that the author of the blog isn’t actually a Mac person, else he’d know how silly he’d look asking a Machead if their laptop is a “Powerbook.”
I personally would use a Mac, but I don’t have enough black in my wardrobe.
I know another thing that white people like, fighting about insignificant crap on websites that are meant to be funny.
Come on, it’s a freaking joke, there’s no need to nitpick every sentence or carry on a 271 comment argument about whether the site is racist, or if Macs really are better.
The website is funny as hell, can’t that be enough for everyone?
I own a Mac and hate it. I don’t ever want to own an Apple product again after my computer dies/I can afford to buy a better one (read: a PC)
god, i love white people.
agreed. let’s get together and throw a dance party instead and decorate all surfaces with our mac products!
whhyyyy
lol Justin. Glad you “know your macs.” FYI, the current Apple OS is 10.5.2, or Leopard.
Dood….you can’t buy a powerbook anymore from apple…and I seriously doubt that his used powerbook was that much.
As for the MacBook Pro…the highest configurable price is $3624 before tax….lol
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Look, I know about 20 people who swear up and down that Apple computers are by fair and away the best computers out there and their computers crash just about as much as any PC I’ve seen. I have challenged any of them to provide real data that shows apple computers last longer, have less problems, or are some how tangibly better than PCs other than some spikey hair guy who represents an apple computer is selling it to you rather than a weird looking dude selling the PC. Nobody has been able to do it, white people definitely love apple products
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my ipod runs linux. So… actually all it is is an an mp3 player. Good bye to the aac format, as i am too white for that.
Nicely put, tom.
are you purposely being obtuse? or are you really just that thick?
either way it’s pretty obnoxious.
The hardest part of design is knowing when to say “no.” …the industrial designers at Apple had a choice between a sealed battery (generally considered the best batteries and power management in the industry) or an inelegant, ugly hinge solution. I respect their choice. No one in the industry has the balls to say “no” to ANYTHING, which is why the competitors are still years behind the iPhone, and why it’s taken years to catch up to the iPod. (even know, the best they can do is a “me-too”)
if you define “structurally advanced” as “whatever silly crap i feel like it should do” then sure, your flashlight probably is exactly that. but here in reality, when i drop my iPod, hinges, covers, and batteries don’t go flying in several directions; unlike your flashlight. so then which is more “structurally advanced”?
then again nothing i say is going to dissuade you from your baseless hatred, so do your thing. enjoy your mediocrity and decry everything else, with or without any first hand knowledge. …if that makes you happy, then have fun.
yeah, but the rest of the world doesn’t like linux either, unlike soccer.
maybe you should clean your desktop.
that’s like complaining that your ass stinks because you don’t wipe.
…but the whole “every single application should be full screen, because people can only handle 1 thing at any given time” concept is very pervasive among windows users (mostly because that’s true when you’re using Windows) …so maybe heading back to Windows would be good for you. …Macs aren’t for everyone.
For me, i can’t LIVE without things like Quicksilver, Expose, spaces, dashboard… that’s like a natural extension of my hand. I don’t see how anyone gets anything done without ’em. (or with windows’ pathetic knockoff versions.)
you forgot about the third group of white people: the ones who think that apple is O.K.
“I was in a rock band in highschool… people either really loved us or really hated us. …or thought we were O.K.”
I’m white and I’ve never owned an Apple anything (except for a brief time I owned a fuji apple until it was consumed).
First of all, i love this website. Secondly, im white. Now to the point, i dislike apple because of the constraints it has. It limits users ability to do things because they want profit for anything done on a “Mac” product. Sure, we can all claim its because they want everything to “just work”, or we can tell ourselves the truth that apple is a company, its not out for us, its out for our money. Their just not doing it right. Windows realized they couldnt control the whole market, so they left their OS open to all, that way they get the highest profit in the OS field, which is required to run any OS (an OS, not windows). That way, they make mass money, sure they dont make it all, but microsoft isint in the poor house now, is it? I like to consider myself a computer “explorer”. I do lots of things on a computer, from animation, to programming, to art, movies, web design. Just about anything related to computers in general. Along the way, ive found that windows is more supported, which to most is top priority. Sure, i can write a letter to apple and they might add support for something i want to do, or write a 20 page letter to the company that makes the program im interested in using to create the program for the “dominant species of computers” or whatever addicts are calling it these days. Hell i could even write it myself. OR, i can use windows, and download it, in alot of cases, for free by people who just want their name out. Did you know that NERO Burning ROM was once freeware? I like the program support, which to me takes more priority than tech support, since like i stated before, i know what im doing, so i dont need tech support to tell me why my monitor wont turn on because i forgot to plug it in, Or that memory chips can’t be shoved into the CD try and uploaded like a CD-ROM (Why do you think apple has the monitor attached to the system’s on iMacs 😉 )Now for the less tech savvy, a mac just “makes sense”. It does everything most people want it to easily, suft the net, check your email, listen to music, etc, etc. But as far as doing everything, if you want to do anything with your computer, your gonna need either windows, or about 9 years of programming experience. I’ll also state that i have an iPod. Why? Because its sexy. I don’t like the unremovable battery, no, and as far as previous statements, they could of just done a case in case, and close of the inside, and make the silver backing pop off to expose a battery bay. But it doesnt matter, i dont really care. Does it do more than a regular mp3 player? no. Does it just work? yes, but they all do… As far as looks though, i have a 5G (dont get me started on 5.5G scam, very disappointing) I like the sexy piano black front, and the chrome back. It looks shiny, and modern. I didnt buy it for any other reason, they break easily (on my 4th), they crash alot (especially when it comes to using Alpines iLink feature in the car), and the screen is just a screen, no better or worse than any other screen you’ll find in a cell phone (and yes, i do watch movies on it, not just comparing the menu’s). It was just sexy. Is my computer sexy? no, not as much as a mac. BUT, my computer is hidden in the wall, and my monitor is sexy (Sony mounted monitor, has a glass frame, very sexy) So im good. Yes, i have used a mac, yes ive owned macs, their great computers, their just not as supported, which is very important now adays, especially to someone like me. So use what you want to use, if you like simplicity, and ease of use, buy a mac, if you want options, and compatibility (program support mainly), get a PC with windows. This isint a war, and the companies dont need you to fight for them, they have their own lawyers.
How many apostrophe mistakes does one need to see before they stop reading a post?
PS: I’m talking about “Apple’s” and “Mac’s” of course
Lemme see:
Macbook? Yes
80GB iPod w/ protective plex-plastic case? Yes
iPhone? Nope
Subaru station wagon? Close, it’s still a Subbie though.
Days spent whiting out the local coffee shop? NO.
Whew, thank god. That was a close one. I knew I was white, but I’m glad I’m not “That white guy”.
Regarding Linux, I think you’re mistaking “white people” with “space cadets”
I did not get an Apple sticker with my just newly purchased MacBook Pro. I would like one. This makes me so sad, I may have to cancel tomorrow nights 80’s party.
Hoot Hoot Hoot. Click click click…..
i’m reading this on my mac right now while listening to my ipod
the Mac operating system has several advantages over windows which make it better as a home computer as well as a creative/ business machine: the closed coding means that you’re less vulnerable to spyware and viruses which everyone whose ever owned a pc will agree are just a giant pain in the dick! the interface is much better, and I live in england so I dont know what computer prices are like in the states but over here a mac of similar spec is usually at most 3/4 the price of windows machine.
I love this blog, but you need to work on your grammar.
“You see, a long time ago Apple’s were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers.”
YOU ARE USING THE PLURAL OF APPLE, NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO APPLE.
“When you ask white people about Mac’s they will say “oh, it’s so much better than Windows,” “it’s just easier to use,” “they are so cutting edge,” and so forth.”
Again, you’re just showing how much of an idiot you are by adding incorrect apostrophes.
No, when you drop your ipod, the screen cracks and it stops working, just like every other mp3 player out there.
The reason why Macs are so popular isn’t because they are better machines, its because they are more idiot proof (user friendly whatever you want to call it) and are intentionally designed to be so. Apple tries to go to great lengths so that you can use it no matter how little computer experience you have. They are designed to be intuitive for the technically-challenged. Macs are trendy. Deal with it. I know people who bought a Macbook because they thought that the fading light in sleep mode made the computer look like its sleeping. That is one of the major markets that Macs appeal to.
PCs are better for people who need power in their machines. This goes for anything from intense gaming where your graphics systems needs to handle complex 3D geometry in a 2D rendition, to an engineer or architect using CAD, ANSYS, SAP or anything else that requires processing large amounts of data (calculations that can and will take hours or days, depending on what you’re designing). PCs are also tech-friendly in that you can troubleshoot your computer (if you know about computers) and can increase its power by adding more hardware to it.
Granted, Windows (Vista especiall)y has had serious issues, but much of it has to do with poor Beta testing and the fact that it was designed on high powered machines that could handle the resource-intense language. I’ve had XP for about six years now and have minimal qualms with it.
As for DELL (and other mainstream manufacturers), yes their low-priced versions are poorly developed, strung together machines. However, the niche for that market is to put a computer into the home of anyone who may want one.
So stop trying to convince everyone that Macs are better engineered, because they’re not. They’re engineered for different purposes. Low end PCs are for mass production and mass distribution, Macs are geared towards people who want to be trendy and don’t mind paying a premium for a pretty case, and high end PCs are for people who actually need large amounts of processing power for what they’re doing. The best desktop you can buy will always be the one your tech-savvy friend assembles because you are not paying the premium for name recognition.
And before you start arguing that Macs aren’t trendy, just look at the names: airbook, leopard, iMac and so on. They sound like either something lofty, something out of Zoolander, or something that is supposed to seem self-empowering. Windows=functionally what its supposed to be. A set of windows (yes, I concede that Mac OS’s had this before the first Windows). The two worst Windows OS’s were the ones that tried to throw out trendy names to compete with Macs’ market niche by throwing in a trendy name, and in the case of Vista, trying to make it do dumb, unnecessary functions that require more power computing power.
Macs will never overthrow PC/Windows so long as Mac software remains proprietary because Macs are generally unaffordable for most people. At the same time, so long as Macs remain unfriendly to upgrading your hardware, they will never compete evenly with high-end PCs.
Quick comment about Linux: From a resource perspective, they are much more efficient than both Windows and Mac OS, but they are not as user-friendly. They will never beat out either Windows or Macs for either general market or trendy users because they require you to know more about computers than most people can stomach/care to understand.
Best Picture and Best director are not awards given to the amazing prowess that FCP possesses, but rather the talents of the two directors involved in telling the story. The software is irrelevant in the quality of the story-telling.
So do all printer companies, what’s your point?
Agreed. So why pay the premium for a Mac? That’s what most of the PC supporters are arguing. I have a PC that my friends and I built for half the cost of most high-end Macs out there and it can rumble with anything that is thrown its way. The problem with Macs isn’t that they are bad computers, its that people have been duped into believing they are getting a better product that really makes their life easier.
For all those who say that Ctrl+Click (or whatever it is) on a Mac is the same as right clicking on a PC: Why do with two hands what you can do with one? Again, whether or not its white people who buy Macs or not, the fact remains that they are overpriced and popular because they are trendy and fashionable to have. The moment Macs’ prices drop to those of the common Dell/HP will be the moment all those pompous people move on to whatever the next aesthetically pleasing tech craze comes out.
I was a technophobe until someone taught me how to use a Mac, in an hour. I would still be on a typewriter if it weren’t for Apple. I suspect that other companies by now make computers that are just as easy to use, but I’m a hard case: anything un-Apple scares me.
The thing that bothers me about designers is that:
* The Mac and PC operate the same print and web design software. Exactly. Same applications, file formats, etc.
* The Mac and PC can send files to printers, pre-press, FTP the same way.
* Some designers say that they “can’t design unless they’re using a Mac.”
So is it the designer who is the creative one, or the computer?
Uhhh. In the U.S. Macs are usually much more expensive for what you get vs. Windows machines. I have a 3 year old Dell laptop with a 1900×1620 display which runs faster and actually crashes less often than my 1 year old MacBook Pro with a less-dense display (which is a bad thing for designers).
One cost $1,900 3 years ago, and the other cost about $3,000 last year.
Ahh, the insurmountable grammar rebuttal.
If anyone out there does not realise, the problem with Apple products, they cost twice and as much, and they have only half the power. There is no way I would give up my 3Ghz HP for a Mac. Sorry guys, Windows rules. PS, I don’t have any security issues, I have multiple layers of firewalls. Also you want to be protected, go out and buy a router and update your firmware.
DB you got pwned.
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uhm… im white… and i hate apple products. I actually hate them, very nearly as much as i hate Sony (the company, and the products). they’re twits, selling crappy OS’s to people on crappy overpriced hardware that sucks at all levels.
But, im glad to see a site as utterly terrible as this one shilling for them… well done brownhole
I’ve got a friend who took a film class at their university this semester and was required to purchase an external hard drive for a group project. I advised the student to get a Western Digital My Book Home Edition 320 GB (size wise not that big right) from Best Buy.
Well here’s the kicker the university uses nothing but Macs (I don’t Know WHY) in their filming department. I guess its for the “Creative” ones but guess what?…….THATS RIGHT you got it, the Mac couldn’t even recognize the fat 32 partition stationed on the hard drive which is kinda rediculous since PCs will just let you plug and play.
NOOOOOOO
1st the technologically retarded professor (who’s probably one of the many Poster Children for the Mac generation) had to format and create smaller partitions since, as Western Digital puts it:
Macintosh Operating Systems may only recognize FAT32 partitions that are smaller than 128-gigabytes. Multiple FAT32 partitions smaller than 128-gigabytes will need to be created in order for Macintosh Operating Systems to recognize the partitions. You will need to use a —–>WINDOWS even when its 35 below in the artic tundra
Shorts
Coffee
and most RECENTLY
The POPE – nevermind God, Little Ol’ Guys in White Dresses is what really turns us On!!!
I Love you guys SWPL, you really stepped up to the plate on this one….Keep It Up!
I’ve got a friend who took a film class at their university this semester and was required to purchase an external hard drive for a group project. I advised the student to get a Western Digital My Book Home Edition 320 GB (size wise not that big right) from Best Buy.
Well here’s the kicker the university uses nothing but Macs (I don’t Know WHY) in their filming department. I guess its for the “Creative” ones but guess what?…….THATS RIGHT you got it, the Mac couldn’t even recognize the fat 32 partition stationed on the hard drive which is kinda rediculous since PCs will just let you plug and play.
NOOOOOOO
1st the technologically retarded professor (who’s probably one of the many Poster Children for the Mac generation) had to format and create smaller partitions since, as Western Digital puts it:
Macintosh Operating Systems may only recognize FAT32 partitions that are smaller than 128-gigabytes. Multiple FAT32 partitions smaller than 128-gigabytes will need to be created in order for Macintosh Operating Systems to recognize the partitions. You will need to use a —–>WINDOWS even when its 35 below in the artic tundra
Shorts
Coffee
and most RECENTLY
The POPE – nevermind God, Little Ol’ Guys in White Dresses is what really turns us On!!!
I Love you guys SWPL, you really stepped up to the plate on this one….Keep It Up!
Shut up faggot.
LOL. It’s not stirctly true though is it? How do you upgrade your apple? Buy a new one?
Yea I’ll just replace all our servers with the apple equivalent… oh, wait.
Win
You’re as white as they come. God hates you.
you sound like a complete douche
What is it with the myth of PC’s breaking down all the time?! My Vista PC hasn’t had the shits at all and I’ve been running it since March ’07. My flatmate’s Mac is good too, hasn’t broken down either.
Plus, the debate between which is better – Mac or PC – hasn’t surfaced once in our flat. Probably because we’re not COMPLETE AND UTTER FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS.
He’s an Architect, uses Mac at work and needs a Mac for work at home. I’m in sales and a comedian, and I have always used my PC with Windows from 3.11 all the way to Vista. Why? It just works… 😛
…but you’re still a douche for arguing about your OS
yep, has on my PC. no dramas at all. not that I tie my self esteem to my operating system of choice, but hey… I get my self worth somewhere else
Does it matter?
Fuck you, you smug piece of shit
i think it is
well, not your comment, but this blog
thank-you, you have made my day!
LOL glad you “pointed that out” because it makes you look so frigging “awesome” – I bet you have a fulfilling “life”
Please don’t be a twit. Booboo’s sentence is grammatically correct. The sequence ‘Dell, Creative, and many other smaller companies’ does not imply that either Dell or Creative is a ‘smaller company’.
Please state exactly what it is that the iPod does that other MP3 players do not. Does it balance your check book? Does it pick up the kids after school? Vacuum?
It’s precisely this kind of slavish group think that caused Apple products to make this list in the first place.
Buy a portable music player is a simple calculus. You get the most space for the least amount of money. iPod fails in this regard.
Maximum PC magazine did a test last year. They loaded the Apple OS and Windows XP on two different G5s. They then ran some benchmarks on different computing tasks (file transfers, disc burning, video transcoding, etc.).
Guess what, Apple-heads? The G5 ran XP and performed the battery of computing tasks faster than Apple’s own OS!!
And I have yet to meet an Apple-droid that can name one thing that they can do on an Apple that cannot be done on a PC.
Why do you think that is? It’s because Windows is designed to work with literally thousands of different components while Apple has to ensure compatibility for a paltry few dozen. Microsoft’s job is exponentially harder than Apple’s.
And they do a pretty fine job of it. I ran XP until last year and now run Vista. I still don’t get blue screens, Vista recognizes all my hardware and doesn’t need to be rebooted – except when I turn it off to carry it somewhere. And even then I have the option of putting it in hibernation or standby.
Go to Best Buy (or your nearest big box electronics store). Look at the section for Apple software. It won’t take long. I’ll bet that the average Best Buy doesn’t even have 100 Apple software titles. Now go look at the PC software section.
Cost? I can buy a perfectly decent PC that will let me surf the web, watch a DVD, play a game or run an office productivity suite for around $500. For $1500 I can BUILD a pretty smoking rig. Can you build your own Apple?
Who is comparing new Intel-based Apples with two year-old PCs? That is comparing Apples to oranges (pun intended). It’s a fallacious comparison and serves no useful purpose in a serious debate about which is the better platform.
You’re just plain wrong about the performance comparison. In fact, the Apple runs XP better than it runs its own OS. Are NVidia and ATI designing new video cards for Apples? Of course not. Why would they bother to target such a minute share of the market? The same is true of basically every category of component.
If Apple is so great why have they been perpetually stuck with a sub 5 per cent market share? Oh, that’s right. It’s because the tiny percentage of Apple users are ever so smart and the rest of us are just idiots.
Also, you clearly don’t know what you are talking about. Windows 98 was the last Microsoft operating that ran on top of DOS. Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista do NOT repeat NOT run on top of DOS.
Wow, you got us there. That’s pretty snappy. Mind if I write that down? I guess I will just throw away my PC and become a droid – I mean, an Apple user.
Name one thing that you can do on an Apple that can’t be done on a PC.
Which is why Apple has such an infinitesimally small market share…
i own a regular looking (aka ugly as shit) laptop… It’s just black… no blings, no LEDs to throw off all sorts of lil sexy lights.
Some people very fond of Mac’s started dissing me around until i powered my lil’ friend 🙂
the general specs are something around:
quad core 2.5 Ghz
4GB ram
400GB HDD at 7.2k rpm
1.5GB video
All running at FSB +800Mhz.
They starting throwing lil jokes about XP and how shitty it is. Only problem was that i am not using XP, but Vista.. it’s just using the clasic Win 98/2k interface. And YES, PCs are tools 🙂
I still want to see Mac’s that have Vista, XP and some Linux distribution on them, that don’t crash, don’t hang and are easy to use.
After working for +2 years with Mac’s as well, I will still put my money on a PC looking like it was built 45 BC. The blings ain’t gonna fix my server or help me run some optimization routines.
If I’m in the mood for sexy, i can always jump my girlfriend – does that make me white?
iPhones/iPods are just a hoax like a lot of the marketing bullshit that is going on right now (not limited to Mac’s only).
I got me a Sony-Ericson some 3 years ago… I can call people, i can answer people… and i have also 4GB of space where i can store some music i’d like to listen. Why the hell would i want to carry with me 80GB of music when i have also the laptop?
Bottom line… if you want to show off… pay for the blings.
I prefer wasting my money on raw power which a Mac can never provide me with.
thats because fat32 is hardly ever used anymore!
why the hell would you have a drive thats LARGER than 128gb formatted in FAT32 instead of NTFS?
but i dont know what the hell is wrong with them anyway…. mine does it fine.
i think its safe to say that computers on a large network generally do weird things…. mac AND PC
WTF is this thread and the amount of racist comments. Don’t get me wrong but grouping people according to their “color” is clear racism, no matter what you think.
In my country you would get arrested and sent in jail for saying things like that, you know.
Does the kind of Stuff White People Like include things like
Truth, Justice, and Equality?
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Linux is only for teh 133735t h4xx0rz
all true
i worked in advertising for 10 years, and every 20 something nimrod just out of artschool had a F-in i book! I was a poor assistant editor who could really use one for editing and stuff. and these yahoos would show up and surf the web for like an hour on their $2000 ibooks!
for what they did they could of used a 5 year old HP.
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I will agree that in large networks there are of course “ghost in the machine” but the fact that NTFS is 1st a Windows based standard filing system for Windows NT and 2nd allows PCs to simply plug and play due to the fact that they accomodate both FAT32 and NTFS…..
I’m just saying, the logical progression would lead one to get a PC over a mac since the prices are much better and don’t require such strenuous acts that aren’t need for other computers, but those who purchase them (macs) seem to need a computer in the most basic/lamiens terms since most (not all) are actually techno goofs who don’t understand their own technology.
I mean speak from experience since I’m in the Simulation & Digital Entertainment field (Video Game Development) and simply said – We need the best computer for the Job……and after me & my cohorts were given free Mac Airs, most of us ebay’d them after a weeks use or gave them to someone else since we had problems trying to intergrate our work software and programs, processing speeds, networking…the list goes on and on
I just keep reverting to fact that ONLY 5% OF THE WORLD USES THEM and do so for “Artistic Reasons”; when everything they do on macs our artist do on PCs so I just don’t think there’s any real reason to get one besides the right to say —-> “I own a MAC”
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F*ck cool. When the next big quake hits the coast let’s see what cool will do for you. When the s*it hits the fan cool is a fueled generator, a stocked cooler, and plenty of drinking water. Note to the ‘me too’s’, tattoos on old, wrinkly skin look crappy, and no dermatologist can take you back to common sense.
EJJ,
First, you cannot compare two computers without first placing some sort of system specs first. The macbook air is designed for portability. I would be suprised if any decent notebook from the past 2 years wouldn’t beat the air in that the ultra portable market is finally coming out in full force. Older notebooks simply didn’t need to meet as stringent weight/dimension requirements that current ultra portables need to meet.
With that said, who the fuck buys a Viao. Any PC user should know that buying a Viao is worse than buying a Mac, as you are paying the same, if not more of a premium for a worse product with terrible reliability.
And before anyone goes on a rank oh how i’m stupid for “supporting” macs, i’m not. The only reason I am posting here is I cannot stand stupid people that make empty arguements and clearly have no clue what they are talking about.
And if anyone cares, I don’t think there is a Mac notebook on the market that can touch my Clevo, or a Mac PC that can compete with a skulltrail setup.
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Genuinely creative people, such as myself, do not have the money required for apple products. yes, I can say this because I have an Arts degree, and teach elementary Art for a living *cough, because my parents still help me out AND I’m giving back to society, and came out of the womb pretentious-i consider this my cross to bear. Up until a few months ago I didn’t even have a computer at all-I just skimmed off the top of everyone else’s and made absolute certain I had my really dorky yet highly functional flash drive with me.
I did finally buy my little brother’s ipod off of him not that long ago. This is okay to do because I had to clear the Gaithers Band and The lawrence Welk show off of it to listen to anything. He is so awesomely not “white” he can’t even read, but he will one day rule the earth. He even wears z-coil shoes and laughs in the face of all who mock them. Man. Maybe one day I too can be as unwhite as he is. Lucky bastard.
I was an artist (visual arts) *WAAAAY* before I ever got a Mac. My creative identity was well-fixed for a long time prior to me ever owning a computer at all, so I don’t need a computer to reinforce that in any way. I was an artist and creative when I used a PC only. I started using a Mac because I liked it, plain and simple. I bought my first Mac long before it became what some might consider the “fashionable icon” that it is now.
I weary of people telling my motivations for wanting to use a Mac. I know that it’s all tongue-in-cheek here, but in the real world, others assign motives to my liking Macs. It’s none of their business. It’s my money, I spend it how I like. I don’t need to justify my purchase to anyone, yet some people almost act as if they expect that.
Hoo boy. I’ve been hearing these same bullshit arguments for going on 15 years.
Software availability? Irrelevant with the SaaS revolution underway.
Horsepower/speed? You have more than you need to write email and surf the porn-pipe.
“I can build my own PC”–good for you. The ladies melt when they see those 4 foot plastic towers with the neon-glow cases and 50-decibel cooling fans.
Macs are more “creative”?. . .you may have a Mac but your script/photography/artwork/poetry still sucks.
The bottom line is this–the Mac OS started from the user and worked its way back to the computer. Windows was written the other way.
If you relate to people get a mac.
If you relate to machines, get a PC.
And shut up about it.
Why on earth would anyone even attempt to do video game development on a Mac Air? A Mac Air is made for portability and not for hardware power. I used Windows from 95 to XP then I made the move to OSX. I will agree that you can do the same stuff on either. I made the change simply because if I was going to continue being on a computer for 10 hours of the day I’d want to make it as enjoyable as possible. I just hate the price comparison. Never does someone compare similar systems. They always compare the high end Mac Pro to a crappy bottom-line Dell. My Mac Book Pro (notebook) has the same type of specs as an Alienware gaming notebook and has a comparable price. Asking you to do your job on a Mac Air would be comparable to going to Wal-Mart and giving you a $400 Dell laptop and expecting you to be able to do your job.
Wait Wait Wait…..dude, lol the Mac Airs were pro bono and for our personal use (not to work on) but we decided (for fun) to make it a test subject for new “rag-doll” physic we were working on since they boast its “SSD = Solid State Drive” could handle our most used applications. With that aside, your stating that the mac makes things more enjoyable….I would like to hear (and I don’t mean this in a threatening manner) the reasons why and whether this time span is on or offline, networking, IT-Development etc? I spend close to 16-19 hrs a day and I don’t see the comparision being easier….especially with Vista. Now everyone’s ragging on Vista but from a programming and leisurely standpoint the os is ahead of its time and the same things were being said about xp when it arrived. I’ve had a few friends (outside my little office circle) turn crazy, in a BAD way, after getting a taste of Vista and came running to me.
1st) I simply hit the “alt” key in their folders and everything came up – Files, Edit, View, Tools, Help etc (then applied to all folders)
2nd) Reverted their start menu to the classic and did a little customizing
3rd) Turn off the security promps for certain programs (since they didn’t want to keep getting prompts for trusted programs)
And Thats It
WOW lotta work right?!!! Now they all LOVE Vista…..its typical stuff like this that gets everyone in a fuss about switching computers when there’s no need for it. Looking forward to your response.
Firstly, I have found that working with either platform (Mac and Windows) is still work. Speaking strictly of aesthetics, Mac smashes IBM-type PC’s hands down. However, a core piece of software we run in our office will not run on a Mac (and isn’t supported for use with Vista), and there’s no way I could convince my boss that purchasing Mac’s (which are more expensive than IBM-type machines) and running Windows on them is cost effective, because it’s not. I love my Mac mini at home. I have 3 machines at home: the Mac, a Dell XPS (running XP Media Edition), and a Dell Inspiron (running Vista Premium); I use the laptop more often than any of these machines and I have no problems with Vista; I think this is because it came pre-installed. I did an upgrade to Vista, courtesy of Dell, on my XPS and, although I won’t say it was a nightmare, it was at very least a small pain in the butt. I experienced a hard drive failure a few months after upgrading and when I got my new drive I just set up the original OS; XP works just fine for me and the person who uses this machine most often has little or no clue as to what Vista or XP are to begin with, so it does not make any sense to upgrade to Vista again. Now, if I had the cash flow, I’d get myself a Mac Pro and slap as much crap as I possibly could afford on it; forget Alienware, Mac Pro screams circles around their puny machines. Oh well, it’s good to want things, I think.
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I totally love Apple products, especially the White Album.
I’m so White.
Apple makes the best products in the industries they compete in. As one who was forced to use Windows in the corporate world, as soon as I retired I bought a Macintosh. Apple is is so much better than Windows, it isn’t even worth arguing about.
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Seriously? 10x a day? Bitch, please.
Between your comment and the one that yours is addressing, only one is conceivably a rant. You look a fool for taking one of the few non-serious non-pretentious comments on this post so damn seriously.
http://www.culturallycool.com/refurbishedindex.html
What PC owners fail to realize is that Mac owners don’t *care* about performance. We don’t play video games on our Macs because long ago, we grew up and got jobs. We want a computer that is pleasant and easy to use. Therefore, we’ll pay more for it. We don’t care about upgrades because our computers do what we want them to do.
When we’re done with those tasks, we get out of the house and have lives.
As a person who has used PCs about four times longer than Macs (I currently use both) , I have three words for you: Finla Cut Pro.
Right on! At my desk, I currently have:
1 HP tower w/ quad core 2 gig proc, 4 gigs ram
1 mac G5 tower w/ quad core 2 gig proc, 4 gigs ram
I am a developer, programmer, graphic designer and video editor, and use my PC 85% of the time. I guess this makes me the ‘wrong’ kind of white person, even though my creations have won awards competing against strictly mac-shops. The only reason I even use the mac is for FCP & Garageband (I have Sony Vegas Studio/Acid on the PC, but I prefer the ease-of-use in FCP). The G5 is prettier and quieter than the HP, but the keyboard/mouse setup is useless (I know, I know, I can get a after-market keyboard/3-button mouse for it, but that shit should be standard).
All that nitpicking aside, in regards to using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, etc., it doesn’t matter which platform you prefer – creation on either machine can produce identical results. Besides a different interface, I see little difference performance-wise between the two, and I believe no one else that actually *uses* a computer in any real-world capacity would either.
I don’t own an ipod anymore – again, this makes me the ‘wrong’ kind of cracker. I did buy a first-gen shuffle back in the day, but didn’t like the ‘shuffle’ aspect of it (IE the lack of readout to choose specific songs), so I gave it to a relative and bought a different device. I’ve had my old Phillips 1 gig mp3 player now for 3 years – it works in the car as well as on the go. Guess what? Besides, a button falling off, it’s still going strong. It still has a bright readout and I can upload songs to it using Windows Media Player (or just drag & drop from a directory) just as easily as an ipod owner using itunes can. When my battery runs out, I replace it with a fresh AAA battery. I keep a box of spares with me if I’m on a plane or driving on a long trip. I can get about 3-4 hrs. of listening time out of that little battery. I don’t see any need to watch a video on a tiny screen when I have a laptop with me most of the time.
I have a samsung cellular phone that I use to make/ receive calls with as well as create the occasional text. It has a camera, but I’ve never had a use for it (carry a Nikon SLR/JVC HD Camcorder with me at all times). It does bluetooth, but I’d never be caught dead using one of those headsets trendy douche bags think look cool. I have absolutely no use for an overpriced iphone. Even if I did, there are windows CE phones constantly coming out that seem to work better, are cheaper, and allow for more service providers. Again, I know, bad whitey!
It’s not that I have anything against the Apple company itself – they do make some fine products (especially software). I will admit, however, that their ‘culture’ fanboys can irritate me to no end sometimes. Use what you like, I don’t care. Just don’t hate for the sake of being a douche. Either brand has equivalent alternatives to do just about everything a consumer could want – deal with it. Life is more than a shiny, pretty box to some of us ‘nillas, and price has little to nothing to do with it.
I am a Graphic Designer, and I’ll tell you this much:
It doesn’t matter if you own a Mac, a PC a Typewriter or a freakin Coleco.
A computer box doesn’t make you creative. It’s nothing more than a tool. If you depend on your computer and it’s fancy software, you drain more and more ORGANIC(white people like that word) creativity out of your body in place of drop shadows, Myriad Pro font and vector art.
If you depend on your computer to design stuff for you, you’re basically becoming a slave to it, saying “I’m a little bitch who can’t design anything myself. C’mon Mac, you do the rest! Time for coffee!!!”
When choosing a computer/OS there are several options:
#1: Windows XP/Vista, but you must replace Internet Explorer with something else otherwise… see #4.
#2: Linux. If you decide to use Ubuntu Linux then see #4.
#3: Some other OS (Not anything from Apple).
#4: Suicide (Not an OS, just do it).
Man, from the looks of these comments, we have quite a few white people visiting this website. By defending Macs you are:
a. Defending your whiteness with the reasons your bought your Mac! Hoorah! The computer is dumbed down for you!
b. You’re offended. Refer to blog post #101. You are truly white!
My kids now have Ipods and they are under 10. Give me safari anytime over Windows. Steve Jobs started and then reserected a great company.
I hear the next I phone is coming out soon too.
Not sure if it is just whiteswho enjoy the love affair with apple products though.
Chris
http://www.stuffwhitebritslike.com (about America)
uh, Apple sucks it’s easily exploited and as out dated hardware only yuppie computer illiterate scum like apple.
“Chris on June 22, 2008 at 1:41 pm
My kids now have Ipods and they are under 10. Give me safari anytime over Windows. Steve Jobs started and then reserected a great company. ”
Sorry to interrupt, but Safari sucks because it has few features. Firefox, and even I.E., is better.
God I hate serious white people who feel the need to upbraid people they think are not as smart as they are.
Quit acting like the smartest black guy at a state run university.
Graphic designer?
Is that even a real job anymore?
No.
The computer does everything, and you know it.
Graphic design quit being a real job about 1986.
I have not read the 29 pages of comments. I read the first and last comment threads. If my point has already been argued, and you’re aware of it, just scroll away.
I really think the Mac fascination is the aesthetic qualities Mac considers. They have style. It’s fun to have a computer that looks cool for the same reason that it’s fun to have an espresso maker that looks cool or a car that looks cool.
Also, they’re fun because they ARE expensive. It’s fun to have expensive things. I don’t know why people find it offensive to lust after expensive, stylish computers. I know people of various colors, and my experience is that people of various colors enjoy having culturally relative status symbols, often denoted by their cost relative to similar items. So YES, the Macs cost more. That MAKES them cooler. It’s the same as wishing for a Ferrari over a Corvette or a Porsche. There’s absolutely no discernible difference between the three cars, but ownership of a Ferrari is proof that you had the money to buy one. Why buy a Rolex or Tag Heuer watch when you can buy a cheap watch that ALSO tells time? It’s not like we’re all running speed trials that require Atomic Clock precision. It’s just fun to have something that everyone knows costs some money.
As a lifelong PC user who bought a refurbished Powerbook 3 or 4 years ago to see what was different, I can honestly say that I prefer the Mac experience, because the hardware has never failed, the software is generally more aesthetically attractive, and the system commands are really intuitive. I like the hot keys, and I don’t remember them being as prevalent on my previous Compaq Pressario laptop or Gateway 2000 desktop.
And lastly, I’ve seen and heard a lot of people take shots at the “ease of use” factor by suggesting that it must be that Macs are made for people who are stupid based on their reported ease of use. It almost sounds like people think an intuitive user-interface is a bad thing, and that the more complicated Windows system was the superior system for more intelligent users. I implore someone to point out any system that’s improved by its complexity. Simplicity and intuitiveness are attractive traits in every product.
“Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher.”
* Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Proud PC owner since 98 and I’m a black man that learned how to use computers on a Power Mac!!
Takin ya’ll waaay back..
PC all the way here too, I never believed the hype. The ‘culture’ of mighty Apple does crack me up though, they are obsessed with professing their computer’s superiority, although they only have 10% the software available.
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i can’t live without my ipod.it’s an 80G classic. if i ever leave the house without i feel naked.
I love my ipod, can’t live with out it. Now i am just saving up for a macbook pro!!! Way better than a pc! lol
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Alfred, all of us who have been around have heard these arguments many times but you are entirely correct. Is a Mac better than a PC? It’s a personal choice these days. Software once exclusive to Apple now runs on PC (some is even updated for the PC first now). People buy what they like and overall it’s a good thing for innovation. I’m a PC guy, by the way. I have looked at getting a “family” Mac, just to have one. Too expensive for me and it pretty much does the exact same thing so I haven’t bought one yet. No iPods, but several more generic mp3 players. No iPhone but several PDA’s and smart phones. Much of the Apple mystique is just good marketing. Some is probably quality and performance, but also a lot of marketing. I ride a motorcycle and often hear the same comparisons of Japanese “clones” and Harley Davidson. The comparison is pretty similar….a more expensive brand with the “original” look and feel is copied by cheaper models claiming similar or superior performance.
In the context of this blog, the author makes a funny observation about taking your Mac into Starbucks, though. I go in there, too, and have made a lot of jokes about the Mac toting, patched elbow, black turtleneck crowd who like to drink coffee and surf the web in Starbucks. In fact, my work buddies joke that I’m afraid to bring in my HP laptop for fear of ridicule! I snarf the wifi from my car outside!
Oh, you forgot one thing about Apple computers.
If you have one of those new Apples that came with an Intel processor, then do what you do, NEVER, EVER replace its native Mac OS X with Windows XP. It will count among white people as if you had a dull, bland, uncreative PC.
I’m white but my MacBook is black. I’m conflicted, which is also white.
notice how ppl say they enjoy the “mac experience” lmao, PC’s are for people who know how to truly use them hence the name PERSONAL COMPUTER, i can swap out any part i want from my machine where as mac sells you things and forces you to think its truly yours and that your going through the mac experience at full force, mac fans stop saying how mas is better when we all know it isnt, any monkey on any machine either mac or PC can edit vids drag and drop crap into ipods and create blogs but if you let apple trick you into believing all that stuff is only possible on a mac is beyond retarded…..tools
Got a brand new PC and a 3-year old iBook. Never go near the PC because every time I try, it crashes, freezes or gives me some strange error message and hangs up. I guess it’s full of spyware, malware, viruses and been hijacked already. I can’t get email to go out on Outlook, and hardly load any pages. Sometimes it won’t even turn on.
My Mac works. If need be, I call AppleCare for help. My dumb little white self likes the Mac solution to computer dilemmas. If non-white people prefer to fight with Windows and would rather search the depths of incomprehensible Help menus, they can have at it. I’ll stick with Apple. I don’t mind paying for the convenience and lack of agony. You get what you pay for.
My iPhone has features that are simple to use instead of lengthy, impossible to navigate, non-intuitive, circular menus like every other cellphone I’ve ever owned. I never figured out how to do much more than make and receive calls on any of them. People think I’m a technological genius when they see me use the iPhone. It’s the great device, not me.
Sue me. I’m not a tech genius. I like my machines to do what they’re built to do. I drive, but I don’t know how to build an internal combustion engine. I cook, but I don’t know where electricity comes from. Don’t want to know.
I am a PC user, but I will readily admit to one advantage that Apple has.
That advantage, my friends, is that Apple products (especially Mac’s) attract artsy white females like nothing else (at least in college towns).
I went to a local coffee shop one evening dressed in my normal garb with my Dell laptop and nothing exceptional happened. I am East Indian and normally rock shorts, a plain colored tee, and some fresh kicks (probably some OG J’s or some vintage Air Max’s). I returned the following and had a completly different experience.
I was rocking some Chucks, wearing an American Apparel shirt, and I was also sporting some relatively tight jeans at the time. I made sure not to save, so I had a good bit of stubble growing in. I opted to purchase a pack of American Spirits instead of my normal Camel Lights as well. The kicker, of course, was that I had borrowed a friends Macbook.
From the moment I walked in, I noticed quite a few artsy white females taking notice of me. But once I busted out my Macbook, it was on like Donkey Kong my friends.
One certain betty made came up with me and asked me a question about Macs because she was having a ‘problem’ with hers (as if I knew anything at all about Mac’s!). The conversation quickly turned to other things she asked if I would like to grab a bite to eat sometime and I said that I would love to and I suggested the local vegetarian jump-off and then we exchanged numbers and that was that (her ‘problem’ with her Mac never got resolved nonetheless).
I decided that it was time for a smoke, and went outside to feed my nicotine craving. I had no sooner lit up my cigarette when another artsy white female approached me and asked if I had a light, and I simply flipped open my zippo and lit her cigarette as well. She then asked me what I was doing, and I pointed to my table where my Macbook was and said I was writing a paper about how multi-national corporations need to take more responsibility for their actions in foreign countries, so that we can hopefully prevent other catastrophes such as the Union Carbide meltdown in Bhopal, India. She immediately asked if I had heard of some band (whose name currently eludes me for some reason) and I replied that I had (a blatant lie of course) and she then informed me that they were playing the coming up weekend and that she had an extra ticket. I told her I would love to go, and we got each others info, and then I made moves back in.
As I sat back down, I was simply dumbfounded at the ability of Apple products such as the Macbook to attract artsy white women. I kept pondering what would happen if I got some really weird tattoos and cut my hair into a mohawk? Or if I traded my Acura in for a Prius and a fixed gear bike?
There mere thought of how much artsy white vagina I would be able to get was astounding. It literally hurt my head to think about it. Then I realized it was simply my uber-tight pants squeezing my testicles that was causing the pain in my head. I also noticed at this time that the cat who served my shot in the dark was staring at me and licking his lips. Odd, that had never happened to me before…hmmm…….
It was at this time that I had an epiphany: Apple products attract liberal/artsy/white women AND men. I decided that I had enough of playing emo/artsy dude, and that I should exit asap and return to my normal lifestyle. I then recalled the two betty’s I had met during my role playing, and decided that my desire to smash far outweighed my desire not to play the role of emo/artsy dude again.
Needless to say, I got my emo on with a passion son. I went to dinner with homegirl and talked PETA nonsense all night. I then took her back to the crib and smashed. Then two days later, I went to that concert with the other broad and drank PBR all night and acted morose and depressed and then took her back to her crib and got kinky with it. Artsy white girls FTW!!!!!!!
Apple has literally broadened my broads horizon.
Thank you Steve Jobs. You sir, are my hero.
WOW. I need to get a Mac like, RIGHT NOW!!
Thank YOU, Mr. Suresh–indeed, you are my hero.
I never will leave my house again in the hopes of saving myself from you and your penis, which likes to smash.
Mac are amazing and pretty and just AWESOME…. and they dont have stupidnnames like Dell- Inspiron 1525 .. or the Dell-XPS m1330 …. come on its Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro for Apple Laptops
. no stupid names of Apple computer .. and Apple computer pieces come from one company and not like 20 different ones for Windows Running Computers …. like the pieces to a Dell M1330 probably comes from like a old rusty part a a germany Nazi Camp and from the people of Lost Tribes of Africa where the British’s took over because and they will take 3 cents for the piece of metal because they have no choice … its shitty jut like now cheap and crappy computers they make are … FUCK WINDOWS BITCHZZZZZZZZ … 🙂
Don’t own a single one. Still trying to laugh at myself. After a brief upswing in commonality with the list, it’s slumped again. Alas.
Apple comes from one company? Apple’s name is cool? you’re an idiot.
I’ve just updated my desktop background picture with one of Banksy’s graffitti pieces. I love my MacBook Pro even more now.
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I hope you’re being sarcastic/ironic, but just in case, some “Apple”-made products you might find in your laptop there, iRay:
Toshiba/Seagate hardrives
ATI/nVidia video cards
Intel processors
Samsung/Hynix/Micron RAM
That’s just off the top of my head. I had all of these brands (except Hynix) in the last couple PCs I bought from the local Nazi camp.
PS: I notice your spiffy Powerbook Super Air iUltra Pro doesn’t seem to have spellcheck. Stop staring at your little glowy logo and learn to type.
Ive come on this to the conclusion that the reason white people like all of the shit on this website is the following:
If you got it like that why not experience more with your life.
Shit I golf, snowboard, rockclimb, mountain bike, live in manhattan, drive a fat asS bmw suv, fuck asian women, have plenty of black friends, got sweaters and motherfuckin t-shirts that I’LL wear on a plane to San FraCisco if I damn well fell like it. Shit Ill Even invite my lawyer to my beach house on a sunday for coffee maybe some tea while we read the fuckin New York Times. Yes the Liberal rag that sweats Barack Obama. After that we will indulge in some microbrews on my vintage sail boat.
When I get Bored ill travel the fuck where I want probably to snowboard somewhere usually Utah the whitest fuckin state there is. Ill take in some wine before I watch a film at sundance while I am there.
Just for a challenge I will go to a farmers market get some organic shit go home and order some sushi. You see I am trying to get in shape to run a fuckin marathon. After I finish the first thing I am going to do is shut of my i-pod loaded with free music, grab some bottled water and spark a fat mother fuckin spliff!!!!
YEAH I LOVE BEING AWARE OF DIVERSITY.
HOWEVER THE IRONY OF THIS WHOLE THING IS BEING WHITE FOR ME ONLY FOR ME!!! kICKS BIGTIME ASS!!
I would disagree to a couple things said in this article. Final Cut Pro is not standard among film editors, Many will prefer Avid or CS3. In fact, high end film schools such as Vancouver Film School use PCs and Avid as an editing program. Also, there are other advantages to using Apple over mac, such as very few viruses, or 64 bit operating systems that come standard. Or an Operating system that does not drain almost 2 gigs of memory just to run. Other than that this article was right on the money, congrats.
Its becoming a game–see how many times you can find this same post.
Its like a perverse form of “Where is Waldo” except with less satisfaction and more crying yourself to sleep.
But I agree, a moment doesn’t go by when somebody near me is glorifying the joy that is the Macbook while condemning Windows for their devilish big-corporation ways, hahah.
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My dearest Ginger,
I did not mean for my diction nor for my story to scare you. I could have used numerous other synonyms, yet ‘smash’ just has a certain ring to it. I could have referred to it frapping (not to be confused with fapping, which is completely different), or beating them guts, and so on and so forth. My sincerest apologies. Do not fear, I will from this moment on exclude all women named Ginger from my debaucherous scheming and plotting, as a penance of sorts. No worries though, for I have a penchant for chickenheads anyhow (thus artsty white chicks are safe for the most part).
Toodles,
Suresh
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Best blog entry ever!
I was in the Apple store the other day with a friend of mine who was buying a MacBook, and the salesperson kept saying “Congratulations!”
I was at the Apple store the other day with a friend who was buying a MacBook, and the salesperson kept saying “Congratulations!”, as though we had made the best decision ever in purchasing a Mac.
You should read post #99, and ask some white friends to proofread your blog 🙂
Awesome (yes, I wrote that on my MacBook)!
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In a family of three, we have a MacBook Air, An Ipod Classic, An Ipod nano, An Ipod mini, An Ipod shuffle and An iTeddy. And we are black africans!
What the hell is an iTeddy, apple inspired lingerie?
I am so not white. I own an awesome HP with XP (SP2), and another HP laptop (work). My brother works for Microsoft, (is that like having Satan as a brother?), and therefore own a Zune (one of 6 people in the country), plus some weird Korean made mp3 player. I am the antithesis of coolness, and I love it!
thank you clander for writing this sweet slice of TRUTH!!!
will the “unique” just go ahead and follow the other lemmings over the cliff, please?!
How many times to i need to hear how superior their gear is, only to see them in line at the Apple store for their 5 mins of technical supoort?
aahhh .. to be non-white in america. it’s an experience
I am typing this from my iPod Touch.
hahahaha this is SOOO true. i’m white, and right now i’m typing this from my black Macbook. i hate the superior tone that most Mac owners take towards Windows. I love my Mac but I also love Windows haha.
If your totally devoted to functionalism (e.g. does it work for you, and to hell with whatever image it projects) you’ll find yourself drawn to LINUX for desktop computers, notebooks, and internet-enabled cell phones and eschewing iPhones, Zunes, Windows, Mac OSX and such other products that are defective by design. But hey I drove a Geo Metro when it was most uncool in the 1$ per gallon days of the 90’s…sure was reliable though….
Total agreement with Mr. Burns…
I’d consider myself a somewhat cutting-edge white person, and I’ve been increasingly curious about open source OSs lately, like Ubuntu..I think they may be the next white person craze. I am currently blogging from a Mac, though, and studying abroad, and looking for an unpaid internship:
http://www.levantinesummer.blogspot.com
My mom has an ipod. My dad has an ipod. I have and ipod.
I’m english irish, so yeah you’re about as right as rain.
Hope This is true.Interesting
Yea, totally true
This site makes me hate white people even more than I already do, despite the fact that I am white and am typing this on my 20″ iMac. blubber blub blub!
“Initially, we were planning for an entire week on Apple products, but that would just be over kill.”
#99 Grammar
…without a doubt, the rule system that white people love the most is grammar…
I have to say, as a white person and former editor, I’m a bit offended (see “#101 Being Offended”) that no one had caught this yet.
MW says:
overkill [noun]
Main Entry: 2over·kill
Pronunciation: \ˈō-vər-ˌkil\
Function: noun
Date: 1958
1 : a destructive capacity greatly exceeding that required for a given target
2 : an excess of something (as a quantity or an action) beyond what is required or suitable for a particular purpose
3 : killing in excess of what is intended or required
Am I being too picky, or just too white?
FYI: No apostrophes are necessary.
I am a proud brand new Mac owner and I brag about it all the time. So you can imagine my surprise when I asked my non-white boyfriend what he really thinks about my new computer:
“Macs are definitely a more upscale system-
for yuppies like yourself jk..”
“Apple products also come with stickers. Some people put them on their computer, some people put them on windows, but to take it to the pinnacle of whiteness, you need to put the Apple sticker in the rear window of your Prius, Jetta, BMW, Subaru 4WD Station Wagon or Audi. You then need to drive to a local coffee shop (Starbucks will do in a pinch) and set up your apple for the world to see. Thankfully, the Apple logo on the back will light up! So even in a dark place, people can see how unique and creative you (and the five other people doing the exact same thing) truly are!”
LOL.
This is spot on.
I couldn’t have summarized it any better myself.
I view this site solely on my iPhone. I’m Asian though, but a lot of this stuff applies to us Asians too our here in southern California. except camping and wearing the associated “outdoor adventure gear.” guess we’re more about jungles and hammocks still
I got my iPod video two years ago…my apple sticker is still in the box. I have no idea what to do w/ it!
LOL all my white friends who have macs including my mom are just like this. Im proud to be a white person who uses windows. I typed this on my Dell laptop with vista.i use an ipod,sure but i get in arguments with mac users! YAY!
How come we are all like this? I don’t remember reading an operating manual on being white.
Also, what about Wiki’s? Are Wiki’s white?
Charlie Brooker – the greatest White person non-white person – tells it straight.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/feb/05/comment.media
Jesus, your manners have gone all to hell.
Apple is the best and everything else is way behind. Proof is, all you have to do is buy and use an Apple, and you’ll never go back. Try it; you’ll like it. If you’ve never used one; keep your pie hole shut.
Everything APPLE here
http://www.buyrefurbtoday.com/appleindex.html
Apple is behind – go to Linux. Unless you’ve defined your self-worth by a Corporate Marketing program.
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If Apple machines were reasonable priced, I would buy one. But they aren’t, so I won’t.
-Thomas (a white guy who doesn’t idolize Steve Jobs)
Linux is far better than OS-X; you can even run all those fancy OS-X apps in Linux with a little configuring, and best of all, it’s free and runs on (almost) anything!
On Apple’s “It just works” campaign: I worked IT at my college this past summer, and we had no less than eight MacBook Pros die in one day of various hardware and software failures, so I’m pretty sure that they’re logic is FUBAR’d. Atleast I can fix my own Windows machines…….
I’m a white guy and I’ve never felt a shred of fondness for Apple at any point in my life. Their software is okay, but their hardware is sub par at best. Every single Mac I have used in my life (including the newer ones) has either had a confusing non-intuitive user interface or came to a crashing halt and froze.
Not to mention it’s very annoying that iTunes frequently prompts users to install the latest versions of iTunes and Quicktime, which monkeys with my computer’s media settings.
Screw Apple, I’ll stick with Windows XP.
Everytime I see an Apple product, I’d like to beat the owner with it. Even those damn Ipod shuffles. I’d make it hurt.
ewww, apple! i like oranges better. :p
“…it’s very annoying that iTunes frequently prompts users to install the latest versions of iTunes and Quicktime..”
DUDE, YEAH! very annoying indeed.
Hey i like thin apple laptop. Only my teeth are white though… uhm were white at one time. See I smoked too many Marlboros in the 70’s coz i saw a lot of white guy movies with cool people smoking. Now I’m typing on a lenovo coz I like white guy designed sturdy stuff now owned by chinese.
love it! http://www.SHOP-LUSCIOUS.com
LOL true that!
I recently bought a MacBook for $1000, but that came with a free iPod Touch and a Printer. I sold both and made almost $400. So $600 for a really good laptop isn’t too bad. And I don’t have to worry about viruses.
I guess white people don’t own copies of “Elements of Style,” or bother with getting copy editors anymore. That would seem to exlain why I so often see plural’s [sic] spelled with apostrophes, as in Mac’s, instead of Macs.
…or explain spelled without a P.
YOU ARE SOOOO RIGHT!!!! The using to death of ‘s, in the most ungrammatical of ways, just drives me (or is that drive’s?) nuts. How can people be so ignorant?
You’re just jealous.
Wow, I’m white, I’m typing this on a mac, and I’m at starbucks…because I drove my Diesel Jetta here….Bullseye
Wow! Aren’t you clever? How long did it take you to come up with that? I bet you giggled all over yourself in your cleverness.
The comments that have been posted are just another testament to the truth in these posts… our inability to not comment on the grammar mistakes (overkill is one word, I just couldn’t get past that one), our admitting that Apple products really are superior (I own an iMac, a Macbook, an Airport wireless hub, an iPod classic, an iPod shuffle and an iPod touch, and I work on a Power Mac G5…) and our love for sitting in a coffee shop while on our Macs, reading posts on this site and correcting the grammar of the authors (as I am doing right now) are all just glaringly stereotypical and predictable, yet vital facets of our white-ness. The only thing I miss from the posts is the mention of Volvos. I LOVE Volvos, and so do many other white people I know. I think they should be added to the list of common white-person-driven cars.
NOT AT ALL. I just posted something about the incorrect spelling of overkill. As a lover of grammar (and a white person) I think it’s absolutely appropriate to point out when things are grammatically incorrect.
Yeees!! Me too. i think is the fear of being to much white…
too white.
I feel a bit silly commenting from my MacBook… but this whole blog is so unabashedly true (speaking of which, I think a “Big Words” article is in order.). I go to an expensive private school, so I basically get to see the epitome (big words!) of whiteness every single day. I try to distance myself from it, but reading this blog I frequently stumble upon moments of “Damn… guilty.”
Oh right, and an article about the acoustic guitar or playing it would definitely be white.
Oh man, I had to use a Mac once (porting some program to it) and OSX is the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen, I mean it’s cutsey whith the little reflective icons and the pretty striped 3D-esque progress bars but it is inconvinient as hell. Half the time I just used bash terminal, because it’s easier to use text based Linux commands then figuring out OSX graphic interface… (Yes, I know Linux, that makes me unique and special, not like all the mainstream Windows users, of course I occasianlly use Windows still but only in like 99.9% of cases)
Macs are pretty white though, I mean they are white-coloured and they cost a lot more then they should, so there is little danger of, you know, *those people* showinp with more Apple crap then you ^__^
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Sadly a lot of people commenting here seem to misunderstand almost every post on this site.
The term “white” on this website clearly means “upper middle class”. It does not mean white as in “I am white”.
A mac is an upscale product. Apple’s computers sell for an average price of $1500, whereas the rest of the industry sell them for an average price of $700… Obviously; if you own a Mac, you most probably do belong to a more privileged group of society when it comes to ecenomy and education.
Another good example is the ‘Ivy League Education’-post:
Most white americans does not have a college degree (only one third of them got that). If some part that third happens to feel insecure about the name of the school they attended, it is hysterical – and shows us what a well written blog/book this is.
“you most probably do belong to a more privileged group of society when it comes to ecenomy and education.”
Yes, part of a more privileged group who are so shallow and insecure that they let their possessions define them.
Yes I’ve owned Apple computers in the past – from the Apple II to the Mac Quadra.
The one thing white people like more than using Apple products, is learning sex secrets 😉
http://sexed.wordpress.com
Come see what everyone’s talking about!
FUCK Apple. Up down and sideways, fuckem. (Wait…give me that Touch…okay now, fuck em.) Aside from their monopolistic DRM-chock-ablock overpriced iTunes store that nonetheless is the only option for their ubiquitous ‘pods (Admission here: I had a Creative Zen, and mostly hated it, but that’s because…)
I have a Macbook. Now, this piece of wretched, barely functioning shit has been making my life hell since 2005. I realize it was the year of their switchover to Intel/PowerPC, and numerous hardware problems, but nothing should excuse the crashes, the cracks in the casing that were all dismissed as my fault (except for the one time when they admitted the mousepad wasn’t strong enough), and the snobby attitude of the so-called Geniuses.
My travails with this thing are so well known that my friend once told a Genius about them and he said “Oh she has a Macbook? That’s the consumer model.”
…CONSUMER MODEL?! Oh, only at $1100 bucks, twice the money you would spend on a comprable PC I guarentee you. Excuse the crap out of me for not wanting to spend two Gs on actual, basic functionality.
Anyway, point being, Apple is purely a necessary evil, I find no transparency to its functions, and I’m running back to the bosom of a good ol’ crappy PC soon. Goooo Panasonic Toughbooks!
Apparently you’ve never heard of the Xserve
this blog is dumb. stereotyping white people?!? if i made a site what black people like and filled it with people with diamonds in their teeth,chicken, big tee-shirts, weed, and coca butter no doubt i would be called racist! and threatend by a lot of people.
Fuck that son, i aint fuckin with this site.
Windows Vista is not 64-bit. Still 32-bit, baby. There is a 64 bit version but that’s not what’s in the stores/on most of the preinstalled PCs.
Um, all operating systems use virtual memory. (“assign[ing] hard drive space to [expand the amount of available] RAM.
Is this “MacApple” you’re talking about a Scottish company?
Non-whites beware: humor is wasted on white people.
Jason, if you made a web site such as what you suggested, it would be even further proof that white people can’t tell the difference between relatively good-natured (and dead on) mockery versus a hurtful, damaging caricature rooted deeply in racism.
But this white girl, for one, wouldn’t be too surprised.
Puuhllease!!!!
Can’t we all just get along?
all i can say after reading this blog is this: i am GLAD that i am not a white person!!! It seems pretty obvious that according to this blog, white folk are some of the most insecure, money grubbing, selfish, power hungry, racially fearful, boring and unoriginal people on this planet. And the biggest negative on white people that i’ve observed from reading this blog is that a white person cannot feel good about themselves unless they feel superior to non-white persons. the sad thing about all of this is that SO MANY PEOPLE (white and non-white) buy into this so called ‘white people’ thing. Anyone who claims to be white are, by definition, racists. To be identifying oneself by white skin color alone is to perpetuate the ongoing myth that white is superior to non-white. Europeans do not identify themselves as just white. on the contrary, they identify themselves as Brits, French, Italians, etc. But when one gets to the USA, to claim to be ‘white’ is to claim to be different, and by default, superior, to non-whites. It is in our constitution three/fifths of a black man equals one white man…look it up).
…All i can say is that this stuff is not funny, and all it does is perpetuate differences in our AMERICAN culture (which is not exclusively WHITE).
Really? Youreally think that? You’re a walking contradiction. “Superiority of white to nonwhite”? I have met very few white people who think that, and your “I’m glad I’m not a white person” comment happens to be the racist one. I’m white. I’m white because my skin color is white. More specifically, I’m a Czech citizen and a Canadian resident, a female, a student, and a liberal. All of these are labels are true, which doesn’t make them racist or defining. Saying “I’m glad I’m not a white person” is frankly sad and ignorant. White people don’t necessarily love all the things swpl posts (hah! an arbitrary acronym! I’m so white.), but the site is funny because it provides a cutting and true satire of what could I suppose be called the yuppie culture. Be nice and take it that way 🙂
i find it annoying when people argue over what is better. get over it and get whatever it is that makes you happy. if material stuff makes someone happy then leave them alone and let them be happy. theyll figure it out eventually. we’re all people and we all grow and learn.
I AM CANADIAN
and white
and own 3 Macs
and am not privileged and NOT rich
I work hard for my money
I spend it wisely
and I help others when I can
White is not bad
neither is any other colour
this is a humorous site, and interesting how some[people can get so worked up over sarcasm and jokes. I am so white it hurts, lol, but embrace my whiteness, lameness, and still live a happy fullfilled life where others seems to not be hurt by me. Get a Mac – it’s juicy
you need to smoke something or take some prozac, or vallium and chill out! unless you have no ability to understand humor or sarcasm or in unless your warped writing maybe a lame attempt at sarcasm you need to chill! anyway, if your babble is for real you are a racist (whatever you are ) and have some personal issues to deal with!! love thyself and those around you! and have a nice day!!
another thing i’ve noticed…you can ALWAYS count on a white person to be offended when you call them out on their whiteness……especially if you are a non-white doing the calling!!
just look how offended all you white folk are when i pointed out the obvious? None of you addressed what the american constitution said about color, nor did you address the american culture of this thing called ‘whiteness’. It is easy to be condensending to someone who is non-white because of that innate feeling of superiority….easy dismissal of any opinions that do not conform to ‘the stuff white people like’…….as one of your more enlightened (no pun intended) stated in an earlier opinion…
“White people love to make negative comments. Its only considered complaining if done by a minority. That is how we get by with so much. I love being White.”
-Anonymous; from the ‘Stuff White People Like Blog (4.2.08)
P.S: by reading all the negative comments to my comments, it is obvious that racism is still strong in this country….and all of you white folk will prove me correct when you vote for McCain in November…..4 more years of Bush economics all because of white people not being able to get over a man’s color…..it’s a shame but it is America….
yeah, that is very true. 420 cool points for pointing that out. :]
Landrover is missing mysteriously from the list of cars driven by white people.
Louiecoolgato makes a good point….I really want to vote for Obama…but he’s “not white” and us whitey’s have to stick together…so I guess I’ll prove him right and vote for McCain.
Haha…how did you seriously make the connection between someone’s voting decision and skin color…sounds like the racism is alive and well in YOU
It’s the attitudes like that quote of yours:
“..and all of you white folk will prove me correct when you vote for McCain in November…..4 more years of Bush economics all because of white people not being able to get over a man’s color”
Grow up
If you’re really, REALLY white, you use Ubuntu. It’s much more obscure than Mac, it’s user-friendly, and it has a nice African word that conveys a liberal doctrine.
It’s an OS that doubles as a bumper sticker!
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LOL….i must have hit a nerve with louiecoolgatofan…Let me make myself a little more clear…..
IF: you are one of the 70 plus percent of whites who disapprove of Bush economics, BUT, support McCain who supported Bush over 90% in his senate votes, THEN, one can come to the logical conclusion that if you support McCain, the only issue you have is the skin color of Obama!! Afterall, he is offering a totally opposite political stance from Bush and McCain. If louiecoolgatofan was totally honest, he/or she, would admit that he/she either supports Bush and his policies (at which i would not have any problem at all what you are saying, because it is an honest opinion that i can respect), OR, he/she would admit that they are not going to vote at all because I don’t like Obama’s policies, neither would i want 4 more years of Bush economics, OR, he/she would admit that the reason he/she supports McCain is because he/she does not like Obama, and even though voting for McCain may give me 4 more years of Bush policies and economics (which McCain supported over 90% of the time), it is better than risk having that N—— in office!!!
Of course what is stated above does not apply to any Republican supporters (white, black or otherwise, since they follow the Republican mantra blindly anyway), and i can respect their opinions because they are honest. I may not agree with the Republicans, but at least they do not hide what they are, which is supporters of the rich (black, white or otherwise).
Anyone out there supports McCain and dislike the policies and economics of Bush?? If you are one of those people, please justify your position if it is not based on race. You cannot because if you support McCain, you are by default supporting the policies of Bush. Just check McCain’s so-called B—S— maverick voting record in the senate. Hell, he was no maverick, he was a cowboy, just like Bush!
P.S to louiecoolgatofan: you made my point about how whites, like yourself, dismiss non-white opinions because of your innate superiority…I will just quote myself once again to let you know that your reaction is typical….
It is easy to be condensending to someone who is non-white because of that innate feeling of superiority….easy dismissal of any opinions that do not conform to ‘the stuff white people like’…….as one of your more enlightened (no pun intended) stated in an earlier opinion…
“White people love to make negative comments. Its only considered complaining if done by a minority. That is how we get by with so much. I love being White.”
-Anonymous; from the ‘Stuff White People Like Blog (4.2.08)
It would be nice that for once, somebody who is white and writing on this blog would address issues based on American history that i’ve raised. Most of you are so defensive and blinded by your skin color that you don’t even realize how deep racism is ingrained in our society. (which is the reason i am writing on this blog in the first place….I, for the life of me, do not understand why white people think that they are a homogenous group….oh, I know why!!….because white skin is something that separates you from us ‘people of color’….a nice reminder to us non-whites as to how good it is to be ‘white’ in America…..LOL….yea, this is sarcastic humor).
If you think this is a racist statement, think about this: how many of you white people identify yourselves as white when surrounded by only other whites? Answer: none of you! It is either Irish american, or italian american, or some other european american, but NEVER white american. Question number two: when do whites almost always identify themselves as white? answer: Most often around non-white people, and to police officers (to let them know that you all are most likely above suspicion, especially if there’s many non-whites in the vicinity.)
But such is life in America….
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white people complain alot so cut the billshit! i mean if you think race seprates us that much then ur fuckin retarded….
You, good sir, are a douche. Don’t make assumptions on whether or not I refer to myself Irish/Italian/etc – I always say I’m “American”, and my skin color happens to be white.
… with all do respect.
Tyrel
A “White Guy” with a “Black Name”
here is another example of what i’ve been saying about some white people…..talk about the meaning behind white skin in america and they go on and call you names and STILL not address any of the points i’ve been trying to point out…..oh, by the way, who told you that Tyrel is a black name??…it is a NAME, not a color!…next thing you’ll be telling me is that Chad is a white name….as if names of people are indication of skin color…
White folk and their obsession with their whiteness. Call them out on it and they call you names. Typical and expected.
Love you white folk! The best you can do is digress to calling names. I bet most of the folk who are calling me names do not even know much on American History (because if you did, your statements would be based on some facts, and not name calling). You name callers sound like bible thumpers who never opened and read the book. This is so pitiful, interacting with ignorance. Come On! You all can do better than just calling me names!! So far the only comments that i’ve seen are from people who are not hiding their racism. It’s like turning over a rock and seeing all the worms wiggle in the sunshine. Light has a way of showing the true nature of people……LOL
…like calling “us” white folk isn’t raceist!!! and for the record im asian bitch!!!!! also i know all of american history & probably better than you do!
LOL….whute e, why did you call yourself an asian bitch??. Obviously you don’t have too much respect for yourself….LOL
but it’s all good…..I know what you are trying to say….It is just a shame that you are not bright enough to NOT defend the very people who would look at you as just an asian, and not a japanese, chinese, korean, or whatever nationality you may be.
In your case, you’d be known as just an asian….in the same boat as all of us non-whites……all brown skinned people with a certain look are just blacks…..and all spanish speaking people are just hispanics….. that is how america is..
If you did know anything about american history, you would have known this, but instead, you show your ignorance by once again regressing to name calling…..you make a good imitation white racist…..until they see your face…..LOL
I am a graphic designer, web designer, and film editor. I am majoring in creative advertising at my University. I use Macs every single day at school – but I own my homemade Windows computer at home. By far, the new Macs my school just got crash way more than my Windows PC. The Macs work of course, but I always feel like I am limited on what I can and cannot do. All of my friend’s with Mac ALWAYS partition their hard drive so they can run Windows. I don’t understand why they are so proud of the Windows-running Macs. Because Macs have PC parts in them, the only difference is the operating system and the aesthetics. So why spend hundreds more if you are going to run Windows anyway?
Windows is not perfect, nor is Mac OS. If you don’t know how to use a computer and have cash gushing out of your pockets – I would suggest getting a Mac. If you are confident on the computer – I see no advantages of having a Mac unless you are too caught up in your self image when you are holding your computer.
It drives me crazy how the creative professional world is so narrowed minded when it comes to Windows machines. Adobe CS4 64-bit will not be available for Mac users. That means, my 8gb computer will run the Adobe programs like a dream because it will utilize more than just 4gb of RAM – while Mac users are stuck with the limited 32 bit version. So if my computer can run all the Adobe programs faster than any Mac – how does that make me any less of a creative designer?
Macs are great
PCs are great.
It really just comes down to personal preferance. I like PCs more.
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You are, without a doubt, the wrong kind of white guy, Whiteguy.
OMG this is the funniest shit I’ve ever seen because I relate to it. I have a Toshiba laptop (don’t care for MacBooks) but I do have an iPod with the Apple sticker on the back of my 1992 Ford Explorer.
We love Apple so much, we are throwing parties to try to get them to come to New Haven!
http://www.designnewhaven.com/2008/10/help-bring-apple-store-downtown.html
Its not useful for the common man.
Chad is a country in Africa and you are a raging lunatic. You accuse white people of identifying with other white people? That’s no crime. It doesn’t mean they DON’T identify with anyone else, but its easier to relate to people who are more similar to you.
I am willing to bet that YOU identify more with people in your own race, as evidenced by your attitude towards white people.
“White folk and their obsession with their whiteness.”
Sounds like you, louiecoolgato, is the only one obsessed with making a distinction. Try to peace out.
Just what, exactly, do you feel you understand about American History that the eludes the rest of us?
Grow up. The author of this blog is doing exactly what you claim white people get offended by. And he IS white. And for the most part, white people love it. For the most part, all people love it. Now stop quoting “Anonymous” as though you didn’t just create that post yourself so you could use it over and over as an example in your pathetic arguments.
“all i can say after reading this blog is this: i am GLAD that i am not a white person!!!”
So is everyone else
Racism is actually a much bigger problem in Europe. But you wouldn’t know that, you’re one of those people who loves to complain about the US without anything to compare it to.
Thank you Alix, louiecoolgato is a serious bigot. No one thinks of it as “white” and “non-white,” everyone thinks of it as “me” and “other people.”
My reply to ‘in a bind’….I will quote yet again what one of your fellow white folk so eloquently stated earlier on this blog…
“White people love to make negative comments. Its only considered complaining if done by a minority. That is how we get by with so much. I love being White.” -Anonymous; from the ‘Stuff White People Like Blog (4.2.08)
I am complaining when i state what a white person does not like to hear, yet, you are just making a negative comment when you comment on what a non-white person statement…..I get it….
BTW, unlike Europe, the USA was built on racism…it is written in our constitution….you should read it sometime before you make ignorant comments..
that is easy for you to say because, well, you are white! In your eyes, non-whites are invisible people. Your problem ‘in a bind’ is that you refuse to believe that there is an issue with race in this country, and this election is making this issue rise to the surface.
But the difference between previous discussions on race and the discussions on race today is this:
White people have to think about the choice between their bigotry and their economic condition.
If you stick with your bigotry then you will vote for McCain (you qualify as a bigot if you make less than 250K and still supports McCain….you are either a bigot or an idiot……McCain is worth over a quarter of a BILLION dollars in net worth….and he is the middle class friend….YEA…RIGHT).
Or, you can swallow your bias and vote for change…for a person who is looking out for the MIDDLE CLASS…unlike McCain or Bush the last eight years….It just so happen that the person who is talking about the middle class happen to be black….
BTW ‘in a bind’, look up the words bigot and racist in a dictionary, then come back and write where i stated anything that was racist or bigoted. I doubt that you’ve ever opened a dictionary to find out what these words mean because if you did, you would not have used them..
LOL…seespotrun is one of those rare white folk who knows that Africa is a continent and Chad is one of the countries located there! Kudos for at least one point.
Secondly, you don’t know what race i am, since i have not identified myself as a member of any ‘race’. You made that conclusion because my statements are not in conformity with what you believe (‘as evidenced by my attitude towards white people’).
My attitude towards white people is this: white people (most, not all) are obsessed with their whiteness only when it comes to relating with people who are non-white. For example, this blog could have easily been called ‘stuffmiddleclasscollegeeducatedpeoplelike’ because….that is basically what it is about. Every subject the author of this blog picked could be applied to the title i just stated. Instead, he uses ‘white people’. And why is that? I will let white people explain this because non-white people already know the answer.
thirdly, you are correct; i am trying to make a distinction. I am trying to get you to think before you critique. It seems that white people lose all their intelligence when a perceived non-white person makes a statement that is not liked. If you do not believe me, read some of the replies to my comments here and especially in the ‘Barack Obama’ blog.
And i will state once more: “White folk and their obsession with their whiteness.”……the only people who seem to notice this obsession are……NON-WHITE PEOPLE…..why? because we are the victims (intentionally or passively) of this obsession. Race is so ingrained in the country, it is in our constitution (look it up: three fifths of a black man equals one white man).
unfortunately, education on american history is lacking…..it’s too bad….for all of us…
Your question itself reflects alot on your thinking seepotrun…. who are “the rest of us?” could be my question to you……do you mean “us white people?”…because if that is what you mean, i will have to first ask what do you understand about american history.
A teacher first has to know at what level his/her students are before he/she can begin a dialogue on a subject…
Animal, since when you became the spokesman for all white people (for the most part)? It is not my fault that anonymous offends you. As for my words, you might want to state as to how are my arguments are pathetic in your eyes.
Is it because you do not like what I’ve said? That is understandable, afterall, you are the spokesman for all white people (for the most part), and who am i to make statements that would offend ‘the spokesman for all white people (for the most part). …..LOL
And you are telling me to ‘grow up’? Ya gotta do better than that ‘spokesman for all white people (for the most part)….LOL
I think that you are reading too much into things. I think that the author of the blog used white people because it creates more controversy and brings more attention to the material.
As for the reason that non-white people seem to notice is that they are on the outside of a particular group. The same mechanic that makes bike racers not think about their shaved legs while other people do is at work here as well.
Matt, oh how i wish it was this simple….Unfortunately for non-white people, when they are on the outside of a particular group, say white people, the controversy usually brings NEGATIVE attention to them.
Obama is half white but has brown skin, and he is considered ‘outside’ the group we will call white majority america. What do we see and hear on TV and radio? The quick assumptions of negatives: He’s muslim, he’s not american, he’s a black man! (his mother was about as white bread as you could get…and from middle america! Kansas……but he is a ‘black’ man….an outsider….not white like ‘us white folk’).
So when the author of this blog used ‘white people’ in his title, he was, as you said, created more controversy and more attention to his material, but he also created unintended consequences
Most non-white people may see it as a forum to read and reinforce some negative beliefs about whites in general. Of course most white people don’t care because, well, white folk have never cared about the opinions of non-white folk unless it affected them directly (like in terms of their immediate well being for example).
I see the blog as an opportunity to call people out on their attitudes on race. I want people to think….what exactly is ‘white’…..and all that goes with it??.
Kind of daunting because for one reason or another, whites have a strong negative bias toward non-whites.
And i know…..this is ‘stuffwhitepeopleDON’Tlike’ to talk about!
LOL
I have been using Apple computers since 1979 and they are the best by far.
I won’t even touch a PC with a 10 foot pole.
Honest.
I refuse to use Apple products even if it would be simpler (Zune for instance is a bitch to figure out but I love it). I guess I am antiApple!
-White chick from suburbia:)
I own a mac laptop and I also use a dell laptop(windows) provided my by employer. The difference between the two is substantial. The mac is easier to navigate and easier to use. My favorite thing about the mac is that it runs faster. it boots up faster, it shuts down faster. when I close the laptop, it goes to sleep immediately and when I open it, its ready to go, unlike the dell. on the dell I have to make it hibernate- wait a few minutes for it to do that and then close. When I open it, I have to wait a few minutes for it to wake back up. It’s so slow and cumbersome. Guess that’s what you get for a bargain!
I bet you found this searching for stuff about white people so you could go on your anonymous rant about white people, congratulations, I hope you get yourself a few “whities” and “crackers” while you make racist and biggoted comments on message boards with no fear, cause i mean its white people right? even if theyve never done anything racist they deserve to deal with it. Man we all die, just remember that, i say this, she says that, you say some bullshit, but we all gonna end the same way, and when you do someday, do you wanna know you wasted your life talking shit on white people who did nothing to you, if so thats cool. but your a fuck.
hold on you know what, this site is pissing me off, i just looked at it for 5 minutes. where the fuck are these white people from, and what the fuck is hummus. I mean if your refferring just to white people such as the ones described on this site cool-gato, i, i hate them too. Really white people just make me want to, i dont know. Man im just sayin if you spent a day with me and my friends you would realize the divide between all these fake ass gettin all their ideas off tv, listening to top 40 radio, white people and the random poor white kids that struggle to get by, start bands that arent emo, drive shit cars, and work at fuckin relay call places that pay minimum wage caust thats what there is. You need to find some caucasians who are real, theyre out there.
I’m just referring to the people you’ve read on this post, and the people who think like some of these people you read on this post, ‘cosk’…tis an uphill battle…an uphill battle indeed…….and i know there are cool white people out there, but sometimes they are hard to find….
Hahaha, you are just illustrating how pathetic some people are. Willing to go out of their way to defend their precious Apple on a COMEDY site.
NEWSFLASH… no one cares.
I love Apple and I’m a Black guy with many friends with different ethnic origins. but i truly understand that some people will never
grow up and stop being one tracked minded. regardless of your skin color or origin when it comes to purchasing products from mega corporations, believe me they don’t see color.
Hmm. All this time I thought I was reading humorous satire.
I was laughing pretty hard until I got overwhelmed with this racist tirade.
Sorry that water was thrown on your laughter Innocent Bystander….sometimes people have to stop laughing when they are hit with truth…..
LOL….
i was planning on getting a mac but now that theyre not that different from what yall are saying im getting a PC
I love my mac and all my other apple products that I own.
I used to only use windows PC’s but find a mac much easier to use.
Haven’t looked back since
Peter
http://www.macbook4u.co.uk
They (Apple) Hasn’t Made Powerbooks Since 2006 When They Were Replaced By The Macbook Family.
They (Apple) Haven’t Made Powerbooks Since 2006 When They Were Replaced By The Macbook Family.
“I love my mac and all my other apple products that I own.
I used to only use windows PC’s but find a mac much easier to use.
Haven’t looked back since
Peter
http://www.macbook4u.co.uk”
Something else we white people like. Ignoring what you said about us except for the one word about something we like.
you just proved their point
just proved their point
all i need now is a mac and a prius
I’m white, and I loathe Macs. Maybe, it is because I’m a computer science major and not a complete moron when it comes to using computers, but I find that the mac is the worst computer on the market. Windows is a step up from mac, and it is the most popular OS on the market today, but the best two systems are Linux and Unix. They may not be as flashy and fun, but they are more powerful….I don’t talk to people who use mac unless they are forced to use it for work.
Mac = failure. It really shouldn’t be on this list though, because most white people don’t like macs. The only people who like the apple are those who try to appear artistic which is by no means a majority of us. I’m insulted that this is on the list.
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re: jon
quote: “it is because I’m a computer science major and not a complete moron when it comes to using computers”
Study up, OS X is a Unix based operating system.
Nice try…
I just wanted to say that I love my mac. I always had a pc growing up, and hated it. When I went to college I invested in a mac and couldn’t be happier with it.
According to this site I am cool but not super cool. I have an iPhone (which I love) and an iPod but I have a boring 6 year old Dell desktop computer at home and a Dell laptop in a docking station @ work. Alas, no Mac for me (yet!).
Part of my coolness factor is that I drive a BMW, but I guess I have to subtract some cool points because it is an X5 (not cool from an environmental standpoint), not a 3 series convertible or a Z4 like all the ultra cool hipsters on the west side of Los Angeles drive.
BTW, I am also a white male who voted for Obama (which is kinda cool!)
I wouldn’t mind getting a Mac to replace my Dell desktop at home but since 99% of the time I just surf the net at home I’m not sure I can justify the extra $$$ that a Mac would cost me. Oh, well, some compromises have to me made, I suppose.
are you single? our stuff should hang out sometime. i have a mac, but not an iphone (treo – it syncs well with my mac and has an added benefit of looking pretty next to it, not too desperate to be cool). however, i do own four i-pods (i’m not sure why. i know the tiny one is for jogging..while wearing my NB running shoes. typically 6.5 miles an evening). i don’t own a bMw. just a range rover that now has 200k miles on it. sentimental. snowboard rack on top and no stereo (oh – that’s what one of the ipods is for)! mostly in the summer i bike everywhere. mostly to expensive sandwich shops – i prefer the downtowner in bend, oregon. the owner is a cute guy with dreadlocks from chicago. i think everyone has a crush on him though. i digress. the point is, if you don’t invest in a mac (you should though, really), invest in a relationship with someone who owns one. that will definitely ad to your coolness factor. but use it at obscurely owned independent coffee shops and NOT starbucks!!!
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haha i love this!
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If you see a white person with a Mac, an easy way to approach them is to say “Is that a Powerbook? What OS do you have?” They will happily start talking to you, after the requisite five minutes, you can invite them to an 80s night.
Mac geeks are not like other geeks!
I’ll use my complete adoration for #99 on this one…
“You see, a long time ago Apple’s were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers.”
-It’s just ‘Apples’. No ‘s. 🙂
see people who use mac can’t even read this with out trying to defend them selves. Claiming mac geeks are different. Thank you for proving the hilarious point of this whole website;)
I love my iphone and my macbook i dont care if there not unique anymore
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THANK YOU FOR THE PWNAGE! OS X is on the Unix kernel so now there is no question that Macs can hold par with Linux and whoop Windows’ (especially Vista) ass.
The better rule is “White people that jumped on the Apple bandwagon after the iMac are the only Apple lovers that fit your definition of white.” Those who were around even when it seemed that Apple was about to go bankrupt (mid-90s) and everyone was thinking that OS8 was the last release ever are not trying to look artsy. I grew up with a PowerMac 1200 and OS <10 is not “artsy”. It was simple, it didn’t fragment files, it had no command line and that’s why people buy it. Then when X came out, moving to the Unix kernel things got good. It got faster and faster and this 2 GHz PowerMac G5 I’m using right now is the fastest computer I’ve ever used. It’s even five years old and still beats any thing else.
Only reason I don’t get Linux is it’s a bit harder to use, not as supported, little software for it.
The only “white” Apple users are the ones who buy it because it seems “pretty” or “individualistic”. Blue-blooded Apple users like it for the Unix kernel, fast system and logical file system, the art is a finishing touch for REAL Apple users.
I have a MacBook Pro. It cost $3000. It’s the most ridiculous computer I’ve ever used. I had to buy it for my program at school. I kind of hate it. I had to buy it for my Electronic Media program and the professor who made us buy it wants us to build our own sites and be extraordinarily creative. He’s a giant d-bag.
Ugh.
this is more for liberal style white rights.
Apple Products: what you want to get to fit in while spending twice the money as a product that will do the same job with the same effectivity.
apple.
cannot upgrade. if it breaks u don’t fix it. u buy ANOTHER ONE
dual OS. in case u ever have to use the Mac OS (i don’t care about the name)
people say it’s easier. how? i’ve used both, PC and Macs, for Maya and Photoshop and neither work better on a Mac.
NO RIGHT CLICK. wtf.
and it’s not $500 more. it’s close to $1000 more.
it’s not just white people either. i’m korean, have an Ipod (oh GOD I’VE BEEN LURED IN!!!!!!!!) and everyone and their fucking mom has a Mac.
WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
two words for you: no viruses
No it should be Apples’s
I hate Apple. I have always hated the drones walking about with the little ear buds in, listening to their truly “unique” play list. I hate most of the things on this list. It really needs to be called Stuff Non-Phonies Hate.
I have to comment on this most misinformed post.
1 you can upgrade ram, harddrives
2. what? OSX is the standard operating system, one can run any other OS through Virtual emulation or dual boot
3. this is a matter of opinion and in my opinion photoshop and other adobe products mesh a lot better then say on an xp system
4.Control + click. and you can use a windows mouse with a right click button
5. you pay for quality, a manufacture that makes it’s own computers and own operating system means one company to call for any problems (yeah right) the systems are made to work with the operating system, as opposed to a license agreement where the manufacture can toss whatever they want and ship it with vista. 80GIG HD, 2.0 c2d and 512MB Ram- 399 lol no wonder it doesn’t work.
If you want to fit in you purchase a PC and be like the rest of the mindless herds wandering around. When Apple chose to incorporate Intel processors into their Mac line they made the quantum leap forward into allowing their users to use the Mac OS and additionally add the Windows platform making your computer completely compatible across the board. I have owned my Mac for two weeks now and would not go back, it did not cost any more than the comparable PC and runs amazingly fast compared all of the PC’s I have ever owned and it is very, very simple to use. Additionally, the graphics are much better on the Apple than the comparable PC. My only concern with having made this purchase is that I will not use the PC’s I still own. Simply put, be open minded and try a Mac, you will not be disappointed.
Exactly my reason too for going over to a Mac for personal email, web surfing etc. My company PC laptop, despite all of the virus protection, that was automatically updated every day through the company server became corrupted so badly that it had to be completely reformatted and nearly got me fired! My Mac has never been hit and i can cheerfuly log on to any open wi-fi knowing that the likeyhood of an attack has been drastically reduced.
Something no one can argue: Apple inspires extreme feelings in both directions.
BWHAHHAHAHAHA I USE LINUX
I AM ROOT
That must mean I’m whiter than anyone here!
Ok, Holden Caulfield.
Hahaha, a guy at my yacht club has the retro rainbow-apple sticker on his Station Wagon. (:
I own a macbook pro simply for software diversity in my IT field being able to support mac os 10 and 10.5 along side vista/xp, and *nix is very important outside of that their is no difference between mac or pc anymore. i have a pc that can run mac o/s and i have my macbook running windows xp, vista and ubuntu linux so really i don’t see the difference anymore outside of trends. for more info check into osx86 project, interesting stuff to say the least.
Oh lord.
You’re the man/woman/tool
As a white person, I expect better apostrophe usage.
“pinnacle of whiteness” lol… who is writing this stuff?
“Who is whiting this stuff?” may be a more accurate question. Just because puns are horrible.
White people like puns, though.
White people love Steve Jobs.
Yep, white.
I just see a lot of jealousy out there… The haves and have nots. The ones without an apple product really want one but are afraid to admit it. If there is a better mousetrap I haven’t seen it yet…
Apple are on the up and so are their products.
They announce a new version of something before their old one’s even released yet.
This is why I love them, they are constantly bringing out new products which are always perfect.
Wow..that was deeeep. Im sure you have plenty of other rainbow stickers hanging about as well.
Apple products aren’t as cool as they used to be. The peak was from 1986-1993, aesthetically. After that it got weird.
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I totally fell for the apple hype.
I bought the white macbook when apple offered a “special” college deal that included a “free–after a four hundred dollar rebate,” Ipod touch. About three months later…boom! new macbook with total improvements, but it looks like an acer that my friend’s step dad uses. I feel like the white macbook fools everyone, including myself. The case could crack if i ever left it in the cold and without a case, the white looks pretty grimy in just a few weeks of use.
I guess the only thing that I like about it is the fact that my roommate’s toshiba shit out on him like twice on 0S and hardware issues. I think he payed equal to my machine, but I have had nowhere near as many issues.
The problem with Apple is it’s all word of mouth. There is no conclusive evidence to backup all these comments that they are superior. For one thing, Apple has no direct competitor, they’ve been able to carve out their little niche and have amassed a cult like following. I know because I have to work with these people. Ask them to touch a PC and they freak. I’m a PC guy whole-heartedly, but even I will work with an Apple. Then again, only to appease the cult because they can’t seem to work with them beyond the “creative” aspect. Sure they can design a webpage or a poster, but ask them to find the MAC address of the NIC or create a backup image and they stare back blankly, because why would they need to worry about that?
It has been my personal experience that Macs do crash, they do freeze, they do get viruses, and with respect to more advanced computing, are a serious pain to work with. You can’t tell me that some of the fundamental aspects of maintenance, security and networking are irrelevant for a Mac.
If you think PCs and Macs are in competition think again. Mac sales and use only account for less than 10% of all computers in North America. PCs rule the computer market, the problem there is the number of companies that make PCs now. There used to be only a few definitive companies that made quality computers, such as IBM, now the market is awash with every electonics manufacture trying to buy into a thriving market. With the advent of the information age, people want a PC but at a cheap price; this is where the focus of the market is. In order to provide these low-dollar PCs, manufacturers must buy cheap parts in bulk. All this does is create a short shelf-life because cheap parts will not have as good a quality. Besides, anybody who buys a $500 PC should know and understand that in two years they’ll need to do it again.
To all you Apple people who say your Mac never had a problem or your friend/relative has one and never had a problem either, pay close attention. The truth is in the law of averages. With only 10% of the market held by Apple you’d be hard pressed to find someone with a Mac that has had issues. Whereas with PCs holding 90% of the market and a large volume of companies all vying for the consumer dollar, yeah you’ll hear about problems all over. Not to mention that most people buy what they can afford which tend to be the cheaper made PCs. I can count on one finger the number of people I know outside of work that use a Mac, and yes I said one finger, and yet he’s running bootcamp so he can dual-boot to Windows.
If you were to take a PC of equal cost to a Mac, you will find that both will perform the same, have similar hardware, last equally long and run pretty much the same gambit of software all for the same price. The key is to find a company that manufactures quality PCs like Alienware or Voodoo. Granted these are high-dollar machines, but you get what you pay for, just like an Apple. I for one have always felt a custom built system is the best bang for the buck, plus it’s tweaked to your needs. Try building a Mac for less money and running the latest OS. I got news for you, you can’t.
One final note, Apple makes everything in-house, from their OS to their applications. So it better work right and work well and yet it doesn’t always. Windows however is a generic catch-all that will work on almost any platform with an extensive list of software. The major problem is maintaining that compatibility, if Apple had to support such a diverse base of hardware and a score of exclusive software companies do you really think they’d have an easy time of it?
I’m not here to say Windows is perfect, far from it, but Apple is not better just because someone tells you it is or because you haven’t heard anything bad about them. Hardware aside (since Apple went to Intel architecture) the OS is the only true difference, but before you go clattering on about how awesome you think Apple is just look at the longest running, most stable and compatible OS on the planet: Linux. Apple did, that’s why they use the Darwin Kernel built from Linux, but then they made “enhancements” and took a step back in my opinion.
Knowledge is key.
Apple keep on bringing out new upgrades with fresh ideas, i love them
Also Im not white and i like apple products 🙂
Yeah, aesthetic brilliance:
Virus protection makes any PC slow and unreliable. I’ve never used it for any of my macs, and in 15 years I’ve never had a virus. On the other hand, my PC at work needs to be upgraded every few years because of the thousands of viruses it needs to scan for all the time.
Be careful about open wi-fi, though… it’s still risky even with a mac because you’re broadcasting your e-mail account password every time you check mail. There’s a free program called Hotspot Shield (hotspotshield.com) for Mac, PC and iPhone/iPod Touch that gives you a virtual private network, keeping your wi-fi communications secure.
Do you really expect people glancing at comments to read your rant that is longer than the original article?
“knowledge is key”…..true, but
‘simplicity is better’….and here are the simple facts:
If you work with multi-media (video/ audio production, visuals, photography, etc), hands down you choose a Mac…
If you work in other areas other than multi-media, then you choose a PC or a Mac….depending on what is comfortable with you…..
It’s as simple as that…..
the end.
apple is good at creating desirability, but don’t really make great products …
You rock and I know what you mean. Living in a white center as a non-white and being a system admin who has a love for all things tech, Mac cult members get on my nerves constantly. My XPS is apparently not hip enough. Although faster and better.
People who say “If you do X you buy a mac” are idiots. They’re just following a trend. Go figure…. ugh, white people.
If people want an apple product but are afraid to admit it… they don’t know anything about computers.
Actually, they are built better throughout. The keyboard characters, for example, are dye cut. That means they will never wear out as was the case with my wife’s HP. I have never had an Apple quit on me. The only time I replace them is when they go out of date– something that’s been happening less frequently lately.
I’m hoping you’re right about Alienware and Voodoo. We’ll check them out soon as we replace my wife’s HP.
“…just look at the longest running, most stable and compatible OS on the planet: Linux. Apple did, that’s why they use the Darwin Kernel built from Linux, but then they made “enhancements” and took a step back in my opinion.”
Uh, no. Apple based the open-source core of their operating system, Darwin, on the FreeBSD kernel. See
http://www.freebsd.org/
Linux, Darwin, and FeeBSD share the GNU user space, as do most Unix variants. All of the aforementioned Unix flavours, as well as SunOS, HP-UX, etc., are inherently more secure and robust operating systems than WinXP/Vista/2003 Server, etc.
So yes, OS-X is better. Get over it.
I do work in Video production and have been a mac user since 1983. I have never worked on a pc but most all of my friends do own pcs. Who cares? It’s a matter of personal choice. I won’t switch to a pc because I understand the mac to well now and am very comfortable with the OS and workflow. Like an earlier post said I have never had a mac quit or fail on me, All of the macs I have owned (over 10) still work even though we don’t use them anymore because they are so out of date. I believe that if you do like to work on your art more than you enjoy the tech stuff then Macs just make the work easier, and this comes from friends of mine in the video business and photography world that have switched to macs from pcs after years of dealing with system problems. If your a gamer, or working with spreadsheets, or designing complex websites etc. then PC s probably are the better choice but I still say Who Cares! This article was sent to me by a PC user, I just don’t get the whole fight.
Loved your blog post–funny and insightful. As for me, I ignored the whole Apple-mania for decades until this past year when Vista crashed my brand now PC. Microsoft’s solution to the problem they created is to charge more for XP. My solution was to switch to Apple. After using it for a few months, I’m convinced that it is a better, more intuitive, user-friendly product. So, I bought a 3G iPhone to complete the ensemble. Anyone want my stickers?
AND OTHER FOLKS LIKE TO STEAL THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apple?
Agreed. The only Apple product I’ve ever owned is the new iPhone, mostly for the Google maps and GPS.
The damned thing keeps getting on my nerves
well fuck you
Really beating the 80s night thing to death, isnt he. Wheres a dead horse when you need one. Oh wait.
I’m not gonna put an Apple sticker on the back of my gas guzzling, polluting, 1965 Chevy! (laugh)… Like my old car, I use Macs cuz they last forever. What can I say, I’m a cheapskate white person. I’m typing this on my 2001 PowerMac. I also have a 2001 iBook and a 1999 PowerMac. All of them work perfectly, like my ancient Chevy… which does NOT bounce up and down on hydraulics! haha
Im white (well actually im irish but you say im white even if im irish so I guess that makes me white) I hate apple products,they suck,they are expensive and they dont work right,ive considered setting fire to a mac store before but my common sense kicked in and said no.
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Looks like a several people did and that’s all that matters.
Correct, my mistake; however, you cannot say that Apple created their own OS in similar fashion as Microsoft did. They took something already developed and added their own flair. To me that’s like taking a famous speech and changing a few details to make it seem new, except it’s legal because it’s public domain. Hey, I’m not saying Apple didn’t do something Microsoft should have thought of, but then again which OS is most common?
I am reading this IN an Apple Store IN San Francisco!!
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hehe awesome.
I just put an apple sticker on my scooter today and carried home a bag of Starbucks decaf coffee beans to grind and brew later.
i used to love apple until the latest version of imovie turned out to be garbage. i can’t properly show the world how creative and unique i am without properly editing videos of me at an ugly sweater 80’s night party.
Only reason I ever used a mac is that I was given a Mac Mini. Which will go on eBay pretty soon, as soon as I’m bored with it. I build my own computers and use Linux. What can I say, I’m a nerd!
Apple sucks. I hate their operating system.
Although Vista is a little frustrating as well
Here in Moldova, we buy apples too. Not for the sake of computing but to keep us healthy and it tastes good as well.
All of you should intake two or three nice, organic apples a day. Just staring at an illuminated apple logo makes no good.
I laugh as I type this on my husband’s MacBook and realize that my husband saved his Apple sticker to put on the car we bought last summer. It’s not a Volvo though.
My god, I don’t own a single Apple product. Does this mean I am not really white enough? Will eating more Spam help?
I hope one day I can have an apple computer so that I can’t find any accesories unless I drive to the apple store.(And who knows how to fix one?)
Apple product users (I am one) just love to tell you how many years they have been on the platform like the earlier the adoption the better “geek” they are. Get over it guys if you love technology it is about the latest and not 1984 when you got your first Mac. Oh by the way MACS RULE
Spoken like a true Windows user, willing to tolerate “a little frustrating as well”. Duh
I agree – I run Windows XP on my Mac and it works great…
I had to switch to a Mac not because it’s cool – because I got tired of rebooting my PC 3++ times a day right in the middle of work and loosing everything!!!
Windows XP (not Vista) is a solid operating system.
BUT – try running multiple applications (PhotoShop, Illustrator AND internet explorer) on a PC at the same time… On a Mac, you can run 8 to 10 apps simultaneously and not even feel it!!!
I think the users are the best judge of what works well for them!
What? Apples’s? What exactly are the Apples (plural?) possessing?
hey the only reason people use apple products is because windows just sucks really BAD!
hey white people use apple because windows sucks
Black guy here. I love apple products too. It’s my secret guilty pleasure. If I need to run to the mall for anything I always make a b-line to the apple store just to bask in the glow of geeky hippie heaven.
Oh my…. guilty, guilty, guilty of this one!
Husband and I have been on Macs since 1989 (and Apple II before that!) and stuck with them during the “dark years” in the 90s (we get extra credit for that!).
We actually own everything you listed: two iPhones, Airport Express, Apple TV, some iPods (in a drawer somewhere, since we have the phones now), one MacBook, and two iMacs. Oh, yes, wait, we also have a Mac SE in the basement for sentimental reasons.
We run Windows on our Macs, when we have to, and point out to Windows users how cool that is, while still making sure they realize that using Windows pains us.
Extra bonus: husband knows how to write programs for the Mac!
Hit that one right on the head. I have an idea…. lets create a gadget that looks pretty but is otherwise generally indistinguishable in performance, air smart and quick hitting ads with catchy music, then charge a $500 premium over our competitor! That is a cant miss business formula for striking the white person gold mine!
I dont really feel as if MAC if the “white thing” anymore, because left and right, I see young people of every race using macs more and more. and personally I am asian and I have a Mac. And everyday in lectures….MACS.
its just reality.
LOOKS BETTER.
WORKS BETTER.
ITS TAKING OVER.
You’re right, MACs work way better for checking and creating emails, browsing the web, and watching DVDs. It’s worth the extra price, eh?
I define technology standards for a company with a $12M IT budget. Lot’s of Windows and some linux. No Apple. Ya know why? Because the company can’t afford to pay 40% extra for the same functionality (email, office apps, web browser) as windows or linux. We tried linux, but most users were too confused (read: lost productivity) so it wasn’t worth it. I like getting a paycheck so believe me, if apple was worth the price, our apple budget wouldn’t be $0.
Are macs superior to pcs?
NO
Are macs overpriced?
YES
Does os x crash less than windows?
NO
Do macs get viruses?
ehh.. not really
Then why would a person get a mac?
Good question. I hated macs for the longest time. Then I started using one. Be your own judge.
Yea macs are great. Sorry. Everybody loves them. I think lol!
trixiejo;
Yes, I think our gear would be a good match — you have Apple gear I don’t and vice-versa. You are a runner and I am an avid cyclist (both road and mountain). Just as I should look into a Mac (a future possibility) you should look into an iPhone. I had a Treo and (not putting yours down) I hated it. The iPhone is amazing, especially some of the things you can do with the apps that are available.
AFT
Why in the hell cant they put two “mouse” buttons near the touchpad on their laptops! That is sooooo annoying swithing between windows…er….excuse me….browsers… between MSNBC, the Daily Kos and my long-winded, obscure dissertation that will never get published for my 2nd masters degree in eastern european literature!
As soon as they come out with that feature I will ask my parents to buy me one.
Apple didnt create Final Cut Pro. Adobe did. And they always had a PC version, that was not only just as good, but actually the exact same program. Popularity among artists has nothing to do with program availability, and everything to do with status. As was the gist of the article. I just wanted to establish that there was no real basis for their popularity.
The funny thing about it is that people who buy Apple products want to be “unique,” but I was on the subway the other day and couldn’t find ONE person (other than me)whose MP3 player WASN’T an iPod.
Anyway, Macs aren’t impenetrable to viruses, they just haven’t been targeted until now: http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/02/macosxleap.html
two mouse buttons? Instead of having two buttons u can put two fingers on the mouse and that’s a right click. Much sleeker than having a thousand buttons! Annnnd the best part, u can click one button (on mine it’s fn) and everything u are working on is seperated on the screen and u can click on what u want to work on at the time.
Macs really are easier – just gotta learn all the tricks!
It’s a dream ! Hope your parents buy you one!!
(Plus the new ones are even more amazing!, the new MacBook Pro has a battery life of over 10 hours!)
Err… I don’t understand. I’ve serviced Macs for years, and I use one for most of my daily routine. It hasn’t been shutdown in half a year. It’s never crashed. OS X is the most stabile consumer-oriented operating system you can use right now.
That, and my MacBook Pro cost me $1349 from Apple refurbished. Much more quality than HP junk, with 256MB dedicated video memory, better battery life, and a backlit keyboard, all for the same price. They’re only expensive if you buy Apply memory with them, in which case you’re an idiot.
Personally, I thought this was hilarious.
A friend pointed this out to me when I announced that I had picked up a Mac Book yesterday in preparation for a roadtrip I am planning where I will be blogging, podcasting, photo- and possibly video-editing, managing a related website, and various other computer-related tasks from the road. The Mac replaces a dying laptop on which I dual-booted Windoze and Linux.
Yes, all the multimedia stuff that a Mac will do can also be done on a Linux machine for a *much* smaller cash outlay. But as the saying goes, Linux (and the open-source software it uses) is only free if your time isn’t worth anything. And don’t even get me started on how there are programs that will work “just as well” in Windoze…you’re still stuck using Windoze, then, which is really a bug-laden, virus-prone business OS that can occasionally be forced to do multimedia tasks, only to crash if you push it a little too hard.
On the road, I will want to be able to do stuff quickly and without getting a degree in advanced multimedia computing before hitting the highway. I am going to be too busy doing trip-related activities to waste hours prowling the various Linux online support sites trying to figure out how to make the Linux stuff do what I want it to.
Still, this is pretty funny, because there are a *lot* of people who buy Mac for the coolness factor and do nothing but surf, check e-mail, watch videos, and maybe do a little word-processing. All of which can be done easily on a Windoze laptop for a fraction of the cost of a Mac. Makes me want to cover my Mac in stickers or paint or something so people won’t know what I’m using…Hmm, I bet acrylic paint would hide the glowing apple on the top, or at least distort it a bit…
Personally, I thought this was hilarious.
“A friend pointed this out to me when I announced that I had picked up a Mac Book yesterday in preparation for a roadtrip I am planning where I will be blogging, podcasting, photo- and possibly video-editing, managing a related website, and various other computer-related tasks from the road. The Mac replaces a dying laptop on which I dual-booted Windoze and Linux.”
No – not a thousand buttons….just 2.
uh. no the new pro has an eight hour battery.
and also costs 2700 dollars.
and is also gonna be in my lap soon.
My reason for using Apple products? Very simple…they work like they are supposed to. I’ve had only ONE hardware failure and one kernel panic in 19 years using Apple products. I still have my very first Macintosh and it still works, bought it brand new in 1990.
Any other combination of hardware and software that I have used or been subjected to cannot say that. The single hardware failure I had was a system board that was replaced under my AppleCare warranty (free of charge, I might add.)
Any other issues I’ve had, I caused on my own.
Need I say more?
Did Microsoft really create their own operating system from scratch? No. Actually, they bought it from Seattle Computer Products and have been building on it since then.
“Then again, only to appease the cult because they can’t seem to work with them beyond the “creative” aspect. Sure they can design a webpage or a poster, but ask them to find the MAC address of the NIC or create a backup image and they stare back blankly, because why would they need to worry about that?”
Why indeed? That sounds like two things that are left to the professional support technician by nearly every single computer user out there whether they use a Mac, a PC or a graphing calculator. Why would a PC user instinctively know how to bring up their MAC address? It’s not as if it’s a commonly needed piece of information for 90% of the computer market.
It’s not so much “the wrong kind of white” as “the wrong grammar”
It’s “Apples” as in ““You see, a long time ago Apples were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers.”
and it’s not ““You see, a long time ago Apple is were super popular among layout artists and graphic designers.”
or
“You see, a long time ago the super popular belonging to Apple were among layout artists and graphic designers.”
Im black. I love apple. I don’t know about the mac book though. But I just got a Iphone and I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!
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Having grown up on Windows and used it for over 10 years, I have to say that Macs are indeed better and worth the extra cost. It’s easy to rag on Apple and its consumers, but until you’ve used a Mac for an extended period of time, your not really justified to lash out against Apple’s computers. Leopard is a superior operating system which is housed in the most beautiful hardware. It is really a crime to love an aesthetically pleasing computer that also works just they way you want or need it to? Should I apologize and use a shitty Vista powered computer and deal with viruses and spyware? Yes, bringing a Macbook Pro to a Starbucks to check your email is a kinda douchey thing to do, but on a whole Apple makes the best computers. I’m sorry if you can’t afford one and find out for yourself.
I’m going to have to disagree. Apple is not only loved by white people, but by Asians, balcks and Hispanics too. They make better computers, period!
You’re mistaken: Apple did create Final Cut. Adobe created a program called Premier that used to run on both Macs and PCs, but no one was buying it for the Mac, because iMovie came bundled with Macs for free. Then, when Final Cut Express came along, and Adobe pulled the plug and Premier was PC only until the Intel Mac, when Adobe bundled it into Creative Suite. (Check the wikipedia entries for Final Cut – they all say “developed by Apple, Inc.”)
The use of Macs for video editing began with Avid, back in the late ’80’s, with “The English Patient” winning the first Academy Award for video edited digitally on a Mac II Avid/1 system.
The fact remains that Apple provides an entry-level, pro-sumer-level, and professional-level series of non-linear video editors (iMovie, Final Cut Express, and Final Cut Pro) that makes for tough competition for any competing products.
I love how people are writing huge comments defending their love for apple when it’s totally true what the man is saying. Save your spiel, nobody wants to read your 10 page comment on why you need to own mac. Nobody gives a shit.
i don’t give a shit either way. I love my MacBook. No i’m not white, so i have no need to be defensive. All the “mac>windows” stuff is lame though, it all comes down to personal preference and how much you are willing to spend. oh and i will add the people that fix your computer in the stores…i think their called mac genius people..but anyway they gave me a 250GB HD when I had a 160GB HD…they upgraded me for no reason..other than the fact that my problem i had w/ my computer was 100% my fault. [I locked my HD on accident…hahahha]. so yea it was soooo worth buying a mac for me at least. 😀
I’m going to get a Mac soon, so that I can waste an extra $500 to show my “creativity” because everyone I know is “unique” by having the same computer. Then I have to spend two times more money to buy any accsecory for my mac, and go to apple product stores. then when my mac crashes i’m going to spend about 3 times more money to fix it because no1 knows how to fix a mac. now isnt that great!
This is real funny because i do and have all of these……and yes my apple sticker is on the back of my BMW mini cooper 🙂
right on.
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yeah, well, us black people would like it to if they weren’t being stolen so often by people who think they’re hood. Personally I hate the corporation even though 160 gigs of easily transportable space seems so damn tempting.
this is exactly why I use linux instead of Mac or windows.
If I want a computer that utilizes memory terribly and asks me to confirm each task I want to run 20 times before running it, i’ll use the copy of windows vista i have sitting in the corner collecting dust.
If I want a computer that makes me look like some trendy hipster jackass and is DRM’d out the ass, making it impossible to use my hardware and data with anything else, I’ll dig the old Mac out of the basement.
If I want something that rarely fails me, is completely free to use, has all the Pros of windows and Mac, and requires you to actually know a bit about how a computer works, I’ll use Linux.
I use Apple products because I enjoy using them more than other products. Simple as that
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yep, my name is white, I am white and I love apple sauce, apple butter, apple juice, apple cider, apple pie, pretty much all apple products. what’s wrong with that?
here here
no, you use apple products because you are a pretentious prick.
Good thing nobody cares.
i agree..u little white one-upper.
i love apple and no i am not white!
I am white… and I hate Apple with a burning passion. I grew up using Windows and simply do NOT see the charm of Apple products. Ipods are annoying to control, Itunes has low quality music files, and the Macs just plain suck. I am happy with my Creative Zen and Windows computer. Heck, I even use Photoshop. Wooooooow. So creative– without Apple!
Something that I have noticed is that there are many tasks that, although quite easily achievable without Apple products, a white person will simply never do on a non-Apple product.
These are my experiences, to name a few examples…
– It is rare to find a white person listening to music on anything other than an iPod.
– A white person can only access Facebook from an iPhone – most wouldn’t be seen dead updating their status from a Nokia, Sony Ericsson, or Motorola phone.
– Only Macs with their iSight cameras and PhotoBooth program can be used by white people to take endless pictures of themselves sitting at their computer; such an activity with a PC webcam is simply not done.
If a white person cannot have the requisite Apple product to partake in such activities, it seems to me that they will simply forgo the acitvity.
Oh, hell yes. My teen was begging me to buy some sort of cr#% to complete a school assignment, and then she said, “oh yeah, I have iMovie-I totally forgot-”
Please…
Apple computers are decent products but they are overpriced. This used to be a ransom one paid for the ability to use an operating system that was not windows and while still lacking the support of most major software vendors would not require the intelligence or communist party membership nessasary for a full Linux installation.
It has more recently become a trendy fashion Icon though. It’s the art hipster, quasi geek-sheik appeal saying “I’m creative , and smart enough to need computers to take with me, everywhere , but not “too smart” that I might say something weird, and confusingl that would make everyone feel uncomfortable.
It’s true White people think true artistic endeavors like drawing, painting, writing and so forth are some how mystical irrational gifts bestowed upon a select few of those people too lazy to work for a living who enjoy financially induced malnutrition. They could never acknowledge that many artists and writers spend years in school or otherwise studying and honing a craft that is complicated to learn and difficult to master. This would crush their fantasy that owning an apple and acting artsy in public might someday gain them favor with the creativity gods and cause them to spontaneously birth a best selling novel or a work of misunderstood modern art.
Microsoft with Windows Vista however, has sought to gain market share back from apple. Even though they can’t charge unreasonably high hardware prices since they don’t sell the hardware, they have instead opted for the two next best things in order to deliver the shallow price snobbery apple users demand.
Doubling the price and removing basic existing features found in XP, reserving them for inclusion in the highest priced of a plethora of versions was a good start. Then they insured the trendy cartoon desktop effects ( a pale imitation of Apples pale imitation of those which for years ran smoothly on a Pentium 90 with an svga card under Linux ) would now require a graphics card costing between $250 and $500 in order to check your e-mail while ogling the drop shadows under your desktop icons. The new Vista rating system not only determines what graphics options you can enable based on an extensive analysis of your system. It also berates your meager hardware and for males offers to estimate your probable net worth and genital size in statistical relation to the tier of computer you were able to afford to purchase.
They also decided re-organizing the windows interface in random nonsensical ways would make it more artsy and it would seem different from xp. This would fool people into thinking they bought something substantially different from xp (which they likely already owned and which performed better) and allow users to appreciate a new set of 6 page PowerPoint like presentation style, full screen, navigational wizards. These sport shinny cartoon shapes for every setting that may distract and perhaps persuade you to not to try and do what ever is was you are trying to do to your configuration. This is of course a necessary measure since as a windows user your computer is likely hosting several important bot net clients that are vital in advertising the lucrative internet Viagra and fetish pornography, which sustain our economy.
While Vistas is designed more for those who are always desperately trying to figure out how to e-mail photos of cats wearing sweaters to their grand children, it unfortnatly may annoy people trying to actually be productive.
Until they start including sctrach and sniff stickers or some manner neon fruit paraphernalia of some type I’m afraid I’m just not sold. The windows Banana, the Microsoft papaya, how hard is that ? Well they are going to have to charge a lot more if they expect to become a seriously trendy status symbol. Except maybe when running on one of those delightfully, classy, fake wood grained laptops made by Ferrari or porsche. Vroom vroom I’m computing !
Yes, I really miss my pc. All the hours spent to get networks to work, printers to work properly, and all the rest. Now I just plug them in and they work. Heck, I even print from my I Phone wirelessly. Lucky for me I have a life, so I’ll do more fishing and hunting. The rest of you PCers, struggle on. (You have nothing better to do anyway.)
this is sooooooooooooooooo true. lol
what’s funny is that for 3D animation, IBM compatible machines (what you call “PC”) running windows XP are used in stead of Macs.
Also servers are mostly IMB compatible rigs either running linux or windows…
XP may be fugly, but it is one killer workhorse…
So let me get this straight….a product is better because it requires you to know more? You sound way more pretentious than any apple user
If mac’s crashed nearly as often as windows, people wouldn’t pay so much for them
I never understand this argument from Mac users. I have yet to come across any peripheral that hasn’t just worked immediately when I plug it into my USB on my PC. If you can’t figure out how to use a real computer, then you’re kinda slow and are perfectly suited for Mac ownership. Just be prepared to pay handsomely for your own shortcomings.
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I dinno, I bought a G4 notebook years ago and it has been completely trouble free, no viruses or other problems despite abusive treatment and it has outlived all of my friends Windows machines and still does everything with ease. Most who “hate” Apple are simply afraid of change, but like they say, “once you’ve gone Mac, you’ll never go back” 🙂
i get so tired of hearing people talk about how pricey macs are. i just got a brand new mac for less than $700. (and i wondered why the guy at best buy didnt ask me if i needed norton or mcafee?) ive been through 3 pc’s while my buddy is still on the same mac. im not creative or unique either, just tired of continuously replacing crappy windows based systems.
I’m not sure if you only use a mouse and monitor, or just don’t want to admit to the truth. I think most of us that have mac have had pc in the past. I know I have, so when we say that one is better then the other, it’s because we know. The ones that cut mac down are the ones who NEVER owned one and have no bases to compare to. Anther thing, why don’t I hear anyone singing the praises of VISTA. huh MS EVEN FORGOT RS232 drivers in VISTA. Try one of those peripherals w/ VISTA (mac still has them if you need it)
well i’d have to completely disagree with that comment. every single time a Mac expert is called into one of our clients’ networks, they royally fuck up everything related to functional Windows or Linux based networking, sticking “AppleTalk” all over the place. proprietary software and protocals are lame. period.
you sure sound like you know what you are talking about, “protocals” expert!
But you want to be, right?
This posting has no research to back it up. Only 20% of all computers are Apples. That simply doesn’t add up, considering approximately 80% of the U.S. is white. I think it would be more fair to state, “White people with identity issues like Apple products.”
Apple products are shitty.
I wont even buy an iPod.
You want something easy to use then you should use any open source operating system based on the Linux kernel.
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Sources please? Also it’s a joke my god.
I’ve always been a PC girl. For the past two years in graduate school, I’ve experienced Apple computers, since the school I go to has a large number of Macs (it’s an art school).
And I can honestly say I have never experienced so many errors, crashes, and lags until I used a Mac. It takes, I kid you not, three full minutes for Microsoft Word to start on one of these machines, and these are not old Macs: they’re G5s.
And another thing – when my PC crashes, I know exactly why. How do I know? Because Windows gives me a detailed error, or an error code I can look up. A number of the Mac errors I’ve gotten are no more helpful than, “Adobe Illustrator has experienced an error and must close.”
I laugh every time I hear someone croon about how their Mac is ‘so user-friendly.’ Yeah, user-friendly if you don’t want to have control over your machine. Macs are overrated.
Oh, and for the record, my PC handles design programs better than a Mac. Why? Processing speed, RAM, and a superior operating system.
LOL– You’ve got it pretty backward my friend. Sure, there is a good chance that you can pop in a Ubuntu DVD and have it work on most computers, but when something DOESN’T work user friendly and “easy” are not terms that would accurately describe working with such open source software, especially for the average user.
Joe Schmoe Average: “What the hell is a shell? What the F4c%@#$ is a package dependency? Huh, compile? WTF… where do I put these commands in. Why don’t they work when I’m not in this folder…” <– and on, and on, and on.
Well yeah. The only thing that Mac books have over PC’s is that they are not made of plastic. When it comes to hardware, compatibility and upgrading, Macs are a far more inferior product. Macs are primarily for computer illiterates who can’t handle a real OS.
Yes, this is true. It takes more brains than the average Mac user has to operate ubuntu.
Again you make my point. You keep thinking that if you get the right upgrade your pc it will finally work. Struggle on, you have nothing better to do anyway.
I absolutely concur with the “it’s so user-friendly” thing! People with macs always tell me that and to be absolutely honest it drives me insane…
Why do you PC lovers insist on bashing Macs when you don’t really have any experience with them?
Your PC crashes? Oh. My Mac doesn’t. The only time I have to restart is when I install something that requires it.
Superior operating system? You mean the one Microsoft tried to copy from Apple? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Funny how all of your comments are in direct contrast to the expert reviews of both the new Macs and the Mac OSX from people who really know what they are talking about…. those who have actually USED a Mac. And don’t compare a five year old Mac to a new PC either (a G5? They were great in their day, but they are old technology. Even so, they still run Leopard fine. Find a 5 year old PC and throw Vista at it… Think it will run fast?)
I use a PC all day at work. I keep 1100 of them running in a school system. There are 6 of us in the tech department and 5 of us have Macs at home. By the end of the day I can’t wait to get home and start using my Mac for a quick, pleasant and error free experience.
Keep your PC. It sounds like you enjoy looking up the error codes too much to give it up and just get more done quicker, friendlier, and without the crashes.
You people are hilarious.
A real OS should just work. Vista is a cheap and flawed imitation of the Mac OS. It is the lastest incarnation of an ME OS. Maybe Windows 7 will work better. I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Why don’t you borrow a Mac (if you can find someone who will give it up for a while) and actually use it. If you are actually open minded I think you would be surprised.
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I bought an iPhone in September 08 and I absolutely love it. It is an amazing device and IMO far superior to your standard Blackberry. I looked at the BB Curve when I was considering the iPhone and as far as I am concerned the iPhone beats it by a wide margin. Go to the Apple Web site and run the iPhone demo video — I did and it really sold me on the iPhone — I went out and bought mine the next day and haven’t looked back.
Also, the apps that are available for the iPhone are impressive — not all of them, of course, but some of them can do some really amazing things.
I am going home this weekend and put my Apple decal on the back window of my BMW so that everyone knows how cool and hip I am.
Christine;
You don’t know what you’re missing.
I have an iPod and an iPhone and love both of them.
Maybe I’ll even replace my aging Dell desktop at home with a Mac, even though they are more expensive than your standard PC.
—‘these are not old Macs: they’re G5s’ –
Ahem..tLaunched in 2003 and now obselete since Mac OS X migrated to Intel several years ago. Your school probly tries to run software on them which these old G5s are simply not capable of, plus doesn’t do any maintenance. We run 25 Macs in our office and zero of the probs you describe. That’s zero.
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Sure it does. But you are missing the point. Why spend more time on maintaining your system than you have to when the whole point of using a computer is to get work done faster, and more efficiently?
You are dumb.
People to this day find it astounding that I work in Interactive Media Design, but I prefer Windows XP and PCs. Many claim then I’m not a real designer, but I’ve then been faking it and making a decent living faking it for the past 12 or so years.
PC or Mac, it makes no difference, it’s the PERSON who makes the difference. Frankly, I like designing on PCs because then I can see EXACTLY how a web site will look and act on the platform that most people use.
I love Apple’s mobile devices (iPod and iPhone), but I am not a fan of their computers. The rainbow swirl is no different to me than a blue screen of death, and it’s funny how many more times I’ve seen the rainbow swirl than a blue screen.
I won’t knock those who love Apple, but I think it’s ridiculous to spend way more money on a platform just to check email and surf the net…then complain later why you can’t get any of the cool games on a Mac, or why you have to shell out hundreds more to get a legal copy of Windows to dual boot with.
I agree that I believe many buy Macs misguidedly buying into whatever a few fanatics claim as the “computers made by God himself” and thus believe they are “ahead” of everyone because they got a Mac.
I’m a PC…love my PCs…and I do web sites, graphic design, music production, and DJing on PCs. I never have problems because I take care of my PCs. There’s no real difference anymore between the platforms in my book, and if Macs had 99% of the user market, we would be seeing just as many viruses out there for Macs as we see for Windows.
You like Mac? Good for you, but from my experience they are neither inferior or superior to a PC.
eh…you can copy and paste lines from the forums or find a .deb if you’re too lazy to learn
If you can handle a little inconvenience, Psystar makes OS X compatible machines for a good amount less. Plus, then you neither have to fork over the cash for a Mac Pro, nor deal with a horrendous all-in-one. And yes, of course Apple has a lawsuit against them.
don’t discourage them…i still need help assimilating into middle-upper class white society…lol
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I DON’T like iPhones and iPods. Both are mass produced pieces of s***.
I’ve had two iPods and they both broke. Headphones sucks and are way too expensive to replace. Had an iPhone and got annoyed at how heavy and cumbersome it became to use. It went back to the store.
It was amusing though…As soon as friends started getting e-mails that had the tag “sent from an iPhone”, I instantly got “oohs and aaahs” from them. I’m popular now because I have an iPhone? Ha ha.
(Love your Web site too!)
Hey, if I have the spare cash to spend an extra five hundred box on a sleek box with an even sleeker OS, why shouldn’t I? I like Apple’s aesthetics. Dang it’s good to be rich and white.
Never bought an apple product.. Apple is a cash hole… so many ipods.. so expensive… itunes ??? its bullshit !! Macs are upmarked plasticy toys…
True!
I used to be a graphic designer and therefore love ALL things Apple including my iMac, my MacBook Pro and my AppleTV! I also have not one, but TWO Subaru AWDs and love going to farmers markets, dinner parties and wearing ‘performance’ clothing.
It’s pathetic just how white I am….
Hahaha! Wow as of right now I’m typing this on a MacBook, there is a Mini Cooper in the driveway, I have a iMac, iPod nano, and an iPod touch (only because it came free with purchase of iMac), last week I went to Trader Joe’s, I love going to Barns and Nobel, I am going to school to be a web designer, I love nothing better than bashing Windows, I listen to Indie music all the time, and last month I traveled to Scotland and Ireland (age 20). So yeah I’m not just white I’m #FFFFFF white (graphic designers would understand what I meant by that). Wow I feel so creative and proud of myself for coming up with that. Oh I’m also watching House M.D. which is probably a very white show to watch. Foreman is the only black guy in the entire cast who they probably put in the show just so they couldn’t be called racist. By the way a doctor on this show is also on a Mac.
That explains why I hate Apple products!!! I’m not white enough!! (I guess being latino DOES have it’s good side…)
Oh, you zany white people, will you ever learn? (J/K)
So true!
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this website is really gay
Yikes, I’m black and have a Macbook Pro, 2 iMacs, iPods for both cars and an Apple sticker in the back window of my BMW.
“Am I gonna die, smart brother?”
Are you kidding? I’m white and I hate Apple anything. Besides that you sound like a racist. Why does this have anything to do with skin color. Brush that chip off your shoulder and you’ll begin to succeed
What about Linux? What about White guys like me who have the PC-with-Linux combination? I swear by it!
Besides, Ubuntu comes with all the great stuff that Apple has, and free to boot.
Not only that; Ubuntu is African! It’s ETHNIC. It’s cool, it’s hip, and you can get it up and working for a tiny FRACTION of the cost that Apple requires. And…Ubuntu comes with a video statement by none other than Nelsen Mandela talking about community and sharing and power to the people, because Ubuntu is all about Power to the People. The Penguin, baby! Icon of the Proletariat.
All those white people who use Apple are just the fake White people. Real white people use Linux.
Im not sure if people “get” the satirical nature of this blog… You guys are too funny…
I love this website. This guy totally “gets” the anti-mainstream mania that is sweeping white people who find a need to constantly outdo each other.
Totally agree on this. I’m also loving the new PC commercial – “I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person.”
Maybe you’re a white man trapped in a black man’s body.
my favorite….
http://messedupparentingtips.wordpress.com/
I read this from a beautiful MacBook laptop conveniently located next to my iPhone 3g (who happens to be wearing a pink case)… which I use to text this website address to all of my friends 🙂 (White people love emoticons)
I am a graphic design student, and our lab is all macs. I am the only student who uses adobe for windows while not in the lab and owns a zune, not an ipod. I am also the only student in the class who can explain what 2.6 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, and 1 TB HDD mean.
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LMAO! maybe
I set very high requirements for a portable computer. It has to be small and lightweight, and start up rapidly. Oh, and it must be reliable. There shall be no tweaking required in order to connect to any wifi within range, apart from entering username and password when required.
As for battery capacity, I need at least 5 hours with wifi on, and 3:30 hours if watching a movie. Oh, and I want to have enough storage space to keep all the applications and multimedia that I want on the computer (this leaves out the Acer Eee).
There were very few notebooks that fulfilled all of these criterias. But amongst those who did, an Apple MacBook was the cheapest one!
Yay! I think I’m black now!
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It’s not white people that like Apple, it’s the “cool, hip” people that like Apple. If you ask any informed person who is into technology they will prob dislike Apple or hate it. I’ve seen many other people from other races on Mac’s or with their “innovative new iphone.” They are the poor saps of Apple’s brainwashing advertising. Anybody with a good head on their shoulders would see that Apple doesn’t really let you do a lot like Microsoft or Android for instance. Apple just controls their whole OS and hardware and forces the user to pay more for updates and/or repairing hardware. But hey it all seamlessly integrates into a nice picture right?
And I’ll bet you like that, don’t you, you silly boy?
I think the post you are replying to was probably meant as a joke.
I am white, live in the burbs and would like to own a handgun but my wife absolutely refuses to allow one in our house.
So, like the Soup Nazi would say, “No handgun for you”!
As a white person I’m afraid I might have to agree with your observation.
Alas, in the past I have been known to factor in the snob appeal of a product when making a purchasing decision.
Hey, I live in So Cal, the land of plastic people, so that is how I justify my behavior.
BTW, I own an iPhone and an iPod but not a Mac (yet). I actually limp along with a 7 year old Pentium III Dell desktop at home.
Listen, I’m black and love mac. so it’s not just a white thang, you dig? we out, homie.
hey stop spamming ur gay
Can’t lie. I love my iPod Classic… Apple does make superior products though… yeah im white.
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Ahhh, Apple products. It really should be said that a Mac is nothing more than BSD on an x86. Wow, you can get a no OS computer and pop BSD or Linux on it for a fraction of the price. Apple products, you can buy better but you will never pay more.
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Apple products suck to high hell.
apple sucks YAY for Linux
everyone, its alright. hes just woken up from a bad dream
hahaha, how funny im reading this from my macbook pro…
… @ my iPhone. 😉
I WANT A MILLION DOLLARS!!! Can one million RICH WHITE PEOPLE send me one dollar apiece, puh-lease????
I don’t want money from any Asians, or Blacks or Hispanics. You guys NEED your money. I only want one dollar apiece from RICH WHITE PEOPLE who seem to WASTE their money on Apple products.
Waste it on me instead. Thanks so much! (First person who comments “You ARE a waste.” is a rotten egg. You thought it. I know you did. Stop lying. See? I knew it.)
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I love my Mac. It feeds the snob in all of us!
But I do detest, in all forms and shapes, stickers.
What do I hate more? when people get their apple stickers and stick them in their macbook. People: there is already an apple logo in the macbook, same size and color. By putting the sticker there you’re being redundant, and you destroy the symmetry of the macbook (unless you use two, one on each side, but then again, you destroy the unity of the logo).
Down with stickers!
iPod classic, modified.
Shall i rant about the thousands of pointless things other races enjoy taking part in and insist on all doing? or would that be racist to Retaliate? fuck this article.
Hahaha, this is too true. I’m actually reading this article on my Mac Book Pro, as we speak. But I agree with Charles the First, no stickers!
you fail at life for not understanding the point, and for being a fag.
U suck bro.
haha im writing from a macbook as well. but it doesnt count because it’s my bf’s macbook. windows kicks apple’s ass!!
Hah, I am reading (sideways, so everyone knows I am cool) on my iPhone. I love this website. So true.
This will never work. It’s not innovative at all.
Hey, Brandon’s a d-bag!
I collect stickers and put them on my notebooks and sketchbooks. I will gladly take your stickers!
MacBook.
In an Apple Store on a MacBook Pro.
so true, on a mac mini at the moment
yes, i am on a mac reading this and have zero arguments. i take it every morning with my iphone to starbucks for my soy coffee misto. i would hang my head in shame, but i’m secretly proud. obviously.
Haha! I’m reading this on my MacBook Pro!
hahaha, funny stuff. Readin on my awesome overpriced iMac…
Im totally a snob! couldnt be more right on this one! HAHHAHA…
But i think your windows sponsored PC hookup show is droppin your credibility a bit on this one. hahaha
Just to clearify though… im not hating, i would totally sell out too if i could dip my fingers in the sweet apple pie that is microsoft’s bank account!
Viva la money!
Viva la greed!
Viva la capatalism!
Huh? Study after study has shown that overall lifetime cost of ownership is consistently lower on Macs than PCs. That means less repairing hardware. Apple users do not pay for ‘updates’. They are free. Now when a whole new build of OS X is released, there is a cost to upgrade. However, it’s cheaper than buying a new Windows OS and there is only one flavor to chose from, unless you run XServe. No ‘home media’ edition. No ‘professional’. No 64 bit. One OS that will work in any Mac you place it in. Not only that, Apple also doesn’t FORCE you to register their software with them and BIG BROTHER you like Microsoft does.
In the end it comes down to equity. A 1500 MacBook is going to be worth 1000 in two years. A 1500 PC is going to be worth 200 in two years.
You get what you pay for.
I actually did buy it because it is simpler and very intuitive to use. The design is fine, but – being white – I would rather use a machine that distinguishes me from all the other Mac users. And, also being white, I would probably put a precious Mac sticker upside down on this non-Mac for ironic emphasis. Actually, it makes me uncomfortable to be spoken to all the time because of my notebook because it makes me feel like I use it to brag about my creativity and what not. Anyhow, my point is, I gladly paid twice the price for the same level of technology, just for MAC OS because it is undeniably superior.
“undeniably superior”
ugh. i deny this comment.
I’m white and not a macfag. But I suppose posting this using a linux box only shows that I’m extremely white.
People that lack the intelligence to understand multiple mouse buttons and coexisting backspace and delete buttons like macs. That and liberals, subaru outback owners, Steve Jobs cult members, gays and artists. But, I guess those were covered in the first sentence…
Macs have had four-button mice for years now, and that doesn’t even get into the multi-touch track pad on the laptops where it means different things if you use one, two, three, or four fingers.
Linux is cross-cultural, there’s a group of us Linux folk at my university and we’re about 25% white, 25% Indian, 50% Asian, and we also have 2 black fellows.
Since when are updates free? SPs are $29 and larger ones are $129. Windows is cheaper and the SPs are free. And let’s face it, anything with moving parts is going to break down. Apple uses the same components as the other manufacturers, I’ve seen an equal number of hard drives crash on Macs, PCs, and Linux distros. Save your FUD for the Mac cult, I’m hispanic and I’m a PC.
Haha, I am pretty guilty of being white.
I have a Macbook Pro, an iPhone, and an iPod.
I also have a Subaru wagon, shop at Whole Foods, and my girlfriend is Asian.
BUT…my politics are moderate/libertarian, and I think gun control should mean using both hands. So not all your stereotypes hold true…
i remember that sticker… I put it on my ipod
I use an iMac but I’m not an elitist snob.
your poor asian girlfriend…
Does it count that you love Apple products because they are better? My dad recently bought a PC laptop and on the second day the screen wasn’t working. When I called their product support hotline, I was put on hold for an hour, listening to what sounded like a mix of elevator music and a fax signal. I never got through. With Apple, I would have gotten through immediately.
@ Babs:
Are you kidding?! Apple releases inadequately-tested products all the time, and not only is it impossible to get through to their help line, if you want any real help beyond 30 days of your purchase date, you have to pay for the privilege of being able to call their customer care line. I bought one of the new generation mac book pros a few months ago and have had hoards of problems. The new touchpad was put into use way too early, and I don’t think I should have to pay $3500 to test their product. After five trips to the “genius” bar they finally agreed the product was faulty and agreed to replace my touchpad, but only after having me sign a waiver that said it was a major hardware replacement and might destroy my computer and that Apple would not be liable. The new touchpad works better, but is far from perfect. I’ve always had similar experience with Apple products, but since I work in music I can’t get away from them. They’re just another company out to make a buck and they’re just as fallible as PC makers are.
Obviously someone who has never used a Mac before. *snobby white laugh*
You do realise the Mighty Mouse has four buttons? It just looks like it has none. And, if you hold FN and hit Del on a Mac, it works just like the Delete on a PC.
And is that really your only argument? That Mac’s lack a couple buttons, and that culturally progressing people own them? Gosh, what a bummer. That must be really insulting to your hick ideals. Do you feel that vertigo you’re getting? That’s the world spinning and you staying still.
I have to admit I laughed at this as I read it from my Macbook.
u bought a pc laptop? u mean a dell laptop with windows on it?
are u rivers cuomo??
That’s so white of you to say!
I don’t have an Apple, just a Compaq presario and over a year of memory storage problems (nearly crashed on me), because my friend borrowed it like twice and he added a ton of useless programs taking up MB/GB memory space. He’s not allowed on my PC anymore. Besides are the anti-corporate white elites broke up companies: Microsoft…for being “too big” of a competitor? I see, them Apple macnuts have done their dirty work. +
LOL! I don’t install anything else except AOL, Yahoo IM and Verizon net. About 80% of my computer is based on the latest edition of Microsoft Windows (WXP2005?) and co-related products like software, MS money, MS messenger and the tool bar is set on Microsoft (Bing!). As you can see, I’m no expert or techie about computer stuff…and autistic prototype borg-like nerds seem to dominate cyberspace, however I’m not a stereotype. +
Apple is based in “snobbery valley” formerly known as Silicon valley, their main rival was Microsoft up in “snobbery forest” near Seattle (you get the idea). It’s like an inter-university sports rivalry between two colleges filled with techniecrats: the dweebs take on the dorks in the Geek bowl…live from BEAUTIFUL but white & nerdy Portland, Oregon. Brought to you by McAfee software, the ONLY good anti-virus/worm software program that WORKS. +
Sam, you sound white…so so white, reading from the post my eyes are burning from the extremity of white my retinas can take. Do you travel to the third world countries too? and all the natives bow down on the ground you walk on? LoL, colonialism is what white people miss when they’re in a non-European country. “Me, great tall white Aryan god.” said the British Imperial officer toward Gandhi in India or at Mandela in South Africa, then comes a Nazi SS trooper an said “Reality check” and an Inglorious bastard gives him a wedgie “Hiya nazeeeee”. +
Tony, yoos ovah heh (in New Yorker accent). The white elite ditched them suckers and went for a new way to call it:
!Vive taxation!, !Vive distribucion! and !Vive Socialismo! May the executives, owners and stockbrokers in Apple get to meet the new management: The US government, after it’s done taking over the banking and health care systems. +
Yo soy el cafe latte mocha choca-a-lata ay ya. LoL! To compare windows XP’s quality with Apple can be described to compare Apple with oranges. Don’t buy a lemon product, because in life: it’s sour like a lemon, but let’s make lemonade (fake smile). +
Bumper stickers are this way to #100, I bet the stoner kids in your school/college have one reads “Mary Poppins was a junkie” or “the Asian guy from Heroes for President”. I seen them on notebooks guaranteed to never peel off. +
I think I’m alone now…and being white, the only one in this multi-culti town. The song done by Tiffany is upbeat, but the 70s original version is classic. I sense it’s been redone the third time for the ’00s. +
I really get it, most of my replies are done in my kind of satirical nature. I’m a PC, as in Politically-Correct police officers (we use gender-neutral language) wants to correct everyone. Calling all persons, we have a rich white guy wanted for not buying a paper bag in a Macy’s, he got a few plastic bags and (gasp) threw them away…proceed with caution and use extreme prejudice when arresting him, over and out. +
Being Latino is the new “black”, and when you can’t stop being Latino, just compare it with being a “gay” man who can’t help being gay…and every white Anglo will stop hating you. There’s another advantage of being Latino: you speak a second language, qualify for affirmative action and every white boss wants to hire you. Then again, racism comes with a silver lining for those of brown complexion. +
Race test, the language you see here isn’t English and most white people are figuring out what the hell is it:
A. Latino/Hispanic (Not quite Spanish, but “they all look alike to me”)
B. African (Tropical rumba music is sang in this tongue)
C. Asiatic/Indian (Also of a brown hue, despite their music or singing talent is “bad”)
or D. Mediteranean (they are considered white)
You gotta get the right answer or you won’t get the price of Dois Espressos. +
you are like 90% of america. you don’t look into your products. the pc laptop could have just been defective, in which mac sometimes produces defective machines just like any industry in the world. you would have also had to wait on the product hotline for apple just as long. i love mac, but you are a disgrace.
A PC laptop eh?
If by PC you mean Windows.. and Microsoft doesn’t manufacture laptops.
apple products are white, i can see how it corresponds to white consumers.
I have a Compaq Presario laptop that has lasted me OVER 3 YEARS and still works beautifully!!
No he doesn’t, common myth he may own some but certainly not substantial, I own apple stock and when the reports come out he isn’t anywhere on the top of the chain of substantial stock owners. Just a funny sidenote however, who does own a large share of voting stock is Al Gore.
PC users don’t take it personally, it really just boils down to preference, I prefer OSX and its complimentary programs (iLife and MobileME namely) to Windows or Vista, but I also run paralells to run XP for a program I use at work. Its not a snob thing for me, I just like my Mac and what it does for me, the same logic goes for any ferverent PC loyalist would say he likes his PC for whatever reasons, preference. If I was a heavy internet gamer, I’d want a PC because they offer systems/computers designed for just that. Both have their setbacks I suppose, its just what you take over the other for your wants and needs.
A pretty funny article. I really thought the MAC and PC flamers would be out in mass arguing the same old points, but no, just a few.
If I had more money I would think about buying Apple products in the future (IF I needed any) but at this point all my computer and tech needs are already wonderfully met without their “surcharge”. Really cannot discuss any of the “normal” contentious issues intelligently.
PS -I have a desktop Wintel machine running XP Home. It is around 4 years old and works perfectly, and all for less than $900.
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In a desperate attempt to one up all my white friends I bought an all white pc (Msi wind) and put osX on it. Now I am unique, can brag about the money I saved (which I didnt need to, im white and rich), and the biggest bonus of all is lowering my white friends ego when they find out computers, like people, are pretty much all the same inside.
The even more hipster white people will use Linux, which is even more unique, and allows them to rant about their moral superiority for using Open Source Software, and put down “Micro$oft”….I’m one of them 😛
What about the super white folks (hip as they come) who go the BSD route? I bet their pants are so tight they may never be able to roll them up while riding fix geared bikes.
Haha, oh definitely. And that came out of Berkeley, the hippest place on Earth! (though I’m not sure about the whitest…) Hmm…I wonder where OpenSolaris falls in all of this…maybe that just crosses the border into geek…
Hey wankers – you’re all forgetting one very large point.
Microsoft was – is – and always will be an inferior OS and an inferior company.
It was ripped from Mac when Jobs had a brain fart and gave Gates prototypes from which to rape and pillage the system.
Gates ass-raped Jobs and sold the OS to every Japanese salaryman that would listen to him. He dominated the world market with an OS he had fuck all to do with, design wise.
The first Weiners OS was a direct rip off from the Mac OS.
And for you morons out there that actually think that Jobs in turn stole the GUI from Xerox – it’s a complete load of fucking garbage. Xerox big wigs were a bunch of crusty old men who gave Jobs access but the difference here is that Xerox werent interested in nor saw the value of the GUI so fuck you if you blame Jobs for seeing the potential.
Its not like Apple was making a product and didn’t know what to do with it. Microsoft stealing from Apple is a completely different pile of cow shit compared to Apple acquring the technology of Xerox’s GUI.
Apple and Steve Jobs are visionaries. Gates was just a petty thief and his products are rat shit copies of the real thing – the Mac OS. THAT is why I buy Apple products. That is why Apple shares have made me tens of thousands of dollars. Their products are better, work better, look better, and will always be better.
Jobs may have fucked up in many ways but that doesnt give anyone the right to take away the massive achievements in technological advancement we all take for granted.
If it wasn’t for Apple, all these other complacent companies with their half baked ideas and luke warm management would still be exactly that; complacent and luke warm. As it is, Apple is kicking everyone’s ass in the market with superior products and better service and that is forcing its competitors to sharpen and harden the fuck up.
In closing, Fuck you and your Windows shitheap.
I am very glad to see these lovely and beautiful.
Windows is a piece of crap. No argument there. Your history…I’m not so sure about. Mac and Windows have very little in common source code wise. Mac is based off of BSD, a type of Unix. Microsoft bought MS-DOS (the root of the problem :P) off of a third party at the last minute, because they needed a platform for IBM to run their software on. And as for technological development…really both Apple and Microsoft are riding in Linux’s wake. Things like compositing, OpenGL, and all sorts of other developments have all started in Linux. Design features, such as multiple desktops (on Mac, “spaces”) were also seen in Linux years before either of the two mainstream OSs.
Hmmm…really though, Linux and Mac have a lot in common, not do to any “theft”, but because they are really just two different development branches of the same thing, BSD. The fact that BSD is so superior to DOS is part of the reason Windows is the only thing that gets viruses anymore. (Specifically, the way the user system is set up) But if Gates really ripped his OS off of Jobs, shouldn’t Windows be…you know, better?
No dude! That would be like China making better stuff than Japan and it’s bullshit if anyone says they do.
That is the type of company Microsoft is; they promise you the world and then deal you a rat-shit product.
And I’m an Aussie!
Would you really think, all things considered that Apple and Jobs would stoop so low as to make promise after promise and then blow you out a massive festering turd of a product that was neither aesthetically pleasing, supported in its own right nor working properly and laced with a myriad of suicide inducing problems?
It ain’t happening. It ain’t gonna happen any time soon either…
But you can count on Micro-turd to fuck it up. Royally.
I’m being really rude with my words you know but it steams me up that people actually give APPLE grief and have this massively unfounded hatred toward Jobs for being the visionary. Jobs often made reference to Picasso. Picasso was a flawed genius. I still think Jobs is a flawed modern day genius.
You and I both know that.
Look…I know the DOS system was bought. Gates bet his future on it. DOS was crap to begin with and yes – he needed something to show IBM but lets look at this. The only two people who really knew anything about anything that was going on at that time came down to 2 people; Jobs and Gates.
Forget IBM, forget Xerox. It doesn’t matter.
Jobs trusted Gates and got absolutely reamed. Even Gates would admit that he raped Jobs and enjoyed it!
Linux…hmm. They are certainly like the black hole of the computer world aren’t they? Sucking things into their system and making them work on an extraordinary level that the ordinary person cannot fathom and yet still managing to remain largely invisible to the naked eye…
Linux is Linux. They are not mainstream and obviously for one particular reason. They do not have a Jobs or a Gates.
That is the answer to Linux.
I buy Apple products. I am the proud owner of several Apple products including a jailbroken iPhone 3GS, the cutting edge MBP I am typing on plus the iPod 80GB Video I have and the Nano my wife uses.
Nothing has ever gone wrong with them.
I will continue to buy Apple because they make “better stuff” and are the “better company”
That is plenty of reason for me.
Haha, again, you don’t need to defend Apple to me. I think they’re great! Hm ok, maybe I have to read more about what happened with Gates and Jobs. Eh…Ubuntu (Linux) has Mark Shuttleworth. They’re growing in popularity really fast! I mean, Canonical was only started in 2004, and I’d say the extend they’re encroaching onto the oligopoly of MS and Apple in such a short time is quite impressive. Dell already says they shipped over a third of their netbooks with Ubuntu Linux as the default OS. And most EEE PCs ship with Xandros Linux. I guess EEE PCs/Other netbooks are primarily secondary computers to people who have Mac or Windows at home, but it’s a start. In the last 3 years or so, Ubuntu and Linux Mint (my personal OS) have really brought user friendliness to Linux, that just wasn’t there before. I think Linux is going to grow much more popular in the next while, it just needs a bit of time. Already many foreign governments are changing all of their systems over too it. (Brazil, Germany, parts of China). Especially with the economic downturn. I mean, what Apple offers is a seamless(not to mention gorgeous), coherent OS and Application set. It’s a great, end-user based product to run on particular hardware. It’s a luxury good, and for many users, worth every penny. Linux offers freedom, massive compatibility/customiseability, and terrific speed. It can be easily modified to run on all sorts of devices, which is why its becoming so popular in netbooks. (And why many other things like TiVo, and some cell phones run on it)
And I would talk about how it’s so much better to be a programmer on Linux, but that’s really such a small demographic that it’s irrelevant to this conversation…
In short we’re going to have to wait and see. Will Windows 7 be stable enough(combined with Microsoft’s monopolistic actions) to satisfy the masses, and allow Windows to keep a foothold? Will Apple be able to escape its “Luxury good” stigma, and expand its demographic past what it has now? And will Linux be able keep up the terrific growth rate it’s maintained for the last 2-3 years? Or will the “Chrome OS” that Google’s currently building be amazing and just crush everything? 😛
It’s gonna be interesting…
hey oversteeradam, chill the fuck out. They’re just two software companies being competetive trying to make money. There is no need to go on a stupid rant so you can make your self seem cool and unique and somone who goes against the status quo. I don’t really care what company you like, but there is no need to just trash the other company like that. And more people have windows because it is much cheaper. So just come down
Macs are PC clones in the hardware department ever since they switched to 80×86.
But i will concede that Apple products generally look better physically, have a better UI, better OS, and are more trendy.
Haha, yea, can we all agree that we love Intel? 😛
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@oversteeradam…
Lol! Obviously a cool mid 20s white dude!
LOL I saw this site on http://www.DanielDickey.com and I must admit it’s just as funny!!
At first, I bought a Mac because my PC kept crashing when working with advanced graphics applications and I just needed a computer that worked. Now, however, I am a true Mac-ophyte. I have been able to spread the word of Jobs and convert friends and family alike. Viva la Apple!!!
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One day someone younger and smarter will kick all of their asses…To be overcharged 200% or more for iPod and iTouch etc. is laughable. I own a Zune 80GB which has radio, video, etc…The platform is much easier to use than iPod and have had no problems. I went to design school and learned 3-D design on Apple which back in the day took forever. Unless you are a designer there is just no reason to pay a premium for cool…
What is hilarious about the China not making better stuff than Japan is the fact that China DOES make all the stuff for Japan now…
I’m a college student and I cannot for the life of me understand why all my supposedly broke fellow students have paid $500 extra for their Macbooks.
I think a Mac is totally justified if you’re doing any sort of video, music or even very hi-res picture editing. But if you’re only using it to surf the web, check e-mail and do course work then I don’t see how the $500 premium is justified. Its obviously just to look cool.
People always say “oh they work sooo much better”. But I mean if you actually know how to use a computer, have a good antivirus and make sure you don’t install garbage software on your Windows system then you shouldn’t have any issues.
I’ve had Windows systems for the past 10 years and have only had to format once. But I will admit that Vista is pretty slow.
Apple rules.
i love u.
That’s why I bought the mini. No extra $500.
I like the entry that says white people like to write!
http://travelinggallery.wordpress.com/
White people should creatively buy their Apple products from DubLi. Why? Because they won’t have to pay over the odds to look cool and creative. Allow me to furnish you with an illustration of the marvellous bargains that lie in wait:
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I saw this site on http://www.DanielDickey.com(the MTV VJ) and must say it is just as funny!!
Did this guy make StuffJewishPeopleLike.com too?
White people REALLY like to bag on Windows. They’ll go on and on and on and on despite any evidence you put before them.
Have you been happily using Windows for years? Have you been frustrated by Mac’s often balky and buggy system, and its incompatability with the programs you use to say nothing of all of the people you work with? Are you tired of having to deal with the hideous (and as-yet unprosecuted) monopoly that ITunes/IPod has built? Do you suffer from insufficient love of Steve Jobs?
Perhaps the problem is that you haven’t watched enough of Apple’s cute and snarky commercials.
Once you do, you’ll be ready to like Apple the way only White People can….
Pure brilliance at work, tron. I’m in awe of your sense of irony.
ugh every coffee shop in white towns are swamped with crackers on their mac books. hence i never bring my pc because im afraid they’ll lynch me.
Greenwich has travelled light years from that sorry past but at least in the perception of some people, Darien has not. ,
My question is, when can we expect the next credit-default swap crisis to hit the market in a very real way? ,
Are you serious, or is this a joke?!
This is like visiting another planet … you people are weird!
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I have never read so much racist crap in all my life, really this entire website is stupid. To say that only write people like Apple is obviously complete nonsense but so single out Apple as the only computer company with “manufacturing plants in China, mass production, and that contributes to global pollution through the manufacture of consumer electronic devices” is more ludicrous.
Any company making electronics will fit into that category. The truth is Apple a company that makes software for a specific computer. If Microsoft made computers, they would also have manufacturing plants in countries where labour is cheap. Not only that, with the apparent disposability of PC components and the alarming rate at which they get replaced/get obselete / or fail these are contributing far more to pollution than a Mac which will not only outlast a PC but it will be useful for much longer.
Umm I’m white, and I love apple products. It’s true. I have an iPod, iPhone and a MacBook. I can’t help myself.
forcefed_vw,
This site has gone completely over your head, hasn’t it? For the love of God, get out a bit more.
hehehe
If the post about racist crap was the first post I had ever read in my life, I would spend the rest of my life trying to find out who the user is irl and make it my life goal to teach them humour.
He must have read this post on “being offended” first:
https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/
What do you mean “very high res picture editing”? Apple computers have the same hardware as any other mid-range PC. The only differences are they have a different OS that is locked to the hardware and they tend to have designer cases. You can do “high res” editing on any computer with decent specs and you can buy any Windows PC with as good or better components than any given Macbook.
The only thing really missing on Windows is Final Cut but most people aren’t video editors and don’t need it. Adobe Creative Suite works fine on both platforms as does pretty much anything else. The only real difference is that Windows will run on your choice of hardware. Mac OS requires you to buy one of their boutique machines at a hefty premium for the style points.
Apparently, the author here has some ridiculous/questionable lovefest for things non-Apple. If Microsoft made computers, then their programs would all work so much better with the operating system. Note to you PC-for-lifers: If Microsoft made their own programs instead of outsourcing them to private companies, your shit wouldnt crash at an astronomical rate. The programs have to conform to the operating system to work, and when they crash it is a result of the program not communicating well with the OS.
Apple has all their programs created to work with their OS. Thats why people say that Apple “Just Works.” Plus the fact that they dont have viruses and dont have to be gotten rid of every 2 years because of being overrun by viruses is what makes them more pricey. Also, you dont have to buy stupid Anti-virus software that eats up your memory, thus making your computer slow. I have had the MacBook I am typing this post on for 5 years now and it has been great. My PC didnt last 4 years, and was a pitiful excuse for a computer the entire while. I have no problems with this computer. It is fast, it works, and I have no viruses.
Thats why THIS white guy likes Apple.
Thats why the iPod is great…..music and video storage as well as being able to store many other kinds of files such as PDFs, PSD’s, EPS, MOV’s, ETC…..
Stop using shit products like Western Digital…isnt that a money wire transfer service? lol (j/k, I know what western union is)
But seriously, iPod is useful for more than music. That is why it is more expensive, and also why it is better than any “mp3” player on the market.
I think you are just upset that instead of your parents naming you “Alan” they had to throw that “i” in the mix…..
I can imagine the gradeschool psychological trauma that ensued, which led you to hate the “cool kids” (mac users) so much in your life.
run more than 5 different programs at once, and not have to pray that my computer doesnt crash….i sure cant do that on a PC
I think this website is suppose to be satirical. You did get that didn’t you?
This is a joke.
Now that is funny! Touche!
I love Apple stuff too I am just too cheap to buy Apple stuff even though I know I would like it. Maybe that is because I am only part white.
This is probably THE single most accurate entry on the entire list. Also, as the guy who wrote the book said, I can’t believe they waited until number 40 to add it to the list. It wouldn’t surprise anyone, and would also likely please many, to see this in the top 20, if not in the top 10.
Unfortunately, Apple develops themselves as a bunch of oeco-fascists. Refusing to fix computers of smokers (maybe they accept it from only weed-smokers), answering to user questions after three months, selling highend highpriced but here also on Wallmart level to cheapo-prices. Their focus on selling is so hefty that they forgot – thanks to I-whatknowI-craze – what made them special. At this point of their product-philosophy, you can be happy for every day a product survives the guarranteed lifetime. I predict, this will be the trademark with the biggest image-downfall. In the next two years we white people will switch…
So how many white points do I get for having used Apple computers exclusively since 1990?
I was there WAY before it was cool, isn’t that how you win at this game?
This blog is so funny because white people are oh so geeky, stupid and predictable.
It became cool in 1984.
You get 10/10 for the use of ‘exclusively’ even though you use computers made by hundreds of different companies in hundreds of different devices in your daily life.
I can’t stand Apple products! Dell is the way to go! And as far as music goes, Zune really kills iTunes. It’s like they think that there products are amazing because they put an ‘i’ in front of their products.
I’m a white person. I will sue you all.
Great website
(message sent from i-phone) hahaha
I have two questions…How many Apple owners do you know that have owned PC’s? ALL of them… Now, how many PC owners do you know that have owned a Mac? NONE! The point is that once you go Mac you never go back 😉
I have owned a Mac. They are for computer illiterates and people who need everything dumbed down for them.
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I maintain a strict regimen of hating Apple and all of it’s products!
Every morning I awake at 5 AM and place my ritual mat on the floor facing Silicon Valley and chant, “Screw you, Steve Jobs!”
Quite true, Dan!
ditto
I have never owned a PC nor have my parents, my dad got an apple 2 when they were cutting edge and it freaked people out lol
Love it!!!
Actually, I’m a computer engineer and have a strong preference for Linux. But when I’m traveling (see #19 btw) and using portable data power, I totally depend on reliability (esp WiFi-wise). I therefore have no other choice than using a MacBook from Apple.
I would say that it’s Windows which is for computer illiterates, all others use *nix.
umm, my 2 sisters, brother and father all grew up using Macs. After years of no software support(especially games) I was ecstatic when i got my first PC. also in case you were wondering about my siblings they all own PC’s.
Ill happily admit that a mac is more reliable than your average PC but it also cost much much more, and like the author said, most people use their computer to surf the web, play media and as a word processor. so why would I drop the extra coin unless I absolutely had too?
You guys and your fucking details…
Again, remember that nouns, like “tree” or “breakfast” or phrases with an adjective like “white person” or “black person” describe only the main idea of a topic. There is no person, place, or thing that is not described by a spectrum. Not for you and I at least, (unless you are a theoretical physicist or God…)
Under the category “white people” lives a huge spectrum of whiteys, from your extreme trash to your rich socialites.
The same spectrum applies to black people (from the crackhead to the president and everyone in between)
And trees (tall? short? softwood? hardwood?)
And breakfasts (cereal? toast? eggs? deeper still…{poached? scrambled? hard-boiled?})
And everything else…
Linear sequential vs. simultaneous synthesis.
Simultaneous synthesis is the quantum mechanics to your arithmetic. Go left handedness, go!
I am white and nerdy (you tell me…) and I welcome an onslaught of replies ranging from very ignorant to rather clever.
“…run. more than 5 different programs at once, and not have to pray that my computer doesnt crash….i sure cant do that on a PC”
um…I consistently run 6 or 20 different programs at once and it runs just fine. I can edit broadcast quality video on a $549 PC laptop with no problems.
Or I could have spent four times that much on a Mac so I can be “cool” and “Hip” and check my facebook at Starbucks…And have one of those neet stickers.
“If you relate to people get a mac.
If you relate to machines, get a PC.”
Thanks for repeating another marketing myth. It’s fun to listen to all the excuses people make up for paying 3 times as much for their fashion accessory.
There’s nothing you can do on your mac that I can’t do just as easily on a PC (for much less money) period.
Maybe it’s just because they’re better products?
I like this stuff 2 and I am not white.
A real creative person that despises corporations got several old computers, put Linux on them, then hooked them up so that they are fast enough to render a five million polygon scene in Blender while the mac book is only popping up photobooth.
If you do not know what some of these terms are, then you are not enlightened.
Start here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29
Then you need to find a nuance on wikipedia to get into an internal argument over.
A true standard in comedy blogging.
Another great site is http://www.SomethingYouShouldRead.com
Well, white people are NOT completely stupid, as this blog tries to imply. Apple is sacred!!
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i really don’t see ur point wierd al?
Sure their stuff is pretty good – no denying it. But I reboot my iphone at least once a week because of wierdness – but Apple also:
1. Sues the PANTS off anyone trying to make a competing hardware product or release any information about future products.
2. coerces and bullies parts suppliers in ways that would make Al Capone blush (I know, I worked for one of them),
Even Microsoft isn’t that lawsuit happy.
3. Denies, blocks accounts, and does everything possible to impede the free speech of anyone that complains on their public forums about issues with their products. Which most of the time turn out to be serious problems (fire risks, overheating, battery issues, etc).
While I do agree with most of the stereotypes of Mac users, (I know, I lived with a lot of these people), I will say that I also paid my dues using PCs before making the switch to a Mac.
Being a web programmer, I absolutely, loved the amount of free, but actually awesomely designed and functional software there was for Macs. Certainly more for Macs than for PCs being a *nix system at heart.
Also, I liked the niceties of GUIs and other programs like iTunes and didn’t want to have to work hard with the giant learning curve presented by switching to Linux. I mean for crying out loud just deciding to what distro to use is a pain in the @rse. Nevertheless, I did learn the basics of Linux just to be able to run a free Apache, MySQL and PHP stack.
So, logically, the choice for me was the Mac.
In short, I switched to Mac not on a whim to appear hip or anything like that but as result of it having the things I really needed and after much deliberation.
Also, I will say that I’m not a fanboy and will concede that there’s a lot of things that PCs do better than Macs (games obviously) but they don’t outweigh the gains of using a Mac for me.
I had the same debate recently when I needed to replace my ancient home PC. Do I spend more for a MAC that hardly anyone besides my wife and I will ever see so I can’t really impress anyone with how ultra hip I am or do I spend less on a Windows based PC and save some $$$?
Well, I went with a Dell desktop with Windows 7 Home Premium. I heard good things about Windows 7 and so far I am satisfied with my purchase. I am not a heacy PC user: I mainly use my home PC for surfing the net, working on Excel and Word files and e-mail. I am too old to play computer games and I don’t do any artsy stuff that would “require” an Apple with sophisticated software.
I do own an iPhone and iPod, both of which I really like. I am also anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the Apple Tablet on January 27th to see what features it has and how much it costs. I mainly want to use it as an e-reader, but am concerned that the tablet will have more way more features than I would have a need for and hence would not justify the cost.
forced fed: what is a “write” person?
Oh, wait…..that was probably a typo, yes?
Or, did you intentionally type “write” and then laughed at all of the other dumb white posters who thought you meant “white”?
Very, very cornfusing, I tell you………….
I understand this post is almost a year old now… but I had to say something for the people reading at a later time.
“Webcams for minors are a disaster waiting to happen.”
– Agreed, no argument.
“the non-existent problem of people tripping over their computer’s power cord”
– Seriously? Non-Existant? PLEASE!. In a setting with lots of people not paying attention, and lots of computers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/school). The cords on the new macs are absolute life-savers. I’ve had my power cord tripped over a couple of times. It’s not a good thing, take my word for it.
Was he on crack?
MAC…great for faux-techs. Windows = gamer platform, and entry techs. Linux = uber techs, and look down on everyone else.
And iTunes…is utter poopy. Anyone worth their salt is going to use a program like foobar, and just use an iTune plugin so they don’t have to use that piece of crap bloatware.
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Bean, everytime i see your comment, i laugh.
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if this is 40 then anything that runs windows should be 1 cause apple a load of shit
yeah! grammar SUCKS!!!
An exception to this is nerds/geeks. The thought of using a Mac horrifies us.
Amen, fellow Apple despiser. Macs hurt my intelligence.
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Maybe if you were a little “smarter” or “geeky” you’d understand the Mac and not follow the rest of the herd…..
I’ve been running Windows XP pro SP 2 for over 2 years on my Macbook Pro and it has not “Blue screen” once!
I will say as a user of both platforms in a business world, I miss the ability to “dock” my laptop.
YES I do have a dock for my Mac from BookEndz but not the same!
Did someone say Vista drivers? Oh that’s right, Vista doesn’t include drivers for anything useful.
I suspect they’re implying that true nerds/geeks would use Linux. I don’t think “herd” is really an appropriate descriptor for most Linux users.
By the way, the thought behind your comment is exactly what the article was making fun of.
Apple makes overpriced garbage.
Fuck Apple.
k, too hilarious. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to use my good old pc laptop when I went back to school — into graphic design. The university required me to join the cult. Now I spend my days being tortured by young fellow students declaring OUT LOUD & UNASHAMED that they (the <25 or so) are in touch, good at tech, smarter, faster stronger, better because they "grew up" with technology (I see no evidence of growing up so I'm confused) meaning they were affluent & had stuff from the time they were removed by c-section from there country club moms.
Designers of the future hate anyone who does not sit in a coffee shop, sporting full out mac gear. Now that's scary.
Apple is over priced for one Apple product i can buy five better quality products for the same price I work with both mac and pc and even though it gives you a lot of problems I prefer windows over a mac os any day
iPhone, iPod, iMac – the “i” stands for idiot.
Agreed.
I use a Mac. Sorry. (Required white people apology.) It’s what I learned on and have never used anything else. (Required white people excuse.) I have also said I hate PCs, even though I’ve never used one. Being white I believe I’m allowed opinions on subjects I know next to nothing about. (Required white people self-deprecating irony.)
It is curious that it’s not enough to simply prefer one over another, but to love one and hate the other seems the norm. It’s as though if you adore Coke you must detest Pepsi. And get all bent out of shape that someone else fancies Pepsi and dislikes Coke.
Why bother? Because we white people like ranking things and arguing about the rankings. That’s why we like top ten lists, too.
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Its funny that now all the Apple users are apologizing! Cmon man… Be proud! You can afford to have the cooler gagets! The only reason the windows users dislike Apple products is because they don’t have to f*** with the bios all the time, so they feel lost!
Im just wondering if its a white thing. More of a liberal, tree hugging thing… of which whites are a subset I think… anyway, love the site. this writeup is one of many hilarious ones.
Stay white!!
I hate apple for their asinine commercials. or any commercial with a poppy ukulele lead in it. i hope there is a article about white people loving ukuleles, it applies.
On the topic of computers I have an $1800 Dell and it has given me the blue screen of death several times, the fan has been replaced twice, the motherboard has been replaced once, and it has been wiped not by choice the night before a huge interview. This has all been within a year and a half. I also have friends with Macs that are as old as my Dell and not one of them has had a problem that Mac has not been able to replace, and all those have been is that the power source wire coating is frayed. Oh yeah my battery life lasts for about 40 minutes if I’m lucky and as a University student this does not even get me through a short class that does not have plugs at every desk so a can have my computer charging at some point. Regardless the next computer I get is going to be a Mac and those are my reasons not that to quote you “oh, it’s so much better than Windows,” “it’s just easier to use,” “they are so cutting edge,”. That’s my rant, I hope people have fun bashing this.
I’m a Linux users but I know enough about Windows to know that your solution isn’t to buy a new Mac but rather to just get a new PC.
“my battery life lasts for about 40 minutes ”
Around the 2 year mark you start to lose battery life and in 3 years it becomes a serious problem. You could just by a new battery. This is exactly what happens with iMacs.
as for the “Blue screen of death”
That problem hasn’t been around since Win XP, so I’m guessing you’re using that as an OS and haven’t upgraded to neither Vista nor 7. Macs crash too but give you an infinite rainbow circle rather than “blue” …with my Linux top I can just drop into shell.
And as for your friends not having problems. That’s partly because I’m guessing they bought stronger hardware, so it’s more likely there are ‘less’ problems but if they’re telling you they have ‘no problems’ then I call bullshit. Macs have plenty of problems in both hardware and software and you just have to visit any Mac forum board to read all the “how do i fix….” posts on there. For the same price you could buy better hardware than the Macs.
I am a brown man who loves Apple! Apple’s fan base is like the United Nations. 🙂
You mean overly expensive and ultimately useless?
You don’t have to apologize for your whiteness, Peter.
By the way, I have been running Windows XP for years and have had none of the problems you are having. You can buy better hardware without needing to go to the extreme of getting a Mac.
Jason, in response to:
“Around the 2 year mark you start to lose battery life and in 3 years it becomes a serious problem. You could just by a new battery. This is exactly what happens with iMacs.”
Please, share with everyone where you’ve purchased an iMac that has a battery. Surely you are informed enough to know that iMacs are desktop computers that don’t have batteries, rather, a plug that goes into an outlet—so it simply must be that you have an unreleased, totally exclusive iMac!
As for you calling “bullshit”, I’m currently typing this to you on Macbook (the sort that has a battery — like your desktop iMac) that I purchased nearly 4 years ago. I’ve yet to have ANY problems with it.
Further, I am reasonable enough to recognize that PCs are suitable for doing some tasks. I’d list them here, but the file in which I’ve compiled them is actually on my PC and I don’t have the activeX controller, .dll file, or driver to open the program to view it. I will, however, get back to you—probably later than sooner as my PC has a MASSIVE virus on it due to a gaping hole in Internet Explorer security.
I love this comment. So fucking true. Staunch PC users are the biggest snobs. People who buy powerful Macs without having much use for them are also retarded in my opinion, but Apple products are far superior in quality to anything else, period. Overpriced, yes. Trendy, yes. Not always necessary, yes. The best, yes.
Steve seems to be suffering from an unfortunate side effect of Mac ownership: making you sound like a douche.
I own a Mac & I’m NOT sorry. I AM sorry that you’re too poor financially and culturally to understand the superiority of Mac computers. Perhaps the exclusivity is what I like best about Mac…LONG LIVE APPLE!
Love it. Steve Jobs can take a dump in a plastic case, stick a cute logo on it, and dorkwads will camp out overnight in front of an Apple store to get it. My hat’s off to Mr. Jobs. Wish I thought of this first.
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Yea us poor windows users pay 1000 dollars for a computer and totally get shafted. I ask you, is having the best graphics card, maxed out memory, killer quad core processor enough. No because we dont get that cute little apple stiker. *beats head on table* When lord, whens gonna be our time. Please let us poor windows users over pay for a operating system that didnt originally support right clicking.
Oh and the viruses their just so hard to get rid of. Its like impossible. I just dont have the mental capicity to run a sweep with spyware doctor. And heaven forbid i stay away from the porn sites or actually use my brain and not open foreign emails.
Please mac, rescue me with your supior design. Help me to overcome my low iq so that i may use the internet without worry.
I’m just glad that all these white people have the same standard of living as I do. I feel bad for all the underprivileged folks who can’t afford the quality machines that I am lucky enough to use on a daily basis. This article really just emphasizes how jealous everyone else in the world is that they can’t have an apple and are forced to be stuck with their sub-par pc. And the same people who enjoy quality products from Apple also enjoy quality products made by other companies, such as BMW and VW. Thank you for making it clear to the rest of the world how great we are!
-White guy who drives a bmw and uses an apple computer.
PCMac
BOW DOWN
Thats what you ppl are.
Fuck apple, I want to slap some of those fucking homos at the coffee shops.
angry much? did you get raped by an iPod or something. go join the military and do something useless would you?
what are you even doing at a coffee shop you starbuckwasteallmymoneyonoverpricedcoffefag.
Great use of the terms ‘fags’ and ‘homos’. Homophobia’s well cool.
By the way I’m white and thus love ‘having gay friends’, ‘irony’, and ‘apple products’.
Now excuse whilst I order another Frappucino and an send some ‘creative emails’ on my macbook.
Amen to you my friend. Amen. Although the whole fag and homo remark may be crude and innapropriate, i find it fitting.
macs are for fags and i hate them and im white hahaha this website was made by a moron qwho prbably never went to college to bad i cant see what im tryping due to my WINDOWS 7 computers font problem
yes i love to use windows and li nux but not macs
Heh. I always love watching a Mac user using his/her retarded one button mouse…they can’t seem to grasp using two (or…god forbid 3) buttons.
Unless you actually are a graphic designer, Macs suck.
iPods I do like, but only because of their monstrous hard drive size. If there was a choice, I’d dump them. (Zune is not an option…Microsoft’s hardware sucks.)
uh. macs don’t get diseases and they last longer.
…you need a Mac to creatively check email, creatively check websites, and creatively watch DVDs on planes
So good! Even though, I bet you Christian Lander wrote this on his mac.
Yeah.. WRONG!
Because (I presume) you are referring to the AVERAGE mac user, I am going to also refer to the AVERAGE windows user.
I love watching a Windows user using his/her retarded OS and accidentally get a virus, or have to wait 2 minutes to bot up, or say “AGH! why wont you let me delete that!!!”
As you can see the AVERAGE windows user has a relatively hard time working his/her os. with cryptic error messages and so forth. While an AVERAGE mac user can efficiently navigate their operating system without trouble.
By the way, I THINK Macs MAYBE have usb ports? Maybe? since I THINK they make usb mouses, well, you know where this is going.
Lots of people buy this certain make of car.
It’s cheaper than most other cars and that’s why they sell so many of them.
But before you can drive it off of the dealer’s lot you have to shell out for several third party strap on devices that allow you to navigate the street without hitting potholes and other nasty obstacles. Worse, though, is that the third party strap on device has to be replaced every year so you have to keep shelling out money just so your car works correctly when you leave your garage.
Oh, and then there’s this other problem with the car…it gets slower and slower over time for no good reason. If you want to maintain your original speed you have to hire someone to work on the car (or spend a lot of your personal time learning how to be an auto mechanic and performing the work yourself).
And, no matter how careful you are about locking the car up, it is extremely easy for criminals to break into it and steal your personal information (which you are required to keep in the car at all times). Of course for an annual fee you can pay someone to watch over the car and make sure this doesn’t happen.
But remember…the car was really, really cheap to buy and that makes it all worthwhile. Right?
I own 3 Apple products — an iPod, iPhone and just recently, an iPad.
I like all 3 products very much, except that video clips keep freezing on my iPad (even the iPhone 4 video from the Apple website — how strange is that, especially since it’s not a Flash video). It requires me to do a “hard reset” to unfreeze the iPad.
I like using my iPad as an e-reader and it has worked out well so far. I also use it to take notes in meetings at work.
I find that since I got my iPad that I don’t use my iPhone as much. It is obviously much easier to type and read things on the iPad vs. the iPhone.
Maybe one day I will buy a Mac, but for the time being my Dell PC with Windows 7 that I bought in December 2009 is working out fine for me and it saved me a lot of $$$ vs. buying a comparable Mac.
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Well I have a shiny new HP 180t(core i7, 9GB RAM, 900GB HD, millions of USB ports, eSATA ports, etc…), Windows 7 64-bit and totally happy! My Macbook Pro has been relegated to media streaming PC.
This is a somewhat contradictory statement. Linux is based on UNIX. Mac OS is based on UNIX. Hence, their OS share a common code-base. Windows, however, is based on DOS.
… note: UNIX is far more secure than DOS ever could be.
So, how can you ‘love’ using windows and linux, but mac?
That’s like being a die-hard fan of both the Yankees and Red Sox.
Ooh, good tip, k-dog–thanks! I’ve started using wi-fi spots more since I got my iPod touch, so I’ll go check out that program now.
I hate when people confuse Dell and whatever other crappy manufacturer with a real PC. For any real power user/gamer, the only solution is to build your own or buy from a select few build-to-order manufacturers. If you freak out at the thought of ever having to service something you purchased on your own, then stick with Macs, iPods, etc. For those that can change their own oil in their cars, there are PCs. For those who can’t stand the convoluted pile of crap that is iTunes, there is drag-and-drop. I actually own a Mac. I use it to wirelessly browse sites in my kitchen and on the porch. This is pretty much what most macs are used for. It’s actually quite good. When it comes to anything that requires more than a netbook, I use my PC. Photoshop, Lightroom, etc work awesome with my 2 gtx285s in SLI. Games are badass as all hell. Music sounds amazing on my X-Fi with Klipsch 5.1 speakers.
If you just wanna fap to young teens while wearing hipster glasses and an ironic outfit, get a Mac.
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And all the people here who are against Mac’s and despise white people think that they are so unique and different.
That being said, I really enjoy this site, it’s funny. Oh, and sorry for my spelling, I am not a native speaker.
Also, I find it weird that PC users hate Mac users but not the other way round.
We don’t hate you… we feel sorry for you.
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Thank God someone else has stated the obvious. People are addicted to hype. In this case Apple hype has proven that Steve Jobs is a genious, and the general population is really stupid…Holden Caufield would have gave you a pat on the back for this post.
I have a Jetta 😀
1.8t, new cams. Very hipster, if you ask me
I’m actually looking at this on a mac book…
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alain is the french from of alan.
I absolutely LOATHE APPLE.
amen
We get the point Gladys…annoying to see your name turn up under every single post. You must be white…drawing attention to a silly blog about pet peeves. With all due respect, get a life…
This debate is useless…Why in the world should I know or care if most of the white people buy Apple, if that’s even true.
Should I buy more products from apple or not? I am confused…:)) Having trouble finding a good subject?
“I’m in sales and a comedian”
– Is this some kind of joke? 😛
from the title, i thought apple referred to the fruit, as in applesauce, appletini, and the extremely white product: apple butter. i am so naive.
I think the exception to this is white people in computer industries, comp sci majors and the like. Apple sucks, Linux if your programming, Windows for everything else.
Wonder why Apple stopped making black MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
I am white and I love my Ipod
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Of course it matters. What computers we use, just like our language, our clothes or any consumption, is communication. We make statements with them in social settings all the time. They also remind us who we want to be for ourselves and in front of others.
Apple products have become an identity marker indicating one’s class, age, often race, and “taste” (part of class)…
When I first saw Apple laptops, I kind of liked them for a moment. But I decided not to buy it because it was too “pretentious”, “trendy” or “showy” to me. I don’t have any Apple products because too many people use them. They look more like a joke (to me) than a statement of one’s self. I would think twice if I share the same values or have the same life style with someone using apple when I try to make friends with him/her.
LOL I saw this blog on http://www.DanielDickey.com (The MTV VJ) and must admit, it’s super funny as well!!
I am white-I drive a Subaru adorned with an Apple sticker! We have 4 Apple computers in our house, three iphone’s two Itouch’s god knows how many ipods we have been through over the years. I have never taken any of our lap tops anywhere in pubic so that anyone could see me use one. I have never owned a PC-I am an apple gen chick. I use photoshop almost every day and have for years. You have to have a four wheel drive vehicle to get to my house, I have three kids I have to have room for. This is the 4th Subaru I have owned in a row. We break all other cars on our crazy driveway. My love for both brands/products is because they work. Plain and simple for people who live life and do their thing and don’t want to be slowed down by broken down/non operating stuff! When you have something that works you begin to like it and maybe as goofy white folk we then tell everyone what we like. Plenty of cultures/subsets do the same thing. Placing huge labels on clothing and shoes, writing the brand name of something huge in glitter across it. It is not so much a white thing as an human thing.
Macs are the bomb, I hope this site isn’t just for white people cause Im black and I love mac (it rhymes) 🙂 Although for work I have to be a pc geek. So im kinda like a double agent, mac enthusiast by day and pc geek by night. My co workers desktop is a mac symbol burning in fire so I relent from expressing my love for mac at work or I may never make it home after my shift. 🙂
I – and the rest of the white people are very proud of you – apple gen chick. good night – and good luck
I’m black and I love and own all things Apple. My white roommate worked for Apple way back in the 80’s. We had a Mac in our home when no one else did. I have been addicted since then. I have converted many of my white friends so they now love Apple too. I also converted most of my family members ( black, white and Japanese) too.
You’re so white.
this is so dumb… i’m failing to see anything funny in this blog. i’m going to go off now and create a website called icountdustparticles.com it’ll be about nothing interesting at all, just counting dust. just like this website.
White people, well all people, also enjoy http://www.NakedHipster.com. Mainly because the girls are hot and don’t have clothes on. Usually those two things go well together. You know, the hotness and the nakedness.
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dude, it’s not suppose to be funny in the first place. it’s suppose to be fact.
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Dear commenter,
only the word you have been using: “converting” other people, already gives it a sectarian touch.
They are just machines and you don’t even argue why apple products would be better.
I like Apples because they don’t come standard with the option to right-click.
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I think you’ll find they have for quite a few years.
I like owning a mac because I love being a total douche.
Creatively.
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three years later .. lmao. i have a friend who has both a vaio, and a macbook pro.
nail on head, sir.
Because not all of us are sheep. Some us like to actually know what we consume.
I decided to go over to Mac a couple of years ago when both my Dell and HP had faults in their mother boards. I have never had any problems with the Mac…it never hangs up, never heats up like the Dell or the HP…it has great battery life…it never gets viruses…and it does not take a thousand years to install everything…AND it does not crash on you in the middle of an important document that you thought you had a backup for but did not because the PC screwed up.
The best part is the I am not even white 😀
ohh the irony
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Of course, there is also the annoying fact that many collages REQUIRE students to buy Macs for certain classes, even though every possible Mac program you use for that class has en equally good and cheaper Windows equivalent anyway. Thus, I am now typing this on a laptop that I spent twice as much as I intended to on, with an OS that I find annoying, and the inability to play 99% of video games.
Do black people not like Apples?
I use Macs because it has unix, which I need for my research (I solve protein 3D structures). I used to dual boot between Linux & Windows. Two Systems. Two headaches. Multiply that headache by 10 because I manage a small group of people. Setting printing alone took a long time in the old setup. My system admin job dropped considerably when my group switched to Macs. Try setting backups on Linux/windows that will run automatically for 10 computers everyday. Now, I hookup a terabyte ext hd, then click on time machine. Two steps.
The extension to iPhone & iPads was natural as I got used to Mac software.
So I use Macs not to be in the herd or to show off, but because it made my job easier. If product X will do the same for less money, I will buy X. So far, that X is Mac.
I love how Mac fanboys/girls constantly comment on how great Macs are and how reliable they are and how they never crash or die.
I love how they call them cutting edge, and yet most of them don’t have an ounce of technical knowledge.
I’ve used Macs, and they all shat themselves when I tried to do any design over an extended period of time, they cost WAY too much (I can get an equally/more powerful PC for half the price).
The fact of the matter is, a Mac is another brand of (overpriced) computer, and is just as suceptable to problems as any PC. Reliability (or lack of) can be affected by a multitude of things, so blaming the problems on the fact that it’s a PC running Windows is stupid. Mac fanboys/girls need to get off their high horse unless they actually know what they’re talking about (which most of them don’t). Windows isn’t everyone’s bag of cherries but I’m tired of the whole “you should’ve got a Mac! They’re soo much better” attitude whenever someone on a PC has an issue… What’s their excuse when their Mac craps out?
Nope, we sure don’t. For one, they’re overpriced. Even those of us who can afford to buy it, won’t just because of that fact. Who do they think they are? What do they take us for? I’m a consumer not a chump. Second, it can only be fixed by Apple. The whole proprietary thing generally pisses us off. It’s like a country club for computers. “So you’re telling me that after I pay $500 for a cell phone, I can’t even change the battery? Excuse me while I laugh at you behind your back.” <– actual black-person quote overheard at an AT&T store. I guess getting charged extra to have your mp3 player repaired or having your brand new, personalized item replaced with a refurbished, secondhand item all serves to make white people feel even more exclusive. It only serves to piss black people off.
So, new here. Is the bad grammar on the site supposed to mean black people are stupid?
look at article #99
I really appreciate this article as I think it does apply to many elitist white humans. I really don’t like Apple products, so thanks for this article and screw that Command key!
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This macbook pro desk setup is absolutely applified. It’s also all white too, literally, – from the IMG Lighting Desk Lamp to the Lacie Speakers to the Beats by Dr Dre.
i feel your pain. now you have an overpriced paperweight. i know a few people who were required to use a mac but they were also given one for free.
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STUPID. POINTLESS. BORING.
Well, where to start – this is kind of funny in a tongue and cheek way but if you’re serious about all of this stuff then you’re either crazy or just uninformed.
Do you own any Apple products? I have owned an iPhone since day 1 and shortly thereafter my wife, son and finally daughter all loved it so much they have their own – a 3, a 3g and 2 4’s… I worked as an IT Manager at Microsoft and owned all iteration of ‘windows mobile’ phones before switching. I was in line on day 2 after using one that a co-worker picked up. I was hooked by it’s superior usability and amazing web experience – I can’t remember if the initial camera was great but it was better than any other I had used. There weren’t any apps on it but still, it was better than anything ever created. I’m not a fancy guy – I love sports and beer and geek hardware. I don’t sport logo’s on my car – although Microsoft wants us employees to – in Redmond you see this ALL over… The most popular around here was Microsoft’s “Where do you want to go today?” for a LOOOONG time – way too long in my opinion…
After using my iPhone for awhile I wanted to get new home computer – something with at least a quad core. I looked at the MacPro and fell in love. It was nice looking, quiet, super expandable and didn’t use any screws in the case so the upgrading experience was great. I ended up with a dual quad-core computer with 12gb of ram and now has 2TB of disk space. It’s the best Windows computer I have ever used. I do use the Mac OSX about 1/3 to 1/2 of the time – whenever I want to update my apps or do anything with Photoshop (bought the Mac License over the Windows one – with mild regret)… In my opinion it rivaled ANYTHING from Alienware at the time and was about the same price – and was more standardized… Have never had a significant problem with it and when I did (BootCamp & occasional system hanging when accessing disk resources in built in raid mode) the Apple support guys were right there to help… I don’t consider myself as being very creative and lord knows I wish my kids were more creative than they are. I think your opinion on the creative coffee shop logo flashers does exist – but I highly doublt that 100+ million Apple hardware users usually sit around starbucks flashing their logos… I think Starbucks revenue sheets would be higher – unless you’re suggesting that they just sit around, order one drink and gloat for hours taking up space…
I also have 2 Apple TV’s and my son wants one to – why? So I can hack it and install XBMC, the worlds leading open-source media player. It downloads (automatically) all information of your legally (or illegally) obtained movies from IMDB, displays cast information, wallpaper & DVD covers. It’s awesome, the Apple TV takes up little space, has no moving parts and the remove is small and very simple to use. And I don’t really care about iTunes, Netflix or any of that other crap because virtually every device made now has Netflix support. Best media player out there – as long as you jailbreak it… Oh, and streaming. Any youtube video, movie or music (iPod, Pandora, etc) I’m listening to on my phone or iPad can be ‘redirected’ over WiFi to my TV/Home Theater via the AppleTV… As I said – best solution available…
The iPad is the iPad – best tablet, all of my apps for my iPhone copies over with no extra license charges from my App library in iTunes.
I will give a little credit – and I do mean A LITTLE – to Google for upping the ante in the mobile market but not much more than that. It’s almost 2012 and Android still (mostly) sucks. Apple’s interface has remained consistant and Microsoft keeps mucking with stuff like tiles which is great on a mobile device but seriously??? On the desktop? I could care less about the start button but it ‘was’ at least familiar and dumping it WHOLESALE for a convuluted task & program manager combination based on your mobile? Yikes – glad I sold all of my stock and sunk it in Apple! Another AMAZINGLY wise choice I made… Has it dropped below $400? I bought it at $90 something.
I’m white but I don’t think that it matters. There are definitely people out there who don’t know better and buy Apple because it’s trendy but I don’t think that most people do anymore. They look at their products as technologically superior with extremely well written software and applications on top of it.
Hotmail invented free web mail, Microsoft bought it and scrapped what was underneath and didn’t do much to innovate and the interface isn’t much different then before. Apple created iCloud which has an Microsoft backend but redesigned it SO much that you can’t tell that you’re accessing a Microsoft server…
In summary, Apple makes good, solid and easy to use stuff that people like. Google and Microsoft don’t “GET” users. Apple does… Period.
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So right on. Apple is a sick cult and over blown marketing machine. Through the 90’s they claimed their processors were superior to Intel’s but never out clocked them in independent test. Now of course, Intel Inside. Their products are made by the same cheap labor force in China with just a $500++++ surcharge be cause they’re “cool” products and easy to use. Easy to use, says a lot of the technical prowess of their customer base.
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Just build a Hackintosh and do all you want for cheaper, faster and better. Apple is starting to get hit with a bunch of Viruses and Trojans. People like Apple because they do not have a mind of their own and want to be told what to like. They are a bunch of followers. For example…..the Macbook air issues with they first came out….Apple lied about them and then finally came out about the truth. The iphone 4 issues. Steve said “You are holding it wrong.” The crappy wireless on the Ipad, “steve said get closer to the router.” end of story…
Very well said.. but you are dealing with Apple people, where steve Jobs has the Jedi mind control over them.
Check out Asus Transformer Prime. You will forget about your under powered Ipad that does not allow you to view flash or to add storage. Not to mention you are forced to try to use the cloud. The cloud, the same place a consumer put a book up to, but because after her bought the book the price went up and the took the book back till he paid the difference. Apple is starting to get hit hard by viruses and Trojans. Soon, in the next 2 years they will be the next Microsoft. Look at the Macbook air when it first came out.. all the issues, Apple denied it. Look at the Macbook Pro with the Nvidia issue apple denied it(dont blame nvidia, Apple has great engineering is suppose to have excellent QA) Look at the iphone 4 when it came out.. Steve said you are holding it wrong, Look at the ipad, even the IPAD2, steve said if you dont like the wireless get closer to the router.
Apple is using cheaper parts on their computers and still charging higher prices. For example, Hands down. Atheros is the best wireless adapter, Apple stopped using them and went to Broadcom, whom by themselves were responsible PARLY for the iphone 4 issues, Ipad issues and the new macbook wireless issues. They took out the DVD multi drive out of the mac mini and yet still charge a higher price then the previous model. They do this as to force to you use the App store. You are all fools if you keep using it, soon they will have control of all your date and if they lose it. OOOPS! Thats all you will get. I want tangible software, I want to control my own data(You can read issues of what happened to consumers data in the cloud that was lost) I want to feel I paid for something. Any one that buys a Apple is just doing it because everyone else is, I have asked several people why they bought the ipad, when I showed them my Asus Transformer prime, the games and all I could do with it, not to mention add storage and and the 17 hours of battery life, they all said they wish they would have waited(Yes I took it to a Apple store, most of them left to get it).
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CDs cost $9.95 back in 1984 when they were released. That makes your average album on iTunes today considerably cheaper than they were 28 years ago! No complaints here…
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Actually everyone loves apple,infact i havent seen a black guy without a iphone,ipad,or mac.Im a white guy and i absolutely hate apple products.Ten times more expensive than any moderately decent pc’s and the specs of these apple based computers are way overpriced and shit tier,beyond that you cant modify the software or hardware of a mac where as with a pc you can expand/modify software and components.btw i bet you wrote this article on your macbook pro ROTFL!!
I really REALLY have a hate for pcs… even though I am using one to type this, the interface is hard to understand… it is slow… they break and worst of all you need to spend 1000s of dollars renovating it…
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Not so true after the Steve Jobs backlash and the Foxconn situation. Many of us whites have lost the faith and now consider Jobs and egomaniacal psycho. The products are just tools. Nicely designed tools.
People claim that Steve Jobs was a visionary, now he is dead.
If he was so clever, why did he visit a druid to help him “cure” his cancer instead of going to a certified doctor who studied his whole life ?
This just shows he was just as stupid and naive as most human beings. He just had a good sense of timing with the “invention” (read: stealing ideas from other companies) of new Apple products.
Like him there are hundreds (even thousands) of other CEO’s that no one will write a biography about when they die.
Jobs was so fixed on “destroying” Android (which market share still increases-) that he did not make the correct choices when it came to his own health. He destroyed only himself.
The iPhone 5 is a flop. It’s too expensive, makes purple pictures and has trouble with WiFi. Why is it that a iPhone always has some kind of connection trouble ? With the iPhone 3 and 3GS there were problems with the GSM and 3G connection. With the iPhone 4 it had problems with GSM in general (Apple claimed “you’re holding it wrong” and delivered free cases – problem was the wrong location of the antenna’s). The iPhone 5 has problems with Wifi…
They put so much money in creating a fast smartphone that they forget to make it connect correctly, which is one of the basics of a smartPHONE. I think it’s hilarious. People paying lots of money for such crappy products.
All the bullsh*t lawsuits that Apple started against Samsung just fed my hate for any Apple-related products and bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 instead. It’s cheaper, just as fast as the iPhone 5, has a bigger screen with a high resolution, makes better pictures, supports .FLAC audio files, don’t need iTunes for it and best of all; it has a cardreader which supports 64 GB micro-SDHC cards.
At Apple you pay € 100 (about US$ 130) more for just 16 GB extra internal memory. As comparison; a 64 GB micro-SDHC card (4x as much memory) for the Galaxy S3 only cost me € 55 (US$ 70).
Apple just rips you off ! A iPhone 5 (16 GB) only costs US$ 207 to assemble. The 32 GB version cost about US$ 220 (about US$ 13 extra). As a customer, they charge you 10x as much for just 16 GB extra … The only reason I can think of that Apple-users let them self to be ripped off in this manner is because they are retarded. I have no other explanation for it …
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