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From your comments, it's obvious that you don't really understand how computers work and you know absolutely nothing about Apple or Macintosh computers.

But you think it's "kewl" to slam Apple because you don;t know how stupid it makes you look.

I've been in the computer industry since 1968 when I went to work for IBM as a Customer Engineer. I've used Macs and PCs side-by-side since 1986 so I DO know what I'm talking about. Anyone using a PC when they could have a Mac is a fool.

Hey, I really appreciate this post. Don't let the Apple fanboys that slam you bother you. The only point I disagree with you on is that Apple can ever be useful. I've used macs extensively and they are just plain backwards and hard to use. Now, I know now that I've said this, someone will come in and say I'm a complete noob and that I have no idea what computers are about and all that, but it's not true. I've been using computers for 10-11 years and I am the tech support for most of my friends and family(and there are a lot of them). Not only do I work with hardware AND software, I do website development as well. Apples are just plain inefficient. I can do what I need much easier in a Windows environment, not to mention, as you said, it creates a much more seamless experience over ALL my devices. For the record, besides my own desktop and laptop, I have a Zune, personal server (running Windows Server 2003), all working together with the other 3-5 PC's on the network.

Kevin, you are a noob. Apples are hard to use? You have obviously never used a Mac. You also obviously don't really know how computers work.

Macs (not Apples) are backwards? Then why has almost everything you think you like about Windows has been copied from the Macintosh OS? Even at that, Microsoft has been unable to duplicate some very simple things that have been on the Mac from the first day? For example, you cannot install a new version of windows or even re-install the existing version without wiping out all of your data on the hard drive? With Macs, from the first one, you can install a new or upgraded OS without destroying your applications and data files. (You do know the difference between Operating systems, applications, and data?) Why has Microsoft been unable to manage this? Has those sneaky people at Apple hired all the decent programmers and left Microsoft the second and third raters?

If Macs are "hard to use" why are so many PC people making Hackintoshes? There are so many places on the internet with instructions for installing the Mac OS on a Windows machine that I have grown tired of seeing them.

Then there is the fact that Apple is one of the top three or four (the standing changes from week to week) computer manufacturers in the world! That means they are selling a LOT of computers.

So despite the comments of ignorant people like you, the facts are still facts. IN my post above, I state my own experience with computers and how much I have used PCs and Macs. Your experience is apparently not "10-11 years"" but 6 months 20 times. I say that because, from your post, you seem to be incapable of learning anything or of recognizing a fact even when it's biting your buttocks.

See. What did I say? Everything in your post is SO wrong that I don't think it would be worth my time to refute it.

First, Macs and Apples are interchangeable terms.

Second, you can say what you want, but I have tons of experience with computers, PC and Mac alike. Just because I'm not a Mac-Fanboy doesn't take away that experience nor even make it less useful.

Third, I WILL admit that Apple came out with the first graphical user interface, because it's fact. That is about the only thing Microsoft has copied, the use of A graphical interface. From the get-go, they have come up with their own ideas, look and feel. Also, if Apple "always was the better choice" why do PC's have 7/8ths (or even 9/10ths? I don't memorize those details) of the market share?

Fourth, the reason you could not upgrade without wiping your HDD is because HDD's, regardless of the OS on them, need to be periodically wiped. Back in the early days, this needed to happen every two to four years (right when a new version of the OS was coming out). Now days, we have much larger HDD's to put our data on, so they don't get cluttered as easy. This is why Microsoft is starting to phase in an Upgrade system, NOT because Apple was ever doing it.

Fifth, there are NOT "so many people" making hackintoshes. There are probably 1,000 people who have ever done it, INCLUDING people who have done it just for the experience and then reinstalled Windows when they were done.

Sixth, no matter what you say, working with or on a Mac is 1,000 times harder than with or on a PC. I have had 10-11 years of SOLID experience with PC's and Macs. Anyone using a Mac when they have access to a PC is a complete and utter fool (and I say it to the faces of all my Mac-Fanboy friends [yes, I do have friends])

Well Keven, for "not being worth your time", you sure ran off at the KB a lot.

First, to show you how incredibly stupid you are, Macs and Apples and NOT interchangeable terms. But maybe in your ignorance, you have never heard of iPhones and iPods. Those are other Apple products.

No, you have not had "tons of experience". What you've had is repeated experience with one product, Windows. If you think the GUI is the only thing MS has copied, all that shows is how little you know about the Mac OS, Microsoft, and Windows.

Windows has a great market share because of the better business and marketing (although sometimes illegal) that Microsoft has used. There is also the fact (remember those) that IBM made Microsoft by choosing them to develop their PC operating system. Even then, MS didn't invent a thing, but simple made MS-DOS from a subset of Unix. But you probably don;t know anything about that, it precedes your time with computers, if not your birth.

HDDs do NOT need to be periodically wiped and that is NOT the reason Windows does it on every installation. If what you say is true, why doesn't any WIndows user manual or any release from Microsoft state that?

Even at that, I will say that Windows HDs do need to be cleaned periodically because Windows does its own housecleaning so poorly. Mac HDs do not even need to be defragmented, much less "periodically wiped". Even Windows hard drives don't need to be wiped as often as you get with the frequent need to re-install the OS. So, if you use Windows, your drive will be wiped whether it needs it or not. I know plenty of Windows users that switched to Mac or Linux because they grew tired of having to frequently re-install all of their applications and software.

You are either uninformed or a deliberate liar when you say there are no more than 1,000 people making Hackintoshes. I personally know of over 20 and I live in Brazil where my circle of acquaintances is not so wide.

How is working on a Mac "1,000 times harder than on a PC"? You saying it doesn't make it true. You have to PROVE it. It's called using facts, something that must not appeal to you because you seem to have so little command of them.

Finally, yoour own comments show that your experience with PCs amounts to little and your experience with Mac is none. Here I will say you are a liar and not a very good one, either. You are a fool and show it with your posts so go away, little boy and play with your "friends", something I suspect you are lying about, too.

Ya know what? I was about to reply to you, but then I remembered you're a fanboi! There will be no convincing you of anything. You don't want to be convinced, you just want to prove to everyone else that Macs are better. Fuck you. I've used Windows for 16 years (I'm 22), and I've never had an issue with it, save for WinME. Right now I'm running Win7 x64, and ya know what? It does what I want, as I want it. Almost every program under the sun will run on it, and this includes games. Windows maintains its strong market share because it's readily compatible with virtually *all* hardware, and it's compatible with most styles of programming, from the mundane Calculator to the complex IDE of Visual Studio, all the way to the dynamic physics in Red Faction: Guerrilla. What does Mac have? Apple-licensed programs, running on an Apple-licensed operating system, driven by Apple-certified hardware. The only thing Microsoft-licensed about my computer is Windows. It doesn't care what hardware I put in; it'll find drivers for it. It doesn't care what game I install, it'll play. It doesn't care what I do, it just does it. It's relatively unrestricted while being remarkably compatible and stable, and there's no substitute for that.

So kudos to you if you like being trendy. You may hate the stereotypical "Mac users are obnoxious, arrogant, and annoying" opinion so many people have of you, but you prove it ever so accurate. Mac looks nice, and does what it does great, I'm sure. Windows *works*. Take your choice.

Oh yeah, and as for this comment:

"Anyone using a PC when they could have a Mac is a fool."

Clearly you've never gotten paid a nice salary to develop a .Net website. Have fun doing that on a Mac.

Like most PC users, you people are stupid and become boring very fast. You really know nothing about how computers really work and none of you have been able to show that even one word I have posted is not true.

Yes, in your ignorance, you continue to whine and complain that Mac users are arrogant and annoying. Yes, people that constantly show how moronic you are must seem annoying.

You ignore facts and come back with statements even more stupid than the last ones.

Oh, and Facebook User, "Fuck You" is an admission that you lack originality, facts and logic. But that was obvious from the start. You're just another internet coward that hides behind his keyboard to say things you would never dare say face-to face. Not if you want to live past your 22 years of great wisdom and kknowledge.

I appreciate all the heated debate and childish bickering back and forth, really I do, but for those of you who actually fucking read what I wrote, you'll see clearly that a computer, regardless of brand, is whatever experience you make of it.

Do I believe that someone with super-nerd powers can outgrow a Mac/Apple product? Yes, I do. Have people who own Apple products told me that the way I use technology definitely doesn't fit the bill for Apple? Yes, and they're right. That's just how I do it.

Do I think that belittling others for making decisions to go with Apple is appropriate? No, not when done in a serious fashion. Playfully poking jokes at decisions back and forth is fine, but insulting technology-embracing nerds who do it differently is no different than being a racist, bigot, or religious persecutor. This mentality SHOULD have zero place in the technology space, and people SHOULD just compute how they do best. Dividing amongst ourselves because of the type of mouse or keyboard we use is asinine and completely idiotic.

So, for the bigots in these comments, I urge you to grow the fuck up or shut the fuck up.

Considering the message you are supposedly trying to convey, you chose words that are guaranteed to irritate everyone. Telling someone to "grow up" especially "grow the fuck up" and to "shut the fuck up" isn't going to endear anyone to you. Also using language like that is a sure sign of a weak mind trying to express itself forcefully.

If you actually understood how computers work you would realize that, in the end, it's all ones and zeros. What makes the difference is the quality and attention to detail present in the hardware, assembly, and also in the software. This is why Macs always have been superior to Windows systems and are likely to remain so.

It's also why Apple is one of the largest computer makers in the world. They have chosen to keep control of the design and quality of their hardware and software. That's why they have remained superior for over 25 years. If Mercedes permitted anyone to build a car, use their logo, and just take a royalty from it, there would be a lot of junk machines out there with the 3-pointed star on it and Mercedes would not enjoy the reputation and customer loyalty that they do.

But perhaps that level of logic is a bit too complex for someone whose most original epithet is "shut the fuck up."

To me, using the word "you" is a fail in an argument when directed at a specific individual, showing true signs of absolute weakness in that discussion and a complete inability to appropriately address the subject matter without taking personal offense the points involved in thus defensive jabs at the comments and actual matters being discussed...

In short, using the word "you" and directing it at someone instead of directing your energy at the actual topic, turns you into a self-righteous, pompous asshole that no one really wants to read in the first place. It derails the conversation, making it about you, and thus - provides little to no (actual) valuable input outside of proving to the world that you, indeed, are a fucking asshole.

As for YOU, slrman -

Banking on my vulgarities and outing the valid points being made is short-sighted. I've been using computers since they became popular in the consumer market, and quite honestly miss the days of bragging about having a dual 5 1/4" floppy drive system. I fully aware of how they work. I'm not going to defend my use of STFU in any regard, or GTFU either.

You are a bitter old goat that loves the decisions you make, fucking rad! I appreciate your enthusiasm, I don't appreciate your bigotry. For your sake, I don't believe in silencing free speech in comments, so I'm going to let you keep replying without removing future or past comments. I know you'll keep on going - with your angst and anger, venting for whatever reason you need to. If it's therapeutic for you, I'll consider this outlet, and my comments a helpful means to a greater end for you, and will appreciate any thanks you can send my way as a result.

Yes, I knew you would make up excuses for your actions rather than facing up to the fact that you are really not a nice person. FWIW, I have been in the computer business since 1968, when I went to work for IBM as a customer engineer.

So in words that even you can understand, fuck you, shithead.