New Get a Mac ad actually shows a better PC than the Mac

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: jamesbond007

Originally posted by: Cogman
Good ole apple. Going from commercials claiming them to be the "Fastest most powerful PC's" to "Ok, so our hardware isn't the best in the world, but its easy to use!".

Exactly - now that they don't use the G5 stuff anymore, they are too similar to a regular Windows box, so they needed a new way to identify themselves, other than the associated price tag.

I'd like to see a mock-up of a Windows box and a Mac Pro at a black hat conference and for the hackers to post the 'uptime before compromise' on the screen.

As you also stated, obscurity != security.

Anandtech disagrees with you.

Apple often gets nailed for this logic, and yet I have a hard time disagreeing with it. If no one is trying to break into your computer, then right now, at this moment, it?s secure. The Ubuntu and Mac OS X user bases are so tiny compared to that of Windows that attacking anything but Windows makes very little sense from an attacker?s perspective.

It?s true that they?re soft targets ? few machines run anti-virus software and there?s no other malware to fend off ? but that does not seem to be driving any kind of significant malware creation for either platform. This goes particularly for Mac OS X, where security researchers have been warning about the complacent nature this creates, but other than a few proof of concept trojan horses, the only time anyone seems to be making a real effort to break into a Mac is to win one.

 

[jamesbond007]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Anandtech disagrees with you.

And that automatically makes us wrong? I'm sorry, let me go write up my comments on my own website and put it online for you to make it more substantial. :laugh: For your sake, I don't agree with AnandTech on this one...

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: jamesbond007

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Anandtech disagrees with you.

And that automatically makes us wrong? I'm sorry, let me go write up my comments on my own website and put it online for you to make it more substantial. :laugh: For your sake, I don't agree with AnandTech on this one...

GTFO

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
People with PC's get viruses? and malware?

Since when was a Mac not a PC? A PC = Personal Computer. The Mac is the exactly same thing as any Windows machine. In turn, they are talking about their hardware as well. Microsoft should jump on this and point it out in a commerical.

You clearly have no clue. Macs are much more than just "PC=Personal Computer"s. They represent a personality, lifestyle, and experience that PC users simply cannot comprehend. Fortunately, through ads such as these, Apple is attempting to help this pathetic demographic become something better. Those who are able to understand the fundamental message of the ad will switch, and be welcomed to the Mac community. The others, will continue to wallow in their own filth.

everybody knows this

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Isn't a mac a pc (personal computer) as well? It says right in the ad all pc's will have the problem, including macs. She just chooses macs anyway. I don't hate macs, I just hate the image the typical user (like that girl) project.

The little mac guy grates on me. I find the PC guy likable . I cant wait till PC snaps and beats the heck outta mac.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Alone
It's implying that while PC might have all this fancy shit, it still runs Windows which is terribly unreliable and vulnerable to intrusion.

It's not saying anything about Macs except that they just "work". And they just work because they run on the UNIX platform which has a better permissions system to avoid such intrusions.

Old, outdated logic.

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: PeteRoy
Even if the commercial is targeted to computer novice it still looks like she isnt someone you would listen to about choosing a computer, she choses a Mac without trying to convince us why she made this choice

She doesn't want to get pregnant.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: Alone
They're not catering to the needs of a minority.

They making inclusive statements like "it just works" hoping to attract the general population, but make no mistake. Those commercials are aimed at just that, the needs of the minority.

Apple gave up on trying to "beat" PCs in the market a LONG time ago, probably when they lost the education market (they used to have a strangle hold on it).

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: jamesbond007

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Anandtech disagrees with you.

And that automatically makes us wrong? I'm sorry, let me go write up my comments on my own website and put it online for you to make it more substantial. :laugh: For your sake, I don't agree with AnandTech on this one...

It doesn't automatically make anyone right or wrong. I believe the author of that article made a better argument for his POV than you though.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86


Apple gave up on trying to "beat" PCs in the market a LONG time ago, probably when they lost the education market (they used to have a strangle hold on it).

School districts smarten up when they found out they can buy 10 dell workstations for the price of 2 apple towers.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Samson...

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey

Originally posted by: Baked
Thousands of viruses and tons of problems? What the fuck is that ginger talking about? I never have those problems with my own computers.

LMAO

It's probably because she has no soul.