These ads are getting dumber and dumber

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: EKKC
apple marketing has just been lazy. i mean, its been 2 or 3 years now with this series of ads? and they can't come up with a new theme? man, if i were steve jobs i would fire the whole department.

lol

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
PC: Are you coming on to me?
MAC: I don't know... Do you want me to come on you? You know what me and a bundle of sticks have in common?

PC: No, I am not coming onto you. Why the hell are you getting so emotional MAC?
MAC: How do you feel PC? Tell me about your feelings and how difficult it must be to be a PC and crashing all the time? How do you feel? What are you feeling right now PC?
PC: I feel fine MAC, just what is your problem.
MAC: Do I not make you feel good by being in my presence?
PC: *PUNCH* Just what is your problem MAC? Describe it.
MAC (toothless): iss no pbblom

It's Mac, not MAC. Mac isn't an acronym.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
PC: Are you coming on to me?
MAC: I don't know... Do you want me to come on you? You know what me and a bundle of sticks have in common?

PC: No, I am not coming onto you. Why the hell are you getting so emotional MAC?
MAC: How do you feel PC? Tell me about your feelings and how difficult it must be to be a PC and crashing all the time? How do you feel? What are you feeling right now PC?
PC: I feel fine MAC, just what is your problem.
MAC: Do I not make you feel good by being in my presence?
PC: *PUNCH* Just what is your problem MAC? Describe it.
MAC (toothless): iss no pbblom

It's Mac, not MAC. Mac isn't an acronym.

Media Access Control...sorry, I can't type it without capitalizing it as an acronym, context understood.

FIN ACK

 

[mcmilljb]

Originally posted by: mugs
I think it's hilarious that Apple still manages to get under your skin when they have a negligible market share.

I didn't watch the ads, so I'm just going by the summaries. My take -
1. Vista IS a pain in the ass. I'd rather use XP any day, and I have one FREE copy of Vista Business and one OEM copy of Vista Home (don't remember if it's premium or basic). I used Vista for a few months before giving up and going back to XP.
2. Transferring files is a great service. Best Buy will charge you a lot of money for that, even if you buy your computer from them.
3. Pizza box = WTF.

Would you like to try Mojave?

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: Drekce
The stupid "#1 notebook on college campuses" is misleading as hell. How many different companies make PCs that run Vista vs. the number of companies that do the same for OSX???? (rhetorical)

Still, there are TONS of college students buying macs these days. I've seen more of them than any other laptop

Yep. Pretty much every here here has a Macbook.

Oh well, good marketing on Apple's behalf.

Bill Gates > any apple smug.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Meh. I still don't get the dislike for Vista. Runs just peachy for me.

Almost everything I could ever want in the foreseeable future runs on XP. Vista is more of a shot in the dark, and I fail to see the advantage in upgrading.

Never mind that, like all versions of Windows, it's woefully inefficient/slow when compared to the competition.

My view: Apple and Microsoft come out with something standard and market it like the coming of every religious deity ever believed in simultaneously. Both will somehow lock you into their system and proceed to assrape you whenever they feel like it.

The best alternative out there is linux IMO, and for the most part it's all I use. It's stable (depending on the distro), free, fast even with flashy graphics, and has a very large collection of free high quality software. If I don't like the way it does something, I can change it and teach myself about linux in the process. Hell I could even dive into the kernel if I wanted to.

However, wine and other emulators can't run everything, so I still have to dual boot to play most of my games and use some university-required software.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: mcmilljb

Originally posted by: mugs
I think it's hilarious that Apple still manages to get under your skin when they have a negligible market share.

I didn't watch the ads, so I'm just going by the summaries. My take -
1. Vista IS a pain in the ass. I'd rather use XP any day, and I have one FREE copy of Vista Business and one OEM copy of Vista Home (don't remember if it's premium or basic). I used Vista for a few months before giving up and going back to XP.
2. Transferring files is a great service. Best Buy will charge you a lot of money for that, even if you buy your computer from them.
3. Pizza box = WTF.

Would you like to try Mojave?

wut?

 

[mcmilljb]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: mcmilljb

Originally posted by: mugs
I think it's hilarious that Apple still manages to get under your skin when they have a negligible market share.

I didn't watch the ads, so I'm just going by the summaries. My take -
1. Vista IS a pain in the ass. I'd rather use XP any day, and I have one FREE copy of Vista Business and one OEM copy of Vista Home (don't remember if it's premium or basic). I used Vista for a few months before giving up and going back to XP.
2. Transferring files is a great service. Best Buy will charge you a lot of money for that, even if you buy your computer from them.
3. Pizza box = WTF.

Would you like to try Mojave?

wut?

www.mojaveexperiment.com

 

[bobsmith1492]

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: TallBill
Meh. I still don't get the dislike for Vista. Runs just peachy for me.

Almost everything I could ever want in the foreseeable future runs on XP. Vista is more of a shot in the dark, and I fail to see the advantage in upgrading.

Never mind that, like all versions of Windows, it's woefully inefficient/slow when compared to the competition.

My view: Apple and Microsoft come out with something standard and market it like the coming of every religious deity ever believed in simultaneously. Both will somehow lock you into their system and proceed to assrape you whenever they feel like it.

The best alternative out there is linux IMO, and for the most part it's all I use. It's stable (depending on the distro), free, fast even with flashy graphics, and has a very large collection of free high quality software. If I don't like the way it does something, I can change it and teach myself about linux in the process. Hell I could even dive into the kernel if I wanted to.

However, wine and other emulators can't run everything, so I still have to dual boot to play most of my games and use some university-required software.

One big advantage: Vista 64 with 6+GB of RAM and "superfetch." My computer has never run faster than when I added 4GB for ~70 bucks after upgrading to Vista 64. Everything I typically use sits in RAM so there's no HDD loading even when I switch between a lot of programs and games.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: irishScott

Originally posted by: TallBill
Meh. I still don't get the dislike for Vista. Runs just peachy for me.

Almost everything I could ever want in the foreseeable future runs on XP. Vista is more of a shot in the dark, and I fail to see the advantage in upgrading.

Never mind that, like all versions of Windows, it's woefully inefficient/slow when compared to the competition.

My view: Apple and Microsoft come out with something standard and market it like the coming of every religious deity ever believed in simultaneously. Both will somehow lock you into their system and proceed to assrape you whenever they feel like it.

The best alternative out there is linux IMO, and for the most part it's all I use. It's stable (depending on the distro), free, fast even with flashy graphics, and has a very large collection of free high quality software. If I don't like the way it does something, I can change it and teach myself about linux in the process. Hell I could even dive into the kernel if I wanted to.

However, wine and other emulators can't run everything, so I still have to dual boot to play most of my games and use some university-required software.

One big advantage: Vista 64 with 6+GB of RAM and "superfetch." My computer has never run faster than when I added 4GB for ~70 bucks after upgrading to Vista 64. Everything I typically use sits in RAM so there's no HDD loading even when I switch between a lot of programs and games.

Shoot I use 4GB plus superfetch and it's faster than snot. I hate having to goto work and use the laptops/desktops there

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
PC: Really? Do you do it well?
MAC: No, not enough to do that cool shit.

This is fun, let's keep it up. I actually wanted my girl to get a mac laptop. Until I went to the store and realized they wanted 2000 dollars for a 700 dollar laptop. GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE WITH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bose would be envious.

PC: It's OK, MAC. You're still cool.
MAC: Yes I am!
PC: Are you really, think about it?
MAC: No, no I'm not.
PC: It's OK MAC, have some of my anti-depressant cream. That will be 25 dollars.
MAC: Thanks! You're so cool PC.

Well, maybe a $1200 laptop. They do use top notch components- premium LCD, cool "no plug" power supply, the casing is sealed to make it dust proof, etc. Sony doesn't even have a lot of this stuff until you get into their $1500 range.