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Where are the Apple zealots ?
What lies are they going to spread now?
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Where are the Apple zealots ?  markbn | 10/15/08
"Where are the Apple zealots ? "  Mark-Twain | 10/15/08
you guys are weird.  lostarchitect | 10/15/08
Train wrecks are fun  willyu | 10/15/08
Train wrecks are for Nascar fans  dstark@... | 10/15/08
We're still here...  MacCanuck | 10/15/08
Two things...  Sleeper Service | 10/15/08
Mac fanbois typically confuse preferences for...  ye | 10/15/08
Vista is a failure  GoPower | 10/15/08
We have, Seems those that have actually used it  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
Talkback subject lines are not ZDnet headlines. (nt)  ye | 10/15/08
Vista  ShadowGIATL | 10/15/08
And MacDonalds has more market share ...  914four | 10/16/08
My goodness! A bad food analogy!  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Re: Two things  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
Hmm...  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Except that Macs...  arminw | 10/16/08
Which brings us back to the point....  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
in essence  willpd13 | 10/17/08
Parallels  tikigawd | 10/20/08
Hmmm...?  levinson | 10/16/08
Most people have...  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
I have dual core  tikigawd | 10/20/08
Corrections  Richard Flude | 10/15/08
Sorry, not good enough.  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Except  Richard Flude | 10/16/08
Not sure what point you're making here...  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Corrections  Richard Flude | 10/17/08
Except for one thing Richard.....  xuniL_z | 10/17/08
Lowering the bar  Richard Flude | 10/18/08
No, it's called lowering the price, from 25 to 40%. And choice.  xuniL_z | 10/20/08
Vista is slow and awkward  jorjitop | 10/15/08
Explain how your work is...  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
It sucks to own Vista  dstark@... | 10/15/08
Doing what?  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Jealous? Because we tend to have  GuidingLight | 10/16/08
If owning Vista sucks......  xuniL_z | 10/21/08
It is all about consistancy  puggsly | 10/18/08
Mac wins? Deep discounts?  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
apples market cap is now 3X Dell's & approx. equal to HP..  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
I think you're missing something  Pliny the Elder | 10/15/08
119.20B 87.21B ?  tikigawd | 10/20/08
market cap is not a quality barometer.  xuniL_z | 10/20/08
Hmmm...  ShadowGIATL | 10/15/08
One other huge point...  914four | 10/16/08
You mean Apple FORCES you to buy it on every machine....  xuniL_z | 10/20/08
Macbook v Dell  Bruce.robbie | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  jameskatt | 10/15/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  Badgered | 10/15/08
it is a selling point.. better hardware/software integration + compatibily  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
In business terms  frgough | 10/15/08
I'm actually fine with that  Badgered | 10/15/08
Better? Where?  zenwalker | 10/15/08
Bingo.  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
Comparisons ...  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 10/16/08
Apple does not make...  arminw | 10/16/08
Thus with the MacBook, you have CHOICE???  silent.griffin | 10/15/08
PC runs OS X, too  evilkillerwhale@... | 10/16/08
clean  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 10/16/08
hackintosh != piracy  rtk | 10/17/08
And yet  frgough | 10/15/08
Nope .Wrong. The correct conclusion is...  Johnny Vegas | 10/15/08
You've gotta love some of the comments here:  ye | 10/15/08
have you googled lately..  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 10/16/08
Intangibles  frgough | 10/15/08
Not a zealot nor failing to understand  Johnny Vegas | 10/15/08
"I'm just not going to pretend it's something other than it is."  jacarter3 | 10/15/08
Actually I've used multiple MAC laptops  Johnny Vegas | 10/15/08
Actually...  benblush@... | 10/16/08
Well said.  914four | 10/16/08
PCs don't run OS X and don't come with iLife...  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
And many maufactures have  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
How is Works anywhere in the same realm as iLife?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
the iWork suite competes with MS Works, OpenOffice...  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
Blinded Light...  GSavage777 | 10/15/08
actually half of all Mac sales are from people who have never used a Mac.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
So then it was purchased on the marketing  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
So they are retarded?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
Wasn't implying that they were mentaly challenged  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
Ok, well that was semantical error on my part  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
one would assume then  richvball44 | 10/15/08
judgement  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 10/16/08
70% of all statistics  ShadowGIATL | 10/15/08
And...  benblush@... | 10/16/08
Plus they say silly things like...  Sleeper Service | 10/15/08
Not to mention...  ShadowGIATL | 10/15/08
And yet????????  Dell-Bill B | 10/16/08
Dontcha Know?  benblush@... | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  jameskatt | 10/15/08
What's the value?  People | 10/15/08
Great design is not having to...  ye | 10/15/08
You missed the point entirely.  People | 10/15/08
How so? (nt)  ye | 10/15/08
Not everyone...  storm14k | 10/15/08
How is a docking station cumbersome compared to...  ye | 10/15/08
He only plugged in one USB cable...  914four | 10/16/08
I'll try to explain.  People | 10/15/08
Then you missed the point of what I was saying.  ye | 10/15/08
You both make valid points  any_os | 10/15/08
@any_os: Auto sensing ethernet ports  ye | 10/16/08
Docks  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/15/08
You can.  Tigertank | 10/15/08
You experienced one dock failure and therefore conclude...  ye | 10/15/08
haha  richvball44 | 10/15/08
And I suppose you never saw a HD failure? Or screen failure?  ye | 10/16/08
Perhaps...  914four | 10/16/08
You all need one of these then  seaniepie | 10/16/08
Very well said.  914four | 10/16/08
MagSafe...  benblush@... | 10/16/08
It was Flavoraid, not Cool Aid  Tigertank | 10/16/08
Thankyou  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 10/16/08
Add the warranty  Ken_z | 10/15/08
RE: Apple is limited  FromThe80s | 10/15/08
OS that comes with system.....  James Quinn | 10/15/08
Only for roughly 4% of the market.  ye | 10/15/08
not in laptops.. apple is around 15%...  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
And it's 0% for non-Apple branded hardware.  ye | 10/15/08
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
Why? (nt)  ye | 10/15/08
What do you mean, why?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
@Kid Icarus: You didn't answer the question: Why? (nt)  ye | 10/15/08
Why, What?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
@Kid Icarus: You didn't answer the question: Why?  ye | 10/15/08
Why What?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
Really?  Sleeper Service | 10/15/08
Here are some quick numbers  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
sorry i meant 20%.. US sales july-august 2008.. & over 35% of revenue...  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
Don't read into it too much  Pliny the Elder | 10/15/08
So...  benblush@... | 10/16/08
Meant to post elsewhere (NT)  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
You didn't answer the question: Why? (nt)  ye | 10/15/08
Why do PC users waste their time on here?  bclark2008 | 10/15/08
Jealousy must be why your here.  GoPower | 10/15/08
We'll see in a decade or so how epic this failure is  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
OMGZ!  bclark2008 | 10/15/08
Actually it would be much more than that  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
I have a friend...  914four | 10/16/08
Actually at exponential growth...  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/17/08
Would you prefer Metal or Plastic?  dstark@... | 10/15/08
I agree to some extent  seaniepie | 10/16/08
Or...  914four | 10/16/08
Or you keep it in sleep mode.  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
...and end up with a near dead battery...  914four | 10/16/08
$999  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/17/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  bclark2008 | 10/15/08
What Wasn't Mentioned  ZekeM | 10/15/08
The only reason?  Richard Flude | 10/15/08
What a stupid comparison  mlindl | 10/15/08
Your right...  Mectron | 10/15/08
go play with your school yard friends.. the grown-ups are talking over here  doctorSpoc | 10/15/08
Heheheh  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
If you think bargains and lower costs are so important  mlindl | 10/15/08
It's not about cost. It's about value.  ye | 10/15/08
Again posted in the wrong spot  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 10/15/08
Gartner: third quarter Mac Sales Grew 29.4 percent or 30 times PC average  Davewrite | 10/15/08
So?  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  dstark@... | 10/15/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  chelless@... | 10/15/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  bdammann | 10/16/08
Apples / Oranges  mypl8s4u2 | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  mijion | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  walt3233@... | 10/16/08
Macbook price is now $999 only !!  unilrn | 10/16/08
flawlessly?  Olderdan | 10/16/08
what are the patches for?  seaniepie | 10/16/08
Proactive identification does not change the fact they're still flaws.  ye | 10/16/08
Six service packs is "preventitive"?  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
More than $999 after upgrades  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/17/08
RE: Lets talk value for money.  sm1962 | 10/16/08
RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks  seaniepie | 10/16/08
re: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks; the real costs  spotvin | 10/16/08
Thanks for your anecdote...  Sleeper Service | 10/16/08
You get what you pay for...  914four | 10/16/08
Three things...  atomicsupergeek | 10/16/08
64 Bits - Apples vs ????  oh my god | 10/16/08
RE: Who Really Wins  jim.rice@... | 10/16/08
The Real Winner is ZDNet  Bugbyte | 10/16/08
Well...  914four | 10/16/08
Ubuntu  emenau | 10/16/08
Burnette: Dishonest Assessment.  3dtodd | 10/16/08
Dishonest? I think not.  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/17/08
I Agree With The Assessment Based Strictly On Product Options  Cardhu | 10/21/08
It's about software  bayareamusician@... | 10/20/08
This Article Is Another Narrow Focus On Products  Cardhu | 10/26/08

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