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wow i started out with apple too=/
My first computer I bought was an apple IIc in 1985 and I loved it. It was beautiful, was very functional and had a lot of programs that I copied. (Back then EVERYBODY copied programs) Then my dad who was a computer programmer bought me a PC in 1989. It didnt have a lot of programs and was harder to use than the apple. But all the jobs I got after used PC's and I learned how to use them. Now everyone who is NOT a computer/techie person uses MACs so I thought only non technical people today use apple and the technical people use PC's.

Then the last few years Ive started noticing a strange thing.... that all the really smart and cool programmers I work with all .....own MACS!!!! WTF?!?! Seriously, almost all the genius programmers I know own macs and prefer them over PC's. Maybe Im missing something?!? I know that the operating system is easy to use, but there are so few people working on the apple os that it MUST be full of bugs and security holes... Shouldnt it??? Im confused as to why so many of my programmer friends prefer macs. And im not talking about the mediocre tech or programmers....Im talking the best programmers in the companies ive worked at. I still wont use MACs simply because I just dont want to learn yet another operating system, not because I have some vendetta against apple. After all I started with apple...
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wow i started out with apple too=/  onepersonsopinion@... | 06/02/09
I have met several computer geniuses and...  Cayble | 06/02/09
plus 1  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/03/09
Geniuses  toml_12953 | 06/03/09
Who uses Apple?  mjolnar@... | 06/03/09
Hardware  Jkirk3279 | 06/03/09
correction  rtk | 06/05/09
Sorry...  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
Actually...  sailor_0703 | 10/10/09
no, they used to go through an IBM based conglomorate...  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
OK, so..?  sailor_0703 | 10/10/09
Research before you speak  dyler | 07/31/09
Really?  sailor_0703 | 10/10/09
Plus 1 - Worked as a programmer for decades  BillDem | 06/03/09
There's your problem !  Jkirk3279 | 06/03/09
Here's your reason...  BillDem | 06/04/09
Shelf Strategy  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
OK batman, riddle me this  deecee_z | 06/19/09
yada yada  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
Maya for OS X  reagan0 | 09/07/09
Windows users are accustomed to having lots of choices  Celebith | 06/23/09
Name the "real world" software.  SimonUK2 | 06/07/09
here's a perfect example  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
Current version of Maya is available for OS X  reagan0 | 09/07/09
Uh, no...  sailor_0703 | 10/10/09
What? Maybe about 3 years ago.  dyler | 07/31/09
The answer is simple  frankz00 | 06/03/09
^^^ I meant dead without PC service...  frankz00 | 06/03/09
^^^ Freudian slip???  mark16_15@... | 06/03/09
What are you talking about?  MarkWB | 06/03/09
Amen  max_bennett@... | 06/03/09
me too! and...  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Buy a Mac, accept to lose your freedom as a user  luke_sg | 06/03/09
Lose freedom?  grail@... | 06/03/09
Go do some searches about it...  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Don't be silly  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Here's a minor Driver and OS issue for you  neil.morris | 06/03/09
Can you give us the name of the printer please?  NonZealot | 06/03/09
And the printer is...  neil.morris | 06/04/09
From HP's site  NonZealot | 06/04/09
From what you described  alaniane@... | 06/04/09
Yes he can tie his shoelaces  neil.morris | 06/04/09
I've known PhDs that couldn't tie their shoelaces  NonZealot | 06/04/09
Sorry...  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Name of the printer  compudog | 07/27/09
it can happen..  kkevilus | 09/07/09
The driver argument works both ways...  Sephoroth | 06/04/09
Really?  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Hey buddy  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
Thats funny....  i8thecat | 06/24/09
Bul l c r a p  CrashPad | 06/05/09
how is this for print drivers?  pfyearwood | 06/23/09
The answer is simple  bwchato | 06/03/09
lol... is this Floyd?  shadfurman | 06/03/09
umm... what???  D2 Ultima | 06/03/09
finally people are starting to see Vista for what it is...  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Exactly!!!  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
Send a file over Bluetooth a similar way on a Mac  neil.morris | 06/03/09
Hehe well...  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
Well, Well...  neil.morris | 06/04/09
no offense but  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
Reply to no offense but...  neil.morris | 06/04/09
RE: Send a file over Bluetooth a similar way on a Mac  Joe Dufflebag | 06/04/09
Results May Vary  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
1 click mouse?  dyler | 07/31/09
You've GOT to be KIDDING!  howard.blake@... | 06/03/09
LOL  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
Your answer is goofy (and wrong)  compudog | 06/22/09
Macs are better and always will be  bhylak | 06/03/09
Sorry, I shouldn't pick on you but I will  NonZealot | 06/03/09
I usually don't do this... your a complete idiot and a ****  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Fanboys :P  vramch | 06/04/09
haha yes  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
wow..  dent.nic | 08/02/09
Macs are better  nimrod666 | 06/03/09
I REALLY shouldn't do this, but...  D2 Ultima | 06/04/09
Ho, Ho, Ho  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Millions of people use Macs including . . . the US Army  Celebith | 06/23/09
Dec 22, 2007  Jkirk3279 | 08/04/09
Too bad you didn't read the exploit article  aka-none | 08/09/09
Pre-invented innovations  FanaticGeek | 06/04/09
yet another person who talks without investigating  aka-none | 08/09/09
First virus was on an Apple  nucrash | 06/09/09
bastille  aka-none | 08/09/09
no viruses... I wonder why (snigger)  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
Update  Jkirk3279 | 08/04/09
please read or research your answers before posting  aka-none | 08/09/09
another fake story to brainwash people into using windows  froggy29rk | 07/07/09
I own a mac, still I have to say, you're so wrong  paulascher | 07/17/09
the contradictions make my head hurt  Mr_Smiff | 07/27/09
Viruses? Don't make me lol  nakedtaco | 09/04/09
Very interesting...  frabjous | 06/03/09
Re: Software equivalents on MacOSX  fjpoblam | 09/07/09
Apple koolaide  rogerv | 09/07/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  martin23 | 06/02/09
Apple sells themselves on being "SCREW" free.  Cayble | 06/02/09
What Apple zealots  martin23 | 06/03/09
Well said. nt  brad@... | 06/03/09
This is what we call a reverse troll  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/03/09
oh dear  martin23 | 06/03/09
Don't know if...  D2 Ultima | 06/03/09
Used One Recently? I Mean, Since 1991?  WarhavenSC | 06/03/09
1 click mouse???  Graham Ellison | 06/03/09
to the last to posters...  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Mighty mouse was perfect example of form over function  NonZealot | 06/03/09
DEAD Horse !  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Statistics  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
Apple has some pretty bad business practices too. (nt)  shadfurman | 06/03/09
That was the point of the story  martin23 | 06/04/09
LOL  shadfurman | 06/03/09
I also find them insulting  Chippolus | 06/03/09
The irony of the BSOD comments is OS X gets it more often  NonZealot | 06/03/09
And yet...  zkiwi | 06/03/09
Apple  bwchato | 06/03/09
He didn't say he HATED APPLE!  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Whatever...  zkiwi | 06/03/09
Massive BSOD's???  GeoffMichael | 06/03/09
FYI  zkiwi | 06/03/09
dude! quit being tarded, he said nothin bout hating!  shadfurman | 06/03/09
tarded?  zkiwi | 06/03/09
Squealer  martin23 | 06/03/09
No BSOD on Windows is BS  neil.morris | 06/03/09
Sorry to say but your stories are suspect  NonZealot | 06/03/09
You can believe me or not - your choice  neil.morris | 06/04/09
RE: Apple Sells Themselves....  jasilvasy | 06/03/09
Apple Ads  David Turner | 06/03/09
Thank you.  jhand47201 | 06/03/09
along with low vs low comparisions, go high vs high. Simply more options.  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Well Said.  Mr_Smiff | 07/27/09
the street goes both ways bro, I agree, I see a lot of arogance from Apple  shadfurman | 06/03/09
Arrogance can be a virtue  davebarnes | 06/02/09
You mention you had an iMac, hope it doesn't freeze often  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Lockups?  rag@... | 06/03/09
Actually  davebarnes | 06/03/09
3 Macs in 4 years...  Chippolus | 06/03/09
There goes the myth that Macs last longer  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Yeah but...  Chippolus | 06/03/09
Hate to do this...  robt@... | 06/03/09
Really?  CeraJim | 06/03/09
I'll do ya a favor...  Mr_Smiff | 07/27/09
Don't take an exception for the rule.  UrbanBard | 06/03/09
Don't take an exception for the rule.  bwchato | 06/03/09
Reading is fundamental....  wtfk | 06/03/09
I can build the same computer  mjolnar@... | 06/03/09
What if...  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
no you can't!  aka-none | 08/09/09
Arrogance is never a virtue  alaniane@... | 06/04/09
Apple - Overpriced and Proprietary  jpr75_z | 06/02/09
Not Proprietary  gjsherr | 06/03/09
You speak of Microsoft, not Apple.  HypnoToad72 | 06/03/09
Apple doesn't evade responsibility?  NonZealot | 06/03/09
sure, Apple has no choice  gene_fitz@... | 06/03/09
Sip, don't gulp...  Chippolus | 06/03/09
Sturdiest.  craig.soderland@... | 06/03/09
Hardware?  mjolnar@... | 06/03/09
Hardware..  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
Yes proprietary  bmonster | 06/03/09
and also incorrect  CeraJim | 06/03/09
apple  bwchato | 06/03/09
ermmm  desamuelson | 06/03/09
I don't get the commercials  stano360 | 06/03/09
They are the antithesis to Microsoft.  HypnoToad72 | 06/03/09
True...  Chippolus | 06/03/09
Partly true  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
apple  bwchato | 06/03/09
FUD  CeraJim | 06/03/09
I view it more the other way around  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Talk about FUD  Chippolus | 06/03/09
Good comments  CeraJim | 06/03/09
some people feel the need to tell everyone...  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
proprietary - yes, over priced - No  aka-none | 08/09/09
have you actually looked at the pricetags?  jedidethfreak | 09/05/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  urbandk | 06/02/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  calcmandan | 06/02/09
Yeah, but...  rag@... | 06/03/09
Arrogance Is Not a Virtue?  Mac Hosehead | 06/02/09
Even the mini is not a cost-effective choice ...  mwagner@... | 06/03/09
It's only half the cost of the vibrating chair...(nt)  Mac Hosehead | 06/03/09
Vibrating Chair  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
Arrogance  Mac Hosehead | 06/03/09
NNTO: In the same form factor and power requirements?  aka-none | 08/09/09
Er, some people just USE the machine without buying into the religion  mikataur | 06/02/09
I agree  afarrand2@... | 06/03/09
Granted, most people do not turn it into ...  mwagner@... | 06/03/09
Amen brother! Oh wait...  Mercutio_Viz | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  condelirios | 06/02/09
That cracks me up too!  stano360 | 06/03/09
They'd work if they booted Windows or *nix. (nt)  djchandler | 06/05/09
actually...  druid627@... | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Mrwirez | 06/02/09
re: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  LandonAB | 06/02/09
Amazing. So what.  someitguy79 | 06/02/09
Great post.  Cayble | 06/02/09
Thank you and bingo  someitguy79 | 06/03/09
Risk for one OS or another is more a matter ...  mwagner@... | 06/03/09
The truth is go to Linux if you must  stano360 | 06/03/09
Try installing ubuntu.  agohige | 06/03/09
See your level headed, but the article was not for you.nt  fr0thy2. | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  DannyO_0x98 | 06/02/09
Wider is better  davebarnes | 06/02/09
"I thought Morgenstern was over the line with his glee in "  fr0thy2. | 06/03/09
When you know so little, everyone must appear arrogant  Richard Flude | 06/02/09
Again nonsense.  Cayble | 06/02/09
The same if you ignore the differences  Richard Flude | 06/02/09
Tier II CAN produce quality on the cheap  wolf_z | 06/03/09
OT: Powerspec  big red one | 06/03/09
If you looked on the right side of the where to buy  alaniane@... | 06/04/09
They've changed the lineup  big red one | 06/05/09
Franken-Mac? Why?  hulse_kevin | 06/02/09
GUI  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/02/09
Your own link says Apple  Richard Flude | 06/02/09
Apple used the Xerox interface as a starting point...  msalzberg | 06/02/09
I don't understand your post  Richard Flude | 06/02/09
Actually, Apple did NOT invent the GUI ...  mwagner@... | 06/02/09
Why would you do that?  NonZealot | 06/02/09
Why would you do that?  big red one | 06/03/09
Everyone had color before the Mac  stano360 | 06/03/09
BeOS  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
Xerox PARC did not invent the GUI  Richard Flude | 06/02/09
Rewriting history as well Richard  tonymcs@... | 06/03/09
Ripoff  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
There's a difference...  jedidethfreak | 09/05/09
less that he's rewriting history than he is putting too much emphasis on it  Snark Shark | 06/05/09
And Microsoft did not invent MS-DOS  neil.morris | 06/04/09
Ok, but arguably  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/04/09
MS-DOS was a ripoff of CP/M  NJSteveK | 06/05/09
Not realy  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
Now there's a Mac fanboi  tonymcs@... | 06/03/09
Arrogance. Nuff Said?  Mr_Smiff | 07/27/09
I started on Apple too  NonZealot | 06/02/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sengkoui | 06/02/09
actually, walking into a mac store...  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
and that never happens at best buy?  CeraJim | 06/03/09
No idea.  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
So ask them to get off the machine  aka-none | 08/09/09
Funny you should ask that  NonZealot | 06/03/09
There were plenty of available Macs the last time  mustangj36@... | 06/03/09
LOL!!! Nice one!!! (nt)  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Every mac in the store?  CeraJim | 06/03/09
I didn't say it was every one, but it was more than half.  mustangj36@... | 06/03/09
Interesting.  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
Yes, blame the user.  NonZealot | 06/03/09
uh, it's not about users.  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
Uh, it IS about users  NonZealot | 06/03/09
So YOU'RE blaming the user?  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
Again you imply that OS X is perfect  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Hmm, maybe you did it! wink  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
Nah, I'm not that talented  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Pranksters  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
dumb people  CeraJim | 06/03/09
Quick, who is Charlie Miller?  NonZealot | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  hulse_kevin | 06/02/09
Funny you say that  NonZealot | 06/02/09
Jason most Mac users aren't jerks  tech_walker | 06/02/09
Just like  Michael Kelly | 06/03/09
Just no reason to switch.  CobraA1 | 06/02/09
If you knew what your computer was doing, you'd think twice...  HypnoToad72 | 06/03/09
oh, so you want vista?  desamuelson | 06/03/09
The real enemy  johnfenjackson@... | 06/03/09
Boutique  pjotr123 | 06/03/09
I agree  hiraghm@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  dheady@... | 06/03/09
RE: "system has no bearing on stuff that I work with to make a living."  mnpundit | 06/03/09
Disappointed in Jason  bahamude | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Loverock Davidson | 06/03/09
Mac price  big red one | 06/03/09
Case...  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
That's still overpriced.  jedidethfreak | 09/05/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  mikey1977 | 06/03/09
Ok, so Jason has proved he is a poor decision maker...  Stuka | 06/03/09
So in other words  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
Does he ever? wink (nt)  JLHenry | 06/03/09
Re: Ok, so Jason has proved he is a poor decision maker  sproutky | 06/03/09
speaking of spelling...  moviedemon | 06/03/09
lotus 123 the "defacto standard" ? for attorneys anyway nt  desamuelson | 06/03/09
Bashing the corporations  whisperycat | 06/03/09
What a baby.  CowLauncher | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  clayasbury@... | 06/03/09
If you put half this much effort in writing all your articles...  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/03/09
Half the effort?  agohige | 06/03/09
Arrogance irony  BElias73 | 06/03/09
Second ...  ron.connal@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  frankz00 | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  gary859 | 06/03/09
Ahh comeon....  CrashPad | 06/05/09
Riiiiiight, it's the Mac users that are arrogant...  comp_indiana | 06/03/09
So many things to comment on  hiraghm@... | 06/03/09
Nice sour grapes  hammeroftruth | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sfriedrich | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  kvolkan | 06/03/09
Arrogant but not very usable  sorange@... | 06/03/09
are you aware....  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
I'm sure  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
Get over yourself  williamevans@... | 06/03/09
Sick of the Mac vs PC Stuff... It's about personal preference!!  dhorn92 | 06/03/09
Your Walk down a "cracked" Memory Lane  brian-cross@... | 06/03/09
RE: Another screed  vikingnyc@... | 06/03/09
Amiga  hiraghm@... | 06/03/09
Ouch this will hurt a lot of "Mactards" as you called them...  fr0thy2. | 06/03/09
Similar history  felixmk | 06/03/09
agree with history  onepersonsopinion@... | 06/03/09
Hooray for Apple and Steve Jobs!  hiraghm@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  jnoel@... | 06/03/09
Try your luck in vegas instead  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
Which Type?  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
As I Define It  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/04/09
Fifty percent of college students???  mwagner@... | 06/03/09
The future belongs to the Mac?  NonZealot | 06/03/09
And you just made his point  desamuelson | 06/03/09
Memory lane  mark16_15@... | 06/03/09
I'm glad that you have an opinion.  Phillip North | 06/03/09
The obvious reply to Jason is...  zkiwi | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  gjsherr | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  larissa860 | 06/03/09
Do Mac owners care?  Ken_z | 06/03/09
Considering how often they post on PC blogs, the answer is YES!  NonZealot | 06/03/09
you care  desamuelson | 06/03/09
If it's about the size of one's willy, I'll be right over w/ a tape measure  HypnoToad72 | 06/04/09
I felt the same, but my iphone is fiendishly converting me  aklsdjfhaklsdfh | 06/03/09
You're an extremist  markbn | 06/03/09
Media Content Creation  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
Media doesn't = Macs  moviedemon | 06/03/09
It was just an example  markbn | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  MSITOK | 06/03/09
What a total load of crap  CeraJim | 06/03/09
We need your insightful and refreshingly biased articles.  softwareFlunky | 06/03/09
Bias  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
So...  zkiwi | 06/03/09
I'm quite happy  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/04/09
No...  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sharrestom@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Naryan | 06/03/09
Here Here. Thank you !  Daedalu | 06/03/09
arrogance is a barrier  thinklady | 06/03/09
Lowest Values?  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
Why I will never buy a Ferrari  arodriguez@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  ecr@... | 06/03/09
So, if you want to have a job.....  skieaskhell@... | 06/03/09
You should be PC in the Apple commercials.  pixelblot | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful  Punch Card Paul | 06/03/09
Yep. I'm satisfied.  seanferd | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  macdonalds | 06/03/09
Screwing partners? Ever hear of Microsoft?  HollywoodDog | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Mabrick | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  jebarne@... | 06/03/09
whatever!  pairof9s | 06/03/09
re: What a total load of crap  djzoey | 06/03/09
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 06/03/09
ah yeah  CeraJim | 06/03/09
Master Joe Says...Again  MasterJoe | 06/03/09
Have you ever heard of paragraphs?  Dustoff6 | 09/08/09
I don't get it  mr_lizard13 | 06/03/09
Get this, then  john.lemme@... | 06/03/09
you dont read blogs here?  desamuelson | 06/03/09
@Jason Perlow  Axsimulate | 06/03/09
I got a lot of that in the 1990s  lostarchitect | 06/03/09
Atari 800  djchandler | 06/03/09
Atari 800  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
@jperlow  Axsimulate | 06/04/09
Atari  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  mcsservices | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jh7468@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  wtfk | 06/03/09
Absolutely right on target!  jscott418 | 06/03/09
Not even close  CeraJim | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Mercat | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  leewv@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  RepTechlic | 06/03/09
Speaking of arrogance...  nfordzdn | 06/03/09
Amen  leewv@... | 06/03/09
Quality.  bricar2 | 06/03/09
RE: What?  john_gillespie@... | 06/03/09
it's just a bad business model  ca1ic0cat | 06/03/09
Stole it?  CeraJim | 06/03/09
Oh, really!  wtfk | 06/03/09
Well put! (nt)  NonZealot | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  massieblock1995 | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  phatkat | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  agohige | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Sirgwain | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  mark7604@... | 06/03/09
OS/2  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
OS/2 also had the single system input queue, which led to a lot of 'crashes  HypnoToad72 | 06/04/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  agohige | 06/03/09
Experiences Dictate Preference  WarhavenSC | 06/03/09
Typical Bill Gates Stratagy  mark7604@... | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sonhenjz | 06/03/09
Technical issues secondary  deanders | 06/03/09
?  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  engy | 06/03/09
Whine... whine... whine...  LeeC | 06/03/09
Good point  sonhenjz | 06/03/09
Excellent Article Jason Perlow!!!  Kromaethius | 06/03/09
1985-1994  CeraJim | 06/03/09
Congratulations Jason  j.m.galvin | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  kamandi_z | 06/03/09
Arrogance Is a Virtue When It's Earned  jbelkin | 06/03/09
Ferrari and Porsche?  NonZealot | 06/03/09
Hats off to Jason Perlow  no_zd_user_name | 06/03/09
You'd never purchase a Mac. Why?  trolleater | 06/03/09
That is an 'elitist' mindset and you unfortunately are part of why  no_zd_user_name | 06/04/09
No, I can just put my money where my mouth is.  trolleater | 06/04/09
Choice  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  apier | 06/03/09
This article is pure hypocrisy  grail@... | 06/03/09
Not to pick nits, but...  Dr. John | 06/03/09
Corrected  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sonhenjz | 06/03/09
Sour grapes  jorjitop | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  cjc82s | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  ejirak@... | 06/03/09
Back in early 80's Apple's just FRIED floppy disks!  Gradius2 | 06/03/09
Yes...  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
excellent summary  jiagebusen | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  dasprem@... | 06/03/09
I said...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  tj243025@... | 06/03/09
A nice little earner  tonymcs@... | 06/03/09
Let's try again please...  trolleater | 06/03/09
Oh deary deary me!  Graham Ellison | 06/03/09
Thank you...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/03/09
And you don't even understand sarcasm.  Bruizer | 06/04/09
No, thank you!  Graham Ellison | 06/04/09
You are soooooo cool, Graham! (nt)  djchandler | 06/04/09
Im a geek, I like to fiddle and build computers  zeke123 | 06/03/09
Interesting Journey, Jason  melekali | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Charles Szasz | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Charles Szasz | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  CoglinIT | 06/03/09
Hope you feel better  MC_z | 06/03/09
Well, there are other reasons...like?  mikifinaz1@... | 06/03/09
Never Again!  Cosmo54 | 06/03/09
Parting ways  Chiatzu | 06/04/09
Apple stuff is far too hard to repair too  melaniehaber | 06/03/09
You just have to know where to look.  lostarchitect | 06/04/09
So true.  djchandler | 06/04/09
Repair Strategy  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
aluminum 17" G4 1.5 GHz model 1085  melaniehaber | 06/05/09
!!!!!  Jkirk3279 | 06/11/09
Thanks for the link.  melaniehaber | 06/13/09
Agree..  pochinator | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  director@... | 06/03/09
Because...  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
Bad time at school as a kid?  Old Long Time IT Guy | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  m_jurrens | 06/03/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  peripo | 06/04/09
A Voice of Reason  lundp@... | 06/04/09
Reader Frenzy  Jkirk3279 | 06/04/09
Awesome Article...couldn't have said it better  GeiselS@... | 06/04/09
Makes perfect sense  KWRussell | 06/04/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jkey | 06/04/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Bradd_young@... | 06/04/09
The simple reason I don't have a Mac  alaniane@... | 06/04/09
How much money and time have you invested in  HypnoToad72 | 06/04/09
PC Maintenance and Cost of Ownership  m_jurrens | 06/04/09
Next to nil  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
Arrogance is not a virtue but neither are sour grapes....  jojoleb@... | 06/04/09
asdf  kentuckyfried | 06/19/09
I just can't justify the higher price!  Jeff Hayes | 06/05/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  SimonUK2 | 06/07/09
Journalism  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/07/09
Journalism  jojoleb@... | 06/08/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  SimonUK2 | 06/10/09
Mr. Perlow:  QueenMama | 06/10/09
Trolling? Never be seduced...  ladyirol | 06/14/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Lord Seth | 06/18/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Lord Seth | 06/18/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  ttcrossover | 06/18/09
YES!!! THANKYOU!!!  nintendoeats | 06/19/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  legalese1 | 06/19/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  edge57 | 06/19/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  FearThe7 | 06/19/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  kentuckyfried | 06/19/09
Torn between two Worlds  Peabody99224@... | 06/19/09
Definition of OS X  The_Curmudgeon | 06/19/09
idiots!!!  i8thecat | 06/24/09
Arrogance runs both ways [& I use both.]  artSavant | 06/20/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  AdrianWerner | 06/20/09
amazing article...very truthfully spoken.  pixiegod | 06/20/09
Touche  Peabody99224@... | 06/21/09
Talk about arrogance  iRocket | 06/21/09
Mac Fanboys Are The Worst....  robertmro | 06/22/09
Aaaaawww... there there wif a pat pat....  i8thecat | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  kkevilus | 06/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  snowpants | 06/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  john_gillespie@... | 06/22/09
APPLE & Pro Tools 'the dinosaur'!  8000 | 06/22/09
.....  8000 | 06/22/09
You need more than that....  i8thecat | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  8000 | 06/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  dasprem@... | 06/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Rush Gorden | 06/22/09
Can you blame us fo being outspoken??  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
What I think...  jf79 | 06/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jf79 | 06/22/09
Here, here!  BigTipper | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  jmacdonald@... | 06/23/09
Funny you mention printers  trance2tec | 06/24/09
You were a little harsh on Steve Jobs.  jimroar2000 | 06/24/09
well, he is a douche  AdrianWerner | 06/24/09
More like marketing talent  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  SamhainAZ | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  guitodd | 06/24/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  BigTipper | 06/24/09
Microsoft is the most proprietary lockboxer on earth  jryanp | 06/25/09
Umm... check again kiddo  kaninelupus | 06/26/09
I feel the same way.  Darkamster2004 | 06/25/09
Why I Gave Up and Bought a Mac  kent_brewster@... | 06/26/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  hillman.d@... | 06/27/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  gennx30 | 06/29/09
Why should you own a Mac?  puka98 | 07/01/09
While I'll agree that Apple computers have  mustangj36@... | 07/01/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  baberuthteam | 07/02/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  lawgone | 07/03/09
It is preference  sgtm8@... | 07/07/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  dnheller | 07/07/09
Best Apple Computer = iPhone  azsilvertip | 07/07/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  lpratte | 07/07/09
Mac is better BS, and other ignorant ravings of the uninformed.  anything33 | 07/09/09
Great article!  LeonBA | 07/13/09
Apple marketing  Gordon James | 07/19/09
Another Rabid Fanboy Ranting About other Rabid Fanboys  ChristaPhoFoSho | 07/20/09
Don't Be So Sure, Yet  asamboy | 07/20/09
Accusing Jobs of arrogance, but not Gates and Ballmer...?  bob.ess@... | 07/27/09
As a programmer/writer...  GrizzledGeezer | 07/27/09
Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful  robertmro | 07/27/09
You're The Smartest Person In Discussion!  robertmro | 07/27/09
Thank You  robertmro | 07/27/09
I Think You're Not Give Yourself Enough Credit  robertmro | 07/27/09
That's Enough  robertmro | 07/27/09
Oh Yeah  robertmro | 07/27/09
"F" You Too.  robertmro | 07/27/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jofu | 07/27/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Amacf1 | 07/27/09
Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful Part 2  robertmro | 07/27/09
Another Great Post!  robertmro | 07/27/09
Are You Making Fun of Me?  robertmro | 07/27/09
What Gives You That Idea?  robertmro | 07/27/09
Hitler, Hitler, Hitler  robertmro | 07/27/09
You Can't Shut Me Up That Easily  robertmro | 07/27/09
Where's The Moderator?  robertmro | 07/27/09
Who's being arrogant here  pgstocker | 07/27/09
Please Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful Part 3  robertmro | 07/27/09
I'm Still Here!  robertmro | 07/27/09
Oh God, You're Right  robertmro | 07/27/09
Don't You Feel Better Now?  robertmro | 07/27/09
No!  robertmro | 07/27/09
The I Have A Solution  robertmro | 07/27/09
You Call That A Solution?  robertmro | 07/27/09
ZENet stirs isues to keep healthy on google  pgstocker | 07/28/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  dyler | 07/31/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  workshopmusic | 08/01/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  dent.nic | 08/02/09
RE: "Screwed" Investing  csdesigns@... | 08/10/09
My 5 Year Old PC Beats Benchmarks of the New Mac...  buntingdisaster@... | 08/13/09
Mr. Shoe on other foot  WOW! | 08/14/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jeffgoins | 08/17/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  isabelle2378 | 08/19/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  samliu0207@... | 08/23/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  mafut | 08/28/09
You can't fix stupid...  zero2dash | 09/03/09
blarg  les413 | 09/04/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  kkevilus | 09/07/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Enyalius | 09/07/09
I'm neither an Apple Fan nor a Microsoft Fan  john.foggitt@... | 09/07/09
Mactards offended my sensibilities  gcbright1 | 09/07/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  NURREDIN | 09/07/09
Great Article  thermoid | 09/07/09
Umm, yeah.  msgaus | 09/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  spikedstrider | 09/08/09
RE: Apple - Windows  aztec11us | 09/08/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  aztec11us | 09/08/09
Ummm ... have you ever...  fairportfan | 09/09/09
....and tell me again, WHY this is on ZDnet?  KGameLover1 | 09/10/09
Obviously Uber-fail guy  wellduh | 09/10/09
I guess you know arrogance when you see it.  msgaus | 09/11/09
Fanboys? Hard to take seriously.  msgaus | 09/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  whatevertimestwo | 09/13/09
Apple Lovers Forget their look is copied!  cdhanks | 09/13/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  proudgeek | 09/15/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  Ultrawoman | 09/18/09
Why so angry, Perlow ?  grimlosh | 09/18/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  robrat69@... | 10/09/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  sdyates2001@... | 10/09/09
Arrogance Is Not a Virtue  non-sequitur | 10/09/09
Hey, Jason loosen up...  mikifinaz1@... | 10/09/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  chas_2 | 10/09/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  mnemennth | 10/10/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  underm03 | 10/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  fanjet@... | 10/11/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac  jegan10@... | 10/22/09
RE: Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a M  Rufustheangryelf | 10/26/09

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