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My goodness, Mac users are SO defensive!!!
You seem quite dismissive of the software

How many times can I say that MacOSX is great before it begins to sink in? Are people allowed to have differing views on things or is it Apple users who are the real sheep in the computer world? Can you people get it through your thick heads that liking some things about Apple doesn't preclude me from not liking other things about Apple, and it certainly does not preclude me from liking Windows on a PC?

I think OSX is a great OS, XP is a very good OS, and Linux is a neat OS. I simply don't think that having to use 2 year old laptop hardware makes up for the small advantage you get with OSX over XP. I will repeat, software is subjective so don't come back and say "but OSX is far better than W1NbL0w$".

But forget about all that for the moment. To
imply that the software is somehow incidental to the overall
experience of ownership is a fast run off a steep clif.

Of course software is an important factor and XP has been absolutely rock solid for me. No viruses, no worms, no spyware, and I spend no time on system maintenance. I'm sure you will automatically read this paragraph and think "oh, he hates OSX because he likes XP" and I suppose that is your right as a zealot but it doesn't make you any less wrong.

Anecdotally, a slew of people are returning some very favorable
verdicts on the Apple experience. These are people who have
been devout PC users.

And this automatically means they hate XP? I have very favorable comments about OSX and and I have very favorable comments about XP. Does that confuse you?
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You don't hear...  gfeier | 04/13/05
Not sure I get it....  rrattol | 04/13/05
It's the software/human interface!!  Paco20 | 04/13/05
What else is new, M$ has...  MepisLINUXuser | 04/13/05
Ob$e$$ much?  NonZealot | 04/13/05
That's because..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/13/05
Non...since the START Apple and MS have been there.  Laff | 04/13/05
Did they also mention the MSN Music Store  mlindl | 04/13/05
This one is easy to answer...  BitTwiddler | 04/14/05
This is the first I have heard of it.  Mack DaNife | 04/14/05
Almost all of the stores are Windows/IE only  tic swayback | 04/14/05
Go tell your congressmen  openMind | 04/14/05
iTunes  Monkeypox | 04/13/05
Competitors have a problem  Ken_z | 04/13/05
Maybe you might get a clue ?  jacrav | 04/13/05
They just applied the prinicples of developing a herd  mlindl | 04/13/05
You're right...  BitTwiddler | 04/14/05
People love overpriced Lemons. So, Apple chose a wrong name - Apple.  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Re:  Paco20 | 04/13/05
Do you really think that MS Word was the point? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Uh oh  NonZealot | 04/13/05
Screen is dark? Huh? I have Mac Mini at my desk at work.  Laff | 04/13/05
Oh and one more little thing...  Laff | 04/13/05
The Photoshop test: Mac Mini vs. old PCs.  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Give me a Mac Mini in the first test with I GB of memory  Laff | 04/13/05
How about a Mac Mini 1Gb RAM for $200-300 (the PC)? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
I don't know about you ....I bought our Igb from Crucial  Laff | 04/13/05
Mac mini 1Gb RAM for $824 is NOT better old PCs for $100-300. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
I assume your argument here is that a Mac mini with  Laff | 04/13/05
Years ago the cost P III 600Mhz was less than a G4 466 Mhz, but now ...  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
And I think I said that "IF" you give both systems the  Laff | 04/14/05
Note: a Mac Mini 256-512 RAM OS X vs. a PC 256 RAM W2K. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Again and for the LAST time....show me sights that  Laff | 04/14/05
It doesn?t make sense, because you are not looking for truth. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Best for business, too  mlindl | 04/13/05
Answer me one question  NonZealot | 04/13/05
That's kind of the point  tic swayback | 04/14/05
Hehe, nice one!  NonZealot | 04/14/05
Anyone who's ever worked an IT help desk...  tic swayback | 04/14/05
If brand A works when plugged in and brand B doesn't  hipparchus2000 | 04/14/05
Broken video card?  openMind | 04/14/05
Yawn  NonZealot | 04/14/05
Sort of agree  j.m.galvin | 04/14/05
Everything but the Software?  Harry Bardal | 04/14/05
My goodness, Mac users are SO defensive!!!  NonZealot | 04/14/05
Disection  Harry Bardal | 04/14/05
Hey buddy  theo_durcan | 04/13/05
Re: Hey Buddy  Paco20 | 04/13/05
Oh, I see you?re ?smart? because you buy overpriced Lemons. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Don't think anyone is claiming to be smart...they just don't  Laff | 04/13/05
No, they just talk for no reason with no arguments. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
You are an idiot  ITGuy04 | 04/13/05
You need only half a brain to repeat my tests. Get lost both? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Hey Vily, still has not found that half brain missing? (nt)  theo_durcan | 04/13/05
Why should I look for someone?s brains? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Just did and you're full of it  ITGuy04 | 04/13/05
Are cube owners full of poop?  NonZealot | 04/13/05
Not all Minis have 4200 RPM Drives  ITGuy04 | 04/14/05
For several years I use to have a 450 mhz Cube at my  Laff | 04/14/05
This iMac I researched from A to Z.  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
For a person who complains about the Mac and it's price  Laff | 04/14/05
Laff, do you have independent tests to compare? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
My point is that I can not trust your tests nor do I trust  Laff | 04/14/05
Try to visit an Apple Store and to trust yourself. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
A day without Vily is like a day without sunshine  tic swayback | 04/14/05
Tic, it looks like while you are breathing ? ...  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Fight the power!  tic swayback | 04/14/05
Did you ever try to defend the rights of Mac users ...  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Why should I bother, I have you  tic swayback | 04/14/05
Thus - Tic and Mac users ? One store, but Not One team. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/15/05
Vil(lif)y stick to PC chat sites, you're not wanted here.  YuridaMan | 04/14/05
YuridaMan, I?m sorry that you are an optimist-masochists. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/15/05
I'm also literate enough to proof read my posts.  YuridaMan | 05/08/05
font of knowledge  buddhistMonkey | 04/13/05
Whoops... above is a reply to Vily Clay (n/t)  buddhistMonkey | 04/13/05
It was the same font-set. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Who cares how long the program takes to load?  joedokes | 04/13/05
You see - love Macs blindly and Steve Jobs will never become poor. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/13/05
Frankly even "IF" everyone stoped buying Mac's today  Laff | 04/13/05
What was better/cheaper - BeOS or Jobs? pre OS X?  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
I could not say...NEVER used BeOS myself.  Laff | 04/14/05
Job's pre OS X? Do you mean NeXTSTEP? (nt)  tic swayback | 04/14/05
BeOS or NeXT?  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
Thanks  tic swayback | 04/14/05
That proves the level of your intelligence.  Vily Clay | 04/15/05
How would you know?  buddhistMonkey | 04/13/05
If you'll ask an Apple Store representative - you?ll know it too. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/14/05
What's really impressive about these numbers  tic swayback | 04/14/05
And yet the loony stockmarket...  MacCanuck | 04/14/05
I don't get it either  tic swayback | 04/14/05
apparently this isn't down to current performance  hipparchus2000 | 04/14/05
Vil(lif)y, stick to PC sites, you're not wanted here  YuridaMan | 04/14/05
Maybe truth is not wanted by you? If so - better close your eyes. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/15/05
Where did you learn about truth? "1984"?  YuridaMan | 04/21/05

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