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RE: What I would do...
By spookynutz on 3/22/2010 4:26:18 PM , Rating: 5
You should have quit while you were only behind a little.

RE: What I would do...
By Motoman on 3/22/2010 6:36:26 PM , Rating: 2
No kidding. You've just firmly solidified your position as one of the millions of asshats in this world who think they understand technology...but truly have no clue.

Much better to have kept your mouth shut.

RE: What I would do...
By Tony Swash on 3/22/10, Rating: -1
RE: What I would do...
By Motoman on 3/22/2010 8:51:37 PM , Rating: 3
And the reason they don't bother to market to people like that is because such people are a tiny, tiny percentage of the market.

...Apple has 4% of the personal computer market. Just thought I'd point that out.

You're a more comprehensible Macolyte than most, I'll give you that. But a Macolyte just the same.

RE: What I would do...
By chick0n on 3/23/10, Rating: -1
RE: What I would do...
By themaster08 on 3/23/2010 5:23:01 AM , Rating: 2
Statements like this are a perfect example of why so many people who post here get so het up about so much trivia, trivia that 90% of the population not only don't care about but don't want to know about. The reason that Apple products sell so well, why their product growth rate is so high, is precisely because they don't market to people like those quoted above.

Exactly, so why come to a tech site of which mostly consists of tech literate people that are not in Apple's demographic, and expect everybody to understand your opinion?

RE: What I would do...
By Bioniccrackmonk on 3/23/2010 8:54:30 AM , Rating: 4

Answer: Sheeple

RE: What I would do...
By Manch on 3/23/2010 12:12:32 AM , Rating: 2
Ha! Every time some ass-hat starts digging his hole deeper the song "The Gambler" pops into my head.

Some people just dont learn.

RE: What I would do...
By Tony Swash on 3/23/10, Rating: -1
RE: What I would do...
By retrospooty on 3/23/10, Rating: 0
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RE: What I would do...
By clovell on 3/23/2010 11:53:57 AM , Rating: 5
I think you got under their skin most when you confused storage and RAM, and then refused to say something along the lines, 'Damn, I knew I shouldn't have posted before I finished that first cup of coffee.'

Being an Apple fan probably didn't help you, either.

RE: What I would do...
By Tony Swash on 3/23/10, Rating: 0
RE: What I would do...
By Laereom on 3/28/2010 12:15:31 PM , Rating: 2
I imagine most of them don't have anything against Apple, per must admit that they make a lot of solid, market-changing products. I don't enjoy most of them personally since I like having more control over my gadgets than most, but I can understand others who do.

However, Apple fanboys...

Well, let me put it this way:
Thrice in my life have I met people who confused long term storage with RAM. One was my grandmother. The other two were Apple fanboys claiming their system had 260GB of RAM and cost only $800.

RE: What I would do...
By R3T4rd on 3/23/2010 8:57:56 AM , Rating: 2
If you really don't know, of all the Hacker Contest Held Legally, there is one that is held every year. MAC's were the very first to fall, then Windows, then other Linux flavors. So what does that tell you?

Your sense of security is through obscurity. The only reason why MAC's are does not get Maleware/Viruses/Trojans/Worms its because of the exact reason you stated - MACS have a very little demographic of users and owners (4%-7% of all PC's in the world).

Why would a hacker trying to get money, hack MACs (4% of PCs) when they can hack Windows based PCs (90%+ of PCs). Also your MAC if its MSRP was $1200, have the same identical PC components inside as a $400 Windows PC. There IS absolutely no difference besides the shiny outside and the MAC Operating System.

All these things have been stated over, and over, and over, soooo much its like a broken record. Yet, we still keep getting MAC users like urself who proves the point we have been reciting all along that MAC users are like sheeps herded by Apple/Steve Job's magic leash. There is so much more that can be said and compared between Windows PC's and Mac PC's that if I go on, I'll regergitate what has already been said by people on here soo much, we'd fill up 10,000 webster dictionarys.

And no, we are not adolescent males strutting and running our Windows PC hormones. We have yrs and yrs of IT experience and have seen all there is to see.

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By Gio6518 on 3/23/2010 2:19:47 PM , Rating: 2
Meanwhile in the real world (where I prefer to live) there are no viruses or propagating malware for Macs while every day tens of thousands of Windows PCs get infected.

seriously your incredible dumb and believe all that apple BS, or your just having a good time messing with peoples heads

there are thousands of viruses and other malware out there for macs, granted as not as much for pc's, but thats the way it is due to popularity of the pc compared to mac.

and theres many more

RE: What I would do...
By Tony Swash on 3/23/2010 3:45:53 PM , Rating: 1
One of the links you point to is to a 20 year old document. It describes viruses for the old (ie pre-MacOSX) Mac system software. This is like claiming that Windows 7 is vulnerable because of an exploit in Windows version 3.1

The second link is to a search result. Most of the links seems to consist of "research" from security companies saying that Mac users should buy their products. I guess if you ask a car dealer if its time to trade in your old car for a new one the answer would yes but it would prove nothing about the state of your old car.

There are no examples of self replicating viruses existing and spreading in the wild for MacOsX. No malware that spreads itself from one Mac to another. Nothing you can catch on your mac from an email or attachment or download that you can spread to another mac. None.

I did see references a few months back to a pirated copy of iWorks (the Apple productivity suite for macs) which was posted on the web and which apparently contained a Trojan. The Trojan appeared to be harmless and easily removed. There is no data as to how many Macs got infected because nobody wants to admit to using pirated software. It could have been lots or it could be none. Nobody knows but the story about it died quickly so probably very few people were affected. Even if someone's mac was infected by this single example of a Trojan for macs it wouldn't spread to other macs - because there are no self replicating viruses for macs - none.

RE: What I would do...
By Manch on 3/23/2010 6:30:56 PM , Rating: 2
Where does all your negative emotional energy come from and is it healthily?

From Apple Sheeple like yourself posting BS nonsense, and it's only unhealthy if I don't call you an Ass-Hat, Ass-Hat.

Don't act surprised that you got lit up for posting incorrect info on a tech website and then defend yourself with Apple is the greatest, my Windows PC never works BS. We've all heard that line millions of times.

Now seriously, do you and all the other sheeple buy your Windows based PC from the same damn mythical place. Every Single one of you seems to have more problems with your windows PC's than anybody else I've run into.

RE: What I would do...
By Tony Swash on 3/23/2010 6:49:17 PM , Rating: 2

What are you so angry about - who hurt you and why are you so afraid and hostile? Its seems such an inappropriate and over the top reaction, what lurks beneath?

RE: What I would do...
By Manch on 3/23/2010 7:14:40 PM , Rating: 2
Really? I said you were an Ass-hat. Hardly over the top.

All Im sayin is like everyone else on here, we know that you aren't
seriously offended. Everyone here is tired of the same old bull
sh1t and they are going to jump all over you every time you post.
Have you ever been on a forum that doesn't. If so go back to it,
and if you do not want to do that, then you should pay attention
to what the f*ck you're saying and of course remember "the Gambler"

RE: What I would do...
By snakeInTheGrass on 3/23/2010 10:12:17 PM , Rating: 2
It really is just ridiculous to immediately reply like that to people you don't even know - you just look like a total assh0le yourself.

Anyway, plenty of people really don't care about how much RAM their phone has, it's just supposed to work. The same is true of computers, which I think is what Tony's point was. Palm and everyone else has an uphill climb thanks to the high bar the iPhone user experience has set and the success of the App Store. The recent success of the Mac (if you don't haven't looked into the technical side or user experience side, fine, then just call it pure marketing success for all I care) has similarly forced Microsoft to step up its game and actually try to compete a bit. That should be good for everyone, not a reason for name calling.

