Mac vs. PC

[KeithP]

The man is president of the united states, he must know something.

I think he has proved, beyond any doubt, that he doesn't.

-KeithP

 

[Beer4Me]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

 

[HAL9000]

I think he has proved, beyond any doubt, that he doesn't.

-KeithP

I doubt that, therefore it's not beyond doubt. He seems incredibly intelligent from where I'm sat.

 

[iGas]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

Same thing can be apply for the PC camp as well.

As a Linux user, I'm compel to agree with this image.

 

[Obsy]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

Are you saying the average PC user knows networking and hardware?

 

[QueBert]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

I fix computers for a living, this is a typical PC user

"Hello, I'm having a problem with my computer" <- them
"Ok, could you go into more detail" <- me
"yeah, the modem won't turn on" <- them

I got that call at least 50 times last year, and every single time they were talking about their tower. I'm not saying Mac users are geniuses, but it should be statistically impossible for PC users to be considered any smarter. Sure the geeks will be, but there are plenty of Mac geeks, so that goes both ways.

 

[HAL9000]

Same thing can be apply for the PC camp as well.

As a Linux user, I'm compel to agree with this image.

Why? Mac OS X is closer to Linux than windows...

 

[iGas]

Why? Mac OS X is closer to Linux than windows...

Mac is proprietor, therefor most people don't mess with it.

Linux is opensource, hence most people mess around with it.

 

[HAL9000]

Mac is proprietor, therefor most people don't mess with it.

Linux is opensource, hence most people mess around with it.

True, but Mac OS does have a BSD subsystem, a good CLI and can be messed with, regardless of the fact that it's not open source, thus it puts itself half way inbetween Windows and Linux...

 

[zerocool84]

True, but Mac OS does have a BSD subsystem, a good CLI and can be messed with, regardless of the fact that it's not open source, thus it puts itself half way inbetween Windows and Linux...

No OSX is much further away from all of them. It's a closed system and can only run on certain hardware. Plus OSX just plain sucks.

 

[HAL9000]

No OSX is much further away from all of them. It's a closed system and can only run on certain hardware. Plus OSX just plain sucks.

It's not a closed system, the hardware it runs on is what it's written for, it's not designed to be used on anything else so what would that be a problem for? If you are building computers, use a different OS, if you want to buy a laptop or something, why not OSX? Nothing else is wrong with it. It's just Linux written to run on specific hardware.

 

[iGas]

It's not a closed system, the hardware it runs on is what it's written for, it's not designed to be used on anything else so what would that be a problem for? If you are building computers, use a different OS, if you want to buy a laptop or something, why not OSX? Nothing else is wrong with it. It's just Linux written to run on specific hardware.

I wipe Windows off my desktops and laptops, and install Linux.

 

[HAL9000]

I wipe Windows off my desktops and laptops, and install Linux.

Good call, So do I. (Except when I buy a Mac)

 

[Pardus]

 

[MotionMan]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

I can say the exact same thing about almost every person I have ever worked with in the last 15 years, and they all use(d) PCs.

Most people don't know a damn thing about their computers except how to do their limited work tasks, get their e-mail and surf the web. Anything else is completely beyond them.

MotionMan

 

[deanx0r]

From personal experience dealing with Mac users (some of them VERY intelligent),
most Mac users have almost no networking, PC knowledge(expected), or any general hardware knowledge whatsoever.

Many Mac users are power users that use to run Windows PCs.

I have noticed that many PC power users (on tech forums) tend to focus solely on what their machine can do while Mac users focus on how and what they can do on their machine.

The PC vs Mac debate can be funny, and there are fanboys on both side. But the trend I see as a PC and Mac guy is that there are many pretentious PC guys who constantly need to validate themselves.

 

[MotionMan]

Many Mac users are power users that use to run Windows PCs.

That describes to a tee MANY of the Mac users I know.

MotionMan

 

[bfdd]

Many Mac users are power users that use to run Windows PCs.

I have noticed that many PC power users (on tech forums) tend to focus solely on what their machine can do while Mac users focus on how and what they can do on their machine.

The PC vs Mac debate can be funny, and there are fanboys on both side. But the trend I see as a PC and Mac guy is that there are many pretentious PC guys who constantly need to validate themselves.

That's partially true. Most Mac users I know think they were Windows power users, but they really weren't.

 

[HAL9000]

That's partially true. Most Mac users I know think they were Windows power users, but they really weren't.

I was!

 

[deanx0r]

That's partially true. Most Mac users I know think they were Windows power users, but they really weren't.

By following your train of thoughts, then this would also include all self proclaimed PC power users who rants on Macs.

 

[Cerb]

I am surprised they went with HP, I would have expected Dell. Also, are the stickers on those laptop Windows Vista? And older Centrino technology?

They need to upgrade.

I'm pretty sure I see at least one Lenovo, and I can't ID the one closest to the President.

 

[bfdd]

By following your train of thoughts, then this would also include all self proclaimed PC power users who rants on Macs.

Yup, most of them are idiots too. All I'm saying is I've run across MANY of people claiming to be Windows power users who bitch about viruses and adware. Point to me a single Windows power user who has an issue with those.... The last virus I got was 8 years ago and I installed it intentionally.

 

[Sa7aN]

i had a '10 MB come in last week that listed possible spill dmg and getting very hot then turning off as the customer complaints...

yea possible spill my ass.. the reason your macbook was overheating is because the fan was jam packed with rice you idiot

 

[Capt Caveman]

At my last company, Finance/Accounting used PCs, Researchers/Scientists/Mgmt used Macs, IT was 50/50.

Current place, mostly PC but many of the developers and network folks have been switching to Macs.

 

[Obsy]

i had a '10 MB come in last week that listed possible spill dmg and getting very hot then turning off as the customer complaints...

yea possible spill my ass.. the reason your macbook was overheating is because the fan was jam packed with rice you idiot

Serious? I find it pretty hard to get anything through the MBP's vent by accident, and there aren't really any other openings on it.

edit: OH LOL