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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by bigkahuna, Sep 16, 2006.

  1. bigkahuna

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    bigkahuna, Sep 16, 2006
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  2. taumel

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    Nice... :O)

    Well, the actors aren't as good as the original ones (not suprising) but there is a lot of truth actually in these ads. The funny thing about the original aps is that the pc guy is much more simpatico then the mac guy.
     
    taumel, Sep 16, 2006
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  3. Bampf

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    Oh well, nice try, but I wasn't impressed. The security one in particular annoyed me when it tried to explain away why Windows has more security problems. Macs aren't getting anywhere near 3% of the mal-ware that PC's do.

    And the Games one didn't mention Unity. :)
     
    Bampf, Sep 16, 2006
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  4. Marble

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    This kind of set my teeth on edge :?.
     
    Marble, Sep 16, 2006
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  5. bigkahuna

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    I dunno, I thought it was all pretty "tongue in cheek" kind of humor, not mean't to be accurate, just a parody of the Apple ad. I got the biggest kick out of how they portrayed Linux, heck I use Linux and I thought it was funny.
     
    bigkahuna, Sep 17, 2006
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  6. terransage

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    Why are Mac and PC so mean to the poor Linux guy? :cry:
     
    terransage, Sep 17, 2006
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  7. nickavv

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    Hey, if you were a mac or a Pc you'd be mean to him too. He just acts so annoying. :p
     
    nickavv, Sep 17, 2006
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  8. micsteel

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    It takes intelligence to discern the subtleties of an OS ("Would you like to click another button to confirm that you clicked this one?"), and intelligence to understand "market share." That term only applies to sales in the most recent measured period--typically a "quarter"--and doesn't indicate how many are replacing their old machine...nor how many old machines just irritated the FISH out of their users because they were so glommed with spyware, or whose apps had accumulated so many "quirks" that couldn't be erased without a total re-install. It certainly doesn't show how many users continue to KEEP their old machine without bothering to buy a new one...because their old one hasn't ticked them off!

    Don't you hate it when you set a preference and Windows ignores it?

    As for Linux, with OS X on Unix (and even on Intel), the only reason to run linux is stubbornness. Or hatred of Apple. :) Or a desire to suffer. :twisted:

    It's interesting to note that there are people who seem to have some experience with all three "realms," but still think "it's just a machine."
     
    micsteel, Sep 17, 2006
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  9. Eric5h5

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    To be fair, there's a fair chunk of Linux software that's not ported to OS X, not to mention that OS X has a few issues with performance in certain areas. Thus Linux has a legitimate reason to exist, so far. ;)

    --Eric
     
    Eric5h5, Sep 17, 2006
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