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Katelyn

Posted on 05-13-07 03:21 PM (rev. 3 of 05-13-07 03:22 PM)

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Choose a Vista

I found this Mac vs. PC commercial funny, especially when the wheel landed on "LOSE A TURN" xd

Why have six versions of Vista? I mean, Mac OS X only comes in one version! xd

Sarial

Posted on 05-13-07 06:56 PM (rev. 2 of 05-13-07 06:56 PM)

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I know, I'm staying XP as I tried Vista once and hated it >.<

I fi could stay with 2000 I would -.-

[Edit: and shouldnt this be in Computing?]

The Red Snifit

Posted on 05-13-07 08:21 PM

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Posted by Sarial
[Edit: and shouldnt this be in Computing?]

That would start a Mac vs Windows war.

Katelyn

Posted on 05-13-07 08:26 PM

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Snifit's right, this belongs in fish, not Computing, Sarial...

Higsby

Posted on 05-14-07 12:13 AM

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That was great. I've found a few of those commercials amusing. I have a friend who has Vista and it doesn't seem very good (although when he had XP his computer wasn't very good either because it seemed like they downloaded a lot of pointless programs that probably contained spyware). Anyway I haven't really gotten the chance to try it so I'm not sure what to think but for the time being I'm staying with XP.

Colin

Posted on 05-14-07 05:01 AM

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Haven't tried it at all, sticking with XP for now until I'm forced to make the switch.

I'd wait for at least the first service pack anyways.

TheGreatGuy

Posted on 05-14-07 05:04 AM

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I'm sticking with XP. Although I don't see the problem with multiple versions, why pay for what you don't need? Although, it strikes me as being more friendly if you select from a list of things exactly what you want in your copy, the more customization, the better. I'm waiting as long as possible before I switch, I may even just switch over to Linux before I have too. Must learn more first though.

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OoBurns

Posted on 05-14-07 05:10 AM

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Linux won't work for me until I find an old box to put it on. My laptop's hardware isn't supported without recompiling the kernel, and I don't know nearly enough to do something like that. I never see myself using Linux as my primary OS, but I would like to mess around with it.

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Drag

Posted on 05-14-07 05:12 AM

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I also am sticking with XP.

Those Mac ads are really arrogant, and they remind me of my ex-roommate who had a Mac and thought it must be better than my computer because it was 'top of the line'.

(yeah, let's not take cpu speed and ram size into account

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Dr_Death16

Posted on 05-14-07 05:40 AM

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Posted by Drag
Those Mac ads are really arrogant, and they remind me of my ex-roommate who had a Mac and thought it must be better than my computer because it was 'top of the line'. (yeah, let's not take cpu speed and ram size into account )

I actually find those Mac ads funny, surprisingly. I'm not a fan of Macintoshes at all, and some of the arguments they make in favor of using Macs are pretty ridiculous, but I think that's part of what makes them humorous. Especially the old "Mac=creativity and fun software, PC=strictly for work, computation, and all-around non-recreational software."

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Drag

Posted on 05-14-07 05:42 AM

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Hey, MSPaint is as non-serious and as non-recreational as you can possibly get.

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TheGreatGuy

Posted on 05-14-07 05:43 AM

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Posted by Dr_Death16
Especially the old "Mac=creativity and fun software, PC=strictly for work, computation, and all-around non-recreational software."

I think it's funny how wrong they are, but it also makes me angry how it could be pointing ignorant people in the wrong direction. I find this argument to be the most annoying, especially because PCs are generally better fit for gaming.

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OoBurns

Posted on 05-14-07 05:46 AM

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Posted by TheGreatGuy
I think it's funny how wrong they are, but it also makes me angry how it could be pointing ignorant people in the wrong direction. I find this argument to be the most annoying, especially because PCs are generally better fit for gaming.

Well, if people are buying a computer to use mainly for entertainment, they'll soon find that the game selection for the new Mac they just bought is... limited. Next time they buy a computer, chances are it will have Windows on it if they are unsatisfied with the Mac game selection. It does seem misleading that the commercials are "Mac=fun, PC=serious."

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NightKev

Posted on 05-14-07 05:49 AM

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Posted by TheGreatGuy
Posted by Dr_Death16
Especially the old "Mac=creativity and fun software, PC=strictly for work, computation, and all-around non-recreational software."

I think it's funny how wrong they are, but it also makes me angry how it could be pointing ignorant people in the wrong direction. I find this argument to be the most annoying, especially because PCs are generally better fit for gaming.

The only reason everything is compatible with PCs and nothing is compatible with Macs is because, since there are MORE PCs, naturally everyone will design for Windows first and add-on Mac support later, if at all

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Also, instead of making 6 different versions, why don't they make one core version, then you download any of the extra stuff you want/need from the Microsoft website or something? It would be much easier (no "omg which version do i want?!?!").

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Ailure

Posted on 05-14-07 11:03 AM

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Well, I wouldn't say that support for Mac OS X or Linux distros isn't that awful as you make it to be, especially when the non-windows desktop market is seemingly growing.

It's pretty much games that isn't supported under Linux and Mac OS X.

And even then, there's way around that, at least for older games (DOSbox, Wine).

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Kles

Posted on 05-14-07 03:03 PM

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I would stick with 2000 if I possibly could; but XP does me well, and Vista seems to be considerably more hassle than help.

Hiryuu

Posted on 05-14-07 04:09 PM

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2000 Pro SP4 ftw.

The Red Snifit

Posted on 05-14-07 05:04 PM (rev. 2 of 05-14-07 10:47 PM)

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*Cough*
(This is for all those who are like, "Windows > Macs because of the Windows-only stuff.")

EvilMushroom

Posted on 05-14-07 06:08 PM

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I think I'll just stick with Windows XP (tyvm). I like the Press your Luck/Whammy! reference with the "Big operating system!" thing.

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Posted on 05-14-07 10:32 PM

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Oh yes! Mac's are all fun, and no work

Good ol' CAD to put in my post.

Yet another one

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