So, smart guys use PCs and slackers use Macs? That’s what it’s saying, right?
I don’t dislike Macintosh computers. iPods are alright (but overrated). As with iPhones… but I would never buy one.
But why does Apple have to have that egotistical, “holier than thou” fanbase? Oh, and I can’t exempt the company itself either, not after the “I’m a PC, I’m a Mac” advertisements.
You are not cooler if you own a Mac. You are not hip if you use an iPhone. You are no better or worse than any Windows user.
I don’t like Microsoft, but I think Windows XP is a good, solid OS. I’m sure Mac OS is solid too. Maybe it doesn’t get so many viruses, but my computer is WELL protected and I have not had any malware on it since I got it nearly 2 years ago.
I’ve seen a stupid amount of Apple snobbery in my time. Even Stephen Fry himself sometimes tweets about Apple being better than Microsoft. Just get over yourselves people. Both are valid choices, and Linux is just as valid too. Stop trying to make it into some kind of battle. Windows users typically don’t care about any of this. Indeed, Windows is dominant and unlikely to have its monopoly usurped – and why? Because Macs are too specialised and expensive. Windows can easily be installed on just about any old hunk of motherboard and hard drive.
So what I’m saying is this: Apple snobs ruin Apple for everyone. Just stop it, okay? If you guys weren’t so loudmouthed and obnoxious, maybe I would have been more willing to investigate Macs, but as it stands I am aversed to them. I don’t want to turn into some hipster trend-follower, obsessed with white and grey gradients, listening to some sh*tty hip hop I bought off iTunes and changing my blog name to “iNatalie.”
Sorry about this rant, but it’s been pissing me off for a while now. Had to vent.
This is by no means a persecution of Apple users, by the way. Just of Apple snobs.
While it’s completely true that Apple software is massively better than Microsoft, generally, many Apple partisans seem to be labouring under the delusion that this is something to be proud of. It’s like marketing a game as being more fun than removing your own face with a cheesegrater.
Hi there,
I’ve posted about this on my blog in the past. I bought a Mac in 2004; back then, they were good value. Nowadays, they are priced far above what I can afford to pay, so when I got a new computer in January, I got a Dell (I run Windows and Ubuntu on it). The low-end Macs are under-specced, over-priced and can’t be upgraded easily. Shame, because I do like the Mac OS, both its desktop and its Unix underpinnings.
I guess my biggest problem with Apple is that on top of its products it charges a premium for its image. An image that I despise, because corporate-created images always put me off no matter what kind of brand it is.
I call them iSnobs.
I work in IT for a living. Just yesterday, I handled a user issue at an office where someone couldn’t remember the password to their Exchange email. I changed the password. This user has a Macbook Pro 17″ (with 30″ Apple display). I called later to confirm they could get in. I asked if everything was OK with (user’s) laptop. The user’s assistant replied, and I quote, “It’s not a laptop, it’s a MACBOOK PRO.” and then confirmed it working. This is a pure example of what you describe.
How dare I describe such a precious jewel such as the Macbook Pro as a mere laptop. How dare I….