Just the another day i got in a fight with my youth paster about pc's and macs. I told him how mhz for mac and pc are diff. And how macs pwn pc's. So then he though this list at me that looks like a uber geek wrote it:

All mac users please reply:
Technichal Reasons to Hate Macs
One mouse button, less functions
Some Macs have monitors built in to the machine, bad if you need to replace or upgrade the monitor
Hardly any software available for Macs compared to software available to PCs
Hardly any hardware available for Macs compared to hardware available to PCs
Existing hardware/software for Mac is usually very costly
Macs themselves are very overpriced
Macs are at a huge disadvantage for business uses
Only one choice of operating system
Almost all drive additions are external
No such thing as an "internal modem" with a Mac
Most software you will probably buy for a Mac is from a mail order catalog(pay shipping, wait)
The subject of games on a Mac is a frontier larger than America in 1492
Market share of Macs is extremely low, and declining (That means Mac users are an endangered species)
Fewer ports behind a Mac, can't add most ports via expansion cards
Far less Mac developers compared to the amount of PC developers(Probably more Java developers than Mac)
Few ISPs provide access for Macs
The "IBM-Compatible" Macs were the most sorry excuse for a clone
No such thing as a visible file extension for a Mac
Automatic eject floppy drive works very illogically, manual button much simpler
Many public schools are shifting from Macs to PCs, less market share, but smarter kids
Macs take forever to boot up
PowerBooks catching fire
Can't have wallpaper backgrounds
Macs have slower CD-ROM drives(Even high end Macs come with 4x, and PC users can enjoy 12x and soon DVD)
Macs only use SCSI-2, no UltraSCSI, IDE, ect.
Macs lack preemptive multitasking
The Mac OS is 12 years old
Apple is in terrible financial condition
Apple related companies are also floundering

Philosophical Reasons to Hate Macs
Mac users are easily offended (No doubt about this one)
Little babies like Macs (corny kid software abundant)
Most rich snobs use Macs
Any computer that smiles at you can't be good
If you make a computer that morons can use, only morons will want to use it
The Apple Macintosh logo is a rainbow-striped fruit, suggesting....
Squishy Bearz hate Macs
Macs have a reputation as the "Family Computer" (Blegh)
Dave Thomas (Satan) uses a Mac to record all of his junior bacon cheeseburgers sold (15 so far)


PC                                      ::)mac

I only got one thing to say people.

DIE PC,
PC=shitty 2cents beige/black box
Windows XP=Coloring book without the crayons
Microsoft=drug dealers who sold drugs for billions of $$$
Pentium4 processor-slower than my grandma
DOS=crappy black and white TV in a 15in screen
PC software:Its cheap cause its all made in china, which has cheap labor.

owell,
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Well, most of you people who blindly defend Mac's are just as ignorant as people who blindly defend PC's.

The list above is somewhat correct,b ut at the same time, somewhat incorrect.

Since, that list is by and large useless FUD. Name 3 things from it that are correct, and I will be surprised.

Three things that are correct from his list (although not for the reasons he mentioned)

Hardly any software available for Macs compared to software available to PCs

Many public schools are shifting from Macs to PCs, less market share, but smarter kids (The real reason is that there is more educational software available for the PC's and the PC hardware is cheaper to purchase)

Macs themselves are very overpriced

Those are three things that he has correct. I do admit however this guy is a dipshit and really doesn't know what he is talking about on the whole - he is just using common misconceptions and wild theories to make himself seem smart in his eyes.

Added on: After looking through that list, I must ask exactly how old it is. Awhile back a few of his comments would have held up (such as CD-ROM speeds and ISP availability), but today they dont.

Added on again: I think this list is very old...he mentions Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, but Dave Thomas died last year or sometime recently.

Yeah I'm glad pyscho caught that.  The list was apparently written around 1997, when Apple was near bankruptcy, technologically stagnant, and floundering without direction.

However, using the argument about decreasing market share in that list, now is clearly the best time to buy a Mac.  Since so many of the list items are no longer true, and Mac is increasing its market share, one must assume PC share is declining. . .

Thus PC users are a dying breed, and we should all buy Macs.

And what was up with the beef about Wendy's?  

Hey for an update,  this information was also included:
?Don't get us wrong, Steve Jobs makes excellent computers. Macs are extremely user-friendly and quite stylish. They are fully functional right out of the box. Great for design work and the graphic artist. But if they are so great, then why don't they have the most share of the market? It is clear that Jobs has targeted a certain market. Too bad the rest of us are not included in their strategy. Too bad for them that is. Better for us.?

??This is quite complimentary for the Mac. ?Too bad the rest of us are not included in their strategy.? A low priced fully upgradeable Mac would open the market for everyone to afford the Mac platform.

???He builds cute little machines that are design marvels.? This certainly is not an insult to Macs. If anything is a cut on the PCs. Perhaps you should not become so defensive and re-read before you over react.

???Expensive to buy....? Well Mac users certainly admitted that their products cost more. ?......operating system and many programs are not backward compatible.? This is a big problem for Mac that noone really responded to. Everytime you get a new Mac you have to upgrade a great deal of software.

???We realize that Macs are more capable of using many more of the interchangeable parts of the PC platform than they have been capable in the past. This is an improvement, but not for major upgrades, like Cpu's and video cards. If you're a hungry Mac user, you have to wait for latest hardware and software titles.? This was covered well. Macs haven?t always been fully upgradeable. The fact of the matter is many Macs still are not fully upgradeable, certainly not the Macs targeted to the low-end user.

???When was the last time you saw a Mac owner at a LAN Party?? One viewer wrote that he hosts Mac lanparty all the time. Please let us know where and when they are. Is there Mac lanparty website where Mac gamers can find many local lanparties? If there is please share it with us. We will be happy to post it. Lanparty.com is devoted to gamers and lanparties. The vast majority of lanparties are PC based.

???It's like you can customize your PC but not your Mac.? Here we were wrong. We are mature enough to admit it. We became enlightened to the fact that you can customize a Mac to your liking. We just wish there were low-end Macs available that could be affordably upgraded.

......what's with the one button mouse?? We are well aware that you can put any pointing device on a Mac. We just wanted to know why you only get one button to start. Two button mice with scroll functions are very inexpensive. Why should have to buy one, it should come with the Mac when you open the box the first time.

??All in all, the article was not meant to into Mac bashing or PC bashing. It was meant for PC users to justify the fact they may actually be using in inferior product. Yet this is where the sheer number of software titles becomes overwhelming. Gamers are historically impatient with short memories. When we finish or overplay one game, we want the next game, as soon as it comes to market. We dont want to wait for it to be released for our platform. This is why many gamers own consoles as well. We are all still waiting for Halo to come out for the PC. But consoles have their limitations too. They are not made for lanparties. Fifty PCs can easily be networked with a few good switches and a few feet of cable.

It's true, but that's because we are dedicated to Macs. If I talked to a serious PC user, he'd be just as insulted as I would if I talked trash on PC.
Ahahaha. Have you seen PC graphics? That's just as true as saying "Little babies like PC's."
Funny, the richest snob, Bill Gates, I bet uses a PC. If not... That is saying something, isn't it? (I'm a Middle class student and love my Mac)
That's good. Mine doesn't.
No, Morons are to dumb to figure out to get one, it seems like Professors use Macs because they are reliable and  easier. No hassle.
That was 10 years ago or so.
What the hell? No idea what you're talking about.
Funny. I haven't heard of that rep.
And neither have I heard this. I just know Tom Clancy is an Avid Mac user, and he's awesome!

Now, my personal statement. I've used both. Mac's are awesome for Video Editting, PC is awesome for games. Everyone computer is pwnage in one field, what that one field is they just must find.

Ben

You have to be careful of what you wish for. I think you forgot to include the term "average" before mac and pc user because just doing a wide ranging stereotype is dumb. I for one am a PC user along with Coffin Dancer, Badboy and others. I would rather talk with them than say the idiots who hang around here (i.e. Mattster, infinity, or whatever that tard calls himself).

Anyway, the whole validity of this article depends on when it was written, and if it was written a while back like I said above, then it is void due to the changing times.