Comments on: Ouuuch. Apple’s Latest Ad Campaign http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/ A blog about music, pop culture, the Strokes, puppies, Jack White, and cute boys. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-132135 Anonymous Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:38:46 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-132135 MACS SUCK, and the only people that buy them are pretentious asses MACS SUCK, and the only people that buy them are pretentious asses

]]> By: The Modern Age » Demetri Martin and Microsoft Bring Clearification to the Web http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-83117 The Modern Age » Demetri Martin and Microsoft Bring Clearification to the Web Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:51:33 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-83117 [...] Demetri has also been hard at work as the new “face” of Microsoft Vista. (Demetri and “Mac guy” Justin Long can have a fight to the death of the hottie comedian electronics (double) hawker.) [...] [...] Demetri has also been hard at work as the new “face” of Microsoft Vista. (Demetri and “Mac guy” Justin Long can have a fight to the death of the hottie comedian electronics (double) hawker.) [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-64017 Anonymous Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:31:32 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-64017 once you buy your first MAC... you'll never go back!! trust me! once you buy your first MAC… you’ll never go back!! trust me!

]]> By: Andrew L. http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-9101 Andrew L. Sun, 07 May 2006 07:57:42 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-9101 Thought as a semi-recent Mac convert I would chime in. I personally think the ads are hilarious, but only because I have a bit of an Apple superiority complex (free with any Mac purchase). And if you did buy a Mac, or use one long enough to let it handle your photos and emails and browsing and computer life, you'd understand why. Really, the Mac doesn't crash, it is effectively free from viruses and spyware, and the bulk of the software is just made better, including, in my opinion, Microsoft Office. Any of the existing arguments about OSX's stability and virus safety are purely academic and speculative. Frankly, the only argument against the Mac is its lack of obscure software, and even then, if you don't need a program to count the cycles of the moon backwards while reciting relevent passages of Shakespeare (or you can't code your own), you have nothing to worry about. As for the price factor, I'm really not sure what people are whining about. The Mac mini is 600 bucks, the iBook is $1000. You get student discouts of up to $100. We are talking very affordable machines here. Did I mention that OSX, which actually provides new features with their updates and which actually <em>delivers</em> these updates *cough*Longhorn*cough* is half the price of XP? But hey, if you haven't tried living with a Mac (and if you're still a PC user at this point, then you haven't), and you don't want to give it a chance, then fine. Torture yourself with WIndows. Having a small user base doesn't hurt my risk with viruses and spyware. I don't get brownie points for converting PC users. Basically, if you get a Mac, it's only for yourself, to make your life easier. If you want to judge without trying, that doesn't make the Mac user stupid, it makes you ignorant, and on the losing end of the computing world. My name is Andrew, and when I first bought a Mac, there wasn't a computer I couldn't fix. Now, there isn't a computer I need to fix. I sure do like my computer to work the way I want it to. Sorry for getting carried away there. Back to you... Thought as a semi-recent Mac convert I would chime in. I personally think the ads are hilarious, but only because I have a bit of an Apple superiority complex (free with any Mac purchase). And if you did buy a Mac, or use one long enough to let it handle your photos and emails and browsing and computer life, you’d understand why.

Really, the Mac doesn’t crash, it is effectively free from viruses and spyware, and the bulk of the software is just made better, including, in my opinion, Microsoft Office. Any of the existing arguments about OSX’s stability and virus safety are purely academic and speculative.

Frankly, the only argument against the Mac is its lack of obscure software, and even then, if you don’t need a program to count the cycles of the moon backwards while reciting relevent passages of Shakespeare (or you can’t code your own), you have nothing to worry about.

As for the price factor, I’m really not sure what people are whining about. The Mac mini is 600 bucks, the iBook is $1000. You get student discouts of up to $100. We are talking very affordable machines here. Did I mention that OSX, which actually provides new features with their updates and which actually delivers these updates *cough*Longhorn*cough* is half the price of XP?

But hey, if you haven’t tried living with a Mac (and if you’re still a PC user at this point, then you haven’t), and you don’t want to give it a chance, then fine. Torture yourself with WIndows. Having a small user base doesn’t hurt my risk with viruses and spyware. I don’t get brownie points for converting PC users.

Basically, if you get a Mac, it’s only for yourself, to make your life easier. If you want to judge without trying, that doesn’t make the Mac user stupid, it makes you ignorant, and on the losing end of the computing world.

My name is Andrew, and when I first bought a Mac, there wasn’t a computer I couldn’t fix. Now, there isn’t a computer I need to fix. I sure do like my computer to work the way I want it to.

Sorry for getting carried away there. Back to you…

]]> By: Ryan http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8005 Ryan Thu, 04 May 2006 22:59:19 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-8005 im a cool person and i use a pc im a cool person and i use a pc

]]> By: Jen http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-8001 Jen Thu, 04 May 2006 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-8001 Hey Kristian, I was there this past summer for a week visiting a friend who lives there. It was awesome, safe, cheap and beautiful. Give it a few more years and it will the new hip place to go. Hey Kristian,

I was there this past summer for a week visiting a friend who lives there. It was awesome, safe, cheap and beautiful. Give it a few more years and it will the new hip place to go.

]]> By: Fo http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-7979 Fo Thu, 04 May 2006 03:42:54 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-7979 the mac dude is cute i like the cut of his jib the mac dude is cute
i like the cut of his jib

]]> By: Erik http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-7972 Erik Thu, 04 May 2006 00:49:29 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-7972 Yeah, and to add to Nathan's explanation, it was a fucking 6 gigabyte picture file, that was advertised as a leak of the new operating system (if memory serves). You would have to be pretty stupid to get it. i.e., a PC user. Sorry, had to. Anyways, one slight thing of this magnitude is definitely not something to get all up in arms about, especially coming from someone who supports the use of Windows. Yeah, and to add to Nathan’s explanation, it was a fucking 6 gigabyte picture file, that was advertised as a leak of the new operating system (if memory serves). You would have to be pretty stupid to get it.
i.e., a PC user.

Sorry, had to.

Anyways, one slight thing of this magnitude is definitely not something to get all up in arms about, especially coming from someone who supports the use of Windows.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-7971 Nathan Thu, 04 May 2006 00:36:45 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-7971 Henry, there has been no news of a virus for OS X There was a proof-of-concept trojan (which is NOT a virus) a while back (a story which AP seems to have regurgitated this week and passed off as new news for reasons unknown), but that's all it was. It was never out in the wild, and required absolute stupidity on the part of the user for it to even do anything. (ie, the user had to download it themself, open it themself, enter their administrator password itself, i think you see where this is going). And if you want to get picky, nowhere in that ad do they say that Macs don't get viruses. They say there's 140,000 (or whatever the number was) virii for PCs - and not for Macs. Henry,
there has been no news of a virus for OS X
There was a proof-of-concept trojan (which is NOT a virus) a while back (a story which AP seems to have regurgitated this week and passed off as new news for reasons unknown), but that’s all it was. It was never out in the wild, and required absolute stupidity on the part of the user for it to even do anything. (ie, the user had to download it themself, open it themself, enter their administrator password itself, i think you see where this is going).

And if you want to get picky, nowhere in that ad do they say that Macs don’t get viruses. They say there’s 140,000 (or whatever the number was) virii for PCs - and not for Macs.

]]> By: Kristian http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-7970 Kristian Thu, 04 May 2006 00:23:16 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/2006/05/03/ouuuch-apples-latest-ad-campaign/#comment-7970 Jen, what were you doing in Macedonia? Part of some world tour, or you have some history there? (not stalking, just interested...) Jen, what were you doing in Macedonia? Part of some world tour, or you have some history there? (not stalking, just interested…)

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