Mac vs. PC: The stereotypes may be true

[AppleScruff1]

I'll take the Fonz mantra here: If you're cool, you know it and don't have to tell everyone. I think the guy that wrote that article is probably a moron in a depressed state trying to make himself feel better.

LOL!

Interesting. I don't have a degree, dropped college, not vegetarian and I don't wear designer clothes or read newspapers.

I guess I don't fit the trend. But interesting non the less.

Are you sure you're trying your best?

What I learned today: Mac users are hipster douches who think they are tech savvy, but still too dumb to run Windows.

I actually choked when I read this. Best post in thread.

i can't feel...my face.

if i use both, am i a double douche?

Maybe you have a split personality. Is your name Sybil by any chance?

You're only making it sad.

Nice ride. Which model and year?

 

[ct2k7]

All this Mac vs PC subjective stereotyping is useless. [Cumulative] correlation does not mean causation.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

I grew up on a pc and now I choose Mac because it's so much better in my opinion. Personally I'm not liberal and I'm not super conservative either. I odiously care about my appearance, and I'm not a vegetarian. I do like the Beatles though wherever that fits in. So I'm not anywhere near this statistic. Windows Is more complicated, but it would be fine if it wasn't slow, get viruses all the time, and when u click an app it doesn't take ten min to pop up (not to mention u get so frustrated u click it several time and then like 7 windows pop up). Personally this never happens to my Mac iknow my way a round both os's but I also own most apple products. I take care of the pc sitting in the basement my dad uses it for email when he is not on the iPad, so it doesn't get that much use but it slows down fast so we clean it out every year ( back what we need up and then wipe the thing). The pc is cheeper that is why most of the world uses them, there is a thiving computer repair business for a reason (not many for Mac). But whatever floats your boat I guess lol

 

[gkarris]

I'm a little bit Rock 'n Roll...

 

[roadbloc]

Are you sure you're trying your best?

Strangely enough, I'm doing a lot better than I was when I attended college. Having my daughter totally shook my life up.

 

[chaosbunny]

So let's see ...

I use Macs & I am creative (graphic designer/illustrator), but apart from that I am certainly no vegetarian, I ride a heavily customized Honda Shadow 600 chopper, I wear casual clothes, prefer beer to wine, would take a tunafish sandwich over hummus any day, watch Hollywood movies and drink Red Bull.

 

[KnightWRX]

Nice ride. Which model and year?

2010 FXDB (Street Bob). Used to have a 2005 XL1200C (1200 Sportster Custom).

 

[ct2k7]

Strangely enough, I'm doing a lot better than I was when I attended college. Having my daughter totally shook my life up.

She is your motivation, and I completely respect and congratulate you on that.

 

[AppleScruff1]

2010 FXDB (Street Bob). Used to have a 2005 XL1200C (1200 Sportster Custom).

Very nice.

 

[steve2112]

Having run Linux for the past two years, I find this bit hilarious.

Yeah, no kidding. I have all three flavors sitting at my desk at home. I have a Win 7 gaming rig, Mac Mini, and an old P4 Linux machine. Personally, I have never found Windows difficult to use, especially compared to Linux. So, do I have split personalities or something?

Anyway, I am the total opposite of most of these. I do have a college degree, but I am nearly a carnivore, can't stand wine (give me a good craft beer or whiskey), prefer Dr. Pepper, and I have no idea what San Pellegrino Limonata is. If I rode a bike, it would be something insanely fast that would get me killed quickly, like a Ducati or something.

 

[hakuryuu]

1. Real men ride Harleys.

If being a real man equals only being able to ride slowly in a straight line and have a "pay attention to me" exhaust, then yes. (This also applies to sportbike riders in long beach, ca)

Otherwise, real men ride Triumphs.

 

[KnightWRX]

If being a real man equals only being able to ride slowly in a straight line and have a "pay attention to me" exhaust, then yes. (This also applies to sportbike riders in long beach, ca)

Otherwise, real men ride Triumphs.

My exhaust is a Screaming Eagle model, it's not "pay attention to me" at all. Harley stock exhausts aren't loud. A loud harley has aftermarket pipes or someone just unbolted the baffles.

And the dyna chassis is made for twisties just fine, but what's the point, a Harley is mostly to cruise or tour, why wouldn't I want to go slowly in a straight line ? What's the rush ? The fun is riding, not getting to a particular destination.

Of course the "real men" comment wasn't too bright, but your bashing of Harley-Davidsons is quite stereotypical and ignorant.

 

[thermodynamic]

I grew up on a pc and now I choose Mac because it's so much better in my opinion. Personally I'm not liberal and I'm not super conservative either. I odiously care about my appearance, and I'm not a vegetarian. I do like the Beatles though wherever that fits in. So I'm not anywhere near this statistic. Windows Is more complicated, but it would be fine if it wasn't slow, get viruses all the time, and when u click an app it doesn't take ten min to pop up (not to mention u get so frustrated u click it several time and then like 7 windows pop up). Personally this never happens to my Mac iknow my way a round both os's but I also own most apple products. I take care of the pc sitting in the basement my dad uses it for email when he is not on the iPad, so it doesn't get that much use but it slows down fast so we clean it out every year ( back what we need up and then wipe the thing). The pc is cheeper that is why most of the world uses them, there is a thiving computer repair business for a reason (not many for Mac). But whatever floats your boat I guess lol

A computer's best feature is its application, but the operating system that runs the applications should not be neglected.

Windows is garbage.

Virtualizing Windows desktops will be like a bad sitcom - everybody is laughing except the ones who work on it.

Personally, I lean left-wing on some issues, right-wing on one or two issues. but prefer not being labeled as anything. For left-wing or right-wing, they're both part of a big turkey. I am an individual. I am a free man. Not a number.

My appearance could be better, but I'd rather get to work. Substance over style. Mac has a great look, but the OS is what counts the most.

PCs aren 't much cheaper once you add in support costs, not to mention adware, trialware, and other crapware that get preinstalled. And once info is added into the registry, it can (usually) be removed but the registry cannot be compacted. Bloat creeps in and reinstalling is inevitable, if performance is a concern. Even with Win7, which has bugs that SP1 hasn't fixed either...

OS X has a couple of foibles, but compared to Windows "it just works" is not an inaccurate statement and, quite frankly, is vastly superior to Windows.

 

[ct2k7]

A computer's best feature is its application, but the operating system that runs the applications should not be neglected.

Windows is garbage.

Virtualizing Windows desktops will be like a bad sitcom - everybody is laughing except the ones who work on it.

Personally, I lean left-wing on some issues, right-wing on one or two issues. but prefer not being labeled as anything. For left-wing or right-wing, they're both part of a big turkey. I am an individual. I am a free man. Not a number.

My appearance could be better, but I'd rather get to work. Substance over style. Mac has a great look, but the OS is what counts the most.

PCs aren 't much cheaper once you add in support costs, not to mention adware, trialware, and other crapware that get preinstalled. And once info is added into the registry, it can (usually) be removed but the registry cannot be compacted. Bloat creeps in and reinstalling is inevitable, if performance is a concern. Even with Win7, which has bugs that SP1 hasn't fixed either...

OS X has a couple of foibles, but compared to Windows "it just works" is not an inaccurate statement and, quite frankly, is vastly superior to Windows.

Mostly entirely subjective, and I have to disagree with you in a lot of places.

 

[JoeG4]

I think Windows 7 is pretty damn good, both from a user standpoint and a developer standpoint. As an end user OS, it's pretty nice - TONS of media options besides the Apple Ecosystem (TM), and Aero is quite nice.

As a developer OS, Visual Studio has one of the strongest debugging tools around - provided you learn how to effectively use them.

As an enterprise OS, there are immense amounts of control and management - albeit very, very expensive ones xD

I wouldn't trade some aspects of OS X, like the Unix-ish core - but if Windows took up a Unix-ish backend I'd probably dump OS X in a heartbeat and probably never look back.

Don't get me wrong, OS X is a fantastic OS and I've enjoyed using it for the past 10 years, and I'll probably continue to buy many more Macs. Sometimes, I get tired of Steve Jobs' pigheaded nature and the last 2 releases of OS X haven't really had any new uniquely Apple things. Lion doesn't exactly look promising on that front. :\

It's still really good though, but it hurts to see the amount of crap I see on this board as far as childish behavior regarding what OS someone decides to use. I've carried around my Vaio before and had some Mac friends trash talk my Vaio, and carried my PowerBook around and had my PC friends trash talk my Mac lol

 

[KnightWRX]

I wouldn't trade some aspects of OS X, like the Unix-ish core

Unix-ish ? OS X is Unix.

 

[sim667]

An unscientific survey by Hunch

Translates to "We completely made up the results"

 

[KingCrimson]

The report found that 67% of Mac users have a college or advanced degree, as opposed to 54% of PC users. Mac loyalists are 80% more likely than PC users to be vegetarians, and, unlike PC fans, would rather ride a Vespa scooter than a Harley.

I have a college degree in Computer Science and own a Windows 7 PC and 2 Macs. I like both meat & veggies. Drive a crossover. Scooters are for idiots and I have NO desire to ever own a Harley. maybe a Honda motorcycle.

PC users' tastes trend towards casual clothes, tunafish sandwiches, white wine, Hollywood movies, USA Today and Pepsi. Mac users prefer designer or vintage duds, hummus, red wine, indie films, The New York Times and (we're not making this up) San Pellegrino Limonata.

I like stylish clothes, red wine, foreign films and tend to read advanced histories rather then the stupid MSM(incl NY Slime).

Mac users also are more likely to describe themselves as computer-savvy and "early adopters." PC users tend to describe themselves as better at math and less likely to throw frequent parties.

I don't know what to even say to this one.

I think the OP has out-done himself this time.

 

[maclaptop]

1. Real men ride Harleys.

And Mac users consider themselves as computer savy, LOL! They prefer a simple OS that a monkey could use. Now that's savy.

Brilliant and very funny.

Witness, a phone as easy to use as Android makes Mac people fearful & defensive...yeah, they're tech savvy alright, HEH!

 

[*LTD*]

If you need any kind of savvy to effectively and productively use an operating system, the operating system is poorly designed.

Sorry, guys. New rules for the post-PC era. Complexity is OUT. Get with the game. Forget conventional IT logic. It no longer applies.

Anyone who chooses the simplest operating system (like OS X and iOS, obviously) to accomplish the same tasks *is* savvy.

 

[mrsir2009]

If you need any kind of savvy to effectively and productively use an operating system, the operating system is poorly designed.

Sorry, guys. New rules for the post-PC era. Complexity is OUT. Get with the game. Forget conventional IT logic. It no longer applies.

Anyone who chooses the simplest operating system (like OS X and iOS, obviously) to accomplish the same tasks *is* savvy.

Gotta remember that those to OSes are locked down to certain hardware. Not so much Macs, as there is quite a big selection of Macs you can buy... But as for phones, you have a choice out of 1 phone.

 

[Watabou]

Witness, a phone as easy to use as Android makes Mac people fearful & defensive...yeah, they're tech savvy alright, HEH!

It might just be me but I tried the Nexus S for three whole days and I found it incredibly confusing to use than my iPhone.

What's more is, I got used to the iPhone on the first day of using it.

 

[TheSideshow]

It might just be me but I tried the Nexus S for three whole days and I found it incredibly confusing to use than my iPhone.

What's more is, I got used to the iPhone on the first day of using it.

You just made his point

 

[Watabou]

You just made his point

Hmm, so if I choose a OS that is more intuitive to use, more easier to use, I am not tech savvy anymore?

If I had to use Android, i could. After three days of using Android, I pretty much know the ins and outs of that OS but I still find it more difficult to use than my iPhone.

Same could be applied to Windows vs Mac. Sure, I know how to use Windows enough to troubleshoot it and stuff but why use it when I can just use a Mac and have a much happier time using it since it's so user friendly/easier to use?

I don't want to purposely use what's overly complicated just to be called tech savvy thank you very much.

 

[KnightWRX]

Hmm, so if I choose a OS that is more intuitive to use, more easier to use, I am not tech savvy anymore?

No, you made his point because you went all defensive and fearful over Android.

It's not any "harder" to use or figure than iOS. Heck, the iPhone has a 274 page user manual... So much for "intuitive".