stupidest questions from PC users

[SkyBell]

Well, with all due respect, I have seen plenty of dumb comments from Mac-users as well.

It's true. There are some Mac users who say the exact same things to PC users, as PC users say to us.

But those people are few and far in between.

 

[Sdashiki]

I've gotta admit that I never use Expose. It's just a feature that I don't think about being there. Instead I Command+TAB a lot.

if you can and do alt-tab, you were just like me.

get used to a quick flick of the wrist left or right, into the bottom corners of the screen, and BAM i got all windows or the desktop in half a second, with NO extra keys to press.

its a HUGE time saver, use it!

 

[mgargan1]

Well, I'll tell ya one that I said before I got a mac.

My roommate in college had an ibook with OS 9 on it (this was when 10.0 was out, and was dog awfully slow). Well, he asked if he could have a blank cd, he was out of them at the time. Well I asked him, don't you need special blank cd's?

I was thinking that cd's were like floppy disks, that they had to be formatted for macs... well, needless to say, he laughed and after my computer died on me twice and having to reformat my HD twice I got a mac.

 

[mkrishnan]

I was thinking that cd's were like floppy disks, that they had to be formatted for macs... well, needless to say, he laughed and after my computer died on me twice and having to reformat my HD twice I got a mac.

At least with CDRs there's only one standard. I think writeable DVD standards are legitimately confusing.

I think I see much more confusion than overt stupidity... anyway. Lots of confusion about what spyware is / can do. Lots of confusion about what cookies are used for and what vulnerabilities they have. Even the debate about whether Macs on networks with Windows computers need antivirus software I think is complex and potentially confusing.

 

[Killyp]

...and BAM i got all windows...

Actually it's BOOM

 

[mkrishnan]

Actually it's BOOM

That was great.

 

[Nym]

I guess the common arguments are:

"Mac's are only good for graphic designers!" (which is not true at all, maybe 10 years ago I would accept that but nowadays I guess it's just a matter of personal taste)

"If you have a problem with your Mac it's very hard to find someone who knows what to do to fix it" (The problem is that I never had a Mac that crashed or that had a bug that I couldn't solve myself or send back to the store for a brand new one)

"Mac's only have one mouse button" (To this argument I prefer to be silent or just say CTRL+CLICK??? And that's not even necessary with the recent Mighty Mouse)

"Mac's don't have software" (WTF? what software is the Mac missing? humm, maybe 3d modeling and animation, however, install windows via bootcamp and BOOM, problem solved)

"Mac's are slow" (Geez, they must live in other century other than me because I work a lot faster in my eMac (1.25gh G4, 512 RAM, no GPU) than I worked in my PC, which had higher specs in all fields)

"Mac's are a trend" (Maybe, to some PC geeks who buy a Mac to be "cooler", however, they work for something other than FASHION ACESSORIES you know?!! )

You know, this year I've been doing a Course in Multimedia and Graphic Design Techniques, we worked both in Mac and PC throughout the year (14 students, all unfamiliar with Mac OSX at first), and the only a$$hole who still prefers PC's to Mac's after working extensively in both systems thinks he's some kind of hacker and that real computer people prefer Windows because it's a "troubling" OS, and it's a challenge to keep it running decently, he somehow likes this "I got a problem, WHOO, let's solve it!".

I'm happy to say that in the last 3 years, I've converted more than 5 people to the Mac platform, Apple should give me a Mac Pro eheh

I'm gonna throw up now

 

[chris200x9]

I guess the common arguments are:

"Mac's are only good for graphic designers!" (which is not true at all, maybe 10 years ago I would accept that but nowadays I guess it's just a matter of personal taste)

"If you have a problem with your Mac it's very hard to find someone who knows what to do to fix it" (The problem is that I never had a Mac that crashed or that had a bug that I couldn't solve myself or send back to the store for a brand new one)

"Mac's only have one mouse button" (To this argument I prefer to be silent or just say CTRL+CLICK??? And that's not even necessary with the recent Mighty Mouse)

"Mac's don't have software" (WTF? what software is the Mac missing? humm, maybe 3d modeling and animation, however, install windows via bootcamp and BOOM, problem solved)

"Mac's are slow" (Geez, they must live in other century other than me because I work a lot faster in my eMac (1.25gh G4, 512 RAM, no GPU) than I worked in my PC, which had higher specs in all fields)

"Mac's are a trend" (Maybe, to some PC geeks who buy a Mac to be "cooler", however, they work for something other than FASHION ACESSORIES you know?!! )

You know, this year I've been doing a Course in Multimedia and Graphic Design Techniques, we worked both in Mac and PC throughout the year (14 students, all unfamiliar with Mac OSX at first), and the only a$$hole who still prefers PC's to Mac's after working extensively in both systems thinks he's some kind of hacker and that real computer people prefer Windows because it's a "troubling" OS, and it's a challenge to keep it running decently, he somehow likes this "I got a problem, WHOO, let's solve it!".

I'm happy to say that in the last 3 years, I've converted more than 5 people to the Mac platform, Apple should give me a Mac Pro eheh

I'm gonna throw up now

LMAO thats what my one PC frien says he's like "macs are TOO easy"

 

[Nym]

True... who gives birth to such mamals?

 

[SkyBell]

My dad was a mac hater too. (Until he used one.duh.) Now he thinks he wants to try one, but he says he wants to rent one before he buys it. I guess he's remembering that little thing Apple did in 1984 (Let you take a Mac home and use it for 24 hours-free of charge.) I don't think Apple does that anymore. Does anyone know if there is a rental service for Macs?

 

[Nym]

If there was a rental service I'd take two mac pro's with two 30" cinema display's and then run off to Peru

 

[Swarmlord]

My dad was a mac hater too. (Until he used one.duh.) Now he thinks he wants to try one, but he says he wants to rent one before he buys it. I guess he's remembering that little thing Apple did in 1984 (Let you take a Mac home and use it for 24 hours-free of charge.) I don't think Apple does that anymore. Does anyone know if there is a rental service for Macs?

With the advent of the Apple store that's no longer necessary! Have him visit the nearest store and use ALL the different Apple computers until he finds one that has the look, feel and performance that he requires.

 

[SmurfBoxMasta]

in summary, lets just go with Forest on this one:

Stupid is as Stupid does, and thats all I have to say about that

 

[eRondeau]

My stupidest question was when all my friends ganged-up on me and asked "Why the hell would you want to buy one of those weird things? Nobody else has a Mac." Well I may have been the first, but now most of my friends have Macs too. And the ones that don't, want one.

 

[Sesshi]

It's true. There are some Mac users who say the exact same things to PC users, as PC users say to us.

But those people are few and far in between.

Would practically every post in this thread count as 'few and far between?'

 

[0098386]

Thank god I've done just design at college and university. Everyone I met had a great understanding, appreciation and love towards them.
When I started University I didn't really care for them, nor liked nor hated. A week in I decided I needed a new laptop and OSX. PowerBook! All 8 of my course eventually bought either an iBook or PowerBook before the end of the first year. Was beautiful!

Doesn't help that both lecturers and teachers at college and university ALL were raving Mac fanatics.

I find stupid questions online mostly. hold up... they're not even questions. "Macs suck" From the same people who criticise Windows too. Does not make sense.

 

[Applespider]

Macs don't suit everyone and where someone has done the research to discover that, I really don't mind if they go ahead and buy said PC if it suits them better. Let's face it, there are things that I can't do easily on my Mac but could on a PC; they're just not important enough to me for me to want to switch back.

The only ones that bug me are those who know very little about Macs or PCs and come out with stupid statements based on pre-OS X Macs or just general ignorance. And treat me like I'm an idiot for owning a Mac when I know more about the respective systems than they do.

 

[2ndPath]

My dad was a mac hater too. (Until he used one.duh.) Now he thinks he wants to try one, but he says he wants to rent one before he buys it. I guess he's remembering that little thing Apple did in 1984 (Let you take a Mac home and use it for 24 hours-free of charge.) I don't think Apple does that anymore. Does anyone know if there is a rental service for Macs?

If you order it on-line, can't you just return it at no charge the first two weeks after you bought it?

 

[mgargan1]

If you order it on-line, can't you just return it at no charge the first two weeks after you bought it?

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html#Return Policy

If you are not satisfied with your Apple purchase of a product, please call 1-800-676-2775 for a Return Material Authorization (RMA) request within 14 calendar days of the receipt of the product. Configure-to-order, personalized or other customized product may not be returned for refund or exchange under any circumstances unless DOA. If the item is returned unopened in the original box, we will exchange it or offer you a refund based on your original method of payment. The product must be returned to the Apple warehouse within 14 calendar days of the issuance of the RMA. All products must be packed in the original, unmarked packaging including any accessories, manuals, documentation and registration that shipped with the product. A 10% open box fee will be assessed on any opened hardware or accessory. If you purchased your order using an Apple Business Lease, you may be asked to provide a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) for Apple to assess the 10% open box restocking fee.

Please note that Apple does not permit the return of or offer refunds for the following products:

1. Product that is custom configured to your specifications
2. Opened memory
3. Opened software*
4. Electronic software downloads
5. Personalized iPods
6. Software Up to Date Program Products (SW upgrades)
7. Apple Gift Cards

 

[jwkay]

If you order it on-line, can't you just return it at no charge the first two weeks after you bought it?

Depends what country you're in. In the Norwegian store, you can return any product providing you contact the Apple store within 14 days of receipt of product. Software where the seal has been broken can't be returned, otherwise no restrictions. There are no re-stocking fees or anything.

 

[chris200x9]

I think I may just have the best one ever......I was listening to music through frontrow and my friend came over while it was playinng he's never had any experience with mac and he saw it was a mac and talked to me a little about it and then it was playing music and he was like "is it playing through windows?"

 

[-::ubermann::-]

when i was about to buy my macbook
i call an apple reseller(apple does not distribute by itself in my country)
me:''im looking for a white macbook, whats the price"''
woman:''apple right? is it sony or hp?''

usually at college people tell me:
''you only have an ibook(i have a macbook)because its good looking''
''does your mac have usb?''
how can you write programs in it, macs are only for graphical designers''(i study engineering)
''you idiot, how can that have an intel inside, you dont know anything''

 

[sushi]

Macs don't suit everyone and where someone has done the research to discover that, I really don't mind if they go ahead and buy said PC if it suits them better. Let's face it, there are things that I can't do easily on my Mac but could on a PC; they're just not important enough to me for me to want to switch back.

Same here.

I try to recommend the best solution for the person concerned. Sometimes a Mac is the best solution and sometimes a PC is the best solution.

Now with the Intel Macs, there is a bit more flexibility with recommendations.

On the PC side, there are so many cool options available. Sometimes a Mac solution doesn't fit the situation.

What I really hate, is folks who are not open minded in the least and just wave off the Mac possibility.

 

[tominated]

what i really hate is when salespeople are dumb, and yet I get turned down for the job that they are screwing up!!! You know because i'm under 18, that means i have no idea about computers.

i feel your pain. i was about to buy my wacom tablet when a sales guy said what is that, then he took it from me until my mum came and told him i was buying it.

BTW: a good question is 'where is the any key?'

 

[cml91]

my friend looks at my mighty mouse.......how are you suppose to scope in CS!!???? geez i hate it when people use the "one-click mouse" for a reason why macs suck but the mighty mouse showed them wrong