if you don't have a MacBook Pro, why are you still alive?

PCs, Mac, IPhone, Ipad, Palm, etc. are all Unix devices. The entire chip, disk drive, I/O, Graphics, CPU, etc industry uses ECAD softwares than run primarily on Sun Solaris and UNIX. Every chip on the computers, SATA drives, cable modems, digital cameras, TIVO, uverse, Nexus, Nuclear missiles, orbiting satellites, etc. runs UNIX. AMD, Apple, Motrola, NEC, Intel, Qualcomm, Fujitsu, IBM, Siemens,... all use UNIX in their R&D depts to develop radios, TVs, instruments, chips and products. Plus every engineering dept, national lab, and corporate lab in the world uses UNIX for basic research and R&D.

anti PC dude wrote:

You are not in a majority, Guru. You love of PCs, and hatred of Macs has been noted on this forum. You are not an objective observe. You are happy with what you have as a computer setup. You are very unhappy with anyone who doesn't see it your way.

My "hatred of Macs," huh? I would certainly like to see a link to the post(s) where I declared my hatred of Mac computers. Quite the contrary... Apple makes nice machines! But that doesn't mean they are always worth paying a premium price, especially when they might have less functionality.

I also don't recall becoming "...very unhappy with anyone who doesn't see it (my) way." If anything, I simply state the facts and let people draw their own conclusions. Perhaps you are mistaking me for the articulate crowd that primarily demonstrates their expertise by referencing "Winbloze" and other creative statements of that nature. Definitely an unhappy bunch.

Ima Broke PC wrote:

You don't have a Mac because you don't have money. Your could be a white male, hetero, and poor. You either live, in your mom's basement, in a Trailer Park, or not alone.

I don't have a mac BECAUSE I do have money. I have more money because I don't overpay for shite because it's cool. My laptop was 3 years old in October. Replaced the battery, added more memory, installed Win7, works great.

Macs may be better but because of the attitudes of douchers like you I don't want to find out....same reason I will never ride a Harley.

Correct - and UNIX was developed by...drum roll please....AT&T.

Posted from a screaming $200 Windows NT machine constructed with hardware various sources - people who use MacBook Pro's and other overpriced Apple products also blow $10 on their sissy Starbucks coffee...fools.

$200! You are unbelievably cheap. You take cheap ass runner to a new low.

Do you buy your running gear at a thrift store? Did you buy your car for under $1000 on Craig's List? Do you buy used motor oil when you change your oil, or just skip that car maintenance task to save a few dollars?

I always knew runners were cheap, but dude, you need to get a real job. Go back to school and learn something that will let you earn more than minimum wage.

i've had a mac, and i didnt like it. I switched to the HP pavilion dv7 and i like it, ALOT better

I've had an HP, Sony, IBM, Dell, Gateway, and other PCs. I have a Mac, I like it ALOT better. Microsoft is backward thinking company. Get rid of the marketing dude that runs the place and they might have a chance to survive the future of the OS market.

had an HP wrote:

I've had an HP, Sony, IBM, Dell, Gateway, and other PCs. I have a Mac, I like it ALOT better. Microsoft is backward thinking company. Get rid of the marketing dude that runs the place and they might have a chance to survive the future of the OS market.

That's the exact thing people said in '95. Apple will never have more than 10% of the personal computer market. Let the kool kids enjoy their gay little club.

Trailered Trash wrote:

$200! You are unbelievably cheap. You take cheap ass runner to a new low.

Do you buy your running gear at a thrift store? Did you buy your car for under $1000 on Craig's List? Do you buy used motor oil when you change your oil, or just skip that car maintenance task to save a few dollars?

I always knew runners were cheap, but dude, you need to get a real job. Go back to school and learn something that will let you earn more than minimum wage.

You're a douche.

Oh my! Insults as the solution to your problem. You're cheap. You stated that already. Accept it. Deal with it.

The only thing wrong with being cheap, is attacking people who can afford spend a little money, for not being as cheap as you.

If you ever do make any real money in your life, you will learn the value of quality over junk. Clothes, cars, homes, computers, running gear, etc.

When you have money your time personal time becomes very valuable. Much more so than a few hundred dollars.

Computer Guru wrote:

My "hatred of Macs," huh? ...Apple makes nice machines! But that doesn't mean they are always worth paying a premium price, especially when they might have less functionality.

I also don't recall becoming "...very unhappy with anyone who doesn't see it (my) way." If anything, I simply state the facts...

Premium price, less functionality. You've proven the point about you distaste for anything Apple-made. You don't own anything from the, yet you state "facts" about them.

Your opinion about anything other than PCs is worthless. Yet, even with PCs you seem to claim you have the perfect, never crash, setup solution, but you refuse to share it with anyone when asked. Why is that? You should share your knowledge, for the simple reason that it would convert everyone over to Vista, or Windows 7 if that's what you're using know.

overall trolling score: 8/10

subscores: 10/10 for results. 6/10 for obviousness.

don't pick on computer guru. he provides good info about pcs. it seems to me he really knows what he is talking about.

you don't actually have to own something to have an opinion about it. when i bought a car i did my research. i like what i bought. i don't like many of the cars i researched. that's why i didn't buy any of them.

anti PC dude wrote:

You don't own anything from (Apple)...

Yes, I do. But that being said, I'm still waiting for you to post hyperlinks to the threads where I professed my eternal "hatred of Macs."

anti PC dude wrote:

...you refuse to share it with anyone when asked. Why is that? You should share your knowledge.

Really? No offense, but you must be relatively new to the LetsRun boards. Do some custom Google searches within the message board based upon my screen name. While I have previously taken a lengthy hiatus from LetsRun when huge projects have kept me extremely busy, I'm am always glad to share and/or help in any way that I can. On the other hand, if you prefer to take your advice from people like the topic creator or the "Winbloze" authors, you are more than welcome to do so.

Winbloze offers opinions, just like Windows fanboys (computer Guru?). Both sides are full of themselves. They can only see their own side of things. Computer users are best off not listening to any of them.

winbloze wrote:

Winbloze offers opinions, just like Windows fanboys (computer Guru?). Both sides are full of themselves. They can only see their own side of things. Computer users are best off not listening to any of them.

Computer Guru has helped me more than everyone else on this board combined. You have a problem, he is happy to help. I'm happy you enjoy your mac but why does it bother you that someone else chooses not own one?

True, I don't have a Mac because I am poor! I hate my PC with a passion as well. So many problems and before anyone says anything, yes I'm too lazy to figure out how to fix every little thing.

It doesn't bother me. What bothers me is his criticism of people that buy a PC with windows. If you criticize windows in anyway he attacks. So there you have it.

C. Guru is okay when he simply helps people. Otherwise, he simple trolls here telling everyone they are stupid for not choosing his path. He is a troll 50% of the time and 50% of the time he is helpful.

winbloze wrote:

If you criticize windows in anyway he attacks.

I typically attempt to present the facts in order to dispel quite a few of the traditional myths regarding the operating system, and unlike many of the Windows detractors, without any profanity, racial slurs, homophobic comments, or personal insults. However, you feel that I am the one who attacks? Interesting perspective.

winbloze wrote:

...he simple trolls here telling everyone they are stupid for not choosing his path.

As I said earlier in this thread, I would be curious to see some hyperlinks supporting that claim. I'm always open to constructive criticism, so please, show me when/where I have been "telling everyone they are stupid."