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Apples Are For Grannies?
RoboJock writes "So much for Justin Long — the young, hip 'n' trendy face of the Apple Mac (as seen in the 'Mac vs. PC' ads) is even further removed from the average Mac owner than everyone suspected... By three or four decades. According to research discussed at Silicon.com, 'nearly half of Mac owners are 55 and older — that's almost double the share for average home-PC users.' It seems the young guns don't have the extra cash to stump up for smooth shiny aesthetics." From the article: "For the digital youth, high-street box shifter Gateway is the brand of choice, taking the number-one slot among PC buyers aged between 18 and 25. Dan Ness, principal at MetaFacts, said in a statement: 'Apple can claim long-time loyalists but its future among the young technoliterati is an interesting dynamic.'"
If only some one had had the foresight to sterilize the people responsible for producing this generation in the first place... If we suck its their fault! To be fair, it seems like everyone I meet has the "I'm important, get out of my way" attitude. I'm beginning to think thats just the way people are.
"Is there anything wrong with acting young?"
Not if you actually are young. Otherwise, yes. You don't look younger by acting younger, you just look like an old person without a clue.
"Psst....hey, we are all going to be old one day."
And I plan on acting accordingly when it happens. But really, you are only as young as you feel, not as you act. Continue living a fun and vibrant lifestyle, and you will age so gracefully, you will never need a Mac.
Now pardon me while I go yell at the whippersnappers being loud out on my street.
DISCALIMER - this post written by a stodgy old 36 year old.
"But this one goes to 11!"
Really? You think the wrinkly 50 year old soccer mom in the "Porn Star" baby-tee with a nose ring is "doing just fine"? Sounds like someone has a granny fetish to me...
"But this one goes to 11!"