That's true, but I didn't understand the great-grandparent to be talking about that. I understood them to be saying that we should get Macs because of their sweet hardware, shelve the copy of Mac OS that comes with it, and then run Windows. That's what I thought was a crazy idea.
Tell me again why we should buy Macs? There is one reason, and one reason only, anyone should buy a Mac. To run Mac OS. Your argument about the hardware just doesn't hold water to me, as in my experience with Macs I've found the hardware to be hard to service (all iMacs, G4 PowerMacs), too expensive, and just plain bad ideas (G3+G5 iMacs, I'm looking at you. That being said, the G4 iMac was an amazing design which they were fools to throw away). I honestly fail to see why anyone would ever buy a Mac, and then use Vista instead of Mac OS, which is what you seem to be suggesting.
Your comments were fine, up until you got to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Seriously, wtf? That game's sole thing it had going for it was the Wolfenstein remake factor. It didn't have a very good plot, the gameplay was run-of-the-mill, the enemies weren't that good, even with the "satisfying to kill Nazis" factor, and the weapons were... ok, I lied, the game has 2 factors going for it. Wolfenstein remake, and flamethrower. But seriously, if Halo doesn't deserve a place on the list, RtCW sure as hell doesn't. I liked the game, but it just wasn't very great.
I can't help but agree with your statement that Microsoft bashing for its own sake is childish, but since when do we expect people to act grown-up on teh interwebz?
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That's true, but I didn't understand the great-grandparent to be talking about that. I understood them to be saying that we should get Macs because of their sweet hardware, shelve the copy of Mac OS that comes with it, and then run Windows. That's what I thought was a crazy idea.
Tell me again why we should buy Macs? There is one reason, and one reason only, anyone should buy a Mac. To run Mac OS. Your argument about the hardware just doesn't hold water to me, as in my experience with Macs I've found the hardware to be hard to service (all iMacs, G4 PowerMacs), too expensive, and just plain bad ideas (G3+G5 iMacs, I'm looking at you. That being said, the G4 iMac was an amazing design which they were fools to throw away). I honestly fail to see why anyone would ever buy a Mac, and then use Vista instead of Mac OS, which is what you seem to be suggesting.
Your comments were fine, up until you got to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Seriously, wtf? That game's sole thing it had going for it was the Wolfenstein remake factor. It didn't have a very good plot, the gameplay was run-of-the-mill, the enemies weren't that good, even with the "satisfying to kill Nazis" factor, and the weapons were... ok, I lied, the game has 2 factors going for it. Wolfenstein remake, and flamethrower. But seriously, if Halo doesn't deserve a place on the list, RtCW sure as hell doesn't. I liked the game, but it just wasn't very great.
I concur. I mean, taking a cue from Mr. Ballmer, I run into work every day yelling, "I LOVE THIS COMPANY!!"
I can't help but agree with your statement that Microsoft bashing for its own sake is childish, but since when do we expect people to act grown-up on teh interwebz?