I once heard a story. It was about a man, who offered a woman $1,000,000 to have sex with him.
Of course, she said yes.
Before they started, she demanded the money up front. He handed her $50, to which she exclaimed "What is this? What sort of woman do you think I am?"
To which he replied "Madam, I think we've already established that, what we're doing now is quibbling over the price..."
Also, you could take a hint from dark-alex, of the playstation portable homebrew scene - 'quit' the scene, then release the code as someone else. Sure, you won't get the popularity among geeks for releasing open source software, but any employer can check on your work on the 'official' software.
Yes, they recommended that I make a ridiculously named slashdot account that would make mac fanboys crawl out of the walls to point out how stupid it is to be a fanboy.
Kinda funny, actually... but they all seem to post as a/c.
It is the wind - as a clock is wound, this computer winds up. Kinda like a little toy for big kids. Calling it the wind (as the wind blows) would be asking for detrimental name calling.
'English' is much clearer than 'American', unfortunately the two are visually similar. Only upon close inspection of the meaning does the difference become clear. Just be happy that not all the summaries are written in this strange, foreign tongue.
A friend of mine has one and wrecked the USB port (the manner of failure being essentially irrelevant).
Yes, no matter how many times I warned steve (our mutual friend), he was adamant - That MBA was totally hot, and totally into him. After that first night of passion, he was ready for more - but she was ruined.
So, on one hand, Steve was upset because his new GF wasn't able to put out anymore. But on the other hand, he now thinks he's god's gift to women.
Macbook Air is a concept machine designed to fit a specific lifestyle and usage style.
Yes, the MBA is used to make you look trendy and cool, as you carry it around. It appeals to people with more money than brains. That is the MBA lifestyle.
Uhhh... iTunes? Safari? Sure... it is only two applications. But they're revolutionary. And really, if you believe everything that apple tells you, you don't need much else. iLife has everything you'd ever need... according to them.
but i'm quite sure that'd be total oblitirated by the amount of software they'd sell.
... yes, because everyone who uses windows would jump ship... You know there are still very few games, and not very much business software that is made to run on OSX. Sure, some of the big ones work - but what about all the custom applications? OSX might see some adoption if it was sold separately, but it is so foreign to the average windows user that they'd wait until their next new PC to switch. And if they didn't like it, they wouldn't stay with it.
Except... hackintosh-ing invites rampant piracy. So does selling your os, in general. Look to the linux community - very little piracy going on there...
Just wait, one day they'll start giving it away. Everyone will use OSX. Then Steve (who will reveal himself to be a highlander) will then use the internal kill switch to eliminate the entire population of computer using highlanders. And the few other people brave enough to use OSX for anything other than iMovie.
congratulations, you're running with a vanilla kernal. Not all of us have that option, and for anyone who is running a hacked version to work on their AMD, for example, the hackintosh community is one or two points behind. Unless you'd like to invite us to that mythical community of faeries and magic where OSX works magically on all computers, even those that can't run a vanilla kernal.
Hmm... cheap, $150-200 with decent processing power, decent screen, wifi and well built. Can I also get it to do the dishes, and clean up? If this is what you want, you'd better start hoping for a serious recession so your money will be worth more. 'Cuz that hardware isn't gonna be worth less for awhile yet.
How is your post news? Everyone knows (or should know) of the survivor bias in research - only results get published. Failures, or lack of results, aren't news worthy- I mean, when was the last time your life made it into the papers?
Ah, I can ask google what the geeks of the world think of the word "hacker" (because, lets face it, the percentage of geeks posting webpages is much higher than the actual percent composition of geeks in the world).
Or, I could actually ask real people. While outside. And I doubt I'd meet a single geek... they're allergic to sunlight, if I remember correctly...
You need to understand that mac hardware has an extremely long relevant lifespan
you mean the exact same hardware that you'd get from lenovo, or toshiba... with EFI? How does having a fruit sticker on my computer make the hardware any different?
Anyways, why would anyone buy software that is non-supported, non-usable?
If it was unsupported, and wouldn't run on my computer, I wouldn't buy it. I'd pirate it, because the general usual purchase agreement (I give you money, you give me service) wouldn't apply. If it worked, maybe in the future I'd buy a real copy of OSX.
I'm just one person, but my wife's dell has been running for 5 years flawlessly. Sure, she doesn't use it much, and other people I know had to use the dell warranty to get their computer fixed/replaced several times... but I'm pretty sure that shoddy assembly processes are common to all the computer producers. Especially apple... lol
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I once heard a story. It was about a man, who offered a woman $1,000,000 to have sex with him.
Of course, she said yes.
Before they started, she demanded the money up front. He handed her $50, to which she exclaimed "What is this? What sort of woman do you think I am?"
To which he replied "Madam, I think we've already established that, what we're doing now is quibbling over the price..."
Also, you could take a hint from dark-alex, of the playstation portable homebrew scene - 'quit' the scene, then release the code as someone else. Sure, you won't get the popularity among geeks for releasing open source software, but any employer can check on your work on the 'official' software.
Yes, they recommended that I make a ridiculously named slashdot account that would make mac fanboys crawl out of the walls to point out how stupid it is to be a fanboy.
Kinda funny, actually... but they all seem to post as a/c.
Pick your delusional group and flame away.
Americans?
It is the wind - as a clock is wound, this computer winds up. Kinda like a little toy for big kids. Calling it the wind (as the wind blows) would be asking for detrimental name calling.
... Isn't that a given, when talking about mac users?
'English' is much clearer than 'American', unfortunately the two are visually similar. Only upon close inspection of the meaning does the difference become clear. Just be happy that not all the summaries are written in this strange, foreign tongue.
A friend of mine has one and wrecked the USB port (the manner of failure being essentially irrelevant).
Yes, no matter how many times I warned steve (our mutual friend), he was adamant - That MBA was totally hot, and totally into him. After that first night of passion, he was ready for more - but she was ruined.
So, on one hand, Steve was upset because his new GF wasn't able to put out anymore. But on the other hand, he now thinks he's god's gift to women.
Macbook Air is a concept machine designed to fit a specific lifestyle and usage style.
Yes, the MBA is used to make you look trendy and cool, as you carry it around. It appeals to people with more money than brains. That is the MBA lifestyle.
Yes, sorry. MS is a software company... *run* by the devil. Who also happens to be the incredible hulk. Who moonlights as steve ballmer.
Uhhh... iTunes? Safari? Sure... it is only two applications. But they're revolutionary. And really, if you believe everything that apple tells you, you don't need much else. iLife has everything you'd ever need... according to them.
but i'm quite sure that'd be total oblitirated by the amount of software they'd sell.
... yes, because everyone who uses windows would jump ship... You know there are still very few games, and not very much business software that is made to run on OSX. Sure, some of the big ones work - but what about all the custom applications? OSX might see some adoption if it was sold separately, but it is so foreign to the average windows user that they'd wait until their next new PC to switch. And if they didn't like it, they wouldn't stay with it.
Where does the "Just because you have your head so far up Steve Jobs's arse" vitriol come from?
Because it is fun teasing fanatics - religious or not, they're still a bunch of crazies.
Except... hackintosh-ing invites rampant piracy. So does selling your os, in general. Look to the linux community - very little piracy going on there...
Apple will never sell software sans hardware.
Just wait, one day they'll start giving it away. Everyone will use OSX. Then Steve (who will reveal himself to be a highlander) will then use the internal kill switch to eliminate the entire population of computer using highlanders. And the few other people brave enough to use OSX for anything other than iMovie.
congratulations, you're running with a vanilla kernal. Not all of us have that option, and for anyone who is running a hacked version to work on their AMD, for example, the hackintosh community is one or two points behind. Unless you'd like to invite us to that mythical community of faeries and magic where OSX works magically on all computers, even those that can't run a vanilla kernal.
Hmm... cheap, $150-200 with decent processing power, decent screen, wifi and well built. Can I also get it to do the dishes, and clean up? If this is what you want, you'd better start hoping for a serious recession so your money will be worth more. 'Cuz that hardware isn't gonna be worth less for awhile yet.
How is your post news? Everyone knows (or should know) of the survivor bias in research - only results get published. Failures, or lack of results, aren't news worthy- I mean, when was the last time your life made it into the papers?
In fact, try searching google for define:hacker .
Ah, I can ask google what the geeks of the world think of the word "hacker" (because, lets face it, the percentage of geeks posting webpages is much higher than the actual percent composition of geeks in the world).
Or, I could actually ask real people. While outside. And I doubt I'd meet a single geek... they're allergic to sunlight, if I remember correctly...
no, if it was mac-mac, it would probably be cheaper to buy 3 or 4 thinkpads...
And Vista Ultimate cost what?
actually, the real cost is in the aggravation and lost productivity time waiting for it to delete files...
You need to understand that mac hardware has an extremely long relevant lifespan
you mean the exact same hardware that you'd get from lenovo, or toshiba ... with EFI? How does having a fruit sticker on my computer make the hardware any different?
what statistics? The ones you made up?
Anyways, why would anyone buy software that is non-supported, non-usable?
If it was unsupported, and wouldn't run on my computer, I wouldn't buy it. I'd pirate it, because the general usual purchase agreement (I give you money, you give me service) wouldn't apply. If it worked, maybe in the future I'd buy a real copy of OSX.
I'm just one person, but my wife's dell has been running for 5 years flawlessly. Sure, she doesn't use it much, and other people I know had to use the dell warranty to get their computer fixed/replaced several times ... but I'm pretty sure that shoddy assembly processes are common to all the computer producers. Especially apple... lol
no no, he means McCain. You know, the economy is in good shape, and all that...