[Messiahtosh]

Originally Posted by Roboman Brad, you're My Hero™.

I used to like Brad and think of him as a friend.

[chucker]

Originally Posted by Messiahtosh I used to like Brad and think of him as a friend.

And now?

[Kickaha]

Now he wants to do Brad favors.

[sunrain]

Originally Posted by Mugge While I understand you and sometimes feel your pain. I've gotta say that experience with old Macs isn't a hip thing to me. Actually I would take Windows 95/2000 over classic Mac OS any day. And I would take Amiga Workbench 1,3/2,0/3,x over Win 3,1/95 any day too. OS X is glorious, but I stand firmly by my earlier choices in platform.

I'm with you on this. I preferred Windows 95/2000 to pre-OS X Mac operating systems. And by preferred, I mean put up with them...

[phoenix_gr]

Ok some may have missed my point, at no point did i bag apple noobs or switchers in general, i merely expressed my dislike of noobs or switchers who HAVE in the PAST bagged Apple and NOW think they are great for using Apple. Since this is the General DISCUSSION forum i was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience of hypocrites regarding APPLE.

And this is not a "controversial" post as some have stated so dont blow things out of proportion please.

Brad thats my point, i did join applenova after finding a quote from thinksecret.com in the newspaper, however the difference between what you're saying and what i am saying is that, i NEVER dissed/bagged applenova and then joined, unlike some switchers who bagged apple then switched. I saw that i liked some aspects of it and so i joined, just like switchers have seen some good aspects of apple and switched. Do you see the difference? becasuse there is one.

Thanks
AWR thanks for the well wishes for my exams.

[turtle]

Originally Posted by phoenix_gr Ok some may have missed my point, at no point did i bag apple noobs or switchers in general, i merely expressed my dislike of noobs or switchers who HAVE in the PAST bagged Apple and NOW think they are great for using Apple. Since this is the General DISCUSSION forum i was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience of hypocrites regarding APPLE. And this is not a "controversial" post as some have stated so dont blow things out of proportion please. Brad thats my point, i did join applenova after finding a quote from thinksecret.com in the newspaper, however the difference between what you're saying and what i am saying is that, i NEVER dissed/bagged applenova and then joined, unlike some switchers who bagged apple then switched. I saw that i liked some aspects of it and so i joined, just like switchers have seen some good aspects of apple and switched. Do you see the difference? becasuse there is one. Thanks AWR thanks for the well wishes for my exams.

I understand exams coming, mine are around the corner. So I wish the best for you on yours....

Now for the real reason to post:
I bashed Apple up until about two months before I got my first Mini, which I bought within two weeks of release or so. Since before I ever heard of OS X and Unix underpinnings I put Apple down. Mocked you Apple Loser Fans, laughed at you, etc...

Then I actually opened my mind to figure it out. I was sold from the time I got real details on Mac OS. I truly could still care less about Apple as a whole, I love the OS and won't hack a PC to run the OS leaving me to buy Apple hardware. I can't say I'm hooked by the name, nor the style, though the style is growing on me.

So now that I'm getting rid of all my PC's in favor of Mac OS systems, does that mean I'm still not a *true* Apple fan? I guess it just makes me an Apple user huh? Should I shave my head bald, other than the Apple Logo? Maybe a tattoo? Maybe I should get the "OS X" Logo tattooed instead, since after all, I'm really a fan of the OS (and extras that go with it).

I guess that by your standard you can't learn to like something you once disliked huh? I'm with Brad's first post in the thread. Maybe you really should rethink. Otherwise, you should still think it's gross to kiss girls, let alone other really fun things!

[phoenix_gr]

Firstly thank you, and good luck with your exams.

Secondly in my first post i said "are lecturing about how they love apple" regarding previous apple bashers, i never said anything about switchers who hated apple and now like it, my comment was about switchers who hated apple, now like it and act walk around thinking they are gods gift to mankind because they use apple products. Congratulations on the move to apple.

As a side not, i dont remember thinking it being gross to kiss girls, in fact i believe i didnt concern myself with that stuff when i was at the Power Rangers and Sesame st age, but i do understand your point that people change. Like i said nothing wrong with change.

To the people who said "grow up" and "toughen up" etc, i did not make this comment to have a whine, but to share my experience where people have bagged apple and switched to it later on only to proclaim how great it is, in those instances i have to contain myself from rolling my eyes in disbelief and annoyance at them for wasting my time with both conversations, the one where they tell me how crap, and the second where they tell me how great.

Thanks

[Shades of Blue]

Originally Posted by phoenix_gr Secondly in my first post i said "are lecturing about how they love apple" regarding previous apple bashers, i never said anything about switchers who hated apple and now like it, my comment was about switchers who hated apple, now like it and act walk around thinking they are gods gift to mankind because they use apple products. Congratulations on the move to apple.

Anyone who thinks they're God's gift to mankind because they use Apple products is obnoxious whether they ever hated Apple or not...

[phoenix_gr]

please not the word "because" and yes most were obnoxious. And i was using the phrase losely to illustrate their behaviour, i could have said, "they think they are the greatest" or "they act top shit" or something, i was aiming more at the effect of the statement, not the literal meaning

Thanks

[BarracksSi]

If anyone's bummed about the new Apple users appearing these days (hell, I remember defending the one-button mouse, too), just think of it this way...

You're now an O.G. Apple user, especially if you've been fiddling with original black & white Macs and Apple II's. Put a rocking chair & some tea on the porch (you're too old for beer anymore), sit back, enjoy the rookies' enthusiasm, and give them Grandpa-like advice when they ask about the old days.

[Kickaha]

Don't forget to laugh heartily too.

"A *GIG* of RAM? Back in my day, we had 48k, and we *LIKED* it!"

[Mugge]

Originally Posted by phoenix_gr Ok some may have missed my point, at no point did i bag apple noobs or switchers in general, i merely expressed my dislike of noobs or switchers who HAVE in the PAST bagged Apple and NOW think they are great for using Apple. Since this is the General DISCUSSION forum i was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience of hypocrites regarding APPLE. (...)

Ah, but people are still allowed to change their mind. But I agree with you that they better be humble about it.

[zippy]

Just be happy for them. It gives you less indigestion.

[Mugge]

Originally Posted by zippy Just be happy for them. It gives you less indigestion.

Awwkay, a belated smiley for my previous post.



I wouldn't want to come off as a chucker.

[arnoct]

I too bashed apple for a very long time. Then I slowly began to like the design of OSX and the usability of the mac platform. However, I was a member here for about eight months before I made the switch, and even then I use a PC for gaming. But I wouldn't give up my macbook for ANY pc laptop.

I _STILL_ can't like a one-button mouse, though. While I use my trackpad alot, I use right-click religiously (two-finger tap for the major win.)