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I know this is childish, but I got into it with a bunch of PC people at a band-related forum. In an outsider type forum they were talking about viruses, I chimed in (and politely), about there not being any virus problems on the Mac. It got some people to make wild claims and defensive arguments for the Windows platform, all while bashing Apple and spouting off complete falsehoods.
I posted very nicely, methodically, and I think accurately about the Mac and why it is better and not as virus ridden. I missed out on pointing a few things out. Would people here, smarter than I, give me reasons for why the Mac is not as virus prone, other than it being such a small percentage of the market? The forums are located http://www.azpeacemakers.com/wholebb...=304420#304420 there if you want to actually post. I'll do the talking if you would give me the accurate information, with sources if at all possible. You see, many people say these "fights" are futile, but I dont think so. I'm still young and idealistic enough to believe that if you keep fighting, eventually you will win. "We are reviewing some 9,000 recent UNHCR referrals from Syria. We are receiving roughly a thousand new ones each month, and we expect admissions from Syria to surge in 2015 and beyond." - Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration |
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Doug,
A couple points of clarification. I do not believe OS X ships with the firewall "on" by default. A default install of OS X doesn't listen on any ports, so there is no need for a firewall. That is in fact a better way to do things. Things will improve with XP firewall on, but they could have just defaulted the OS to stop listening on all those ports out of the box. (I think XP listened on 14 or so ports after a basic install. Its been a while since I checked though, so that's not 100%.) "Slow vehicle speeds with frequent stops would signal traffic congestion, for instance." uh... it could also signal that my Mom is at the wheel... |
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Messiahtosh,
How could you let that person who posted prices for the mac vs. the vaio go by. He clearly BTO'd the Mac and didn't BTO the vaio making it look like the vaio is way cheaper then the mac. You didn't mention how Gates stole the Mac OS. EDIT: you didn't even address the person who said stuff how apple gets there parts from different companies. All of the pc maker has to outsource for there parts. Dell doesn't make there HD's, processors, cd drives, and motherboards. They buy them from different comapnies. giggity |
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I was go there and battle it out, but then I realized I wasn't into doing stupid things that are a waste of time.
*ponders above statement* *ponders the clicking of the Submit Reply button* *clicks anyway and cracks beer* *bookmarks band board page to read hilarity later tonight* *realizes that hitting Shift-8 this many times in a post is annoying* *promises to stop* *another hit of beer* |
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Just read the rest of that thread.
The "me against the board" thing must really excite our strange cowboy friend. They are having a field day with you over there man, they're making you look like a flaming retard. Yet... you seem to like it. Very strange. Last edited by murbot : 2004-08-11 at 15:39. |
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The problem with attempting to "educate" these PC folk is that they don't much want your education. People that do this, no matter how good the intentions in their hearts are, are no better than Christian missionaries that go to strange and foreign lands to "convert" the local "savages".
The PC people bitching about viruses don't want to switch. They don't want to hear your arguments for why the Mac is great. All they want to do is yell at you and tell you to go home so they can get back to bitching about their platform of choice. You know, in the other thread you said, "It's just an internet message board." I think it may be appropriate to remind you that "It's just a computer platform; a pretty plastic box with a bunch of whizzy electronics inside." It is with great regret that we say our farewells to Jack, who passed away on May 28th, 2005. Jack, you will be missed by all Superior thinking has always overwhelmed superior force. - Marine Corps Officers "You don't lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership." - General Eisenhower |
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I make a point of only trying to convert people who come to me first.
If they are interested, I will talk about the product. If not, I shut up. They all know my computer preference of choice. When expletives fly out of my mouth when I use my crappy Dull at work, they realise I am not satisfied with my PC experience. Angels bleed from the tainted touch of my caress |
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Closing the deal isnt the hard part, getting people to consider it is. "We are reviewing some 9,000 recent UNHCR referrals from Syria. We are receiving roughly a thousand new ones each month, and we expect admissions from Syria to surge in 2015 and beyond." - Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration |
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Sometimes I think I may be what is wrong with the mac platform. "We are reviewing some 9,000 recent UNHCR referrals from Syria. We are receiving roughly a thousand new ones each month, and we expect admissions from Syria to surge in 2015 and beyond." - Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration |
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