Hehe...

[H2O]

Originally Posted by m1dget

.. My work computer is a nice 500MHz P3 with 512MB of ram and about 24GB of HDD running NetBSD and blackbox.

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[m1dget]

Originally Posted by H2O

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On that, this thread is pretty interesting, could you please not start a useless flamewar and keep insulting me in PM? You're doing great and this thread doesn't deserve that.

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by AkG

Yup you are certainly right that they did support it for a couple years. Maybe its just my POV but 5 yrs doesnt seem like enough time to be taken seriously. It would have been easy enough to include it via an optional download or install instead of out right breakage. For example I still use Word 2003. If it had been on a MAC...I would be forced to upgrade to that ribbon crap (I've come to terms with it in excel...but cant stand it in word). Thats a bad example but sorta is where I come from. :)

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And I have to say this is probably one of the best Mac discussions to happen on HWC in a long time. Very little fanboi (both sides) and lots of honest discussion w/ wildly varied POVs.

I agree, I haven't had a discussion as good as this is a while.

I guess my problem is that I haven't been around computers for long enough to see the full effects of a company not supported old tech and apps.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by m1dget

.......could you please not start a useless flamewar and keep insulting me in PM?

So you like to flame MS, but you don't like when we throw you back the stone

You say I'm one of the stupid that get manipulate by the marketing strategy of MS, and you want I stay nice with you ...... sorry guy as Tony Soprano say... "you want respect, you give respect."

[m1dget]

Originally Posted by H2O

So you like to flame MS, but you don't like when we throw you back the stone

You say I'm one of the stupid that get manipulate by the marketing strategy of MS, and you want I stay nice with you ...... sorry guy as Tony Soprano say... "you want respect, you give respect."

Why would I give respect to somebody who just sent me 3 pm back to back just to insult me because he couldn't be part of a thread with an intelligent discussion?

for crying out loud...

[AkG]

Guys you are going to derail this thread if that keeps up. :(

Lets all turn the snark-o-meter down from 11 to maybe a 3. I've done the same and have modified my stance to minimize my number of "sheeple" comments and maximize the flow of information. All sides have good points, and both camps have their pros and cons. Lets not ruin what is turned into a good thing with BS.

Sound fair?

[Soultribunal]

Thread Re-Opened.

Keep it civil.

[belgolas]

Well check this video out.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : Full Episodes

Even John Stewart rants on Apple.

[Jake_HT]

I don't know why these arguments always show up. MS is better for the majority of the world, it shows in their MUCH larger market share. People want more value for their money, which is exactly what Apple is not.

I don't like Mac cause I can do more for less with my windows PC... I'm not a programmer, neither is like 99.99% of the world.. so how is that argument relevant to how good overall an operating system is?

Certain things are good for certain things. For a home/student PC/laptop at a good price, Apple just doesn't quite make sense. Which is why it is how it is.

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by m1dget

Supporting it simply means that they don't drop the technology, which they didn't do until recently.
And again, recently is -way- later than what they should have done.

Support means if someone has a problem, they complain to you and you fix it. Microsoft did not support 16-bit software. They just left compatibility with it in their OS, because there is no reason to take it out if it works (why remove functionality? That's something Apple does, not Microsoft.). Just because something works doesn't mean it is supported. If you have a laptop that still works but is out of warranty, it's the same concept. It works and you can use it, but if something goes wrong, it's your problem, not the manufacturer's.

Originally Posted by m1dget

For your moms mac mini, one simple answer for you: Get it to a repair specialist. Those guys exist for a reason.

Why should he pay for something he should be able to fix himself? If I have a problem on my PC, I do some research and I figure out how to fix it. No reason why he should have to pay someone to fix a Mac rather than doing the same thing.