Mac ads

[gibboss28]

I'm not a fan of the Mac adverts, then again i'm not their target audience.
Note: I am going on about the adverts. NOT the mac users.
The target audience of the Mac ads are those who know fuck all.
I say this because the advert itself right off the bat assumes that the person knows nothing by the opening line:
"Hello I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" The person who knows fuck all would think that a PC is another operating system and not a term to describe and not the computer itself
The advert then goes to state a flaw with the "PC" while in turn making the Mac look brilliant. To someone who knows what they're doing a lot of the flaws such as the viruses, the BSOD, etc can be dealt with. However if you know fuck all it puts you off.

so yeah there's my reason.

 

[roekenny]

The mac ads piss me off as as where I work almost all are mac owners what is fair enough as not gamers and uni students so mainly used for browsing and papers but as only PC gamer (rest have only 360's and say are superior to PC's but not get into that.) But any anyone goes on about macs or iphone or ipod get same bull every f****** time what said on the ad's.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lgzbhEc6VVo
just quick goggle and found the 15 things I hear every time macs mentioned anyone up to playing find the faults in macs logic so use it against collages as my reasons just don't shut them up? -_-

 

[DrHobo]

I the the Mac OS package is quite well done but its 'user friendliness' comes down to its limitations

its like saying a harmonica is a better instrument then a piano because its easier to use

 

[Zeldadudes]

I think they're ace!!! I like how they poke fun at all of windows bad points and bigs up Mac's OS. In fairness, macs are better for 'creative' things such as music and video production, etc. Windows are optimized for office and games. Macs can do all a windows pc can do because of the dual OS software, but not vice versa. Therefore i think the ads are not only funny, but true. If a tad annoying. I hate, however, how the new windows ads are a complete ripoff of the mac ads.

Wow a non-hater
Thats good to see.
I'd like to see how many of these PC owners actually have used a mac instead of calling it retarded when the word Mac pops onto the screen.

 

[Snotnarok]

The commercials are about as polite as some of their users. I'm in the graphic/web design field and if this is ever spoken in the presence of a mac user, they go on a rant about how I I should have a mac because of superior bla bla. I say the same thing every time, "To each their own, I like PCs, you like macs, what's to argue about". There's not much to argue about in my mind, both systems have their own benefits and problems, honestly why should anyone care what the other person uses?

Unless of course it's a console and you wanted to play the game with your friend online, then you can complain and rant.

 

[AuntyEthel]

You know what's strange? I spent almost 20 times less on my gaming/audio PC at home compared to the Mac Pro I use at work every day and...I greatly prefer my home PC for recording music, creating media, hell, doing everything compared to the Mac Pro I use at work.

Just goes to show it all boils down to preference and intelligence.

I use both too and completely agree. Whenever I Photoshop/record/edit/anything on my PC (a pretty high end machine) it usually takes a second or two to accomplish any task. I fail to see the logic in paying more for a machine which does it in the same time (or slower) and has a crappier interface. And one mouse button. Whats the difference in waiting a second for something to process instead of a second and a half? Most people champion stats that only result in an imperceivable amount of computing time anyway, which is fucking retarded.

EDiT: Oh and the Mac ads are annoying. The PC ones are just as bad.

 

[ygetoff]

i think the mac ads are kinda dumb, but the windows ads (like the incomprehensible ones with jerry seinfeld) are much, much worse.
personally, i like the mac for doing all my computer work and internet stuff. i use a windows for gaming and...thats pretty much it. i find it too hard to do anything else with them...it really doesn't matter what your computer CAN do...what matters is what you can do with it.

 

[gibboss28]

I'd like to see how many of these PC owners actually have used a mac instead of calling it retarded when the word Mac pops onto the screen.

I'd like to see a mac owner who knows what they're talking about and aren't just another sucker for a crappy marketing campaign. But we cant all get what we want.

 

[Nimbus]

First of all, my shitty WINDOWS computer fucked up( wish i had a mac now) and secondly, no i don't, but i know plenty of professionals who have worked in various studios for years, most of which will be running a mac pro setup, either with pro tools or logic software.

I assume that it was a PEBKAC error, right?

 

[hockeycentre11]

Quick would you buy: A)PC ,B)MAC or C)Toaster?

 

[Zac_Dai]

They're operating systems, not religions.

Just for fun... Ubuntu is the best!!!

 

[Iravu]

See... the only once Windows gave me a BSOD and it was purely my fault (switched to a Nividia card and didnt rid of all the ATI files), not once has vista crashed on me or my cousin, so i dont know what mac commercials are smoking, secondly all OS tend to be shit when they come out, due to not enough hardware for it... heres a tip if it crashes on you get a completely new computer, oh shit didnt we have to do that for XP, yes we did... because older stuff wont support, stuff that never existed at the time...

I just loled (Warning not for Mac Lovers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig1qtduR9ik
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7148748849652085555

NO OS is problem free, stop treating it like god, they will crash, and most the time its most likely "your" fault


cant we all get along like these guys?
http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/networking.php

 

[Hawgh]

They're operating systems, not religions.

Just for fun... Ubuntu is the best!!!

Heresy! Cleanse it with fire!

 

[Zeldadudes]

I'd like to see how many of these PC owners actually have used a mac instead of calling it retarded when the word Mac pops onto the screen.

I'd like to see a mac owner who knows what they're talking about and aren't just another sucker for a crappy marketing campaign. But we cant all get what we want.

Give me an example and i'll read your statement with more enthusiasm.
I brought a mac because i needed a piece of software...

 

[Fatalis67]

The commercials don't say "On a PC it's like this, but on a Mac, it's like this, which is better." They just say "PCs are gay. Buy a mac."

They don't actually make their product sound good they just talk shit about their competition. It's the same level as ignorance as a political smear campaign.

 

[Aux117]

I am a moderate on the whole Mac vs. PC thing. Both have good and both have bad.

 

[DamienHell]

OH I just saw a new one, PC and Mac are putting lights on a tree. Mac makes a comment about how they can set their differences aside and be friends. But when they plug in the lights PC has put "PC rules" in the lights. SO! Mac is talking about PC and Mac putting their differences aside and being friends, IN AN ANTI-PC COMMERCIAL! What hypocricy!

 

[Apocalypse Tank]

O wait...
no games.


that's why I didn't get one.
(though I heard about the new Mac, and possible future Macs that actually run PC games)

 

[Aries_Split]

First of all, my shitty WINDOWS computer fucked up( wish i had a mac now) and secondly, no i don't, but i know plenty of professionals who have worked in various studios for years, most of which will be running a mac pro setup, either with pro tools or logic software.

I assume that it was a PEBKAC error, right?

More like an I.D.10.T error.

 

[Gxas]

DO NOT ACTUALLY TYPE THE CONTENTS OF THE SPOILER INTO YOUR TERMINAL WINDOW!!!!!

The fact of the matter is that Macs are now a fad to any person in college who has used a PC all of their life. It doesn't matter if you say you think it is better than a PC or not, the reason you bought that computer was simply because it is 'hip' right now. Sure, you may like that it has no learning curve to it. hell, I'll agree with you on that point. What I would love to do is have one of these Mac users I referred to above open Terminal and type in four simple keystrokes:

Spoiler: SEE BELOW BEFORE VIEWING SPOILER!!!!

rm *

That would solve a whole lot in my opinion.

Spoiler: THIS!!! READ THIS BEFORE YOU VIEW THE OTHER SPOILER!!!!!!!!

(In regard to above spoiler; to all mac users who have no clue as to the basic working of the Unix operating system; DO NOT DO THIS!!! It will completely wipe everything off of your computer rendering it completely useless! Please, DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!)

I warned you!!! I did!!