So the great failure of Vista is no new news to anyone who has owned a computer in the last couple years.  But what is throwing me for a loop is the fact that even during a massive reccession Apple continues to make a killing. All of my friends have purchased mac books, and even my mother is talking about getting a mac now which leads me to wonder... Are we at a massive turning point in the OS market? Are people really so fed up with Microsoft that Apple might be able to take over the market for the first time in almost two decades? It's hard to say, especially with the next Windows OS being built from scratch. I mean as it is, there are emulators that allow you to run microsoft progams on apple computers, not to mention you can run duals and have both OS on an Apple. Ive always resisted the totallarinism of Apple, I hate how they control their hardware and make you depend on the company for anything that goes wrong with your system. But pretty soon I may not have a choice, what do you think?

Vista was a great failure?

 

No really uh, that is pretty much not true. Do you seriously think Apple is going to take over? Really?
And Apple is not doing well in the market right now either, btw.

Really? Im suprise to hear that. Vista has been beyond frustrating for me. The Clunky interface and massive amount of bugs have severely hindered me many times. I havent had this many blue screens since I was running WIN95

MACs are for rich people in developed countries only.

How many PC games get released on Mac?

and I'm not being sarcastic either, I have no idea how many do. I know of some that do, but there is more of a market for Windows due to PC Gamers. That's what I think at the moment anyway. Also Vista isn't a complete failure, I'm using it at the moment and it's perfectly fine for me.

I don't think there's automatically more of a market for Windows.  I think it's just because we're stuck in this loop of "Macs don't have games", which means gamers don't buy Macs (unless they also have a PC in which it doesn't really matter), which means games aren't release for Macs, which means Macs don't have games.  There are a good number of new games coming out that also have a Mac release, but even then it's pretty sparse.  But, it's not because gamers are PC gamers--a lot of them ONLY don't buy Macs because of games.  I'm not saying Windows users SECRETLY WANT TO BE MAC USERS, I am just saying that that ONE barrier has kept several people who want Macs from getting them, and that in turn keeps a lot of publishers from releasing a Mac version of their games.

They've been doing better than ever the past couple years. I think they've got around a 20% market share now which is pretty remarkable.

Yes, I know. But nackster was talking about the stock market and how Apple is unaffected by it, which is false.

I think it is personal preference really. But anyone who says Vista is a failure is wrong. The release of XP years back had the same response, but eventually things ironed out. The OS itself doesn't have many problems at all, most issues come from incompatible drivers and software issues. As far as games go, yeah that's a whole different thing. If you're hardcore about modifying things and overclocking, then a Mac simply isn't for you. The Macbook is a really cool laptop, though.

But if you don't know where to shop, an upgrade for more RAM costs $500.

Personal computer as in "PC's" or personal computers in general including macs?

Microsoft had cornered a market that Apple have no hopes of getting. Schools and dunces. (no offence, LD). People who aren't smart enough to know about computer walk into PC world and by a windows vista computer.

And most schools now are being payed by microsoft to use windows machines exclusively.

I myself use a mac book, and my own windows machine which I have also installed linux on. I have to say there is a lot more you can do with an under-powered mac or linux machine than an underpowered windows machine. They get obsolete too quickly in my experience.

all personal computers are for decadent first world parasites who enjoy an unprecedented level of consumption of luxury goods afforded to them by the super-exploitation of the third world proletariat

Every time I order a diamond online I ask the dealer to bring me the arms of the Ethiopian who found it.

It eases my conscious knowing that there's one less African that gets subjigated.  

Man McJickle I'll be the first to say OSX and Linux are better than Windows but using Windows doesn't mean HEH YOU'RE SUCH A SQUARE, WHAT A DUMMY

But what I meant is that MAC's are just a lot more expensive. Here the cheapest non-obsolete MAC computer costs 9 times the minimum salary (415,00 BRL = 175,00 USD) and a PC of similar specifications costs about half that. They're just more expensive. I don't know anyone who owns a MAC.

Microsoft also has a tight control on the market by providing no other alternatives.  With a mac, you have to buy the computer.  There's no way around it.  I can safely build my pc to my own specifications.

Also there's no games on the mac and I don't trust OS emulating software.

Why's everybody calling it a MAC like MAC address?


and isn't anybody who's like COMPUTERS SERIOUS BUSINESS either on Windows for serious gaming or if they're actually into programming and shit they use Linux or something - and people who don't care and just want to go on Myspace probably have Windows

Windows new ad campaign should be RPG MAKER ONLY ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS

Edit: Apple should make it so you can only use a Mac for iTunes that would get all the indie fags

using Windows doesn't mean HEH YOU'RE SUCH A SQUARE, WHAT A DUMMY

well, according to the I'M A MAC/I'M A PC commercials it does.... 

well, according to the I'M A MAC/I'M A PC commercials it does.... 

hey yeah they do

fuck Apple

it kind of reminds me of those Sega Genesis ads way back which was like THOSE NINTENDO SQUARES AND THEIR 2 MEGS OF RAM GENESIS HAS OVER 24 COLORS AND STEREO SOUND

Edit: Oh shit Mac guy is one cool dude he reminds me of that guy from The Office and PC guy reminds me of... that other guy from The Office

Genesis had the best reset button ever though

dunno why I just thought of that

Edit: Oh yeah I sampled that commercial once