Comments on: Apples and Oranges http://personal.battleangel.org/2005/12/26/apples-and-oranges/ Tell us what you despise; by this are you truly known. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: DK http://personal.battleangel.org/2005/12/26/apples-and-oranges/#comment-66 DK Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:13:52 +0000 #comment-66 I wanted to switch my OS to something other than Windows, but was tired of Apple missionaries trying to share the Gospel of Steve Jobs with me. So I switched to Linux, and am warming up to it. <br /><br />I still run Windows on another partition, and you know what? They aren't that unsafe, as long as you aren't an idiot. I run a firewall and a simple freeware virus protection program. And I don't download email attatchments that say 'OMFG!! Look at these photos of Paris Hilton!!"---> PHOTOS.EXE. And in using Windows 95, 98 and XP over the course of 10 years, I've never had 1 virus, hack, worm, trojan etc. PCs aren't that difficult to secure. Mac just treats you like you're 7 years old. I wanted to switch my OS to something other than Windows, but was tired of Apple missionaries trying to share the Gospel of Steve Jobs with me. So I switched to Linux, and am warming up to it.

I still run Windows on another partition, and you know what? They aren’t that unsafe, as long as you aren’t an idiot. I run a firewall and a simple freeware virus protection program. And I don’t download email attatchments that say ‘OMFG!! Look at these photos of Paris Hilton!!"—> PHOTOS.EXE. And in using Windows 95, 98 and XP over the course of 10 years, I’ve never had 1 virus, hack, worm, trojan etc. PCs aren’t that difficult to secure. Mac just treats you like you’re 7 years old.

]]> By: Titan http://personal.battleangel.org/2005/12/26/apples-and-oranges/#comment-65 Titan Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:36:01 +0000 #comment-65 Intel has a long history of "sensational breakthroughs" with PC chips. Overpriced products, lack of innovation, monopoly.<br />Microsoft does the same as Intel. Take IE for example. Monopoly, little innovation, corny standards...<br /><br />But here goes AMD...<br />But here goes Mozilla/Firefox...<br /><br />Yes, they still have to go a long way but innovation, low prices/free products, with good support of the standards, products that clearly overrun the concurrence show that something can be done.<br /><br />In the long run, somebody will create a better, cheaper, outstanding product that will eventually beat the iPod.<br /><br />P.S.: Nice article, though, lots of words, cheap on ideas. Intel has a long history of "sensational breakthroughs" with PC chips. Overpriced products, lack of innovation, monopoly.
Microsoft does the same as Intel. Take IE for example. Monopoly, little innovation, corny standards…

But here goes AMD…
But here goes Mozilla/Firefox…

Yes, they still have to go a long way but innovation, low prices/free products, with good support of the standards, products that clearly overrun the concurrence show that something can be done.

In the long run, somebody will create a better, cheaper, outstanding product that will eventually beat the iPod.

P.S.: Nice article, though, lots of words, cheap on ideas.

]]> By: Max Kelley http://personal.battleangel.org/2005/12/26/apples-and-oranges/#comment-64 Max Kelley Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:11:11 +0000 #comment-64 Just out of curiousity, if you bash on all of those OS's, what OS do you use if they're all horrible? I'm not saying that this is a bad article, I'm just curious. Just out of curiousity, if you bash on all of those OS’s, what OS do you use if they’re all horrible? I’m not saying that this is a bad article, I’m just curious.

]]> By: saiajin http://personal.battleangel.org/2005/12/26/apples-and-oranges/#comment-63 saiajin Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:06:59 +0000 #comment-63 8 ) I have 2 Pc And 2 Macs and An ipod...I do Video/ motion graphics.....the Mac may be more expensive but it is more reliable Machine and OS.....THe PC is Cheaper and in some cases More "Open Source" but I have had Mountain oF PC/Win Xp problems requiring a Reinstall over the years but I never had to reinstall My MAC OS...... Rock Solid even on older machines ......Ipod Works Well.. have had mine for 3 years...I have returned a few other inferior Mp3 players I thought I'd try in that time.... <br />PC's are Fun... but Mac is The Rock SOLID machine.... 8 ) Just my humble opinion... 8 ) I have 2 Pc And 2 Macs and An ipod…I do Video/ motion graphics…..the Mac may be more expensive but it is more reliable Machine and OS…..THe PC is Cheaper and in some cases More "Open Source" but I have had Mountain oF PC/Win Xp problems requiring a Reinstall over the years but I never had to reinstall My MAC OS…… Rock Solid even on older machines ……Ipod Works Well.. have had mine for 3 years…I have returned a few other inferior Mp3 players I thought I’d try in that time….
PC’s are Fun… but Mac is The Rock SOLID machine…. 8 ) Just my humble opinion…

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