 JohnnyPremium
join:2001-06-27
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | Why? Windows users are leaving in droves. The Apple retail stores are packed. Apple had 17% of the notebook sales last quarter. Apple forums which had almost no switchers for years now have several switchers every day asking for assistance.
I will never understand why you people continue to put up with this nonsense. |
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 FiLPremium
join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD
1 edit | ^lol. ooooooooooooooooooooooooook.
(as I type away on my PC)
WGA server issue minor problem; you bought the OS legit, still have the box, proof. Still have the case, proofer. Still got the DVD, proofest. Installed, activated key only to get shafted, hot fix coming right up. Its not the end of the world. I can compare this to the steep learning curve of switching from one OS to another, be it wackintosh or Linux.
No biggie, didn't hurt me in anyway. |
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 KoolMoeAw ManPremium
join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD | reply to Johnny
Software *is* an issue, though certainly not one as big as there used to be and/or there was thought to be.
There are a couple programs I use that are Windows-only. While some of them I like, cross-platform replacements may be arriving soon. I'll happily go back to the Mac once I learn these new programs and can actually be productive without Windows.
Til then, stuck.
KM |
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I will never understand why you people continue to put up with this nonsense. One word: Price. Apple systems cost waaaay too much compared to the systems you can buy at the big box stores or office supply stores (and there's usually one on sale every other week or so).
But I will say this, Linux only has to get a little bit better for me to boot Windows to the curb forever. I'll spare you my diatribe on what Linux needs to do differently to attract Windows users *cough*stop telling people to use the command line, it's not the 1980's*cough* but I am so sick of Windows that I'm seriously thinking that the next time I have to do an OS reinstall, I'm going to see if I can live with Linux. If only Wine supported a few more programs... |
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JohnnyPremium
join:2001-06-27
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | reply to KoolMoe
I understand if people are stuck; what I don't understand is why people would voluntarily subject themselves to this crazy stuff. Mac and Linux have none of this copy-protection, registration, calling in, re-registering for changing a computer, malware, etc. It's the most amazing thing to watch.
By far the most common reason given by recent switchers, though, is that they were just fed up with the whole Windows mess. |
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