There is only ONE Reason to buy a Macintosh - Page 5

CreativeEye · #33 June 10th, 2005, 11:49 AM

i'm coming round to your argument actually metro10

i'm going to sell my G4 powerbook - i mean c'mon!!! - no G5!??! SCREW THAT!

one of those great dells you see advertised on the back of tv guides MUST be better because its SO much cheaper!

and my ipod - rubbish!!! - iriver for me!

itunes music store?!?! who's bloody idea was that?!?!!? i'll take napster!

and who actually uses iLife?!?! what overpriced crap!

superior OS?!?!? my arse! windows xp sp2 patch heaven is the way forward!

fjdouse · #34 June 10th, 2005, 11:51 AM

Ok, well I think this thread has died.

Idiots.

metro10 · #35 June 10th, 2005, 11:58 AM

I wish I could play for everyone the slick and glowing promo movie installed on all "display" G5s in stores last year. Was not "the heart and soul" of the new G5 the IBM Power PC chip? 64 bit architecture, Altivek, etc, etc, etc,. Steve and the Cupertino gang have pulled off one the biggest ripp-offs in history. For all of you that have made a career out of apologizing for Apple and Jobs- open up a lemonade stand!

pds · #36 June 10th, 2005, 11:59 AM

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Ok, well I think this thread has died.
Idiots.

I think the plural is misplaced. Sarcasm is hardly mastered by an idiot.

Metro - when you throw it out, let me know where, I can send someone by to haul it away for you.

**fryke** · #37 June 10th, 2005, 12:21 PM

Btw.: While we're all agitated and angry, we should not forget about the board rules. Calling people idiots is not really, well, productive to say the least.

Pengu · #38 June 10th, 2005, 12:57 PM

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I wish I could play for everyone the slick and glowing promo movie installed on all "display" G5s in stores last year. Was not "the heart and soul" of the new G5 the IBM Power PC chip? 64 bit architecture, Altivek, etc, etc, etc,.

that doesn't make sense. a G5 is a type of processor. the G5 IS a 64bit PowerPC CPU from IBM.

yes. the G5 was apple's "biggest and baddest".

IT STILL IS. the first Intel/Mac isn't released for another year. it'll be 2007 before the whole product line changes over.

that doesn't change how kick-ass the G5 is. i challenge you to buy one, compare it to a simmilar "Wintel" box and tell me it doesn't kick ass?

lbj · #39 June 10th, 2005, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by metro10

What about all the glorious hype about the PowerPC g5 chip w/ the 64 bit architecture and Altivek etc, etc,? What a load! I should have just stuck with a $379 Dell (includes 17" LCD) and saved $3500 (G5 2.0 and 23"LCD)!!! This reminds of when I bought my first Mac in '95 ($4000 Powermac 7500/100!) I was promised "phone support for life" which Apple promptly dropped in 96 or '97. Such BS- really unbelievable. I hope Steve Jobs sleeps well (and loses his a$$ behind this).

Tell you what, I'll give you $1137 for your Apple set up and then you can buy three sets of that Dell wonder.

Deal?

fjdouse · #40 June 10th, 2005, 02:06 PM

parb.johal@ante and metro10, sorry I called you both idiots. :-) Name-calling is not part of my beliefs and I have done wrong, please forgive me.

I just want Apple to start clarifying stuff about the nature of future machines, infighting with the fans and hesitation by potential buyers isn't good.

The raised emotions really *prove* how much all of us care about our platform, I hope Apple respect that trust and don't betray it, but we are talking about a company.