Does being a Mac user make you smug?

[reed]

That was very well said fryke.
Seems to put the Mac/PC deal in a nutshell.

I've heard and participated in the same discussions....how many times? I think we are always for the innovator, the underdog, the "small against the big," and a true "operating system" that is QUALITY. Does that make one smug? Perhaps.
Let us hope Mac continues in the right direction, warts and all.

[chemistry_geek]

I wouldn't say that I'm smug, but I'm content that my computing environment is safe and unhindered by virii, spyware, adware, (worms/trojan horses now exist for Mac OS X that require administrative password to do anything). My parents' Windows PCs take a long time to start-up with all of the Norton and other vendors' anti-virus software.

I'm just happy that everything works well for me and that I don't have to waste time 'making my computer work' which allows me to concentrate on getting things done so I can go out and play.

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by CaptainQuark

OK – hands up! Who else is old enough to remember those old Macs?

Hell, I remember those Macs and the Apple II series preceeding them (especially the IIgs, which I still drool over). I used to own an Apple IIc myself. Still have my old floppies.....don't know if they still work though (doubt that they do).

[li_williams]

Not At all!!
If anything, it justs make you feel less of an Idiot

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by li_williams

Not At all!!
If anything, it justs make you feel less of an Idiot

Sounds kind of smug to me.

[lurk]

Yep, I knew that finally someone would make a version of Unix that was able to run office. ;-)