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  • StuartD
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    • Jul 2002
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    #1

    PC vs Mac - New Windows ads hit a nerve!

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2449&tag=nl.e589

    It would seem that Windows has finally got the ads out that PC people have wanted for years.... Mac's are too expensive!!

    In the first ad, the lady walks into a Mac store with a $1000 budget and guess what, they only have ONE laptop for her, with a 13 inch screen.

    With the same budget, she instead gets a 17 inch screen an HP laptop with all the features she wants.

    Mac nuts aren't too pleased with the ads... I wonder why.

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  • RadicalSights
    So Fucking Banned
    • Mar 2009
    • 1595

    #2
    Fuck macs

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    • Stephen McTowelie
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2006
      • 734

      #3
      Its what PC people having being saying for years and years you pay for the Apple name and Apple styling !
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      • Grapesoda
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        • Jul 2003
        • 46234

        #4
        Originally posted by RadicalSights
        Fuck macs
        how do ya really feel? don't be shy

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        • Si
          Such Fun!
          • Feb 2008
          • 13900

          #5
          Oh right so Mac people are pissed off?

          what about them Mac are better than PC ads that have been on for months?

          Fucking shit apples

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          • seeandsee
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            #6
            mac should pull down prices
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            • HorseShit
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              • Dec 2004
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              #7
              cute natural redhead, I'd hit it

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              • candyflip
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                • Jul 2002
                • 43072

                #8
                These ads make the PC out to be just a "cheaper alternative".

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                • Max - RiotDesign
                  Confirmed User
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 246

                  #9
                  So the whole campaign will revolve around 'macs are too cool/pretty/expensive for me' idea?

                  Wouldn't that make people want / feel curious about macs even more?

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                  • Raf1
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                    • Oct 2003
                    • 12117

                    #10
                    17 inch laptops are useless in my opinion. I have a toshiba qosmio and regret buying it. My new dell 13" is powerful and I can just plug it into a 24" screen when I want to do graphics or watch a movie. 17 inch laptops are too heavy for moving around etc.
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                    • Vexes

                      #11
                      Apple does not have to lower prices, they have a different business model then PC makers and thus can keep their pricing power.

                      I guess all the people driving Ferraris' will wonder if their life would have been better if they could have bought a KIA instead.

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                      • Emil
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                        • Feb 2007
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Raf1
                        17 inch laptops are useless in my opinion. I have a toshiba qosmio and regret buying it. My new dell 13" is powerful and I can just plug it into a 24" screen when I want to do graphics or watch a movie. 17 inch laptops are too heavy for moving around etc.
                        I agree, if I'm going somewhere and I need to have a computer with me, I bring my eee 9". My 17" is way too big.
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                        • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Vexes
                          Apple does not have to lower prices, they have a different business model then PC makers and thus can keep their pricing power.

                          I guess all the people driving Ferraris' will wonder if their life would have been better if they could have bought a KIA instead.
                          And that's exactly what the comparison is too, a Ferrari over a KIA.

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                          • Magnus
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                            • Dec 2002
                            • 1211

                            #14
                            Brilliant marketing, most people don't "NEED" a 250K Sports car either.
                            Magnus

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                            • gornyhuy
                              Chafed.
                              • May 2002
                              • 18041

                              #15
                              Anyone who thinks a mac is a ferrari is a fucking joke.

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                              • american pervert
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                                • Sep 2002
                                • 6840

                                #16
                                I have both windows and mac laptops and I use my mac for surfing and traveling and my windows one for work related stuff and I don't usually go online with it. Its nice to have a machine that is easy to use(mac) and I don't have to worry about getting a virus from visiting a website, plus when I when im in the airport and its time to board the flight, it takes about 4 seconds to shut down as compared to my windows laptop that takes atleast 30 seconds to shut down and over 1 minute to boot up.

                                it is also nice to have final cut pro express on my macbook so i can edit when i travel if i want to.
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                                • american pervert
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                                  • Sep 2002
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by gornyhuy
                                  Anyone who thinks a mac is a ferrari is a fucking joke.
                                  acer is the ferrari ( i had one of these too)

                                  I can resist everything except temptation

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                                  • jwerd
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                                    • Jun 2003
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Vexes
                                    Apple does not have to lower prices, they have a different business model then PC makers and thus can keep their pricing power.

                                    I guess all the people driving Ferraris' will wonder if their life would have been better if they could have bought a KIA instead.
                                    Spot on
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                                    • Juggernaut
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                                      • Jan 2003
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                                      #19
                                      Mac's are like Porsche's, clean lines, precise, fast and mostly owned by wankers.

                                      The only real reason to buy one is for a certain application it has over what you can get on Windows or Linux (like their sound production suites for example).

                                      The only people who even give a fuck or notice how cool you are, are other Mac/Porsche owners.

                                      Fact is, most people want a Mac because of how they look. Ever been locked out of a Mac and tried to recover your way back in? almost impossible.

                                      However you can still get it all done on a PC, no matter what the task. Personally I haven't yet really needed anything on a Mac that PC couldn't deliver for less input and money.

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                                      • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Juggernaut
                                        Mac's are like Porsche's, clean lines, precise, fast and mostly owned by wankers.

                                        The only real reason to buy one is for a certain application it has over what you can get on Windows or Linux (like their sound production suites for example).

                                        The only people who even give a fuck or notice how cool you are, are other Mac/Porsche owners.

                                        Fact is, most people want a Mac because of how they look. Ever been locked out of a Mac and tried to recover your way back in? almost impossible.

                                        However you can still get it all done on a PC, no matter what the task. Personally I haven't yet really needed anything on a Mac that PC couldn't deliver for less input and money.
                                        And the only people who use PC and call Mac users fanboys or "think they are cool" are the people who don't understand how a Mac works and just thinks its a fad because they've never used one.

                                        P.S. I'm a windows user... currently.

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                                        • bronco67
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                                          • Dec 2006
                                          • 29026

                                          #21
                                          At least that ad is actually true.

                                          the Mac ads just outright lie and paint this picture that you have to use a MAC to be creative.
                                          Last edited by bronco67; 04-06-2009, 07:57 AM.

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                                          • Juggernaut
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                                            • Jan 2003
                                            • 753

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by bronco67
                                            At least that ad is actually true.

                                            the Mac ads just outright lie and paint this picture that you have to have a MAC to be creative.
                                            I'd rather be Borat over Bruno, any day.

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                                            • DirtyDanza
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                                              • Aug 2002
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                                              #23
                                              you get what you pay for... I could drop 1000 bucks on a yugo... or go with the lambo....


                                              I guess at the end of the day they both get you from point a to point b... but the 1000 dollar one will have so many issues getting there
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                                              • candyflip
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                                                • Jul 2002
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by DirtyDanza
                                                you get what you pay for... I could drop 1000 bucks on a yugo... or go with the lambo....

                                                I guess at the end of the day they both get you from point a to point b... but the 1000 dollar one will have so many issues getting there
                                                With regards to hardware, Apple is just using the same parts everyone else uses. You're paying for the Software.

                                                Considering MS is pretty much just a software company, you'd think they would be the first to "get" this.

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                                                • sinclair
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                                                  • Aug 2004
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by StuartD
                                                  Mac nuts aren't too pleased with the ads... I wonder why.
                                                  I am a Mac nut and I am very pleased with the ads.
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                                                  • u-Bob
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Vexes
                                                    I guess all the people driving Ferraris' will wonder if their life would have been better if they could have bought a KIA instead.
                                                    might wanna take a look "under the hood" of a mac

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                                                    • Max - RiotDesign
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                                                      • Oct 2008
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by candyflip
                                                      With regards to hardware, Apple is just using the same parts everyone else uses. You're paying for the Software.
                                                      You're missing the part when Apple grabs those components everyone else uses, and puts them inside a high-quality, solid aluminum & glass enclosure, designed by one of the world's top product designers.

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                                                      • mvee
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                                                        • Jan 2007
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                                                        #28
                                                        She just isn't cool enough to own a mac.

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                                                        • mozadek
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                                                          • Feb 2008
                                                          • 1325

                                                          #29
                                                          I use a mac and I like the commercial, too many mac fan boys think they're cool just because they use a mac. This ad and the new windows ad got the mac fan boy's panties in a bunch over at another forum.

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                                                          • hypedough
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                                                            • Sep 2007
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                                                            #30
                                                            This is old dude, some guy offered to buy her a Mac laptop to shut her up.

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                                                            • candyflip
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Max - RiotDesign
                                                              You're missing the part when Apple grabs those components everyone else uses, and puts them inside a high-quality, solid aluminum & glass enclosure, designed by one of the world's top product designers.
                                                              Oh, I know all about that. I've got a Mac Pro that sits next to a Hackintosh which cost 1/4 the price and has better specs. I'm a sucker.

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                                                              • Manowar
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                                                                #32
                                                                windows laptops are fucking cheap though

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                                                                • Hunter_ST
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                                                                  #33
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                                                                  • qxm
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by jdavis
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                                                                    Exactly what I was thinking.... ... gotta luv these windows chickz

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                                                                    • michael.kickass
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      For me they are way more expensive than a PC with similar capabilities, such a difference in price should mean more than just a better look.
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                                                                      • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
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                                                                        • Jul 2006
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by american pervert
                                                                        acer is the ferrari ( i had one of these too)

                                                                        acer is pure crap...

                                                                        i love this commercial, the macfags have been raging over it for a while now.

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                                                                        • candyflip
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                                                                          • Jul 2002
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by michael.kickass
                                                                          For me they are way more expensive than a PC with similar capabilities, such a difference in price should mean more than just a better look.
                                                                          You get a better OS. THAT is what you're paying for. Unless of course, you are willing to undertake a workaround. Pretty much ANY PC can run OSX if you're feeling adventurous.

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                                                                          • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
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                                                                            • Jul 2006
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            when you buy a mac, all you're paying for is their superior marketing prowess.

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                                                                            • PseudoPrime
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                                                                              • Nov 2005
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              The Apple store was the first stop. So are they saying she wanted a Mac but settled for a PC?
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                                                                              • woj
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Max - RiotDesign
                                                                                You're missing the part when Apple grabs those components everyone else uses, and puts them inside a high-quality, solid aluminum & glass enclosure, designed by one of the world's top product designers.
                                                                                oh, I get it, so it's double the price of a PC because they put it all inside a nice $100 case?
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                                                                                • donkevlar
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Hmmm... I've had my standard macbook for a year and three months, as my main computer which I use TOO many hours a day and leave on at night. It's still running fine and it's only really frozen completely on me like 3 times and I use some hefty software.

                                                                                  My friend bought a Dell laptop 6 months ago, he's had to replace it twice. Plus that damn trackpad is the worst fucking clunky thing in the world, the internet works intermittently among a thousand other little shitty problems.

                                                                                  I'm happy I spent the extra $700 or whatever. Well worth not having to worry if my laptop is going to crash on me.. especially when I'm VJing at a show with it.

                                                                                  Just sayin.

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                                                                                  • TyroneGoldberg
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                                                                                    • Sep 2007
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    i use a mac and could care less.

                                                                                    i haven't ran spybot since last december, yes i know the reason why macs don't get a virus. the thing is i don't think apple wants the whole market, they make what they make with their 'niche' market.

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                                                                                    • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
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                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                      • 20368

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      My Toshiba laptop is almost 4 years old now. I got Ubuntu installe don it, and the thing still runs great. Everything runs nice and snappy. It cost me $1100 years ago, you could probably buy one for $50 at a garage sale now.

                                                                                      Seriously, the only thing Mac has over most PCs is a decent operating system, some trendy designers, and a good marketing team who push the "Macs are cool, and you ar eif you buy one" bullshit really well.

                                                                                      Tell a Mac fanboy that Macs suck and they are not cooler for owning one and they will blow a fucking lid...

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                                                                                      • donkevlar
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Angry Jew Cat
                                                                                        My Toshiba laptop is almost 4 years old now. I got Ubuntu installe don it, and the thing still runs great. Everything runs nice and snappy. It cost me $1100 years ago, you could probably buy one for $50 at a garage sale now.

                                                                                        Seriously, the only thing Mac has over most PCs is a decent operating system, some trendy designers, and a good marketing team who push the "Macs are cool, and you ar eif you buy one" bullshit really well.

                                                                                        Tell a Mac fanboy that Macs suck and they are not cooler for owning one and they will blow a fucking lid...

                                                                                        I thought so too. Then I got one. It's not perfect, but going back to a windows machine makes me ill.
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                                                                                        • burntfilm
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                                                                                          • Feb 2008
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          why does anyone fucking care what brand of PC you have? If you're defining yourself by what brand your pc is, well, sorry but you fucking suck.
                                                                                          Sorta...

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                                                                                          • Ozarkz
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                                                                                            • Jan 2009
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by Angry Jew Cat
                                                                                            a good marketing team who push the "Macs are cool, and you ar eif you buy one" bullshit really well.
                                                                                            Show me one example of this.

                                                                                            It's just not true.

                                                                                            It's the users that say Macs are cool.
                                                                                            Last edited by Ozarkz; 04-06-2009, 03:35 PM.

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                                                                                            • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
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                                                                                              • Jul 2006
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by burntfilm
                                                                                              why does anyone fucking care what brand of PC you have? If you're defining yourself by what brand your pc is, well, sorry but you fucking suck.
                                                                                              But thats what being a Mac user is truly all about, defining yourself as a person!

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                                                                                              • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
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                                                                                                • Jul 2006
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by Ozarkz
                                                                                                Show me one example of this.

                                                                                                It's just not true.

                                                                                                It's the users that say Macs are cool.

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                                                                                                • GatorB
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                                                                                                  • Oct 2001
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Vexes
                                                                                                  Apple does not have to lower prices, they have a different business model then PC makers and thus can keep their pricing power.
                                                                                                  yes as there will always be 5% of the poulation stupid enough to buy overpriced shit. I bet the % of Mac uses that also use Monster cables is much higher than the PC crowd.

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                                                                                                  • MetaMan
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                                                                                                    • Jan 2003
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    MACS are for fucking faggots and same with all apple products. wannabes and losers will buy into anything and always fail to realize they fall into the wannabe or loser crowd.

                                                                                                    same idiots who hated rap but buy all the new Kanye West CDs and dress like him.

                                                                                                    some of you faggots need to get a life.

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