Comments on: Mac? Windows? What’s a fanboy to do? http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html Guidance, Insight and Ideas in a Time of Accelerating Change Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:45:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Paul Scam http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-393 Jeff Paul Scam Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:54:10 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-393 My friend and I have started our own small website and internet marketing the site to attract some visitors to buy products from our clients. This can really help make good money. My friend and I have started our own small website and internet marketing the site to attract some visitors to buy products from our clients. This can really help make good money.

]]> By: James http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-392 James Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:29:56 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-392 @PXLated: mm I don't know...my spirit is mostly due to annoyance/frustration with apple. I like linux and windows, windows mostly because I am most comfortable with it. However I'm aware of its failings. I am a fan of many things (the matrix, valve games, eminem) but can't say I include windows in that. Microsoft is a crap company. I have the same views on vista as I do on apple. In light of these things, I can't say you are reasonable in calling me a windows fanboy. @PXLated:

mm I don’t know…my spirit is mostly due to annoyance/frustration with apple. I like linux and windows, windows mostly because I am most comfortable with it. However I’m aware of its failings. I am a fan of many things (the matrix, valve games, eminem) but can’t say I include windows in that. Microsoft is a crap company. I have the same views on vista as I do on apple. In light of these things, I can’t say you are reasonable in calling me a windows fanboy.

]]> By: PXLated http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-391 PXLated Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:39:00 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-391 Yes James, all one has to do is go to Digg or Ars comments and you'll find plenty of Windows fanboys, it's not by a long shot limited to Mac or Linux users. And as Steve mentioned, he got plenty of impassioned comments as well as email. And of course your defense of your choice is pretty spirited. I think you just proved Steve's point. Yes James, all one has to do is go to Digg or Ars comments and you’ll find plenty of Windows fanboys, it’s not by a long shot limited to Mac or Linux users. And as Steve mentioned, he got plenty of impassioned comments as well as email. And of course your defense of your choice is pretty spirited. I think you just proved Steve’s point.

]]> By: Robert http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-390 Robert Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:38:47 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-390 The whole fanboy thing frightens me. These kids really go overboard with their brand loyalty. I'll be getting my first mac on friday at 6:00(whoo!) based on my experience with first the ipod and then the iphone. I am Windows Certified on 2000, and have studied 2000 and 2003 Server extensively. Am messing around with the Amazing LTSP on Edubuntu with some old laptops and a server. I had used Palms for 8 years, Windows Mobile Smartphones, but the iPhone sold me and replaced them all. A pleasure to use. What a joy after 3 Windows mobile phones. I won't stop using my Windows servers or Edubuntu, but I look forward to using my new Mac. And when the "Storm" comes it will hopefully pass me by. Enjoying your Blog! Oh yeah, your reasonable response to the rabid displays on the Leopard posting is admirable. I would not have been so kind. The whole fanboy thing frightens me. These kids really go overboard with their brand loyalty.
I’ll be getting my first mac on friday at 6:00(whoo!) based on my experience with first the ipod and then the iphone.
I am Windows Certified on 2000, and have studied 2000 and 2003 Server extensively. Am messing around with the Amazing LTSP on Edubuntu with some old laptops and a server. I had used Palms for 8 years, Windows Mobile Smartphones, but the iPhone sold me and replaced them all. A pleasure to use. What a joy after 3 Windows mobile phones.
I won’t stop using my Windows servers or Edubuntu, but I look forward to using my new Mac. And when the “Storm” comes it will hopefully pass me by.
Enjoying your Blog!

Oh yeah, your reasonable response to the rabid displays on the Leopard posting is admirable. I would not have been so kind.

]]> By: James http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-389 James Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:21:13 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-389 Windows fanboys? Give me a break. The closest you will find to a Windows fanboy is a Mac hater. No one is a fan of Windows, they just cant stand idiot Apple fans raving about a clearly flawed product. Apple is always going on about "seamless" this and "it just works" that...what they don't realise is that if it doesn't work, there's no way to fix it. My system of choice is Windows, however I spend no time fiddling. I installed the OS, put the colour scheme to silver, put a background on, installed an antivirus and a firewall, and that's it. No other changes necessary. No time spent fixing the horrible and allegedly widespread threat of "viruses (OH NO) and adware (GOD HELP US) and trojans (AHHH)". Please tell me what bits you had to twiddle, rather than being "productive". Yep I just commented on your previous article. I have invested nothing in my platform of choice, freeing me from your main point in this article. Maybe old men and proud trendy 30+ year olds/heads of family have their pride at stake and need to justify buying whatever product; certainly no one I interact with cares who uses what. Most of them even got it free from the University or their parents. The few friends I have with a Mac are frustrated by difficulty in obtaining support and lack of third party programs. Even the ones who invested their own money in the choice have no supposed emotional attachment. It seems to me you are continually expounding the 'yay no viruses or adware' point. In the 10 years of using Windows and Macs, the number of viruses/adware I've encountered is maybe 3. Two of those only because my younger sister manually installed files when prompted by a website. All 3 were easily fixed and caused no damage. Vista being a massive flop doesn't affect me. XP is fine for everything necessary. Microsoft isn't great but yeh no one expects much. Still, it beats Apple hands down, for all the points mentioned in my comment on your previous article. User of Apple and Microsoft since childhood, Linux in the last few years. Windows fanboys? Give me a break. The closest you will find to a Windows fanboy is a Mac hater. No one is a fan of Windows, they just cant stand idiot Apple fans raving about a clearly flawed product. Apple is always going on about “seamless” this and “it just works” that…what they don’t realise is that if it doesn’t work, there’s no way to fix it. My system of choice is Windows, however I spend no time fiddling. I installed the OS, put the colour scheme to silver, put a background on, installed an antivirus and a firewall, and that’s it. No other changes necessary. No time spent fixing the horrible and allegedly widespread threat of “viruses (OH NO) and adware (GOD HELP US) and trojans (AHHH)”. Please tell me what bits you had to twiddle, rather than being “productive”.

Yep I just commented on your previous article. I have invested nothing in my platform of choice, freeing me from your main point in this article. Maybe old men and proud trendy 30+ year olds/heads of family have their pride at stake and need to justify buying whatever product; certainly no one I interact with cares who uses what. Most of them even got it free from the University or their parents. The few friends I have with a Mac are frustrated by difficulty in obtaining support and lack of third party programs. Even the ones who invested their own money in the choice have no supposed emotional attachment.

It seems to me you are continually expounding the ‘yay no viruses or adware’ point. In the 10 years of using Windows and Macs, the number of viruses/adware I’ve encountered is maybe 3. Two of those only because my younger sister manually installed files when prompted by a website. All 3 were easily fixed and caused no damage.

Vista being a massive flop doesn’t affect me. XP is fine for everything necessary. Microsoft isn’t great but yeh no one expects much. Still, it beats Apple hands down, for all the points mentioned in my comment on your previous article.

User of Apple and Microsoft since childhood, Linux in the last few years.

]]> By: PXLated http://iconnectdots.com/2007/10/mac-windows-wha.html/comment-page-1#comment-388 PXLated Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:27:24 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2007/10/mac-windows-whats-a-fanboy-to-do.html#comment-388 Not at all surprised by the response. Like you, I've run both Mac and Windows but my main machines are Mac. We Mac users have always had to put up with the snobbish/dismisive Windows community but never before have Windows users ever had to really pay attention to another platform. Never have they had to admit that Microsoft isn't the cat's meow and could do no wrong, they now have to face the fact that Vista is less than it should have been and there may just be a much better system out there, one that just lets you get things done, one that's advancing innovation rather than in a holding pattern. I think it's a shock to their system and mental health. Being older, we've seen the major changes that can take place. We've seen giants falter or fall. Most Windows users have never seen this and so many are beholden to Microsoft (jobs depend on it) that the thought that there might be something better and advancing, combined with fear for their livlihoods, brings out their Windows fanboy venom. I find it somewhat amusing. Not at all surprised by the response. Like you, I’ve run both Mac and Windows but my main machines are Mac. We Mac users have always had to put up with the snobbish/dismisive Windows community but never before have Windows users ever had to really pay attention to another platform. Never have they had to admit that Microsoft isn’t the cat’s meow and could do no wrong, they now have to face the fact that Vista is less than it should have been and there may just be a much better system out there, one that just lets you get things done, one that’s advancing innovation rather than in a holding pattern. I think it’s a shock to their system and mental health.
Being older, we’ve seen the major changes that can take place. We’ve seen giants falter or fall. Most Windows users have never seen this and so many are beholden to Microsoft (jobs depend on it) that the thought that there might be something better and advancing, combined with fear for their livlihoods, brings out their Windows fanboy venom.
I find it somewhat amusing.

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