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ozphactor:
I was perusing something in the music forum when I came across this:


--- Quote from: [Name omitted to protect the ignorant] ---No way. Firefox is a mac thing. I hate macs, and apple, they look nice, and come in pretty colours, but like your average party slut, there is nothing beyond that.
--- End quote ---

I didn't want to derail the thread, so I'm replying to it here.

First off: WTF. "Firefox is a Mac thing"? What the fuck makes Firefox a "Mac thing"? The fact that it runs on Mac? Did you know that it also runs on Windows and Linux? In fact, Firefox is very poorly adapted for the Mac, owing to its nonsupport of native OS X widgets. The vast majority of Mac users prefer Safari (or Camino, which is based on the same rendering engine as Fx, but is OS X-native) for this very reason. Firefox is mainly useful to Windows users who have switched to Mac and are looking for a familiar browser, as well Mac users who take advantage of Fx's large selection of extensions. There is, however, such an abundance of good browsers for the Mac operating system that Firefox pales in comparison. On Windows, it's pretty much the only viable alternative to IE.

Next: "I hate macs, and apple, they look nice, and come in pretty colours, but like your average party slut, there is nothing beyond that" is possibly the shallowest, most baseless statement I have ever read. Care to back that up? Let's see, Apple has possibly the most talented industrial designer alive (Jonathan Ive) working for them, crafting computers and electronic devices that are simple and accessible even to technophobes. OS X is almost universally regarded as the most beautiful, elegant, and user-friendly operating system available today, and is based on Unix, making it far less prone to attack than Windows. Macs feature seamless hardware and software integration, resulting in much greater stability than is possible on Wintels. Apple has an excellent team of marketers who must be doing something right given the millions of iPods they've sold. Granted, Apple has just as many faults as other companies, but I'd like to see you name some, instead of just throwing out a blanket statement like "they look nice, and come in pretty colours." Oh, and they don't come in pretty colors anymore; Apple is more more partial to white plastic and aluminum these days.


Sorry if I wasted your time with this rant. As a huge fan of Firefox and of Apple, I felt it my duty to defend them. Carry on.

Rizzo:
I only have two problems with Mac.
1. The lack of a second mouse button. It makes it hard for us windows users to change across. And pressing control is pretty annoying.
2.The cost. Macs are very expensive in NZ.
Otherwise; YAY!

ozphactor:

--- Quote from: Rizzo ---1. The lack of a second mouse button. It makes it hard for us windows users to change across. And pressing control is pretty annoying.
--- End quote ---

You do realize you can just plug in a third-party mouse, don't you? Like the one you're currently using with your PC? Also, all desktop Macs now come standard with the Mighty Mouse (which is technically not a two-button mouse, but close).


--- Quote ---2.The cost. Macs are very expensive in NZ.
--- End quote ---

Fair point. They're expensive pretty much everywhere. Which is why I still don't have one :P

FreshJive787:
if mac just released OSX for install on PC's i would get it in a heartbeat, but thats not gonna happen.

so sad i cant afford a mac..

Rizzo:

--- Quote from: ozphactor ---You do realize you can just plug in a third-party mouse, don't you? Like the one you're currently using with your PC? Also, all desktop Macs now come standard with the Mighty Mouse (which is technically not a two-button mouse, but close).

--- End quote ---

I do know that but the fact that they aren't standard bugs me just a little.

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