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nescience:
Hmm, barring the obvious (which is that this is meant to be humorous and not taken too too seriously)... pretty much all issues brought up in the first video are issues relating to interface design and default user experience shipped with the OS. Similar complaints could be lodged against the many varieties of the Windows OS regarding application hangs, cryptic interrupt keys (which is really an issue of process branding), update notifiers (I HATE THE FUCKING WINDOWS UPDATE DOCK BUBBLE), dock activation, and default (and configurable) CD/DVD insert actions. Many of this guy's complaints stem from the fact that he doesn't know how to use his Mac (or is acting like he doesn't know how to use his Mac in order to make a badly-argued point). Oh my god, a process locked up?! And he's a professional Mac user but he has to go to the store to get Norton Utilities??
Second video... well yeah, of course. Serious gamers use PCs. But many also have entire Linux builds and some have Macs as well, because, well, they're serious. And as someone who doesn't care about gaming, I defer to the first video, where the guy straight-up admits that most multimedia editing is done on a Mac.
Third video focuses on an issue that existed for maybe three years when OSX was first released and was alleviated with the Classic dual-boot. And I know, it's a somewhat more awkward solution than XP's classic interface in terms of initiating old novice users. However, from what I've seen, for novice users the difficulty of using or configuring either is pretty comparable.
Anyway, I find that many PC user complaints (edit: about Macs) stem from user bias and a general ignorance about the use of the OSX interface. If you can't handle the interface, just say so, but if you're going to comment on the OS behavior, why don't you learn how to use the fucking computer first? I learned how to use a PC without too much trouble. There is hope.
addition: Regarding the ease of service... Consumer Reports argues that a consequence of Apple's proprietary hardware and OS is that its customer service reps are much better at integrated diagnosis and solution-finding, making Apple's customer service by far the best in the personal computing industry. But this is a complicated numbers issue I wish not to pursue further.
McTaggart:
--- 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.
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This does, however have the very nice ide effect of making it much easier to help people who aren't particularly computer literate. On windows after the first time you tell someone to click with the right mouse button every time you ask them to click you get the old "Left or right?" You say "Left" and then they right-click.
--- Quote from: Rizzo ---2.The cost. Macs are very expensive in NZ.
Otherwise; YAY!
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Yeah, that one does kinds suck. But hopefully when the new intel ones come out the PPC ones will be cheap. Actually, I think they are out. Will have to do a price check now.
ozphactor:
--- Quote from: almost thursday ---dude, if something that somebody thinks is gonna wind you up this much then you need to open a window and spark a fucking doob right now. seriously, there's way more important shit in life than what somebody you'll never meet thinks of a internet browser.
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You're absolutely right. But sometimes I just gotta vent, ya know?
Rizzo:
--- Quote from: ozphactor ---But sometimes I just gotta vent, ya know?
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http://www.livejournal.com
ozphactor:
--- Quote from: Rizzo ---http://www.livejournal.com
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Ugh, no thanks. I'm pretty much sure I'd run into so many retards there I'd explode. Although maybe not as many as at MySpace.
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