Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista, The Rematch 709
An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek follows up its widely read review where Mac OS X beat out Windows Vista in a head-to-head comparison, with a reader debate on which is really the superior operating system. From the article: 'Mac users love venting about Windows... Any company that calls their techs "geniuses" thrive in forums like this. They think they are "cool" and "hip," they don't care about the fact that they have to reset the permissions and turn on Appletalk every five minutes. Windows Vista all the way. If Windows sucks soooo much, how come more people are familiar with it than Mac OS X? Last time I checked, Windows wasn't just a business operating system. Tons upon tons of people use it and like it.'"
They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
"MS/Apple flamewar. Begin."
Oh this will end well.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
Fear and Loathing in OS Wars (Score:4, Funny)
Now, there are four states of being in the Apple, or Mac OS X, society: Cool, Groovy, Hip, and Square. The square is seldom if ever cool. He is not "with it," that is, he doesn't know "what's happening." But if he manages to figure it out, he moves up a notch to "hip."
And if he can bring himself to approve of what is happening, he becomes "groovy." After that, with much luck and perseverance, he can rise to the rank of "cool." A "cool guy"...
Re:informal tone (Score:2, Funny)
Dear Slashdot... (Score:0, Funny)
PS - Mac rules! Vista drools!
"Reader debate" (Score:4, Funny)
I guess there's a market for that kind of thing.
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
You probably shouldn't even be using a computer...
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:3, Funny)
Seriously, who uses the word "hip" anymore? This reminds me of a scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (book & movie) during the D.A. conference and the talk about drugs.
If Nobel Laureates are so smart ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Appletalk? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:informal tone (Score:4, Funny)
> when they speak in a 13 year old's tone?
Hell, I'd even excuse the tone if it wasn't also 13 year old logic....
Re:We may *use* windows, but like it? (Score:5, Funny)
In related news.... (Score:2, Funny)
Standard televisions are superior to HDTVs, because more people use it
In automotive news...
Gasoline is superior to Diesel and Electric, because more people use it*
In scientific news...
Imperial measurements are superior to Metric, because more people use it*
In Technology news...
MS Paint is the superior graphics editor...
IE6 is the superior web browser...
notepad is the superior text editor...
I now invite all slashdotters to post their own satirical "news" based on appeals to popularity, the only true way to gauge quality.
(* May be isolated to the USA, but I'm guessing the submitter is also isolated to the USA, so the satire still works).
Re:We may *use* windows, but like it? (Score:5, Funny)
Shouldn't that be "Windows grabs ass"?
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
The parent poster is hardly a troll, knowing many homosexuals, I think this is accurate, considering most are style conscious and/or artists, MacOS fits their needs.
What I think he meant to troll with was "9 out of 10 MacOS users prefer homosexuals," there, fixed it for you.
(This is gonna kill my karma)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:4, Funny)
Mac users, and those who write about Mac users.
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:3, Funny)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
And yes, I've called my MacMini sexy before, and I called my XP box a whole large assortment of names, most of which aren't worth saying in polite company, but then again my iBook was just named "bitch", until I installed Ubuntu on it, now it is just Annie the Isolate, since it can't communicate with anything.
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:1, Funny)
Mangled perms? Wrong haircare product! (Score:2, Funny)
Which is exactly why any self-respecting salon makes sure to use only Linux Haircare V05. Inferior products can leave your hair dry, unmanageable, and even mangled in the worst cases. Some people claim it's the hardware vendor's fault when perms get caught in a drive and mangled, but then why have we never heard about any such problems with Linux? Because Linux is the best for your hair! Some varieties even come with a money-back guarantee!
"Linux -- for no more mangled perms!"
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:2, Funny)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
LOL, should be the next slashdot pole.
Which has the worst fanboy wars?
a)consoles
b)OSs
c)editors (vi vs. emacs)
d)cowboy neal
e)gentoo vs. every other linux
Wait a minute! (Score:4, Funny)
Are you actually calling for SUBSTANTIVE DEBATE?!?!
That's crazy talk!
Burn him! Burn him for a witch!!!!
(Also, in all seriousness, I would love to know why OSX's VM is of questionable quality.)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great arguments (Score:3, Funny)
As you can see, my post above contains a link to the law and hence this case falls under the Quirk's Exception [encycloped...matica.com].
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Appletalk? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves (Score:4, Funny)