Are you a Mac or a PC

Tim · **Posted:** June 19th, 2009, 7:39 pm

I'm a Windows for now. I want to get a Mac, my dad has one, I go in there every so often. Would get a Macbook, my laptop is really old.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 19th, 2009, 7:39 pm

Kash · **Posted:** June 26th, 2009, 2:28 pm

I'm a PC.

ryan1 · **Posted:** June 27th, 2009, 12:56 am

Windows.

Not that I have any particular aversion to Macs (other than the fact that my friend who has one won't shut the hell up about how awesome Macs are and how they don't get viruses (even though they *will* start to get viruses written for them once enough people start using them (though at least 90%+ of computers probably run Windows still)), even though he knows nothing about computers, and his eyes would probably glaze over if you asked him simple questions like how much RAM his miracle machine has).

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Windows I suppose. I used to do Mac a lot, but then my family changed to computers with windows. Maybe when I get better knowledge of computers will I switch to Linux or Mac. Or maybe I'll just stay the same. I know for college I will have a desktop Gateway computer with Windows Vista (which I will porbably upgrade to Windows 7 this year).

Al3X · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 8:31 am

ryan1 wrote:

Windows.

Not that I have any particular aversion to Macs (other than the fact that my friend who has one won't shut the hell up about how awesome Macs are and how they don't get viruses (even though they *will* start to get viruses written for them once enough people start using them (though at least 90%+ of computers probably run Windows still)), even though he knows nothing about computers, and his eyes would probably glaze over if you asked him simple questions like how much RAM his miracle machine has).

Basically the same situation for me. The only difference is the friend is my cousin and her parents.

told them that makes in fact can get viruses, but no one writes them because they would rather infect the majority not a minority. Their loss when people decided to start writing them. Even if it isn't harmful, if someone made a .bat file kind of thing for macs, so many people would freak out and have no idea what to do.

Shane · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 1:48 pm

Mac. For the following reasons: Software provided, OS, customer service, and durability. That for me is enough to warrant the extra money.

Al3X wrote:

ryan1 wrote:

Windows.

Not that I have any particular aversion to Macs (other than the fact that my friend who has one won't shut the hell up about how awesome Macs are and how they don't get viruses (even though they *will* start to get viruses written for them once enough people start using them (though at least 90%+ of computers probably run Windows still)), even though he knows nothing about computers, and his eyes would probably glaze over if you asked him simple questions like how much RAM his miracle machine has).

Basically the same situation for me. The only difference is the friend is my cousin and her parents.

told them that makes in fact can get viruses, but no one writes them because they would rather infect the majority not a minority. Their loss when people decided to start writing them. Even if it isn't harmful, if someone made a .bat file kind of thing for macs, so many people would freak out and have no idea what to do.

They can get viruses but they're pretty much stuck on the system unless the user does something. In order to cause any real damage the user would have to be stupid enough to enter their username and password. A default admin user can't modify the /System folder without entering their password. "If someone made a .bat file kind of thing" (called a shell script on a Unix based os) that script would have the same security constraints as I mentioned previously with modifying system files, you'd need to enter your password.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 1:48 pm

wildy277 · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 2:57 pm

im a pc. I Have 3 desktops with windows and 1 laptop. But I do want something with mac sometime...always wanted to try it out.

Al3X · **Posted:** June 30th, 2009, 8:03 am

Shane wrote:

Mac. For the following reasons: Software provided, OS, customer service, and durability. That for me is enough to warrant the extra money.

Al3X wrote:

ryan1 wrote:

Windows.

Not that I have any particular aversion to Macs (other than the fact that my friend who has one won't shut the hell up about how awesome Macs are and how they don't get viruses (even though they *will* start to get viruses written for them once enough people start using them (though at least 90%+ of computers probably run Windows still)), even though he knows nothing about computers, and his eyes would probably glaze over if you asked him simple questions like how much RAM his miracle machine has).

Basically the same situation for me. The only difference is the friend is my cousin and her parents.

told them that makes in fact can get viruses, but no one writes them because they would rather infect the majority not a minority. Their loss when people decided to start writing them. Even if it isn't harmful, if someone made a .bat file kind of thing for macs, so many people would freak out and have no idea what to do.

They can get viruses but they're pretty much stuck on the system unless the user does something. In order to cause any real damage the user would have to be stupid enough to enter their username and password. A default admin user can't modify the /System folder without entering their password. "If someone made a .bat file kind of thing" (called a shell script on a Unix based os) that script would have the same security constraints as I mentioned previously with modifying system files, you'd need to enter your password.

.Bat's are often used to make fake viruses though, so if someone applied this to a shell script on a mac, even if it wasn't a real virus, I'm sure the average user would panic.

Mi Thrill · **Posted:** July 2nd, 2009, 11:10 pm

I'm a PC, but soon (this month) a Mac..!

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** July 4th, 2009, 12:41 pm

PC. <3 PCs

Aquw VettelS 776 · **Posted:** July 10th, 2009, 7:11 am

americigerm · **Posted:** July 10th, 2009, 10:31 am

Hi, I'm a PC.

*group sigh* Hi PC

And I'm a game-a-holic.

Iron Maiden · **Posted:** July 10th, 2009, 12:44 pm

PC, never been a fan of mac. So I just picked a PC. Plus, I dont know anyone who got a mac.

assasin1999 · **Posted:** July 23rd, 2009, 1:02 am

PC all the way sorry shane and any other macalites(i just made that up) but i've never lked change and i was brought up with the PC

Chief Snake · **Posted:** July 23rd, 2009, 5:08 am

PC, mainly as I don't feel like coughing up $5k for a Mac Pro, or at least $2.5k for a Macbook Pro with specs that don't even come close to what I have now.

But also unfortunately I need my PC software, so I don't think I would even use a Mac if I were given one. I'll be first to admit that the operating system itself is far more advanced than Windows in many aspects, though. On top of that I just love my PC for the most part right now, and I don't need any hassle with Macs like the crisis Shane seems to be permanently stuck in. :oops: