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Why do Apple customers care so much?
CNet News.com ^ | December 12, 2007 4:00 AM PST | by Tom Krazit

Posted on 12/12/2007 5:14:42 PM PST by Swordmaker

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One would think that when presented with so many people switching to Macs and saying "I love my Mac!" that the natural response would be to ask "Why is that?" and investigate what makes them act so strangely...
1 posted on 12/12/2007 5:14:44 PM PST by Swordmaker
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One would think that when presented with so many people switching to Macs and saying "I love my Mac!" that the natural response would be to ask "Why is that?" and investigate what makes them act so strangely.

By that logic, we should all be followers of Charles Manson.
2 posted on 12/12/2007 5:19:16 PM PST by Question Liberal Authority (Al Gore and Osama Bin Laden have the same position on global warming, for the exact same reason.)
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To: 1234; 50mm; 6SJ7; Abundy; Action-America; af_vet_rr; afnamvet; Alexander Rubin; Amadeo; ...
Popcorn Anyone? Another pundit tries to explain why Mac owners love their Macs... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

3 posted on 12/12/2007 5:20:03 PM PST by Swordmaker (Entered and posted entirely with my iPhone.)
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Writing this on my Mac Power Book G4, I am a Mac fan and proud of it. Especially coming from IBM and Dell’s.


4 posted on 12/12/2007 5:28:27 PM PST by mojo114
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It's all marketing and the Mac "lovers" are buying it hook, line and sinker.

A computer is just a tool.

How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

5 posted on 12/12/2007 5:31:09 PM PST by FReepaholic (This tagline could indicate global warming.)
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How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

Well, there are some websites out there...

6 posted on 12/12/2007 5:34:19 PM PST by Redcloak (This post certified 100% Hillary-free. um... Never mind.)
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... Well, there are some websites out there...

LOL!

7 posted on 12/12/2007 5:38:31 PM PST by FReepaholic (This tagline could indicate global warming.)
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To: Swordmaker

Mac users have inherated a liberal gene ... an “I am better than you” gene.


8 posted on 12/12/2007 5:49:25 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Question Liberal Authority
By that logic, we should all be followers of Charles Manson.

By your logic, investigating why something happens means that we have to do it?

Of course if it turns out to be a GOOD thing, then perhaps you should.

9 posted on 12/12/2007 5:57:21 PM PST by Swordmaker (Entered and posted entirely with my iPhone.)
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How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

None. A computer is just a tool.

But there are tools that are just joys to use... and then their are tools that are just a pain. The Mac is the latter.

You know, I have never heard a Mac user say "A computer is just a tool." And it may be at the heart of the difference.

10 posted on 12/12/2007 5:59:56 PM PST by Swordmaker (Entered and posted entirely with my iPhone.)
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What microsoft has done to the world of computing borders on diabolical.

What is more peculiar than Apple obsession is the lack of candor about what the Windows environment constructed by Microsoft has done to hamper the vital human activity of computing.

There is no comparable state of failure in various human products. Somehow, Microsoft has convinced us all that the sluggishness and various compromises of their systems is necessary.

Why is this pathology rarely challenged?

Most of the people I know with Vista got it for free. Microsoft practically gives its software away to college students for free on campuses. This passes with little discussion. Is Microsoft really a good product?


11 posted on 12/12/2007 6:05:27 PM PST by lonestar67 (Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
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Especially coming from IBM and Dell’s.

Dell's what?

12 posted on 12/12/2007 6:06:04 PM PST by humblegunner (My KungFu is ten times power.©)
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Dell’s as in too many.


13 posted on 12/12/2007 6:20:26 PM PST by mojo114
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How to Use Apostrophes

The rules for apostrophes vary with the type of word. Learn where to put apostrophes so that your writing is clear and correct. In short, apostrophes are frequently used to indicate possession and in contractions, but generally not to pluralize.

Steps

1. Avoid using an apostrophe to indicate a plural. The incorrect use of an apostrophe to form the plural is called the greengrocer’s apostrophe, since grocers are often the worst (or at least the most visible) offenders. If you have more than one apple, then write apples, not apple’s. If you cannot replace the word with “his” or “their” and if it isn’t a contraction, then an apostrophe should not be used.

* People often forget the rules when a word ends in a vowel, such as the word “mango.” Many people write “mango’s” instead of “mangos” or “mangoes”.
* An exception to this use is in the case of making a single letter plural. Therefore, Why are there so many i’s in the word “indivisibility”? is correct. This is simply for clarity reasons, so the reader does not mistake it for the word “is.” However, in modern usage, the preference is to avoid inserting an apostrophe and instead surround the single letter in quotation marks before pluralizing it: Why are there so many “i”s in the word “indivisibility”?
* Similarly, apostrophes can be used when talking about a word (e.g., this list contains a lot of do’s and don’t’s) but quotation marks can make it clearer (”do”s and “don’t”s).
* An exception can also be made for numbers and abbreviations, although some consider this old fashioned.

o “I bought many CD’s in the 1990’s.” Correct.
o “I bought many CDs in the 1990s.” Also correct, and more modern.
2. Use apostrophes to indicate possession. There are two basic methods that make use of an apostrophe in constructing the possessive. Most words use an apostrophe followed by an “s” at the end of the word, although many situations require simply an apostrophe.
* Place an apostrophe before the “s” when you are indicating a singular possessive. With few exceptions, this is true even if the name or word ends in “s.”

o “Jacob’s shoes are very cool.” The shoes belong to Jacob (singular: one person).
o “I found the dog’s old bone buried in the backyard.” The bone belongs to the dog (singular: a single dog).
* Place an apostrophe after the “s” when you are dealing with a possessive plural case that has an “s” at the end (e.g., book to books, tree to trees). But if the word is plural without an “s” at the end, this rule does not apply; add an apostrophe and an “s” as if the word were singular.

o “Look at all of the sailors’ boats!” The boats belong to the sailors (plural: there is more than one sailor).
o “The children’s dresses were pink and frilly.” The dresses belong to the children, but since the word children is already plural without having to add an “s” at the end, this is an exception.
* Place an apostrophe after the “s” when you are indicating a singular possessive for a person’s name that ends with the letter “s” if the name is more than one syllable. For example, one can refer to a bike that belongs to Charles as “Charles’ bike.” (But see also the Tip below.)
3. Use apostrophes in contractions. Sometimes, especially in informal writing, apostrophes are used to indicate one or more missing letters. For example, the word “don’t” is short for “do not”; other examples include “isn’t,” “wouldn’t,” and “can’t.” Contractions can also be made with the verbs “is,” “has,” and “have.” For example, we can write “She’s going to school” instead of “She is going to school”; or “He’s lost the game” instead of “He has lost the game.” A similar usage can be found in the notation of calendar years, as in ‘07. In this case, the apostrophe appears in the spot where the missing numbers would have been (before the number, not after as in 07’).
4. Be aware of the its/it’s trap. Use an apostrophe with the word “it” only when you want to indicate a contraction for “it is” or “it has.” Its is a pronoun, and pronouns have their own possessive form that does not use an apostrophe. For example, “That noise? It’s just the dog eating its bone.” This may seem confusing, but it follows the same pattern as other possessive pronouns: his, hers, its, yours, ours, theirs.


14 posted on 12/12/2007 6:25:16 PM PST by humblegunner (My KungFu is ten times power.©)
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A computer is just a tool. How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

If I had this I wouldn't care:

If I had this I would care:

I have an earlier generation of the latter, and I really like it (you try drilling concrete or steel with anything less -- you'll wish you'd paid more). We have a cordless B&D, but it's mainly used as a over-glorified screwdriver, don't care about that.

15 posted on 12/12/2007 6:34:48 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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It feels religious doesn’t it?

I feel the same way about TIVO though so its not like I’m going to be throwing any stones.


16 posted on 12/12/2007 6:43:29 PM PST by bpjam (Harry Reid doesn't even have 32% of my approval)
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How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

Good point.

Take my Dell computer, for example. I'm not in love with it.

I'm in hate with it, and microsoft, too.

17 posted on 12/12/2007 6:57:50 PM PST by Age of Reason
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To: humblegunner

I want to thank you very much for your post, very informative.
Now how do you like your Apple Macintosh computer?


18 posted on 12/12/2007 7:03:11 PM PST by mojo114 (Remember to use apostrophes correctly.)
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To: FReepaholic
How many people do you know that are "in love" with their Black and Decker cordless drill?

You barely use that cordless drill, probably not even once a day... why don't you go ask a mechanic who uses his tools all the time why he spends the extra $$$ for Snap-On when he could buy Ridgid (Home Depot in-house Chinese brand) instead?

19 posted on 12/12/2007 7:07:16 PM PST by ikka
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"A computer is just a tool."

The Mac vs. PC debate is to nerds what Ford vs. Chevy is to rednecks.

20 posted on 12/12/2007 7:09:06 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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