When I find that 88% of recent threads on a particular Microsoft topic have been jumped on by the "Get a Mac!" crew, that says to me that they have no business complaining about threads being "invaded". I'm sorry, I know that minority victim status has some attractiveness to it, but the reality is that there's plenty of give and take on all sides. Nobody's innocent here, and that's a fact.
Here is a rundown of just the last seven Windows Longhorn threads.
An Early Peek at Longhorn - 4/14/2005 - 30 comments.
Article refers to items in Longhorn looking suspiciously like OSX Tiger...
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX in discussion only: #13, #14, #15, #20
No insults,
No "Get a Mac."
DOJ steps up Longhorn scrutiny - 1/26/2005 - 6 comments.
No comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX.
No "Get a Mac."
Move over Windows XP take a look at Longhorn! :) 9/7/2004 - 42 comments.
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX: #7, #13, #15, #19, #25.
One "Eat my dust, Bill G". #7 No insults,
1 "Get a Mac" comment. #15
Microsoft Revises Longhorn Graphics Requirements - 5/6/2004 - 19 comments.
Poster refers to OSX features that Longhorn is to emulate.
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX: #1, #2, #7, #8, #12, #16, #18,
No insults,
No "Get a Mac," although thread tone is "been there, done that" for OSX
Projected 'Average' Longhorn System Is A Whopper - 5/4/2004 - 38 comments.
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX: #34
Comment reports OSX runs fine on old 400MHz Mac.
No insults,
No "Get a Mac."
How Microsoft Is Clipping Longhorn - 4/9/2004 - 67 comments.
Comments about Longhorn features that already are in OSX.
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX: #12, #13, #17, #18, #22, #32, #34, #36, #37, #40, #46, #47, #51, #52, #54, #58, #63.
3 (mild) insults to Mac users, #40, #46, #54
1 (mild) insult to Windows users, #17.
No "Get a Mac."
Longhorn Beta Delayed to 2005 [Windows XP successor delayed again] - 4/2/2004 - 100 comments.
Windows users comment that OSX is looking better and better in view of release Longhorn date slippage. About half of the comments mentioning Macs are from PC users considering switching. Mac users join in. Insults start later.
Comments referring to Apple/Mac/OSX: #1, #3, #5, #8, #11, #18, (#22), #30, #31, #32, #35, #41, #43, #46, #53, #55, #65, #69, #74, #75, #77, #80, #85, #87. #88, #90, #91, #93, #94, #95, #99, #100.
3 insults to Mac users, (#22) mild, #41 mild, #74
1 to Windows users,
#43 (moderate)
No "Get a Mac.
The last one, because of the large percentage (33%) of Mac references might be considered to have been hijacked, but the discussion was just that... discussion. It was started by Windows users noting the delays in shipping dates for Longhorn and the fact that OSX was out now and looking better and better to their eyes.
Compare those comments to Bush2000 or even your own, General_Re, in this thread... or almost any other Mac thread.