Apple Can Suck My Balls

A blogger has uncovered what he claims is a “massive” bug in Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Finder app that could result in the loss of data when folders are moved from a Mac to directly- or network-connected storage.

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Howdy there ACSMB fans! As this site continues in explode in infamy, we’ve been hit with a deluge of comments from our favorite little slice of human insanity – the Zealotinous Apple Fanboy. These range from the obvious flame-bait to genuine heatfelt sentiment for their favorite brand of PC. In all honesty – I can respect that…being able to find a little joy in major purchase, and a device you use every day – is a really special thing. While I do firmly believe that Apple sucks major ass, I do think it’s really great that you love your computers. Seriously.

You are certainly entitled to your opinions my Mac loving friends – and as is evident by this blog – we are entitled to ours!

And in that spirit – sometimes we get a comment that is so fervid, so impassioned with Apple agitprop that it deserves special recognition. The time and effort involved in refuting our irrefutable truth is so emblazoned in their words that when reading it you can actually picture a clone of David Arquette hunched over his PowerBook like a man posessed, furious that anyone would dare insult the Bullshit Factory at Cupertino.

It is with great pride and honor that I present to you, our loyal ACSMB fans, the very first installment of the Stupid Mac User Comment Of The Week! Please, do this poster the honor of reading his ardent quarrel in detail – for it is without a doubt a masterpiece of delusion, a true chef d’oeuvre of asininity!

Normally I don’t bother to reply to posts by people who wear their biases so overtly on their sleeves, but this particular article is so full of half truths and inaccuracies, stated as unequivocal facts, that it bears examination.
Leaving alone for the moment the fact that your “comparable systems” are not comparable by spec, the fact that you choose to compare a BYO component system to a brand name system is bogus from the start. It is not an indictment of Apple, per se, that their system cost would be higher than your custom built system, but of ready-made systems in general. You could make a similar complaint about brand name Windows boxes from any PC manufacturer, HP Dell, Gateway, whatever. The issue is not mac vs. winPC, and is thus not even remotely germane.
That said, let’s examine the “comparable system” you listed anyway. First, you compare a mail order retailer vs the OEM brand name manufacturer. As with the point above, this is another bogus comparison. But that aside, if you are going to pick a cheap mail order firm like New Egg, then it is only fair to shop around for the mac. A very cursory search turns up that several sites, such as macmall, sell the system for as little as $1,144, $55 less than your quote. In addition, this system comes with additional items conveniently not included in your comparison. First, there is the Apple remote. Using New Egg again, that requires that you add about $30 to your home built system, and take up a PC slot or USB port for the infrared receiver. The imac includes firewire 400/800 ports, adding another $50 to your system cost, and taking up another PC slot. In addition, the mac comes with a free $100 printer. Then there is the built in iSight. Adding a camera of equivalent quality would add significantly to your system cost, but we’ll allow for a little leeway, and just add a cheap video camera, say for $30. As others have noted, you would also have to add in a WiFi/Bluetooth card, taking yet another one or two PC slots/USB ports, and adding more to your quoted cost. Being generous again, let’s say $45. Adding some cheap speakers and a microphone adds another $20 bucks plus shipping to your system.
All this leaves aside the fact that your “comparable” system actually ships for $882, not $867 as you cite. It is telling that you choose not to really configure a comparable system, and speaks to your obvious agenda.
So where does that leave us? Your “comparable” system comes in at $1157, at a bare minimum (and realistically more) slightly more than the imac. This does not even take into account such things as the difference between slot loading DVD drives (which are a necessity on an all-in-one, such as the imac) and the tray loader you chose. This would add $43 to your cost, and reduce your write speed down to 8x, equivalent to the imac. Likewise, it also does not take into account that the imac has the USB ports on separate busses, instead of on the same bus. Nor does it take into account that the imac is available with free shipping. Shipping your components to my house would run me over $32 additional. It also does not take into account intangibles like footprint, resale value, iLife, and other things that are the standard response to all the rants (yours is hardly original) of this kind. It is not necessary to even address these intangibles, since a cost comparison of tangibles alone puts the imac on a par with your ready made system. The fact that a brand-name system can compete in this regard against a BYO machine, far from confirming your original thesis, serves to highlight how baseless your charges are, and how ill-informed your arguments are.

And just like that, you $299 price premium evaporated into vapour.

Now let’s look at your total lack of knowledge about Apple hardware. It has already been pointed out that all macs have been shipping with a five button mouse standard for YEARS now. Your failure not only to know this, but to criticize Apple in this regard highlights the legitimacy of your claims,
You further state:

“You are confined to the 20″ display that you purchased with the computer. As LCD prices continue to fall, you might want to ad a larger main display in the future. With the iMac, you’re SOL. (that’s ’shit out of luck’, apple fans!)”

Do you bother to check your facts (or your lack thereof) before you post? Seriously, do you? All imacs come with a built in Mini-DVI port, offering not only the ability to connect an additional digital monitor in either mirror or extended desktop mode (either of which void your above complaint) but also offers VGA, S-video, and analog video ports. In fact, the imac can accommodate analogue resolutions up to 2048 x 1536.
You then write:

” I see absolutely no point to the ‘all-in-one’ design other than someone who thinks paying a premium for a computer that will depreciate faster than their new car and in a few years be a useless household decoration is somehow cool. If that’s you – you’re an idiot. I’m sorry, but…you are one big gigantic freakin’ idiot.”

Um… ahem. Let’s look at this. If you had bothered to do even a few minutes of research, as opposed to just pulling BS out of your ass, you would know that mac of all kinds hold their resale value an order of magnitude better than ANY wintel machine of any brand. Macs of five years ago still sell for at least 50%, if not more, of their original sales price. This is most certainly NOT the case for commodity PCs. I know this empirically, since I get my Windows/Linux boxes from the best source for such things, from the curb on trash day when people throuw out their commodity hardware, since it has essentially ZERO resale value.

And of course, the Stupid Mac User Comment of the Week just wouldnt be complete without the ACSMB Response Of The Week, now would it?

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Well ACSMB fans, it’s that time of year again…my 2nd favorite holiday next to Christmas, Halloween! I thought maybe I’d dress up as a MacPro and go trick-or-treating. But, then I realized I could build my own costume for 1/2 the price and have way more time to go out scamming for treats.

Lol – I guess that’s a piss poor analogy…kind of like the Mac is a piss poor computer! But hey, it’s halloween – and to celebrate this wonderful day I’m actually not going to pick on Apple. Instead, I’ve found these nifty pictures that the Apple junkies among you may enjoy. Consider this my gift to you, Macazoids!

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1. At $599, it is ridiculously expensive. (Add in the cost of an AT&T contract and you get close to $1500)

2. Those who want to buy one must sell their soul to evil mega-corporation AT&T.

3. Japan already has technologically superior phones, and they’re far cheaper.

4. Slower internet than the commercials show: “The data experience is going to be very slow. If you’re on a cellular network, [using the Internet] is going to be very slow.”

5. Initial reports indicate that YouTube is slow and crappy using cellular network internet/EDGE. It’s nothing like in the commercials.

6. You cannot remove its battery. Thanks for replicating one of the biggest complaints about the ipod, Apple!

7. The glass touch screen of the iPhone guarantees that thousands of customers who drop their phones will have cracked screens.

8. The touchscreen keyboard sucks, according to those who have used the phone.

9. It can’t send MMS picture messages.

10. The camera has little or no options, and the pictures it takes aren’t very good.
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Apple’s well-oiled publicity machine may well have ensured that half the planet knows all about their innovative iPhone, but when it comes to dipping in their pockets and buying the thing, it seems us Brits are distinctly sniffy, with a recent YouGov survey discovering that just one per cent of Britons polled would be buying an iPhone.

Although twenty five per cent of respondents expressed ‘a high likelihood’ of shelling out for an iPhone when they saw the feature list, this promptly fell to just one per cent when they learned that the handset would cost a hefty £269 with a minimum monthly contract of £35…

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