Subscribe10:10 < @dre^^> "intel is ready" sj: "apple is ready too"
10:10 < @dre^^> they thank each other
10:10 < @dre^^> french kissing ensues
10:11 < @dre^^> people throw their underwear on stage
10:11 < @dre^^> (ok ok, sorry)>>>>>
justgary: ... this certainly doesn't help with the whole "macs are expensive" rhetoric when trying to convince friends to switch. So I'm guessing maybe apple doesn't care either.They care very much. Being expensive is a crucial part of the Mac Mystique: It's part of the dues you pay to be a Mac User.
sourwookie: Well, some companies are more relevant to web culture than others.Very true. For example, Microsoft is much more important to web culture* than Apple.
Rothko: And the $499 Mac mini plays into this strategy how?Got your religion up a little, did I, Rothko?
Don't bother. These people won't be happy until Apple gives away computers for nothing. Even then they'll say something like they should be paid to use anything with an Apple logo on it. It's a losing proposition.
Rothko: Dells which ... don't have the same hardware features. This comparison doesn't fly.Hmm.... thinking about this, and wondering what hardware features you're talking about, and this is what I can come up with: Integrated wifi (which can be replaced for about $30), Firewire 400 (which is unecessary if you have USB 2.0), DVI output (which you wouldn't care about if you didn't use Macs), and integrated Bluetooth (see WiFi, and add that it's a feature of dubious usefulness).
ParisParamus: Is a BMW just a Chevrolet with cache? Come on!OK, GOB, don't spill your coffee on your $3000 suit [g/]. Anyway, BMW since the 2002 have been nothing all that special or interesting. Unless you like leather and enjoy identifying with your inner Teuton.
Vaska: Lodurr: We're all just thrilled to betsy to hear how much you hate your Mac ...Your inference -- not what I said. (Why are Mac users so quick to take umbrage, I woner?)
Vaska: The irony in this statement is just delicious....I'm glad I was able to please your palate. I should warn you, though, that flavor -- it's not what you think it is...
http://mwsf.macnn.com/
posted by Mikey-San at 9:35 AM on January 10, 2006