My Mac-loving sister sent me this goofy toon.

[Scuba]

[d_r]

1. what is the copyright

like 1985?

[Scuba]

2. She's probably been saving it.

[CBGLuthier]

3. I would think comparing Mac fanatics to the religiously deluded is apt.

[Xyzse]

4. Far Side Comics?

Thing is, I can't agree.
I got frustrated with a few Macs, and wanted to stomp on them a few times.

It just doesn't give me as much recourses for fixing when things go down.
God forbid you make the mistake of upgrading with a machine that can't handle it.
Not to mention that if you wipe out one and don't have the appropriate programs to install, it would slow down to a crawl.
Then looking for an iteration of a program that would still work on your old OS is a chore... Even if it is just an explorer, some sort of flash, or media player.

I mean, your mileage may vary, but that is my experience with three different Macs I've had to wipe and redo.
I could barely use one for even browsing, it slowed to a damn crawl.

Even if I placed an OS that was for it.

But of course, Macs want you to buy their shiny new stuff rather than getting an old one to work like new again.

If I were to deal with an older machine, and re-doing everything in it, I'd rather have a PC.
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Full Disclosure: These are about computers/laptops that are at least 8 years of age.
I also have a problem with the Mac file system, though yes, I figured out quite a few of the keyboard short cuts.

ACK! I got in to a Mac vs PC thing... -runs-

[jmowreader]

12. Windows machines have the same issues you named

[Xyzse]

14. Didn't say it didn't.

It just has a lot more options and affordable solutions that can be done easily.

[BlueStreak]

5. My own personal hell would be

being trapped for an eternity with a bunch of people who spend all day telling me how much smarter they are because they buy Apple products. I was hoping to escape that through death.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Mine would be spending eternity with people who argue about computers.

Shit, buy the kind you like and don't gripe about somebody else's choice.

[BlueStreak]

10. Exactly. And I can't remember the last time somebody not working for Microsoft

argued about the wisdom of a PC choice. This really is a very one-sided thing.

[PasadenaTrudy]

6. Perfect!

Macs are all we have in our house. Hate PCs. My friend who is a tech repair guy jokes that the PCs keep him in business

[Scuba]

7. Hey, Macs only hold 15% of the market, so there's a lot more PC's to fix.

Most of them sold new for a lower price than the cheapest Mac too.

[Archae]

9. The original cartoon...

It's a Far Side cartoon, and the angel handed out harps in heaven, and the demon handed out accordions in hell.

My sister is a Mac buff, and she used to brag about her Mac would never get a virus.

Until she got a Mac virus.
I laughed my ass off.

[Art_from_Ark]

13. And what Mac virus was that?

[Archae]

16. I don't know

My sister called it a virus, that's it.

[Art_from_Ark]

19. If your sister was fooling around with one of the core apps

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it could result in symptoms that might resemble a virus. That was especially the case for pre-OSX systems, when deleting the wrong file in the System Folder would have messed up the entire system. It's happened to me a couple of times.

Also, with the OSX systems, it's always a good idea to "repair" permissions on a regular basis (like defragging a Windows system). If the permissions are not "repaired" regularly, it can cause the operating system to work slowly or do weird things (like keep asking for a password).

[RC]

11. And Purgatory is where you get a Linux machine?

[Sanity Claws]

15. My issue with Macs:

You have to buy new things, like upgrade the operating system, every year or two. My computer is four years old and Apple no longer supports the operating system, leaving it open to viruses and other problems.

I was very pleased with the Mac when I got it but less so as time went on. Not only is updating the Operating System every year or two an unnecessary expense IMO, it also causes a lot of disruption. Some old programs may no longer work because of the new OS.

[Art_from_Ark]

20. If you have programs that were designed for a Unix-based system (OSX),

they should work on any OSX/feline/OS10~ system.

[jakeXT]

17. And I thought it was about the cosmetics lady saving cats and eating nutella

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