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New Apple Mac Pro launched in Middle East

Saturday, September 30, 2006 · 9:35 am · 70 Comments

“Arab Business Machine (ABM), Apple’s independent marketing company in the Middle East, recently announced the regional launch of the new Apple Mac Pro,” TradeArabia reports.

“A quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop workstation featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of the Power Mac G5 Quad, the new Mac Pro provides advanced performance, greater expansion, higher performance graphics options and unprecedented customisation, catering to the needs of the most demanding user,” TradeArabia reports. “The introduction of the Mac Pro marks the completion of a rapid and seamless transition for Apple, with the entire Mac family now using Intel’s latest processors.”

“‘We are delighted to announce the launch of the revolutionary Mac Pro in the Middle East. The new Mac Pro is a pioneering workstation designed on the latest technology from Apple, providing diverse user communities with a powerful tool to undertake various activities ranging from graphics and design to simple day-to-day computing tasks such as email and browsing. With several high performance hardware components and the latest OS from Apple, the Mac Pro is definitely the ideal computer for the performance-oriented user. As ABM and Apple continue to witness consistent success and growth in the region, I am sure that this latest release from Apple will also be quickly absorbed by Apple enthusiasts in the Middle East,’ said Elias Abou Rustom, general manager, ABM,” TradeArabia reports.

Full article here.

[UPDATE: 11:05am EDT: Changed "Mideast" to "Middle East" for the sake of worldwide clarity.]

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Ashamed world citizen...

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 11:19 pm · Reply

re: stickman

I think I’ll have less of a problem learning to speak arabic than killing moslems – and this just because an incompetent government claims to fight for, what was it again? Right, Freedom and democracy.

It’s a common misunderstanding that the moslems want to convert non-moslems. It is however true that they like their children to remain moslems – even if they’re forced to raise them in a non-moslem society.
If you would be forced to leave your country, whatever, maybe you’re not even forced -would you want your children to convert?

What makes me confused is your reaction towards these changes in European schools. Would you prefer a school system where people barely know anything about different cultures? I know, this might make morally worthless soldiers – it’s not as easy to kill when you’re well educated. Maybe this is the reason why the US Administration has been pulling their funds from so many public libraries – not to mention the closure of those 26 EPA libraries. Scientists are protesting – but hey, this will never get any headlines anyway, right?
However, it’s a disgrace to see how the US wants other countries to open up – whilst their own citizens are getting their freedom and individual integrity being pulled, one by one.

On a sidenote, and this is for the “evil cultures must be punished if they don’t obey to our superior lifestyle” kind of people. If evil would be based on simple mathematics; how come no one compares the amounts of bodybags caused by each culture or religion? Anyone here really believes that western culture or christianity wouldn’t take the lead? Honestly?
Bought a Reality Clue

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 8:12 am · Reply

Sorry Liberals, that the Mac community is not a bunch of hippies sitting in drum circles believing everything can be solved by the right words, and discussions.

For negotiations to work you have to have good moral core on both sides to honor the policy decided on. Hitler Sadam, Osama: goal is power not a fair civilization–evil doesn’t honor treaties, it lies to buy time to do more evil to gain more power. Bullies only understand force, they are the people MOST unlike you liberals and you can’t mentally process the fact that bullies don’t rule dreaming your (or our) peaceful world dreams.

I WAS a Democrat until they drove me our of it with blind stupidity of frequently not being able to see the hard facts of a situation. Home or abroad.
AND….
What’s wrong with any war being about oil? What the hell do you think this country/economy runs on. OIL YOU DUFUS! It is (unfortunately) the lifeblood of our economy–without it our economy crashes. I can’t think of a MORE important reason to go to war than over oil–until we wean ourselves off this stuff on to some fuel form that originates here (If that’s possible). That Liberal crap “no war for oil” is the dumbest thing–you can’t grasp what liquid Americans are relying on driving to work, flying, heating, recreation, farming, making plastics, shipping produce across country and the stuff you buy off e-bay with? DUH!! No war for oil showed me how stupid you all are.

We need to smack every Liberal with a Clue Stick. Thank OUR God Liberals weren’t around in World Wars 1 or 2 or we NEVER would have won either of them. I agree Viet Nam was wrong. WW 1&2 and the Terrorists now are DIFFERENT folks it’s not Viet Nam. I know it brings back fun anti-war protest memories, but getting all sentimental is going to get us car bombs here and more dying on U.S. soil. We already had Pearl Harbor #2 at the World Trade Center. At least in WWII the Japanese had the moral character to attack a military base, not civilians! The Terrorists would kill your baby and your grandmother with not an ounce of regret. Wake up and stop fighting political parties and unite so this will end FASTER. Terrorists love you Liberals you give them the hope they desperately need when they wonder if they should keep killing because the U.S. doesn’t have the willpower to finish. You are supporting Osama’s very words. Hope your proud of yourselves.

And the thing over the Pope! Muslims pissed off because their religion was called violent and murderous. So they protested with riots, violence, threatened to kill the Pope, and actually killed a nun. Gee, glad they set us straight on THAT misconception! F’n Idiots.
kelly

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 8:42 am · Reply

When any discussion turns to POLITICAL and/or RELIGIOUS when the word ARAB is in the context regardless of the discussed subject ?????
astro

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 8:47 am · Reply

LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISEASE!!
steve

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 8:59 am · Reply

And the thing over the Pope! Muslims pissed off because their religion was called violent and murderous. So they protested with riots, violence, threatened to kill the Pope, and actually killed a nun. Gee, glad they set us straight on THAT misconception! F’n Idiots.
mark

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 9:01 am · Reply

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2383229,00.html
g5mac

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 10:09 am · Reply

“Who Cares?” and others result to name calling and the typical approach to the Middle East. “Leave them alone and they’ll leave us alone”…. Well, that’s not going to happen. Leave them alone, and they will go about their business of planning ways to intimidate the world into their Islamic Domination theory. You folks on the far left need to get a reality check, as there is no way in hell that the Jihadists are going to leave anyone alone. Their objective is to take over weaker governments and their military arsenals until they get to the point where they can take over a country or negotiate for nuclear weapons. At that point, they will use them and they will threaten the world, if each country doesn’t convert to their religion or pay for their lives through a tax.

All of this can be understood if you just look at history and understand the nature of the enemy. Now, it didn’t take any “right wing” upbringing for me to figure this out, because most of my family were die-hard Democrats…. However, they were Conservative Democrats, back in a time when such a thing existed. The problem with the LEFT today is they believe in Utopia, and my friends, Utopia doesn’t exist….
joell

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 12:10 pm · Reply

“Who really cares about the middle east”

the U.S. does, especially the oil we thought it would be so easy to steal

“If they want to join the civilized world then they can”

what planet is this “civilized world” on?

by the way, would eiter of you have a prayer of passing a retard level test on Middle East geogaphy or history?
AlexD

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 12:48 pm · Reply

.
Enough of this fellow mobsters let’s now pick on the Dutch
effwerd

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 1:54 pm · Reply

they want to kill us because we are not them. [...] the fundamentalists are fighting against the influence of western culture on their lifestyle.

No they don’t and no they’re not, mackie. They’re fighting against US military forces occupying what they view as prized territory.

like most defective societies, they insist on blaming outsiders for their own problems, ensuring that these are not corrected.

Read a history book, Kate. You obviously have no idea about the roots of our troubles in the Middle East.
effwerd

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 2:14 pm · Reply

PS: The arab world missed out on WWII, and now have to learn things that western civ has already dealt with — peace through democracy.

That’s very ironic, McFly, since the roots of the politicization in the Middle East, specifically Iran, and their push toward self-determination became prominent during WWII, and of course, the US was sat back and did nothing as the UK fucked the region over because it threatened their profits.

The mideast is a worthless part of the world. They bring death and destruction to the world. All because of their EVIL god.

And you are obviously a dumb, worthless cunt, Stu.

Nothing good is going to come from over there, nothing.

Why do you hate algebra? You do realize that Europe was in the Dark Ages while the Middle East was a thriving and advanced civilization, right? Or are you one of those “what have you done for me lately” assholes?

Leave them alone, and they will go about their business of planning ways to intimidate the world into their Islamic Domination theory.

I’m sure you have plenty of source material to back up this bullshit assertion? Since the Middle East hasn’t been left alone since, what, the 1800s, I’m sure you have plenty of relevant evidence. Or are you just going to quote their recent rhetoric and claim it as fact?

Their objective is to take over weaker governments and their military arsenals until they get to the point where they can take over a country or negotiate for nuclear weapons.

That’s funny cuz studies of suicide terrorism show that over 50% are insitigated by secular groups (like the Tamil Tigers) and that nearly 100% of them are for a very specific reason: to expel foreign occupiers.

All of this can be understood if you just look at history and understand the nature of the enemy.

Which you obviously haven’t done.
effwerd

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 2:36 pm · Reply

We need to smack every Liberal with a Clue Stick. Thank OUR God Liberals weren’t around in World Wars 1 or 2 or we NEVER would have won either of them.

Man, you’re an idiot. Wilson and Roosevelt were Democrats.

Opposition to the Bush administration’s methods in the fight against global stateless terrorism is in pursuit of actually fighting it rather than distracting our forces in some unnecessary war instigated under false pretenses and resulting in more terrorist threats. Liberals actually want to fight terrorism, not use Iraq and terrorism as some political tool to ensure Republic domination of the US government.

Terrorists love you Liberals you give them the hope they desperately need when they wonder if they should keep killing because the U.S. doesn’t have the willpower to finish. You are supporting Osama’s very words. Hope your proud of yourselves.

Who cares what the terrorists think? Why do conservatives care so much about what the terrorists think?

Dissent against the Bush agenda isn’t about whether or not we encourage or offend the terrorists. It’s about the moral fortitude of our country and ensuring we don’t become the enemy in pursuit of fighting the enemy.
effwerd

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 2:38 pm · Reply

Wilson and Roosevelt were Democrats.

And so was Truman.
SANDY

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 3:37 pm · Reply

++OUT OF THE 22 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD, 21 ARE BECAUSE MUSLIMS CAN’T GET ALONE WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.++
SANDY

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 5:08 pm · Reply

OOPS ” ALONG WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS
Mustafa Smith Sr.III

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 5:25 pm · Reply

Sandy you must be a true genius. All conflicts are because someone cant get along with theyr neighbor. But i would love to see your list of those 22 conflicts anyway. Source please. I dont care if you took it out of miss Seventeen mag – just friggin pass the link. thx
Sumsa

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 5:28 pm · Reply

“They are taking over your countries and you are too liberal to see it coming”
> already seeing green little people all around you? Scared of everything foreign?

“Just saw they are now DEMANDING to teach islam in your public schools and you high brows will let them”
> my goooodness. Considering that america is infested by that junk science / religion of “intelligent design”, I´m totally not scared of getting to know one of the important world religions – the Islam.
My standpoint is even to completely discard religion classes (which of course includes christianity) from public schools. I mean it´s already happening here in Germany, and I think it´s good. Religion and beliefs have nothing to do with education.

“Bullies only understand force”
> yeah. Psychopathic mass-murderers even more. The more they don´t care about the dead, the more they are scared of foreign forces. Riiight. Pure. Logic. And you say the others can´t mentally process facts.

“What’s wrong with any war being about oil?”
> and they say the Islam was 500 years behind, when there are still people thinking so imperialistic. “Hey, they got oil. let´s kill em. it´s okay, cause we need it. and when they defend themselves, we´re sooo shocked and better kill their families too.”
Oh, and I can live from alternative powers than oil too.

“but getting all sentimental is going to get us car bombs here and more dying on U.S. soil.”
> LORD! Dammit! You are at WAR! Your country is not at a peace mission, like others, it would be highly morbid, if only Arabs would be allowed to die, wouldn´t it?

“We already had Pearl Harbor #2 at the World Trade Center. At least in WWII the Japanese had the moral character to attack a military base, not civilians!”

> wanna take a history class and google up what America did afterwards? killed soldiers (like they would be the evil people)? Hmm.. Hiroshima anyone??
“Their objective is to take over weaker governments and their military arsenals until they get to the point where they can take over a country or negotiate for nuclear weapons.”

> Again, you´re drawing a black & white picture here. As Hitler was killing thousands of people in Europe, I guess it would have been okay for you to simply kill every german?? Cause every german wanted to kill everybody else and get nuclear weapons???? Don´t think so.
Back then, it was common to wait for another country to attack you before going to war. Everything else is declared as “war of aggresion”, like Pearl Harbour was, like it is listed in Article 5.1 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (RSICC) as one of the four most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Funny that at the moment the International Criminal Court is taking measures to accuse the USA of such an “war of aggresion”

“++OUT OF THE 22 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD, 21 ARE BECAUSE MUSLIMS CAN’T GET ALONG WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.++”

> Do you get along with all of your neighbors? Is USA nowadays a muslim neighbor? Have I missed something??
Or did you just try to count funny like in “there are 10 types of people who understand binary”??
Briantt

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 6:06 pm · Reply

Lets nuke the Peruvians they too were not involved in 9/11.

Oh wait, they dont have any oil – never mind
Bought a Reality Clue

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 10:02 pm · Reply

“Man, you’re an idiot. Wilson and Roosevelt were Democrats.”

No shit Sherlock! Wilson and Roosevelt were in back when Democrats had logical, brains with common sense. That’s why my family were always Democrats. Now we’ve just about all switched parties. Voted Republican or Independent if there is anyone worth voting for.

If you can’t see the crazy evolution of your own party you need to step back. The environment and pro-choice are the only 2 things I have in common, leftover from my Democrat days. Notice I didn’t say LIBERAL days. I was once a Dem, but never a Liberal.

My definition of a Liberal: “A Liberal is a Democrat who’s mind is so open his brain fell out.”

MDN word: “Shown” as in been shown the truth. Wake up fools!
Bought a Reality Clue

Sunday, October 1, 2006 - 10:45 pm · Reply

> wanna take a history class and google up what America did afterwards? killed soldiers (like they would be the evil people)? Hmm.. Hiroshima anyone??

Yes, MY history class said we used a nuclear weapons, and it was terrible, but it was TO END (emphasis on END) A WAR, NOT START ONE! Big difference buddy! DUH again.

Dropping nuclear weapons was our LAST RESORT, because the Japanese refused to consider surrender as an option and the Dem’s favorite past time: negotiations, were NOT working. The war would have gone on and on for more years and more death on both sides. Sometimes it is justified to do the toughest thing to END a terrible situation. You can’t always fight a surgical war and win, in fact it’s nearly impossible, careful of every little thing. Ideal, but not even close to practical reality. Couldn’t do it and win in Nazi Germany and couldn’t do it in Japan. We would have lost and the government we’d be saluting sure wouldn’t be an “open-minded” democratic one like you enjoy so much.

Remember Democrats: if the Terrorists ever take over with their version of Muslim religion, your sex, and drug based Hollywood Liberal support core will be the first bunch these Terrorists would lop the heads off. And you can kiss Women’s Rights goodbye and start measuring for a sheet to wear. We are in dead serious times folks.

MDN word: “Hope” as in hope you buy a clue.