Dvorak: ‘I personally do not like the Mac; Windows Vista’s ‘Mac-like’ qualities may spell its doom’
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 04:44 PM EST"The one curious aspect of [Microsoft's Windows] Vista, which may also spell its doom and mark the end of the road for the most popular OS in the history of the world, is its newest Mac-like qualities. This phenomenon I find quite fascinating," John C. Dvorak foments for PC Magazine.
Dvorak foments, "From what I can tell, the Mac community likes Vista more than the PC community. Apparently, in its quest to emulate what Apple does on the Mac—as if it's the holy grail of computers—Microsoft has given up on what makes a PC unique. (And I don't mean the blue screen of death.) There is something about Vista that has crossed over to the right brain—the realm of the Mac."
"When it comes to the Apple-versus-PC battle, one oft-neglected discussion is that the majority of people do not like Macs. Get over it, it's true. Hence, Apple's market share is low. There is no other explanation, although price has always been the rationale. Now it looks as if there is more to it than price. I, personally, do not like the Mac—snappy response aside—of the way it feels when saving files. I know this is silly, but I've never felt comfortable with it. It was mushy in some weird way that always gave me the creeps. I always felt that if something weird happened on a Mac I would never be able to recover a file. I've never felt that way with a PC. I figured that with a PC, I could take the hard disk out and easily put it into another machine and then go exploring the drive without worry," Dvorak foments.
Dvorak foments, "This is a minor thing to people who would be fearful of removing a hard disk, and that, to me, would be a typical art director at an ad agency who used a Mac. He's buying the machine because it looks good and he/she likes the way it feels."
Dvorak foments, "And there is the much-discussed odd nature of the fringe Mac users who are cultlike and often psycho in their behavior: They see the machine as an extension of themselves and defend it from criticism with an unpleasant vehemence. They represent the worst kind of irrational right-brainers. Who needs to associate with people like that?"
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MacDailyNews Take: Questions abound:
• Which "Mac community," exactly, likes Windows Vista more than "the PC community?"
• If the Mac isn't "the holy grail of computers," what is, John? Windows XP? Some obscure Linux distro? Kaypro, you old fool?
• Perhaps the majority of people do not like Macs because they have no idea what a Mac is or what they're missing? Or because they believe garbage from the likes of Dvorak?
• Why do those who use both Mac and Windows overwhelmingly choose Macs? Get over it, it's true.
• Who would've guessed that John C. Dvorak, personally, does not like the Mac? You know, because it's "mushy in some weird way."
• You can't take a hard disk out of a Mac Pro, easily put it into another Mac Pro, and then go exploring the drive without worry? Of course you can - and easier than with any Windows PC, too.
• Why does Dvorak pretend that people buy Macs because they look good? The answer is in the video included below.
• The only one who's "psycho in their behavior" is the man technology long ago passed by: John C. Dvorak. Why else would he not want to "associate with people like that" while continuing to bait them for decades with his badly written slop?
• Does PC Magazine really need to stoop so low for hits as to employ an empty-headed blowhard who has admitted on tape (see below) to baiting Mac users in a desperate quest for hits?
• Besides just sounding old, John's really looking old. What legacy will John C. Dvorak leave besides a closetful of bad shirts, the reputation of a weasel, and reams upon reams of worthless sniping?
John Dvorak admits to baiting Mac users in desperate attempts to generate traffic for his junk:
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And when u connect ur HD to another windows all ur drive letters are messed us 
U deserve it.... And i guess Dvorak njoyes all this mess....
> Comment: From: macro Jan 24, 07 - 04:52 pm
> Someone please punch this jackass in the mouth.
> Comment: From: Macaday Jan 24, 07 - 05:16 pm
> Someone put this moron out of his misery...please.
> Comment: From: Robert Ergole Jan 24, 07 - 05:20 pm
> Wonder if he also uses Viagra for underage sex tours in the Dominican Republic.
> Comment: From: someone please! Jan 24, 07 - 05:20 pm
> spam this half witt's inbox and sign him up to every pron junk mailing list know to mankind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... any hackers out there? show this twit why his dull box is so unsqushable...
All this on the first page alone. Threats of physical violence; insinuation of sexual misconduct; incitement to damage a person's computer.
Mr Dvorak expressed criticism of a computer platform. He did not attack any individual in personal terms.
The reactions above, and some others besides, are neither mature nor proportionate.