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maybe we can trade macs for oil
What a perfect market for their products. People there seem to see quality before price.
1sty posty.
Uh oh…2ndy posty.
WTF? You should write 1rst RETARDY!
Some people never learn about who gives a fsck about first posts.
It is so childish.
Oh crap
iPods for iRaqis.
Let’s see… how much C4 can you get into an iPod mini?
probably as much as the US can sell them …
Hey, here we go again! Shall we end it now? LAST POST! Yeah, here I go trying again
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theloniusMac
Iraq is not the only country in the Middle East and that comment of your reflects your wide geographical knowledge.
Maybe you shouldn’t use sarcasm on people who can�t envoy the same standards you do.
Peace
iRaq, isn’t that the new Apple mounting system for the Xserve?
how long until on of those stores gets homicide bombed?
Boeing777,
First learn to spell, and then maybe you’ll have a leg to stand on when criticizing the knowledge of others.
And while you’re learning how to spell, be sure to take the time to look up the word “proofread” in a dictionary.
readonly, why do you change nicknames?
You should know the difference between bad spelling and a typo don’t you?
Yet, I don’t seem to see the relevance of your comment? You show hatred for a suggestion I made to another nickname.
If you enjoy (not envoy) making fun of deprived people; then suit yourself. But don�t try to blame spelling. It�s just pathetic.
peace
shut up jerk
man why do u displike the middle east? what has it done to u? iRaq? ha ha yeah nice joke…some of u’s are so full of urself – bush is a numstick, and the middle east is not just iraq
Boeing777,
Why do you assume there was a nickname change? More than six billion people in the world, and yet I can’t be someone other than theloniusMac?
And yes, I know that a mispelled word can be a typo. Hence my suggestion you find the word “proofread” in a dictionary. Then you would know that proofreading is used to catch typos. Then you can correct the typos, so you don’t look sad when trying to slap others on the wrist.
I show no hatred here, only annoyance.
I don’t enjoy making fun of those who aren’t as well off as me, and I happen to find the “iPods for iRaqis” statement rather amusing. You see, what makes it fun is the spelling. And I don’t believe any “iRaqis” were hurt in the making of the statement.
I can’t help but feel that what is truly pathetic here is your sense of humor.
“Peace” to you.
And concerning Apple’s plans for expanding their market in the Middle East–I’m glad to hear it. (Just trying to keep on-topic.)
Hi all,
This is my first comment here on MDN.
Since I’m a Saudi and live in the region that ABM controls i say that one of the worst decisions Apple made was keeping ABM as their IMC for the Middle East.
ABM didn’t do any thing to ease the lives of Mac users in the region, all they do is sell you your mac + a free one way ticket to hell. Don’t wait for or expect a professional support from them unless you’re willing to wait for at-least 6 months for your problem to be solved.
Believe it or NOT in all of the ME region thy only have one guy for hardware support, one guy for software support and none of them knows how to troubleshoot a problem.
If any of you can read arabic visit mac4arabs.com and check for your self’s how and what do we suffer from (BTW some posts are written in english if you need any help getting there just drop me a line).
I think we as Arabic natives are the only Mac users who invent solutions for their selves, plus we are the only Mac users worldwide who beg for support from our local IMC.
All Elias Abou-Rustom can do is give you false dreams, don’t let him s**t you.
This is a for Mr. Steve Jobs if he would read it: Please let Apple represent it’s self in the middle east or find a new IMC for the Middle East.
thanks Yousuf, great to get a post from someone who is there!
Yousuf Omar:
Why do you continue to live in Saudi?
Hmmmmm…so does this mean Apple will be offering a special belt of exploding iPods?
Maybe they’ll only sell 5300c’s?
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Personally, I think this a great idea and I would love to see Apple offer a higher degree of service and support, particularly in Saudi Arabia. After all, every dollar well-heeled Saudi’s spend on Apple is a dollar less they can send to al-Queda.
By the way, I should acknowledge the stray “‘” included in Saudis above. I feel I should point out the error before a well meaning and offended Arab feels the need to come chop my head off.
you guys are full of shit, you do not know what Micro$oft is doing in the middle east, they do not care about al-Queda or Iraq they are 100% in the middle east with full arabic support, Education, Medical, Governement.
As Saudi Mac user I expect more support from other Mac communities rather than pathetic replies.
Yousuf’s post says it all. There is money to be made in this region for an enterprising company who realise that the Arab world includes cities such as Dubai and Riyadh, where business goes on as normal and cash is plentiful. Considering the number of people from Pakistan who are very IT-literate, speak Arabic and know how to run a business, I’m surprised that a second supplier hasn’t yet appeared on the scene.
I know some of you U.S. “freedom fighters” were trying funny with your Arab/Terrorist jokes, but all you sound like are Bush-brain d***heads. Maybe you were all to busy beating and humiliating prisoners of war to really pay attention to what you were typing, huh?
^ Ditto
Well this goes to show you what some of the Americans think of the Middle East. They lump everyone in with their limited ideas off what life is like in the world. I suppose it could be called extreme USA-centric thinking, or massive tunnel vision.