“In my computing life, there’s one constant: The Macs don’t crash and the Windows machines do. I mention this because on Thursday I went to see my friend Rob (Enderle, the noted industry analyst) and took along my Fujitsu Tablet PC. I used it at Rob’s house to take notes of our meeting,” writes David
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Enderle put a trojan virus worm on Coursey’s laptop, of course!
What was David doing using a Windoze POS anyway?
Why bother ever touching the pc again. Bin it and forget about it.
He should have taken it round to Enderle’s and asking him to fix it as he’s a ‘noted industry analyst’ – I notice he didn’t mention what he was noted for!
Well, you know, David makes his living writing about computers so he has to use Winblows too so he knows what he’s writing about. And he knows what works and what not.
I was reading through some of the replies to the article over at zdnet and this one struck me as funny… the basic idea was that the poster used to be a mac user for 10 years, but then got pissed because his OS 9 apps wouldn’t all work in X. So he switched to the PC.
I wanted to slap the guy. Duh!!! Expecting all the apps to work is like expecting an app built for windows 98 to work in XP. Some do, some don’t… and the winXP “compatibility mode” doesn’t do crap. The guy’s real response should have been, “I was too cheap to buy new mac apps so I instead bought new PC apps.” idiots.
jeff: I’m no expert, but I think almost all Win98 apps run in XP. Only those apps produced by Amateur Programmers don’t run, and the occasional hardware-intensive app like diagnostic tools.
The impressive backward-compatibility of Windows is one of it’s big problems.
One thinkg that a couple of people replying to that article raised was Apple’s one button mouse. I know that we all know a one button mouse isn’t obligatory and that multi button mice are handled by the OS just fine, but I think maybe it is a reasonable for a potential switcher to make the assumption that an Apple mouse is one button. It’s maybe not immediately obvious that macs use USB mice. These potential switchers probably think it’s some proprietary inteface when they see it plugged into the keyboard and then plugged into the display.
I’m not quite sure how they can fix it short of hooking up a multi button mouse to every other machine in an Apple store and having a multi-button mouse as a BTO option on the webstore
Kenny, you would be mistaken about Win98 apps running in XP. There was a major break between Windows 98 and Windows 2000, let alone Windows XP. It was mostly a hardware thing, but software was a problem too. Windows does not have impressive backwards compatiblity, except for a few lucky ones who had the right applications, like you. OS X has done at least as well in that arena. Sure some OS 9 apps don’t work. But the same can be said on the Windows side. I was a beta tester of Windows 2000. So I know whereof I speak. Why do you think I finally went Mac???
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The replies on ZDnet’s web site tell quite a bit about windows users – they are ready to lynch him for suggesting a Mac. 95-98% of the world’s desktops is not enough of a comfort zone for them.
Some of the commentors on the site were complaining about Mac Users “preaching”. Man, if you know something is better and could solve a lot of the problems that someone else is experiencing it is very hard if you are basically a good person to not try and help them.
Of course the most common reaction by someone being told they are doing it wrong is to get defensive and that is where the arguments start. Then it can become almost malicious fun on the Mac users part. I mean argueing superiority of Mac over Windoze is like shooting fish in a barrel. Having an argument when you are so obviously right and the other person so wrong but still insisting on holding to their position can easily tempt a lot of people into taking advantage of the situation to totally face the other person.
This pisses the PC users off even more and is when they start using phrases like Cult of Steve or Mac Zealot. A nice pigeonhole they can shove Mac users into that does not require any logical argument to do so.
The reason most Winblows users get so bent about someone suggesting that the Mac is better is because they know it’s true. Who wants to be told that they spent their hard earned cash on a piece of crap. Who wants to have their nose rubbed in the fact that they can’t afford a really good machine so they’re stuck with a PC. Windows users would rather you patted them on the head and reassured them that all computers suck and they have the best their money could buy
I wonder what Mercedes-Benz owners would like if someone asked them to change their cars to Toyota cars? Or BMW motor to work under Windows. Oops I forgot that it does and it does not work properly.
I am sick and tired to that it takes so long to these writers to realise how good the Mac is. This guy is only one away from the dark side. There should be more. What can we do to help the situation? It is so difficult to fight against the Windows when the Windows media is so strong. This nightmare still continues. Dell is second????
I think SJ/Apple should buy a media conglomerate with some of the extra cash they’ve got. Tell the writers to be fair or be fired.
LOL – He did catch a virus from Enderle!!
From the readers responses: “The problem with the Tablet PC is a virus – the “winlogin” task is a virus. The legitimate program is called “winlogon”.”
Waaaaa, Macs are best, windoze sucks. Bla bla bla. I dont have a life. Im a loser. My mouse has less buttons. Who gives a shit?
“What was David doing using a Windoze POS anyway?”
Obviously, he was going to Rob Enderle’s house and it’s a no-Mac zone!
I read through some of the ZDNET responses. Many of them said “must be operator error.” Do the poor Windows users really fall for that tired old line. Microsoft Windows just plain sucks, but we’re gonna blame it on the user and tell him he must be doing something wrong. Geez!
My parents bought a Mercedes-Benz car when I was 15.
Now I�m 36 and I�m driving that car. It looks like new, it�s lovely.
So, the lesson is: Mercedes-Benz cars are cheaper, and so Macs are cheaper.
I can recall when David Coursey was as big of a Windows bigot as Enderle is. But Coursey, about 2 years ago decided to take a challenge and use (as much as possible) a Mac for a month. Alot of people thought it was just a gimmick for him to get readership and to ultimately slander a mac. But he wrote about it weekly and by the end of the month, he was a switcher. Sound like some one has to challenge Enderle to do the same thing — to get him to really try out a Mac for a month — rather than sitting on the sidelines and slamming what he doesn’t know.
“I read through some of the ZDNET responses. Many of them said “must be operator error.” Do the poor Windows users really fall for that tired old line. Microsoft Windows just plain sucks, but we’re gonna blame it on the user and tell him he must be doing something wrong. Geez!” – Jimbo von Winskinheimer
Isn’t that amazing? Mac users are often times accused as elitists because we are willing to pay more than the cheapest crap, but if you read the responses as Jimbo pointed out, some PC users are elitists too.
These people who responded are mostly PC geeks who knows Windows inside out and therefore, avoided all the problems that average users get into. They just can’t see beyond their own little circle, that it should not take a degree in computer science to use a computer. Therefore, from their own experience, Windows is perfect and anybody who says otherwise is a fool. Any problem is due to user error.
That reminds me of our friend here who claimed that because his firewall was up and running and his security patches were installed and his virus definition was up to date, all Windows problems were exaggerated.
“LOL – He did catch a virus from Enderle!!” – XABEX
Delicious irony, isn’t it? The guy who is a Microsoft cheerleader is the whore that spreads the disease. I wonder what his next quote is going to be like. “Ooh, we are sooo popular. Like, crackers target us because we are so wanted. They, like, envy us. My catching this virus is a proof that I am, like, the most socially friendly and will hook my computer up with anyone even with or without a Trojan (horse).”
I’ve used PCs since way back when Macs were way more expensive and you had to get dirty with Dos to make anything work. I’ve seen a lot of traffic about Windoze users and Wintel bigots and Mac v PC on this very site. I’m only here because I got an iPod. I will likely switch in the next year – I want a powerbook, but will have to save. The thing is, a lot of people here think the iPod is a lovely distraction and that Apple should concentrate only on computers. Well i know lots of people from the strictly Windows only community who have decided to switch in truth because of the iPod. Why didn’t I buy a Dell jukebox? Who would? Now that I have a really nice piece of hardware my standards have gone up. You guys should relax. If Apple keep releasing Trojan horses things will change. With the spectacular virus rate of this year anything could happen. It takes a lot for people to shift, but when they do, they tend to do it in their millions.
Well Duh! Is the pope catholic?
You know what? After reading the ignorant ZDNet responses from the pro-Windows users, let them suffer with the piece of crap they use.
When I talk to someone who considers themself to be a savvy computer user, and tells me that Macs can’t handle photographs or digital cameras, I just look at them and laugh.