comicIDIOT wrote:
Wow. You're clever.
Thanks 
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Taking note from my quoted post below, one would think reading comprehension was easy. But apparently you like to draft your responses as you read rather than after. Are you implying the Mac doesn't, or simply can't, run games?
Really, the only reason to buy a Mac is to run OS X. If you want to play games, you really have to install Windows (wine and VMs are poor substitutes). If you are installing Windows, then not only are you paying out the butt for OS X, you still have to turn around and buy Windows. In which case, a Mac is clearly not a good choice.
And for the record, I read the entire post before responding. I also proofread my replies several times.
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So, why reply?
Why ask?
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Ever hear of figurative speech?
Yes, but further annoying Elf is more fun.
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Are you stereotyping?
Of course I am.
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I choose a Mac because it was a practical and rational decision for what I do - games and photography along with photo & video editing - without the bulk.
If you use your laptop for gaming, then a Mac isn't a practical or rational choice. Likewise, if you do serious photography work you are probably using Photoshop. If you are still using CS2, then Macs are a *terrible* choice:
Even video really isn't faster on a Mac (the notion that Macs are faster at photo and video work is completely false)
Here, check out OS X losing to Vista in After Effects CS 3 on a Mac:
http://animationartist.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=167680
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Not to mention Mac is a very standard brand. You buy one Mac Laptop and you know it has the same features as another. Bluetooth, Web Cam, magnetic "lock" & charge cord "lock." As with Windows you have to shop around to find Bluetooth or maybe you have to pay extra for it. The bluetooth in my computer allows me to use a mouse & keyboard without sacrificing any USB ports which are usually limited on a Laptop.
Its also a stupidly expensive brand that locks you in to a feature set that you may or may not want.
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I'm not assuming. And what do you mean, "here you go assuming I support Windows?" You don't give any information otherwise, what else I am to do but to draw a conclusion?
Given how often I provide Linux support here (granted, not that many questions about it lately), I honestly would have thought that you would have assumed that I supported Linux over OS X.
You could always ask which OS I support, but I'll save you the time. Its "anything that isn't OS X" (and I don't consider "OSx86" to be "OS X")
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When did debating come into play? I never said anything about debating. You're the one who basically turned the thread about "Launchy" into a debate (about Windows v. Mac) and thus I can't deny that this is not a debate.
Really I just wanted to give Elf a hard time since its fun.
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No. You haven't sold them to me. You make your points but you don't always back them up with sources (articles, product descriptions, etc) - not all of this can really be coming from your knowledge, especially if you seem to have never used the Mac derivative or version.
Of course I haven't sold them to you, you use a Mac. Clearly you are already brainwashed. After all, very few people would be willing to admit that the pissed away a ton of money on a Mac when a much cheaper Dell would do that same thing.
