Jun 14 2007
Fake Steve Jobs
Tina hates Mac. She likes the commercials, thinks they’re funny, but just doesn’t get the whole Apple thing. Maybe it speaks to a workplace divide because she’s in the business world where PCs dominate, and I work in the arts where Macs rule, and artsy Mac users think PC people are sell-out clones, and businessy PC people think Mac users are day-dreaming stoners who need to get a real job. But I think her gripe (and hopefully she’ll clarify) is that it’s all just a hype thing. Too much money for a product that sells on looking cool and being artsy-fartsy, yet only controls 3% of the computer marketplace. I happen to believe Mac sells a better product, but I also believe the phenomenon is a bit of hipster hype job, too. A blog I’ve just discovered, Fake Steve Jobs, pokes fun at Mac and the cult of personality at its core in a Stephen Colbert kinda way, providing lots of free satirical entertainment for Cloners and Stoners alike.
I agree 100% with Tina. In a business world a PC in 100% necessary, but in an art world a Mac is a 100% necessary. They are made to appeal to two different demographics. Nothing wrong with it at all. PC users are PC users forever in a business setting. That\’s just my two cents. Not sure what it can buy you but that I would put it out there!
Allow me to clarify my \”feeling of disgust\” whenever I hear anyone mention MACs…..2 very basic reasons: 1) Most MAC users seem to have this sense of superiority about themselves and their computers,…more specifically…\”our computers don\’t need virus protection, software upgrades and NEVER die\”…..well, not true…ask our friend Jan who has had to get a brand-new computer when his hard drive crashed and wasn\’t fixable. Reason # 2) The customer service desk in the stores is called \”Genius Bar\”….seriously!!
Genius Bar?! Wouldn’t you like to meet the person who came up with that name?
I will admit that the “Genius Bar” is a poor choice for a machine that sells itself as being reliable and easy to use. If it’s so easy to use — which it is — and so reliable — which it definitely is — then why do you need a Genius Bar? I hear ya. But I also never, ever worry about opening an email or getting a virus, and my computer locks up, like 1/10 as much as my PCs did. AND, the little glowing white apple just looks so darn cool.
macs are for quacks!
My beef with the “Genius Bar” is actually the nerve of the Mac folks to call themselves Genius….what does that mean they consider everyone else?
I love macs. Really, I do. But even I can defend the Genius Bar. (Regardless of how much better it sounds then “The Geek Squad”)
And I’m not the only Mac lover turning — http://www.pvponline.com/article/3387/thu-jun-21?y=
Truer words were never spoken… or drawn.