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You're being downvoted, but it's true. Going to the Apple Store here in Columbia MD makes me kind of ashamed to be a Mac user right now. There are literally c

You're being downvoted, but it's true. Going to the Apple Store here in Columbia MD makes me kind of ashamed to be a Mac user right now. There are literally crowds of teenage girls flocking in to dote over how "cute" the hardware is... and not a whole lot else; both in terms of clients or the merits they see in Apple products. It seems like 90% of the Mac user base right now is as clueless as trolls say they are. This was not the case 5 years ago.

microcentury 19y ago
I agree that most non-tech people are much more concerned about form factor. I recently tried to explain to a colleague why a MacBook Pro is faster than a MacBook with the same topline specs - his eyes glazed over after about four seconds, and he said he just 'liked the look' of the black MacBook better. You have to hand it to their marketing guys - the greatest illustration of their success is that they've persuaded teenage girls to care at all.
- mixmax 19y ago
  Very accurate comment - and for Apple this is not a bad thing. They have managed to create brilliant products, and even more brilliant marketing. Their greatest insight is that for a lot of users a computer is just another gadget, and they realise that consmuer electronics are sold on looks and lifestyle - not on technical spec. The real genius, of course, is to tie everything together so that the teenage girls will have to own both the iphone, the ipod, the macbook, and whatever else they come up with. The market is huge - there are a lot more teenage girls out there than there are hackers...
ken 19y ago
Isn't that a good thing? There are always going to be teenagers who know (and care) nothing about computers. If they happen to like Macs because they think it's cute, what's wrong with that? They get a stable, usable system. What would you prefer they get? "No, you can't play with it; you won't enjoy it on as many levels as I do... Mm-hai bw-ha whoa-hoa. The colors, children! Mwa-ha-lee!" --Professor Frink
chollida1 19y ago
> You're being downvoted, How do you downvote? I've not seen that option.
- mixmax 19y ago
  You can downvote when you reach a certain level of karma. I think it's 200.

microcentury 19y ago

I agree that most non-tech people are much more concerned about form factor. I recently tried to explain to a colleague why a MacBook Pro is faster than a MacBook with the same topline specs - his eyes glazed over after about four seconds, and he said he just 'liked the look' of the black MacBook better. You have to hand it to their marketing guys - the greatest illustration of their success is that they've persuaded teenage girls to care at all.

mixmax 19y ago
Very accurate comment - and for Apple this is not a bad thing. They have managed to create brilliant products, and even more brilliant marketing. Their greatest insight is that for a lot of users a computer is just another gadget, and they realise that consmuer electronics are sold on looks and lifestyle - not on technical spec. The real genius, of course, is to tie everything together so that the teenage girls will have to own both the iphone, the ipod, the macbook, and whatever else they come up with. The market is huge - there are a lot more teenage girls out there than there are hackers...

ken 19y ago

Isn't that a good thing? There are always going to be teenagers who know (and care) nothing about computers. If they happen to like Macs because they think it's cute, what's wrong with that? They get a stable, usable system. What would you prefer they get? "No, you can't play with it; you won't enjoy it on as many levels as I do... Mm-hai bw-ha whoa-hoa. The colors, children! Mwa-ha-lee!" --Professor Frink

chollida1 19y ago

> You're being downvoted, How do you downvote? I've not seen that option.

mixmax 19y ago
You can downvote when you reach a certain level of karma. I think it's 200.