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The intended audience is deciding between the various MacBooks, not between a Dell and a MacBook.

skrowl 12y ago
THIS. You're forgetting this is an Apple product. The iSheep don't even consider competitors, regardless of specs or price advantage.
- akfanta 12y ago
  I don't think that's what he means. And iSheep? Seriously?
  - scrollaway 12y ago
    iSheep and M$hill sitting in a tree, U-N-I-X-I-N-G I want to be a sheep on the wall of every one of those people who use those shitty, degrading expressions when they have their epiphany and realise how pointless and stupid it is.
- to3m 12y ago
  Doesn't run Mac OS, so it's not going to be much fun if you're upgrading from a previous Mac. It's also probably going to be a bit more of a pain to keep it working (there were lots of things I didn't like about Mac OS X but one thing it was pretty good at was being plug'n'play and generally not fucking up - the latter being something Windows is not so good at). baaaaaaa
  - innguest 12y ago
    Agreed on both counts, the reason that iSheep like me don't look at competitors I'd say is ultimately what you pointed out (at least for me that's more than half the reason - no maintenance!); and I agree on not being offended by the word iSheep which I had never heard of before and I think it's funny. I bet you (skrowl) were downvoted just for using that word. It's short and sweet and conveys the necessary disdain you wanted to convey. I don't see what's wrong with it. When I had a Windows machine I had to keep up with spyware and know all sorts of arcane things about the OS just to keep it chugging. I had HijackThis on a thumbdrive at all times. Nowadays I use my Mac as if I were punishing a computer, and it keeps on working without a hitch, no drivers gone wrong, no registry crap to worry about. That's why I'm an iSheep.
makeitsuckless 12y ago
The intended audience doesn't consider the Dell anywhere near comparable. Personally I would love to have a Linux laptop with the same design and build quality as the MacBooks, and I'm pretty sure plenty of fashion conscious folks would like something more exclusive now that Macs are everywhere. The fact that the XPS 13 is the only machine that comes anywhere close is kinda sad.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  You could run Linux on your MacBook? Though it won't work as seamlessly with the hardware as OS X can.
  - Gonzih 12y ago
    Running linux on macbook here, most of the things are fine. Except probably thundebold weirdness.
    - dordoka 12y ago
      Try to upgrade to kernel v3.18.5+ or directly v3.19. My problems with thunderbolt are gone now after upgrading :)
  - abc_lisper 12y ago
    Even Linus uses a Macbook. http://www.cultofmac.com/162823/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-i-love-my-macbook-air/ http://www.cultofmac.com/162823/linux-creator-linus-torvalds...
    - samolang 12y ago
      I think he switched to the Pixel: http://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebooks-biggest-fan-linus-torvalds/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebooks-biggest-fan-linus-t...
  - jkarneges 12y ago
    I run Ubuntu in VMware full screen on a MacBook Air. I don't use the host Mac OS for anything important. It's a freak of nature.

THIS. You're forgetting this is an Apple product. The iSheep don't even consider competitors, regardless of specs or price advantage.

akfanta 12y ago
I don't think that's what he means. And iSheep? Seriously?
- scrollaway 12y ago
  iSheep and M$hill sitting in a tree, U-N-I-X-I-N-G I want to be a sheep on the wall of every one of those people who use those shitty, degrading expressions when they have their epiphany and realise how pointless and stupid it is.
to3m 12y ago
Doesn't run Mac OS, so it's not going to be much fun if you're upgrading from a previous Mac. It's also probably going to be a bit more of a pain to keep it working (there were lots of things I didn't like about Mac OS X but one thing it was pretty good at was being plug'n'play and generally not fucking up - the latter being something Windows is not so good at). baaaaaaa
- innguest 12y ago
  Agreed on both counts, the reason that iSheep like me don't look at competitors I'd say is ultimately what you pointed out (at least for me that's more than half the reason - no maintenance!); and I agree on not being offended by the word iSheep which I had never heard of before and I think it's funny. I bet you (skrowl) were downvoted just for using that word. It's short and sweet and conveys the necessary disdain you wanted to convey. I don't see what's wrong with it. When I had a Windows machine I had to keep up with spyware and know all sorts of arcane things about the OS just to keep it chugging. I had HijackThis on a thumbdrive at all times. Nowadays I use my Mac as if I were punishing a computer, and it keeps on working without a hitch, no drivers gone wrong, no registry crap to worry about. That's why I'm an iSheep.

makeitsuckless 12y ago

The intended audience doesn't consider the Dell anywhere near comparable. Personally I would love to have a Linux laptop with the same design and build quality as the MacBooks, and I'm pretty sure plenty of fashion conscious folks would like something more exclusive now that Macs are everywhere. The fact that the XPS 13 is the only machine that comes anywhere close is kinda sad.

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
You could run Linux on your MacBook? Though it won't work as seamlessly with the hardware as OS X can.
- Gonzih 12y ago
  Running linux on macbook here, most of the things are fine. Except probably thundebold weirdness.
  - dordoka 12y ago
    Try to upgrade to kernel v3.18.5+ or directly v3.19. My problems with thunderbolt are gone now after upgrading :)
- abc_lisper 12y ago
  Even Linus uses a Macbook. http://www.cultofmac.com/162823/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-i-love-my-macbook-air/ http://www.cultofmac.com/162823/linux-creator-linus-torvalds...
  - samolang 12y ago
    I think he switched to the Pixel: http://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebooks-biggest-fan-linus-torvalds/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebooks-biggest-fan-linus-t...
- jkarneges 12y ago
  I run Ubuntu in VMware full screen on a MacBook Air. I don't use the host Mac OS for anything important. It's a freak of nature.