hip

i saw a tv show once where this guy runs into an old friend who last time he saw her was trying to buy a computer and he goes, "so which one did you end up buying?" and she's all "i went with the mac." and he stares at her intently, sits down next to her, and goes, "you're a mac person?" and then they date.

or something like that.

i am that guy. this summer i found out that a guy who has annoyed me for the last two years of my life owns a mac, and suddenly he didn't seem so annoying. because he's a mac person.

i'd like to tell you that i love compy a.k.a the 15" powerbook g4 because i'm a graphic designer. or because of the suprisingly good technical support. or because it's completely reliable and higher quality than a p.c.
which are all valid points.
but i like compy cuz he's pretty. and shiney.
and hip.
i feel so hip.
when i use compy, i feel like i've taken my first step towards my fantasy where i work in the big city.
and my apartment is feng shui-ed.
and i drink organic pink grapefruit juice.
and i drive an audi.
and i'm married to a metrosexual named blaine.

and when i'm surrounded by anti-mac people, i pity them because they obviously don't have the same stellar priorities as i do.
it's sad really.
and last week i found out that the only somewhat rational argument that the antimacs had is no longer an issue.


... i think i am in heaven.

Comments

Anonymous said…
They cost more.

That's still a rational argument.

And they're not compatible with anything.

That's pretty rational, too.
Andrew H said…
Oh the anguish I am going through right now! I'm needing a new computer, and as you know I've been looking at Powerbooks. They are SO cool! And you know how I like to try and be cool!
Nama said…
man, kat. i want to live in a big city with a feng shui-ed apt, organic food and a silver audi! shoot, you convinced me right there to get a mac!
Tiff said…
I must say I agree with anonymous. Mainly, the 2nd half of the agreement.
Em said…
yesterday I owned just one small Dell laptop and today I also own a Mac desktop computer and a cute little white iBook G4... big steps...
Leah said…
I think we should move to the big city together and live in a cool apt and nama can come too.
Jay said…
Macs still don't have all the cool software and if you want to upgrade anything on a mac, you have to buy a whole new mac. Integrated parts are a biz-nitch. That's what the 1st and 2nd generation iPod's were all about, intergrated parts. Just as bad as HP.

Macs are expensive too. My Dell can blow any mac out of the water anyday. Plus, it's easier to program on my Dell, AND it's compatable with everything, and I mean everything.

An AMD is still more powerful than a g5. Compare. The G5 did good in Photoshop but sucked it up in everything else. Plus, look at the frames per second playing Quake III. It's all about the gaming computer.

When they put a '2 button mouse' on one of their laptops, then we can talk.
Jay said…
There is a big debate on the Macworld forum about that article. Pros and Cons on both sides.

Finding the 'puter that matches your needs is the important thing, right? Graphics people like mac because of the use of DVI for their monitors and it is graphics heavy. PC users like these because it's more versitile and upgradeable.
Jay said…
Props also to Apple for knowing when they are beaten and graciously lose. Seriously, it's commendable.

As long as processors continue to get better, there won't be an end to the Mac vs. PC war.
barnesanova said…
creative geeks unite! coders submit! granted, apple owns the visual space, period. better video and visual editing, better sound editing, and hell, who made a better gaming systme than the apple II c! give me a 5 1/4 floppy with a hole punch and let me at castle wolfenstein.

but when it comes to running the world, moving the data around that we all use to exchange our ideas on these silly things, well, it all comes down to two beasts, microsoft and sun. mr. torvald is pulling up the rear, but 'ol apple will NEVER share a piece of that pie... cinnamon or not.

p.s., i live in the big city, my name is NOT blaine, and the feng shui still get's cluttered.
Jay said…
"His name is Blane? Oh! That's a major appliance, that's not a name! "
Anonymous said…
Um. I would like to piggy-back all of Jay's comments and thereby sound like I'm a whole heck of a lot more computer-literate than I am...

Thanks, Jay.
Jon said…
Another thing I don't like about Macs is they're so girly. Sure, they look cute at the hands of Kat and Em, but I woudn't be caught dead with one. If Ryan Wixom's Manliness was not already a pillar of western civilization, I might even take him to task. Every time I saw Joe with his white, polished, adorable iBook, I winced. Not for me.
Jay said…
Don't get me wrong, I'm not privy to choosing a Mac as a first 'puter purchase, but I would like to own a Mac. The PowerBooks are the only Macs that I would own. As far as desktops, building yourown is the ONLY way to go. I'm looking into a 4th generation iPod also.

Maybe I should have said that earlier.

In defence of Macs, they do some very good product placements in movies. I always try to find the mac, it's like looking for waldo.
Andrew H said…
Ryan Wixom's manliness is the pillar of western society?!? Did Judge Judy prove that?
Heather said…
There is no way that Ryan Wixom's manliness is the pillar of western society because the first time I met him the ring tone on his cell phone was a Backstreet Boys song.

Take that, Steve Jobs.
Jena said…
But face it, Wixom is hot. And therefore manly enough.
Jena said…
I have an HP. It's hot. Adam has the same one. We're hot because our toys make us so. That's the only reason I got it.
Leah said…
I'm hot. I use my bro's PC and when I'm ready to buy a computer, I'm gonna get the low-down from Jay.