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Latest Apple Mac vs PC Commercial: PCs suck because of all the software choices

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mouser:
The latest mac vs. pc commercial touches on something that i really think distinguishes the mac culture from windows/pc culture, and may touch a nerve with some of us real software lovers.



Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EbCyibkNB0

Basically the pc is "bloated from all the trial software he has installed", while the mac "comes with all the software you need".

Am i the only one who gets a real and satisfying enjoyment out of trying new software?  for some of us, it's this vast world of independent small software development and all the experimentation we can do trying new software that makes the pc/windows platform so fun.

Darwin:
You are not alone, mouser. This is one of the reasons I find my Macs kind of boring - there's less potential for finding and playing with new software!

Gothi[c]:
for some of us, it's this vast world of independent small software development and all the experimentation we can do trying new software that makes the pc/windows platform so fun.

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  pc / GNU/Linux too ;)
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lanux128:
while the mac "comes with all the software you need"-mouser (April 19, 2007, 01:04 AM)
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with all this hype, Apple portrays Mac users come across as someone who can't even tie their own shoelaces but even in the MacWorld, there are plenty of options in the 3rd-party software section.. on another note, Apple still relies on Microsoft to produce Office suites for the Mac..  ;)



• http://www.apple.com/getamac/office.html
• http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

mouser:
Don't get me wrong, i do appreciate the value of having a stable system with a core line of polished "official" programs, or appreciate that there is a lot of crap out there, or appreciate that osx with its *nix base gives you access to a ton of software.  It's more that i notice how much mac's seem  to be marketed to people who don't want to get involved in installing software, configuring, etc.  to each his own i guess.

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