Here are some choice quotes from the article:
PCs are a bit rubbish yet ultimately lovable, whereas Macs are just smug, preening tossers.
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I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate people who don't use Macs but sometimes wish they did. Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Ultimately the campaign's biggest flaw is that it perpetuates the notion that consumers somehow "define themselves" with the technology they choose. If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality.
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Full article here.
Disclaimer
I am technology agnostic, I don't care what I use as long as it does the job.
Nice article.
ReplyDeleteI'm an agnostic techie as well but what makes me stick with the mac is it's simplicity and best of wall it's out-of-viruses environment.
I love this article especially the "Fisher-Price activity" quote, priceless!
ReplyDeleteCriticizer: A lot of Internet viruses come from IE, that is why I use Opera.
ReplyDeletemia: yeah, makes it sound like an expensive toy for babies.