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microsoft has it where college students at chicago get xp and other microsoft products for $10-$15.
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/me shrugs.
I'm not sporting either is 'better' I'm just sporting the fact that college students who want to use a Mac don't have to pay full price for X.3.I'm not conceited, conceit is a fault and I have no faults...
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true, true.
even so, if i had a mac, i'd probably split the cost with a friend, given that the os doesn't have activation.B♭3Comment
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Of course, Apple also has a program (that M$ probably does too, Asher, can you confirm?
) that if you buy a new comp within the month that a new OS is released you can get the new OS for only $20.
I'm still yelling at a friend who did this though, since Apple made it clear when it was to release X.3 I'd think he'd have waited for another couple of weeks and then saved $20. Oh well, I'm going to 'help' him 'install' it.
I'm not conceited, conceit is a fault and I have no faults...
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**** off man. I can't even spend that much in a week.... not to mention I have a ****ing large loan to pay off.Originally posted by Wiglaf
Anyone who has a job and a computer can wipe his ass with $130 bills any day of the week. Wake up guys. And if you can't, you aren't serious about computers enough to make a serious investment and therefore should play on a playstation instead or something.
And secondly, my computer has been built up over time.
$130 for fees on upgrading is extortion.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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I'm getting goddamn tired of your ****, Asher. Why don't you prove yourself a real man and post your crap on a real Macintosh forum?
Get your butt over to: http://forums.maccentral.com/
Register and then proceed to post the crap you post here amid a safe, shallow sea of fellow PC users. There's more than one Mac user at MacCentral who would make a worthy counter-argument to the material you post.
Or maybe I should just point them in 'Poly's direction, but that'd be a no-no, wouldn't it? Forum invasions being frowned upon and all.
Gatekeeper"I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll die defending your right to say it." — Voltaire
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Somebody needs to take a nap.Originally posted by Gatekeeper
I'm getting goddamn tired of your ****, Asher. Why don't you prove yourself a real man and post your crap on a real Macintosh forum?
Get your butt over to: http://forums.maccentral.com/
Register and then proceed to post the crap you post here amid a safe, shallow sea of fellow PC users. There's more than one Mac user at MacCentral who would make a worthy counter-argument to the material you post.
Or maybe I should just point them in 'Poly's direction, but that'd be a no-no, wouldn't it? Forum invasions being frowned upon and all.
Gatekeeper
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Re: Apple Will Fix Security Flaws in Jaguar
The joy of public backlash.
Apple told the guys they weren't going to patch it, they did leave it unpatched, and once news got out and everyone *****ed they announced they'd patch it.
Voila."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Spotty display riles some PowerBook buyers
Last modified: October 31, 2003, 11:11 AM PST
By Matt Hines
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Hundreds of owners of Apple Computer's new 15-inch PowerBook G4 are complaining about an apparent design fault that causes white spots to show up on the notebook computer's liquid crystal display.
Apple said on Friday that it is looking into the problem. More than 650 individuals have signed an online petition demanding that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company address the issue.
According to postings on Apple's online user forum, many PowerBook owners have experienced the problem, which causes white markings to appear on the laptop's screen. By most of these accounts, the spots are less than one inch in diameter. However, some people reported seeing multiple spots on their computers.
Complaints about the problem have been cropping up on several Apple enthusiast sites in recent days.
In response, the Mac maker issued the following statement Friday: "The new 15-inch PowerBook has been a big hit with customers since its introduction last month. However, some customers are reporting the appearance of faint white spots on their displays after using the system for a short period of time, and Apple is investigating these reports right now. Any customers experiencing this problem should contact AppleCare."
Apple introduced the high-end 15-inch PowerBook in September. At that time, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the device "sets the bar for professional notebooks even higher." The computer features a 15.2-inch (diagonal) widescreen display with 1280-by-854-pixel resolution.
Shortly after the notebook computers were released, going by the timing of the user group postings, PowerBook owners began sending messages to Apple's support site, trying to find an explanation for the spots.
Some users reported that they had noticed the distracting flaw immediately upon turning on the new computers, while others said the spots materialized over time. Some PowerBook buyers said they first saw the spots after getting machines back from Apple that had been returned for other repairs.
One explanation of what could be causing the spots was posted to the computer maker's Web site by a self-identified "Apple technician," who claimed to have taken apart his PowerBook to investigate the problem. According to that posting, the notebook incorporates several spacers behind its LCD screen that could be putting pressure on the display and causing the white spots to appear. The posting said the spacers were utilized in the PowerBook's design in order to keep the computer's aluminum casing from bending.
The 15-inch PowerBook G4 comes in two models. One is a 1GHz model that sells for $1,999 and includes 256MB of double data rate (DDR) memory, a 60GB hard drive and a combination drive that can play DVDs and burn CDs. A 1.25GHz version that's priced at $2,599 adds AirPort Extreme plus a backlit keyboard. It comes with 512MB of DDR memory, an 80GB hard drive and a drive that can burn both DVDs and CDs.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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So Apple's customers are having some minor problems with one of Apple's newest products: the Aluminum Powerbook. Big deal. Stuff like that happens to all kinds of new products on the market. The best thing a company can do in a situation like this is to fix the problem ASAP, which is what Apple is doing right now.Originally posted by Asher
HAVE A DAY.
<--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
"And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17Comment
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Prevent kids from learning how to use computers while they are young, and they'll stick with Microsoft for life.
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To me it smells like lack of adequate testing -- a familiar tune with Apple products these days.Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy
So Apple's customers are having some minor problems with one of Apple's newest products: the Aluminum Powerbook. Big deal. Stuff like that happens to all kinds of new products on the market. The best thing a company can do in a situation like this is to fix the problem ASAP, which is what Apple is doing right now.
I don't see crap like this about IBM's ThinkPads, why is that? ThinkPads even outsell Apple's laptops."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Dang Asher, you're narrowing things down quite a bit, aren't you?Originally posted by Asher
To me it smells like lack of adequate testing -- a familiar tune with Apple products these days.
I don't see crap like this about IBM's ThinkPads, why is that? ThinkPads even outsell Apple's laptops.
Minor problems like this happens to all kinds of new products from all companies in all industries all the time. It's nothing to be too concerned about.HAVE A DAY.
<--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
"And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17Comment
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White blotches on your screen are not, IMO, a "minor" problem.Minor problems like this happens to all kinds of new products from all companies in all industries all the time. It's nothing to be too concerned about.meet the new boss, same as the old bossComment
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I learned how to use a computer when I was four, so the theory doesn't hold.Originally posted by St Leo
Prevent kids from learning how to use computers while they are young, and they'll stick with Microsoft for life.
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All this for nothing! 
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