The challenge: If I go Mac, will I ever go back?

murbotmurbot
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
David Coursey,the executive editor of ZDNet's AnchorDesk is going to try and live happily as a Mac user for 30 days.



<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2839242,00.html"; target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2839242,00.html</a>;



This could be interesting. David Coursey seems to be one of the only ZDNet boys NOT constantly bashing the Mac, so I think this could actually end up being a good thing.



We'll have to keep our eyes on it.
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  • Reply 1 of 26
    imacfpimacfp Posts: 750member
    It is interesting and I hope it works out for him. Good press is important.
  • Reply 2 of 26
    sebseb Posts: 676member
    I think he should have had one more option.



    * Use the Mac as the full time computer and keep the PC for a few things that are work related.



    He use's Frontpage and we're supposed to think he knows what he's talking about?



    whoa.
  • Reply 3 of 26
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    [quote]I am replacing my Windows desktop with a Mac; specifically a G3 Mac loaded with the most current versions of OS X and OS 9 (for compatibility).<hr></blockquote>



    Anyone think he's using a G3 for a reason? OS X on any G3 is way slower than on a G4. Probably so he can complain about how slow it is.
  • Reply 4 of 26
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Maybe he has a G3.



    Maybe it's because Apple still offers G3s.



    You might want to avoid bashing the G3 chip until Apple dumps it.
  • Reply 5 of 26
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    Maybe it's because he can't get a G4 iMac for another month or so.
  • Reply 6 of 26
    sizzle chestsizzle chest Posts: 1,133member
    You'd think that Apple would give him a G4 iMac w/ Superdrive to really wow his pants off.



    Having said that, OSX runs OK on the newest G3 machines. I'm pretty happy with how it goes on my iBook.



    In this reporter's favor, he seemed to have a reasonably open-minded approach to this exercise. We'll see.
  • Reply 7 of 26
    _ alliance __ alliance _ Posts: 2,070member
    [quote]Originally posted by sizzle chest:

    <strong>You'd think that Apple would give him a G4 iMac w/ Superdrive to really wow his pants off.



    Having said that, OSX runs OK on the newest G3 machines. I'm pretty happy with how it goes on my iBook.



    In this reporter's favor, he seemed to have a reasonably open-minded approach to this exercise. We'll see.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    didnt he bash the new imac??
  • Reply 8 of 26
    xypexype Posts: 672member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>This could be interesting. David Coursey seems to be one of the only ZDNet boys NOT constantly bashing the Mac, so I think this could actually end up being a good thing.



    We'll have to keep our eyes on it.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I tought an article or two before the current one he was bashing Apple. I was really surprised to hear he's gonna give it a try, but I think he might be sponsored by microsoft on this one.



    "..all in all, my 1997 iMac with 64mb of ram sucks." or something along those lines.
  • Reply 9 of 26
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Well, a 1997 iMac with 64 MB of RAM probably does suck, but you know what? I have a PC I bought in 1997 and it REALLY sucks.



    I don't read the guy all the time, but the few things I have read have been good.



    Steve Jobs even quoted him twice during his MWSF keynote - glowing comments he had made about OSX.



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  • Reply 10 of 26
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    How much can an iMac from 1997 possibly suck, especially since it doesn't exist?



    1998 is the number he's looking for.



    Hell, this 1956 Saturn in my front yard sucks too.



    And 64MB RAM? Yeah, I would imagine that WOULD suck a bit.



  • Reply 11 of 26
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Pretty interesting. He's made some bad comments about the iMac but he's also made postive ones. I have a feeling he'll go back though.
  • Reply 12 of 26
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    DOH!!



    I didn't pick up on the 1997 thing... but hey, I haven't been a Mac user that long, give me a break.



    I'm not saying I'm sure it will be great - but it's something to look out for, anyway.



    Hope it's good.
  • Reply 13 of 26
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    Really, I think he's doing this as a publicity stunt for more reasons to bash the Mac.
  • Reply 14 of 26
    _ alliance __ alliance _ Posts: 2,070member
    haha murbot, just noticed yer sig.

    good work m8!





    <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 15 of 26
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacAgent:

    <strong>Really, I think he's doing this as a publicity stunt for more reasons to bash the Mac.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Could be.
  • Reply 16 of 26
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I'll reserve judgment until after I read his column.



    I just clicked back through to an article about the iMac, and here are the first few lines talking about Macs in general:



    As part of AnchorDesk's cultural diversity program, I try to write about Apple Computer on a fairly regular basis. Believe it or not, I am an Apple fan and, frankly, I wish Apple had won the battle for desktop OS dominance.



    That, of course, didn't happen. Apple has been left with a 3 percent share of the worldwide personal computing market. That's OK. I write about Apple because I think it's important. And I consistently say that more people should own Apple computers.



    IN FACT, STEVE JOBS quoted two of my AnchorDesk columns in his Macworld keynote this week. Those same quotes are in Apple's current and past advertising. If I can help more people to at least consider a Mac vs. Wintel decision, I feel I've done them a favor.



    I don't know about you guys, but it doesn't sound like he's "out to get us" or anything.
  • Reply 17 of 26
    sizzle chestsizzle chest Posts: 1,133member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    [QBI don't know about you guys, but it doesn't sound like he's "out to get us" or anything.[/QB]<hr></blockquote>



    You're right, he's not one of the blatant "haters," but I can already see the way this month of Mac usage will end for him. He'll acknowledge that the Mac has some benefits, that he enjoyed using it in certain ways but found it frustrating in others, and that for purely "practical" reasons he felt more comfortable going back to XP.



    He won't be negative about it, but I'd be pretty surprised if he came out and said "Yeah, and even though 99% of what I do for a living involves directly or indirectly kissing Microsoft's ass in public, I'm going to come out in support of MacOS and thus create doubt in the mind of my employers as to my fitness as a Windows expert."
  • Reply 18 of 26
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I think this whole thing is stupid. If you want a Mac get one, either way Coursey decides he will gte shit from the PC users or the Mac users.
  • Reply 19 of 26
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>



    Could be.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    And people wonder why you have over 2200 posts.
  • Reply 20 of 26
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by CosmoNut:

    <strong>



    And people wonder why you have over 2200 posts. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well most people know about me and my one lined posts.
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