Most people i show it to think the base is ugly. They claim its too big, and @ the same time they don't believe me when i explain that it contains all the innards of the computer. They also don't seem to get it when i try to explain that the base really isn't that big (i describe when steve put the cd case in front of it).
I did something dumb today, i bought myself a copy of time. Pretty expensive considering how thin the magazine really is. Anyway I had cheerleading practice (yeah yeah, this thread isn't for making fun of Cosmo) after i made my purchase. The person driving me home from practice was in a big rush to see Survivor and in my haste to catch up w/ her before she left w/out me i forgot the Magazine there!!!! Now i can't show it to friends @ school tomorrow, very annoying.
<strong>First off I would like to say that I think the new iMac is the best looking mac to date.
I have showed it to many of my friends (well i've shown them pictures) and their reactions aren't as positive as i had expected. Reactions have ranged from "I liked the coloured ones better" to "Its ugly" and of course some of them just made fun of Apple and me for liking Apple, but the comments of those people are considered null and void. The comments that concerned me were the ones that came from your average joe somebody who doesn't know anything about computers and doesn't care if it has a superdrive, g4 or anything. All these people see is an object, and it was from these people that i received poor responses. These types of reactions are making believe that one of two things is possible:
a. My friends have really bad taste and i should ditch them and find some new friends with good taste.
or
b. My extremely bias opinion has blurred my perception and i can't make myself realize that the new imac isn't that nice to look at.
Has anyone gotten similar feelings from their friends, co-workers, etc? Try to think of people who aren't extremely knowledgeable when it comes to computers. Maybe people who don't appreciate the pictures will change their mind if they see it in person, hopefully i will have one to show off soon enough (knock on wood).
<strong>First off I would like to say that I think the new iMac is the best looking mac to date.
I have showed it to many of my friends (well i've shown them pictures) and their reactions aren't as positive as i had expected. Reactions have ranged from "I liked the coloured ones better" to "Its ugly" and of course some of them just made fun of Apple and me for liking Apple, but the comments of those people are considered null and void. The comments that concerned me were the ones that came from your average joe somebody who doesn't know anything about computers and doesn't care if it has a superdrive, g4 or anything. All these people see is an object, and it was from these people that i received poor responses. These types of reactions are making believe that one of two things is possible:
a. My friends have really bad taste and i should ditch them and find some new friends with good taste.
or
b. My extremely bias opinion has blurred my perception and i can't make myself realize that the new imac isn't that nice to look at.
Has anyone gotten similar feelings from their friends, co-workers, etc? Try to think of people who aren't extremely knowledgeable when it comes to computers. Maybe people who don't appreciate the pictures will change their mind if they see it in person, hopefully i will have one to show off soon enough (knock on wood).
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I did something dumb today, i bought myself a copy of time. Pretty expensive considering how thin the magazine really is. Anyway I had cheerleading practice (yeah yeah, this thread isn't for making fun of Cosmo) after i made my purchase. The person driving me home from practice was in a big rush to see Survivor
<strong>First off I would like to say that I think the new iMac is the best looking mac to date.
I have showed it to many of my friends (well i've shown them pictures) and their reactions aren't as positive as i had expected. Reactions have ranged from "I liked the coloured ones better" to "Its ugly" and of course some of them just made fun of Apple and me for liking Apple, but the comments of those people are considered null and void. The comments that concerned me were the ones that came from your average joe somebody who doesn't know anything about computers and doesn't care if it has a superdrive, g4 or anything. All these people see is an object, and it was from these people that i received poor responses. These types of reactions are making believe that one of two things is possible:
a. My friends have really bad taste and i should ditch them and find some new friends with good taste.
or
b. My extremely bias opinion has blurred my perception and i can't make myself realize that the new imac isn't that nice to look at.
Has anyone gotten similar feelings from their friends, co-workers, etc? Try to think of people who aren't extremely knowledgeable when it comes to computers. Maybe people who don't appreciate the pictures will change their mind if they see it in person, hopefully i will have one to show off soon enough (knock on wood).
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[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Cosmo ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
<strong>First off I would like to say that I think the new iMac is the best looking mac to date.
I have showed it to many of my friends (well i've shown them pictures) and their reactions aren't as positive as i had expected. Reactions have ranged from "I liked the coloured ones better" to "Its ugly" and of course some of them just made fun of Apple and me for liking Apple, but the comments of those people are considered null and void. The comments that concerned me were the ones that came from your average joe somebody who doesn't know anything about computers and doesn't care if it has a superdrive, g4 or anything. All these people see is an object, and it was from these people that i received poor responses. These types of reactions are making believe that one of two things is possible:
a. My friends have really bad taste and i should ditch them and find some new friends with good taste.
or
b. My extremely bias opinion has blurred my perception and i can't make myself realize that the new imac isn't that nice to look at.
Has anyone gotten similar feelings from their friends, co-workers, etc? Try to think of people who aren't extremely knowledgeable when it comes to computers. Maybe people who don't appreciate the pictures will change their mind if they see it in person, hopefully i will have one to show off soon enough (knock on wood).
edit: reworded
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Cosmo ]</strong><hr></blockquote>