OS "EX" review on G4TV.
I just happened to catch the review of Tiger on G4 TV a while ago. They found some slack-jawed wimp to represent for Apple with Kevin P. representing for G4 TV.
In all of the 7 or so minute segment, The Tiger guy raved about how pretty and awesome the new OS is. Meanwhile Kevin kept calling it OS X (EX)... Hilarious. Kevin even stated that quote, "Mac users don't care about functionality, they only want it to look pretty...". Meanwhile, the slack jaw is going on about how Windows users never get the pretty stuff. Sheesh. Bring back Leo LaPort... Un-freakin-believable.
In all of the 7 or so minute segment, The Tiger guy raved about how pretty and awesome the new OS is. Meanwhile Kevin kept calling it OS X (EX)... Hilarious. Kevin even stated that quote, "Mac users don't care about functionality, they only want it to look pretty...". Meanwhile, the slack jaw is going on about how Windows users never get the pretty stuff. Sheesh. Bring back Leo LaPort... Un-freakin-believable.
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Mods, can you move this over to the Mac OS forum please...
Cinematech is neat too, because it's straightforward, no goofy hosts, and no download times to see the latest game trailers, but again, I'm not much of a gamer, so bleh.
Originally posted by hardhead
Meanwhile Kevin kept calling it OS X (EX)... .
uh yes, that is how you pronounce the letter X. Some people call it "OS 10", others call it "OS X." Same as the whole Coke, soda, pop issue.
Cinematech is cool because yup, no ret*rd hosts, just game clips to keep in touch with what is going on.
*sigh* i'm just in a bad mood right now and wanted to jump on the G4tv bashing bandwagon for a while
The letter x and the Roman numeral ten are two entirely different things, yes?
I'm not trying to make a big thing out of this ipodandimac. I don't even own a Mac at the moment. It strikes me as a very curious situation that on a nationally televised cable show, a review of Mac OS would be hosted by Kevin Pereira. I recall when he started out on TechTV he was almost openly hostile towards all things Mac.
Originally posted by hardhead
ipodandimac, um no. I'm fairly certain it should be pronounced OS TEN. Not OS EX (X). I once saw an interview with (of all people) Bill Gates in which he corrected the interviewer on the pronounciation of OS X.
The letter x and the Roman numeral ten are two entirely different things, yes?
I'm not trying to make a big thing out of this ipodandimac. I don't even own a Mac at the moment. It strikes me as a very curious situation that on a nationally televised cable show, a review of Mac OS would be hosted by Kevin Pereira. I recall when he started out on TechTV he was almost openly hostile towards all things Mac.
Absolutely true.
If you think otherwise, when was the last time you heard someone refer to an episode of Star Wars as "eye eye eye" or "eye vee"?
Anyone who's paying attention pronounces roman numerals as the number they represent. Anyone who doesn't is either ignorant or being deliberately snarky.
Honestly, it's such a minor issue if it's "ex" or "ten".
Originally posted by Hugi
Who. Cares.
Honestly, it's such a minor issue if it's "ex" or "ten".
that's exactly what we just said.
Hugi, I would be willing to bet that S.Jobs and the entire Tiger development team probably care how folks pronounce OS X.
My original point was that G4TV's Kevin P. was purposly mispronouncing (even after being corrected by the Mac wimp...) it because he considers the Mac a "non-serious" platform or something... One would think that G4TV could at least get a "neutral" host to do the review. Guess not.
Originally posted by hardhead
ipodandimac, um no. I'm fairly certain it should be pronounced OS TEN. Not OS EX (X). I once saw an interview with (of all people) Bill Gates in which he corrected the interviewer on the pronounciation of OS X.
The letter x and the Roman numeral ten are two entirely different things, yes?
I'm not trying to make a big thing out of this ipodandimac. I don't even own a Mac at the moment. It strikes me as a very curious situation that on a nationally televised cable show, a review of Mac OS would be hosted by Kevin Pereira. I recall when he started out on TechTV he was almost openly hostile towards all things Mac.
Must have been all that Apple stock that he picked up in the late 90's talking
He happens to be one of thise people that make you an advocate for abortion.
you have to wonder when they will just kill G4TechTV, unless Commcast (or whoever bought them) likes to just throw money out a window.
also - G4 FUCKED TechTv royaly - I say if you liked the old TSS, support leo's podcast, The Return of the Scr**nSav*rs/This Week In Tech here
They also have a sort of humorous (and shorter) url, twit.tv
Originally posted by rok
i still enjoy x-play, except that it airs while i am still at work
For the last time, it's TEN-play, dammit....
Originally posted by johnq
For the last time, it's TEN-play, dammit....