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• Quote: Originally Posted by mrochester I can see your point, but it really does only take common sense and an up to date anti-virus and nothing more. I'm sure most people around here can just about manage to rub 2 brain cells together to manage …

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by dballecer Ah, updated antivirus. But aren't updates inherently reactive? They can't issue a fix before the problem is created right? So, there will necessarily be some lag time between the time the virus is out in the…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by MacGregor Yeah, but an Apple dominated industry would look ALOT better than a Microsoft dominated one. Ah, updated antivirus. But aren't updates inherently reactive? They can't issue a fix before the problem is crea…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by mrochester If you end up with a virus on your computer, it's because you're ignorant, and have done something you shouldn't have done. You were ignorant because you didn't know about the necessary precautions to take.…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by kotatsu Funny, I have a PC and a Mac and *both* just work. Maybe you're doing something wrong? quite possibly. I'm not an IT person. I just need a solid word processor, internet machine, plus I dabble with photogra…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by Mario Good, as they say rocket science is not rocket science. You are still quite stupid and your lack of understanding of market and deluded opinions make you sound more like a paid Microsoft shill working for minimum…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by phalanx We are talking about Reliability. Click the Brand Reliability Tab. Man you guys are slow. lol. OK. You're the smart one. I also heard in a poll of laptops that are colored in a green and red plaid patt…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by dballecer Actually, I did check Consumer Reports. Here's a NYT write up on it. MacBooks swept the laptop categories. oops. Forgot the link. Here it is: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...hine-to-apple/

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by phalanx Check your facts. Consumer Reports Rated Apple's Laptop Reliability No better than any off the Windows Laptops. In fact, Apple was rated worse than Sony, Lenovo (IBM), Compaq, and Toshiba. You are a victim o…

  in Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding error" Comment by dballecer August 2009