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Mac OS X: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac?
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by jedirock - 10/27/08 7:25 PM In reply to: | knew that :) by bottum feedahI might call myself an elite class. Experience with all the major OSes (Windows 98 through XP, some Vista), Mac (Tiger and Leopard), and Linux (kernel 2.6), and 8 programming languages over the last 4 years... You learn some really whacked stuff after a while. 
Oh, and no Visual Basic... I will not go near a Basic compiler ever.
Switched over 2 years ago
by RompStar_420 - 10/27/08 9:34 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
-- 2-5 years ago (How is it working out for you?)
Great - The only thing that I don't like is that my PowerMac G5, sometimes it's fan rev up really loud when I put the computer to sleep, otherwise it's been a great ride and I have no regrets.
Starting with 10.5 with the timemachine, when I had to upgrade the hard drive to a bigger one from the original 120GB to 500GB, all I did was, remove the drive, inserted the OS X disk, booted into it, then from Menu I told it to do a restore from time machine - the other external hard drive, it did everything, format, copy, 25 minutes later I was back in business as if nothing ever happened.
Nothing like that is even close to Windows, I love Mac, over all I give it a A-, it isn't perfect, but it is getting better and better.
Windows is getting more bloated.
When did you switch over to a Mac?
by rgnospelius - 11/5/08 9:45 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
6 months ago (desktop & laptop to MacPro and MacBookPro, respectively.
No problems. Only two calls for incidental user issues--not hardware.
Wonderful machines.
I switched almost a year ago.
by jpachner - 11/14/08 7:46 PM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I switched almost a year ago when I couldn't stand my unresponsive pc and I'm very happy. I bought an iMac first, then a MacBook Pro and another iMac for one of my kids. We were won over immediately. They work and look cool. A great forumula for success.
11 months ago
by cgarrity - 11/20/08 10:22 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I switched from a Thinkpad to a MacBook last December and love it. I still have a desktop running Vista mainly to quickly run Excel and a few other Windows programs. I did buy "Office for Mac 08" for the laptop, but I rarely use the program just because it looks a little different and I just don't want to spend the time getting comfortable with it.
I just upgraded my Parallels program on my MB to ver 4.0 and so far, I think it's great. For those who may not know, Parallels is one way to run Windows on a MB. I had ver 3.0 before, but it just didn't run that well. I've only used 4.0 for a few days now, but it seems to run so well that I may replace my desktop with a iMac for my main remaining Windows programs.
I've been a DOS/Windows user for 25 years and up until last December, shunned anything to do with Apple. I've finally had it with all the sloppy software from MS. Every new version is supposed to be the ultimate until about a day after its released and then the bugs start popping up (no support for legacy hardware like my scanner, etc.) I'm tired of it and from the looks of Apple's market share which keeps gaining, it looks like a lot of others feel the same way. Oh, wait a minute, Windows 7 will be the ultimate. I read it somewhere in a MS press release. SURE.
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by squirri - 11/22/08 5:00 AM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
1992. Used them ever since. Getting home from my work windows environment is always nice. And there are now a number of switchers where I work..and they all love it
I Will Probably Never Switch to a Mac
by alexia.del.france - 11/26/08 3:48 PM In reply to: Poll: When did you switch over to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'm a very strict vegan, and because Apple sells leather products, I don't want to support that, so I'm going to try to not ever buy anything from them, unless they stop selling leather.
No matter how shiny and beautiful their stuff is >.>
Apple doesn't care
by cgarrity - 11/26/08 11:43 PM In reply to: I Will Probably Never Switch to a Mac by alexia.del.franceNot sure what leather products you're writing about, but I don't expect you will ever buy an Apple either. This restriction probably will prevent you from owning any computer or cell phone IF you do you home work because somewhere in the product lines, there is sure to be some leather involved.
Geeze
by alexia.del.france - 12/9/08 9:56 AM In reply to: Apple doesn't care by cgarrityI'm very passionate about technology and CNET, but apparently other people who really like technology get ****** off when they meet someone who's strict about what they buy because they're vegan.
If I never have to own a computer because of that reason (Believe me, I ALWAYS do my homework,) then that's fine by me.
http://www.apple.com/search/?q=leather
Who would have thought it?
by mrmacfixit - 11/27/08 6:51 AM
In reply to: I Will Probably Never Switch to a Mac by alexia.del.france
Having read your other post about Mac's, I seriously doubt that you would ever buy a Mac for whatever reason.
Claiming that the reason you would not buy one is because Apple sells leather products and that you would not support the selling of leather products because you are a "very strict vegan" really does not hold water.
Why? Glad you asked.
The computer you used to post in this forum is obviously not a Mac.
However, your computer uses a multitude of plastic parts in its construction, no matter who the manufacturer is.
The manufacture of plastic is aided by a product called Stearic Acid.
Stearic Acid is obtained from the treatment of animal fat.
Thought you, as a "very strict vegan" should be aware of that.
P
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by alexia.del.france - 12/9/08 9:52 AM In reply to: Who would have thought it? by mrmacfixit
I became vegan relatively recently, and this computer is a few years old. I'll keep the fact about stearic acid in mind if and when I shop for a new computer.
Actually...
by alexia.del.france - 12/20/08 9:10 AM In reply to: Who would have thought it? by mrmacfixit
I recently looked up "stearic acid" in Wikipedia (which I know some people hate because "it can be edited by anyone" but it's MODERATED for goodness sake, and they have very strict policies about the kind of articles you can write or edit), and this is what came up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stearic_acid
As you can see, stearic acid does not just come from animal fats, but also from vegetable fats and oils. I'm sure it will be hard to find computers that are vegan, but I will try my hardest. If I never buy another computer, then that's perfectly dandy.
Good luck with that
by BeatleMegaFan - 12/9/08 6:25 PM In reply to: I Will Probably Never Switch to a Mac by alexia.del.franceFrom the link you posted above, I found a list of iPod and iPhone products that are made with some leather, but none of them were Apple-branded. There may only be a couple of real Apple, leather products out there, and those are probably some sort of iPod sleeve that they used to sell. And things like that may be fake. Apple sells other products in their stores to provide a compatible and healthy environment for their customers. If you want people to use your products, they are going to want to add on to them in one way or another, which is where software and other accessories comes in. Some of Apple's partners make leather products, so Apple has to sell them as part of a deal, I'm sure. Are you going to shun their computers because Apple has to conduct business with other companies? That's a terrible reason to avoid buying an iPod or Mac.
I'd bet Apple could care less about leather, and as I said, they may sell some of those products because their business partners ask them to. Apple focuses on bringing the user the best experience they can, which is what OS X is about. Nothing to do with leather here, really. If you have problems with this, then you probably will never be able to buy any product on the market. I'm inclined to doubt that you care about what OS you are using or what your computer can do.
And two things:
1. Steve Jobs (Apple's CEO and co-founder) has been known to be a vegan/vegetarian/pescetarian, depending on what he feels like I suppose.
2. Many scientists believe that red meat allowed our ancestors to develop the powerful brains that we use today. One could argue that without it, humanity would be less advanced and intelligent. This would mean that Apple and every other company out there, and the geniuses behind them all, would not exist in the same way they do today. This discussion would not be taking place at all if this was the case. Just saying.
You don't have to buy Apple products, but if you do, buy them because you want to use them, not because they are "leather-free".
-BMF
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by alexia.del.france - 12/10/08 7:02 AM In reply to: Good luck with that by BeatleMegaFanI'm not even going to begin to argue whether people should be vegan/vegetarian or not. Research on both sides abounds, and I'm sick and tired of arguing with people over this issue. It doesn't matter whether Apple manufactures or sells the leather; they are still gaining profit from it, and I don't want to support that. There are actually tons and tons of resources online to help vegans and vegetarians avoid buying from anyone who gains some kind of profit from selling animal byproducts, and even if that DOES mean that I never buy any kind of product again, then fine by me, I'll take the Freegan route if need be.
http://www.quotegarden.com/a-rights.html
Not trying to argue, just making an observation
by BeatleMegaFan - 12/10/08 4:09 PM In reply to: Reply by alexia.del.franceI could care less if other people choose this lifestyle or not. If that's what some people want, fine, more power to them for it.
However, I think going around and saying that these companies are wrong for (re)selling leather products, fake or not, isn't going to help you out much; as mrmacfixit said, a lot of companies are tied to animal byproducts in one way or another, like some of those manufacturing processes. The way I see it, Apple has made some very environmentally smart decisions; they're computers are supposed to be very eco-friendly. I also doubt that they may make any large profit off of any leather iPod cases they may have. If you want a new computer, there are plenty of great reviews out there, as well as some nice posts in this thread and forum. A Mac may be as close as you can get to a new machine without crossing your line.
Just my thoughts. Good luck with your search then. And if you find you like a Mac, enjoy it.
-BMF
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