Hell froze over; Dvorak using a Mac
Summary: Perennial curmudgeon John C. Dvorak may be the ultimate switcher of all time.
Perennial curmudgeon John C. Dvorak may be the ultimate switcher of all time. That's right, Dvorak is using a Mac. In a recent column for PC magazine ( Me and My Mac) Dvorak says "That's right. I'm using a Mac, and, surprise, I like it."
Hey, I figured since I'm known for ragging on the Mac all the time, I may as well speak from some experience, right? It's been a couple of months now, so I thought I'd report what I think about the platform from a user's perspective—specifically, from a PC user's perspective.
This from a guy who said:
- "Isn't it about time the Macintosh was simply discontinued—put down like an old dog?"
- "Will Apple adopt Windows?"
- Apple should "pull the plug on the iPhone"
- "Wake me up when this pathetic week of iPhone launch hype is over."
- The list is endless...
But then he started coming around when he wrote that Windows Vista could mark a downward spiral for Microsoft and a rising of Apple and Linux.
But it shouldn't be that surprising since Dvorak once admitted on camera that he writes all those inflammatory anti-Apple pieces to get "a lot of links and attention."
What's your favorite Dvorak Anti-Apple quote?
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And now we know the rest of the story...
And now that Dvorak is using a Mac the Mac Fanbois will...
When Dvorak was bashing Apple back in the days .
Please support your accusation:
Please provide quotes, references, etc. Otherwise you're just wishing this is what I did.
"now he is your enemy Ye ."
Why would he be my enemy? Regardless of anyone's choice of platform I don't take this stuff so seriously as to consider someone an enemy.
As a Mac user myself I welcome him to the platform.
Seems like you do though
Seems that I do what?
Please elaborate.
Tell Me
on a forum and posting something like "Macs are awesome!", or would it laying
down hard earned cash, voting with your dollars, and purchasing one?
Talk is cheap. The definition of a Mac zealot around here is based on what one
says. You seem quick to assign that attribute based on what you've read. But
you're the cool-headed one right?
Here's my point. If you own and use a Mac, you effectively are a Apple zealot. To
be fair, a PC user becomes a PC zealot. Are we happy now? Those who have used
and understand the advantages of both platforms, we're supposed to be raising
the level of discourse. So this has been a missed opportunity for you. By buying a
Mac you've displayed a greater degree of conviction beyond any of the hyperbole
that crops up here. If you take offense at the characterization, and are eager to
differentiate yourself from the frothy mouthed, kool-aid soaked, nutbars that you
have such distain for, I'd suggest leading by example. Until you do, you are
effectively asking us to ignore you.
I am not an Apple zealot. I am an Apple user.
"Until you do, you are effectively asking us to ignore you."
You place too much on your self worth thinking I care if you listen to me or not.
Affirmation
imbalanced and has been for a long time. It's a consequence of illegal acts. I resent
being played. If you don't bear that burden, more power to you.
Regarding FUD. Clearly I'm making this up. The plague of malware, the zombie
computers, the undependable boxes, the antitrust suit, and the long delays. These
are figments of my imagination? You're the one giving me too much credit I think.
Now you're just building strawmen.
Read this
He's a born again, apparently. Hell, that was OK to elect Bush president (the first
president ever to have been found guilty of breaking the law before entering office).
What we would like to see is people being more open to high quality. Apple is about
quality. The PC world is mostly about cheap junk that underdelivers on its promise.
And that includes Vista.
You need to read the rest of the article...
"I have no plans to move to the Mac platform for my personal use."
However he also had statements like this
"I can see why the Mac is gaining market share, because the rationale for using one is simple. Do you want to deal with the agony of antivirus, firewall, antispyware, and other touchy software subsystems, many of which do not work well? Or do you want to boot Microsoft Word and write a document and be done with it?"
Jealousy will get you........................
Microsoft will NOT reward you for your
jealousy, even when it turns to envy.
Favorite Dvorak quote...
Lazy reporting
Never did Dvorak say Apple sucks and most of the time he compliments Apple for the things they do right. Yet here we are again, another well respected Apple reporter exposing his support of the idea that reading the title is more important than reading the article.
PC = Windoze != Mac ???
Asta la ... Vista ... Baby !!!