Obama: I'm a PC
Summary: The "Apple Administration"?Don't hold your breath.
Don't hold your breath.
Just because Obama's youthful staffers have a thing for Cupertino's favorite company doesn't mean the Commander-in-Chief does.
On the tails of news that Intel has committed to spending $7 billion in the U.S. -- apparently at Barack Obama's request, no less -- it seems that Obama has, too, admitted that yes, he is indeed a PC.
The news comes via Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who says he learned it from Obama first-hand.
Computerworld reports:
Otellini said Obama called him last night to congratulate him on company’s decision. The president "reminded me that he sees the Intel logo every morning when he opens up his laptop; I was pleased to hear that," he noted.
Of course, Apple products -- particularly their Macbooks -- are based on Intel chips, too. But none of them advertise that fact the way that Windows machines do. I imagine the shiny little stickers don't jive very well with the Apple design aesthetic.
With that question answered, I ask you just one more, by way of MediaMemo's Peter Kafka: So what OS do you think Obama uses?
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The difference in attitudes is amazing to me
Cue the Apple apologists 3... 2... 1...
You are absolutely right!
Many PC's are priced higher than Macs
re: Many PC's are priced higher than Macs
Nope
This has been demonstrated so often that maintaining otherwise
proclaims you either ignorant or dishonest.
The original poster's point therefore stands.
Which leads to the more logical conclusion that it is a certain subset of
Windows users who feel threatened by Mac users. Probably in the
same way they were threatened by the cool crowd in high school.
Personally, I suspect a lot of it has to do with the fact that Mac users
can get a girl up to their apartment to look at their new computer.
You aren't normally worthy of a reply but I can't resist
Hehe, this highlights another difference between Mac and PC. Mac users bring girls up to their apartments to look at their Macs. PC users bring girls up to their apartments to participate in more... pleasurable activities. ;)
Mac User: Wanna come up to see my huge hard drive...
Girl: I do not see a huge hard drive but I can play with your mouse.
hmm
Really?
You might be right, if I could find a comparable machine. For instance:
The iMac 24" 3.06 ghz machine $2199
Core 2 Duo
2GB Ram
500 GB HDD
nVidia 8800
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac
The Dell XPS One 24" Quad Core $1899
Quad Core 8200
4GB Ram
750 GB HDD
nVidia 9600
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/desktop-xps-a2420?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn
The Dell and iMac are both All in ones.
The Dell has a Quad Core processor as opposed to the iMac's Dual Core.
The Dell has 2GB more RAM
The Dell has 250GB more Storage
The Dell has a faster video card
The Dell is $300 less.
I'm sorry, what were you saying again?
Oh I know, I'm either ignorant or dishonest.... or was that you?
You are right on
1. They have more money then brain
2. They think because they own a overprice piece of very cheap plastic, it make them better then you
3. Extremly low IQ (something in the lower single IQ) brainshased Zombies who need to have a someone esle makeing the decision for them.
4. Like Monopoly, poor service, subpar hardware and more DRM built in then any other piece of technology out there.
in one world: Mac users are profonds idiots and Apple have found a way to pluck those pigeons for more then 25 years.
Sometimes apple compares OK on a sticker price, but skins you on extras.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1095
Wow. Is that typical of all Mac users?
Personally, I suspect a lot of it has to do with the fact that PC users can get a girl up to their apartment to do more exciting, and fun things, then look at their computer.
But that is just a personal preference :)
nope to your nope
Girl in your apartmet
iAgree
iCandy?
them
useful again?
As for the iCandy remark, I'll admit that Apple makes some good
looking
machines, but pointing to my own situation this one more time, my
laptop (which is also my main workhorse computer) looks like
complete
hell, and yet I still use it for everything, because it works and doesn't
complain.
And yes, I do have a windows computer- and it is pretty flashy, it runs
XP
so it works with everything (it's main purpose in life is to host my
MagicJack) and I still like my spanked laptop better.
As for girls, I have no problem there, and I don't feel compelled to talk
about computers at all to them! ;) When you've got it, you've got it,
flashy computer or no...
If you think the computer you own ...
If you are a PC you can become President. I don't think he'll have a problem getting a girl!
People who buy expensive PCs...
Care to cite a link?
The closest comparable Mac is a Macbook pro with quad core Xeon (no difference except the name according to some techs), 2GB RAM, and a puny entry level ATi video card. And that's for $2100. And an OS built from open source.
Macs are, let's face it, grossly overpriced.
Heck, so-called environmentalist Al Gore would hate me for buying a low end Mac and stripping my current PC of its gear (16GB RAM, Q9650 CPU, high end nvidia card) to save on precious resources and the CO2 used in making them, blah blah blah - he's on Apple's board yet the OS, despite being used on common PC hardware, is so restrictive. It's a joke. Ditch my homebuilt PC (costing $1200) for something that's $2100 and yet mine still runs rings around it?
If their dual quad-core PCs had 8GB of RAM and a real video card (not a puny ATi 2600XT for crying out loud!) and for the SAME PRICE ($2800) might my interest be piqued. Until then, which will likely be never, all Apple does is live off its name while Windows PCs get the same software, and more, and big names like Adobe keep holding back advanced Mac releases (no 64-bit CS4, oddly) and products like Premiere scrapped entirely.
Given some of Microsoft's business practices, I'm tempted to change. But reality is a factor too. Apple is not run by saints. In some ways, they're worse than Microsoft.
Another great point about PC's