On Macs and PCs
Thursday, 9. March 2006, 22:38:03
No this is not another rant about which is better, like the PSP and DS they both have their strenghts and weaknesses, this is about some people who really make the connection as to why some people defend the Mac or the PC to death.
"Jeff goes on to point to an article from Ed Stroglio that tried to explain it: "For PCers, a computer is a tool, an animated screwdriver. You don't have an "experience" with a screwdriver. It either works well or it doesn't. If it does, you like it; if it doesn't, you don't. You don't admire its aesthetic features, or find one a reflection of your good taste, or a symbol that proves you're an {fill in the blanks: admirable, special, creative, artistic} person. For Macsters, it's just the opposite. The object is an extension of themselves just as much as their clothing or interior decoration, it's a part of them in a way a PC never is for a PCer."-from http://www.furrygoat.com/2005/01/pleasure_and_th.html#comment-14851262
This comment goes two ways, for one the comment "For PCers, a computer is a tool, an animated screwdriver." is false, it shows that the author wants to prove a point with no ground, he generalizes. But if you read on you continue to see his logic and it slowly makes sense what he says, even if he is still generalizing. This is one of the cases that even though the logic is right, it still seems to get the reader against you. Now once you read the article it goes from a Mac loving to a somewhat Mac bashing. This is a very intresting read, get the full article here.
To remedy the author someone commenting on him says a great comment, "While I certainly don't agree that Windows is 'dumb, arrogant and disposable', I primarily view them (as Ed mentions) more as 'tools'. Contrast that to the entirely different experience firing up Windows Media Center (even though it's basically Windows XP): it's exciting and much more captivating than when I start my day to day tasks staring at the start bar on Windows XP or 2003. Starting up Media Center feels like I'm about to experience something cool and I'm in complete control of it."- from http://www.furrygoat.com/2005/01/pleasure_and_th.html#comment-14851262
"Jeff goes on to point to an article from Ed Stroglio that tried to explain it: "For PCers, a computer is a tool, an animated screwdriver. You don't have an "experience" with a screwdriver. It either works well or it doesn't. If it does, you like it; if it doesn't, you don't. You don't admire its aesthetic features, or find one a reflection of your good taste, or a symbol that proves you're an {fill in the blanks: admirable, special, creative, artistic} person. For Macsters, it's just the opposite. The object is an extension of themselves just as much as their clothing or interior decoration, it's a part of them in a way a PC never is for a PCer."-from http://www.furrygoat.com/2005/01/pleasure_and_th.html#comment-14851262
This comment goes two ways, for one the comment "For PCers, a computer is a tool, an animated screwdriver." is false, it shows that the author wants to prove a point with no ground, he generalizes. But if you read on you continue to see his logic and it slowly makes sense what he says, even if he is still generalizing. This is one of the cases that even though the logic is right, it still seems to get the reader against you. Now once you read the article it goes from a Mac loving to a somewhat Mac bashing. This is a very intresting read, get the full article here.
To remedy the author someone commenting on him says a great comment, "While I certainly don't agree that Windows is 'dumb, arrogant and disposable', I primarily view them (as Ed mentions) more as 'tools'. Contrast that to the entirely different experience firing up Windows Media Center (even though it's basically Windows XP): it's exciting and much more captivating than when I start my day to day tasks staring at the start bar on Windows XP or 2003. Starting up Media Center feels like I'm about to experience something cool and I'm in complete control of it."- from http://www.furrygoat.com/2005/01/pleasure_and_th.html#comment-14851262
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