December 2nd, 2008
Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?
Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to “get his head together”, so in the meantime his best friend, Elliot Harrison, has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week.
The hate campaign certain Windows users have against Macintosh users must stop! Not only are these naughty people so very ill informed, but also quite rude. This article will explore (with genuine fact) why exactly Macintosh is more productive, cheaper, better looking and more reliable to invest your student money in than anywhere else.
I will begin with a quote, (and lord knows how we English students love them):
“In a world without walls or fences, what use do we have for Windows or Gates?”
Here, here, well said, whoever you are! And, in light of this piece of literary genius, boys and girls, I come to you with a simple plea. Students across our fair planet, throw your chunky PC’s out of the nearest window, (careful not to hurt yourself) run to the nearest Mac store and waste the whole of your student loan on a brand new Mac.
Many of you may have seen the Mac parody adverts on the television, the ones with comedy duo Mitchell and Webb? Naturally I use the word ‘comedy’ lightly. The problem with Mac’s popularity lies in the filming of these very adverts. People are simply not aware that Macs to great things. These adverts (foolishly) give the Macintosh a light hearted, and friendly approach to computing, a sell which doesn’t quite match the hard sell that rival PC companies have.
By rights this should be a good thing. But it isn’t. Having an ad campaign completely boasting simplicity doesn’t do justice to all of the amazing things you can do with a Macintosh. I don’t want a white background and a semi cool Mac fan telling me very calmly that ‘did I know that I can…rar rar rar’. Boring!
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Zack Whittaker, the youngest in the ZDNet network, is a British student at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he studies BA (Hons) Criminology and Social Policy. His insight into the next-generation is unique and first-hand, sharing his knowledge of the here and now but more so what's next and how to get there.
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