Mac Vs. Pc Commercials

[werk]

We had Radio Shack TRS-80s in high school. Whippersnapper.

Tandy!

Oh yeah!

 

[TogaMario]

I actually didn't know this conversation would go any farther than a day, lol. I just get annoyed at false advertising, is all (and some elitist view that some Mac users seem to have). But I suppose all commercials have it to some degree, and brand loyalty is that, as unbalanced as FoxNews. Just wanted to know how everyone else felt.

As for the "bash macs because you've never used one before," it may be true in some cases, but I've been using PCs for over 12 years and Macs only 3 (and I own one, for acute business purposes ... fonts, namely). My inexperience with Macs in comparison to PCs could be a part of the problem, but I'm only speaking on the neutral ground issues, where no matter what your skill level of any computer is, there are unexplainable (and quite frustrating) problems / crashes / quirks. I would put a Macintosh in the same bin as the HP my parents bought for themselves two years ago, if it takes the line of brand loyalty away. Lately, I'm more apt to believe it's the software programmers fault on the application end, than the operating system (or hardware), but either way, it gets annoying.

 

[Ambrus]

/ likes Macs
// can't drive a stick

Same here. I own a Mac and can't drive stick either. I figure stick drivers must just be masochists or something.

 

[kenobi65]

Tandy!

Oh yeah!

During my freshman year of college, my girlfriend was an assistant manager at a Radio Shack. When I was hanging around the store, visiting her, I'd help out when people had questions about the TRS-80 (because I knew a lot more about it than she did)...though, she didn't appreciate it when I'd occasionally slip up and refer to it as the "Trash-80".

 

[kenobi65]

I figure stick drivers must just be masochists or something.

I used to love driving a stick until I moved to Chicago. Sticks make traffic jams suck by an additional order of magnitude.

 

[Aeolius]

...My inexperience with Macs in comparison to PCs could be a part of the problem, but I'm only speaking on the neutral ground issues, where no matter what your skill level of any computer is, there are unexplainable (and quite frustrating) problems / crashes / quirks...

Fair enough. I've been using Apple computers since 1979 and PCs since the DOS days. It's all in what one is comfortable with, I suppose. I often forget how to access Windows Explorer and the Start button completely confuses me.

Macs are easy. Easy is good. However, there are those build-it-yourself types who feel that only challenging tasks are rewarding. I ain't one of those.

I can use Windows, but prefer the Mac
I can drive automatic, but prefer stick

 

[Ambrus]

During my freshman year of college, my girlfriend was an assistant manager at a Radio Shack. When I was hanging around the store, visiting her, I'd help out when people had questions about the TRS-80 (because I knew a lot more about it than she did)...though, she didn't appreciate it when I'd occasionally slip up and refer to it as the "Trash-80".

My first computer was a Tandy Color Computer 3; nick-named the CoCo3 in the industry. My friends called it the "Coco-puff".

 

[TogaMario]

The first computer game (that had anything resembling graphics) I ever played was a vector looking dog-fight game on a Tandy. To this day I've had no luck producing a game better than that one, and it's depressing, lol. Respect to software developers from way back when. The Tandy we got after that one lasted a while before virii and old age accepted it.

 

[ssampier]

Same here. I own a Mac and can't drive stick either. I figure stick drivers must just be masochists or something.

No Mac computer (although I am looking long and hard at a nano), but I can't drive a standard either. I live in the country and I think owning a manual transmission vehicle is a prequisite for living here.

 

[Jesus_marley]

You may not like 'em, but, in some circumstances, it's an extremely effective advertising method...particularly if you can illustrate a direct advantage (like the laundry detergent commericals that show Brand X getting out a stain, while Brand Y can't touch it).

(And, yes, I work in advertising.)

I understand the principle behind it, and in some cases, when a direct advantage can be shown, I can tolerate it.... however, in the case of the Mac V. PC commercials, as well as others like Pepsi V. Coca Cola, where no clear advantage can be seen other than a "drink our pepsi cuz it's better than Coke" or "MACs Rule!!!! PCs Drool!" attempt to slam the competitor, I find that the commercials have the opposite effect.