Argh! I Hate Mac People!

Exon

Exon

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Ok, I love Macs, don't get me wrong. They are great, I have an iPod, it's wonderful - splendiferious one might even say. BUT - I don't go around, spamming my contact list talking about how awesome my PC is and how it can play all the latest games and still have an extra processor and RAM to encode a DVD.

So one of my old high school friends hits me up on AIM tonight right? "HEY! Did you hear Microsoft just released 10 patches?! Hahaha, it's awfully nice having the only OS that is 100% virus free!"

Alright, so I've got no problem with this statement in general. Great, OSX is virus free, that's awesome. Microsoft released 10 patches, that's great too, guess it's time to run Windows Update :-p

So anyways, I proceed to go to Symantec's website and search for "osx virus". First result has something about Trojan pretending to be an install for Microsoft Word 2004 or whatever - awesome, I link him. "What's this about virus free? Explain to me" I tell him.

He gets all defensive and says, "PROOF OF CONCEPT!" Ok, so it's the possibility that it could happen, don't get me wrong, but aren't most patches, upgrades, and fixes based upon someone's original "proof of concept"?

Wikipedia defins Proof of Concept as:
The proof of concept is usually considered a milestone on the way of a fully functioning prototype.
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So I quote him on that. He gets all defensive and starts talking how he'll send me a PC virus and I can send him a Mac virus and we'll go from there. Awesome - I tell him my E-mail filtering will more than likely catch it, and if it doesn't my antivirus program can catch it, and if it doesn't well then ok he's got me and I'll just have to make do...whatever. At this point I'm not so much concerned as I am just pissed off that he's drained half an hour of my time rambling on about "Proof of concept".

So my questions to this crowd: Do you fret over "Proof of concept" or do you ignore it? What does "Proof of concept" mean to you? And finally - do you have any annoying Mac friends?
 
At this point I'm not so much concerned as I am just pissed off that he's drained half an hour of my time rambling on about "Proof of concept".
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Keep in mind that someone can only waste as much of your time as you allow them to.
 
ANMMark said:
Keep in mind that someone can only waste as much of your time as you allow them to.
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Ya know Mark, I've never really liked your advice :devil:

I was on the computer anyways, and if I would've left he'd of just called me on my phone until I picked up to continue the conversation...it was a no win situation.
 
It's all about opinions, and some people simply have to make you adopt their way of thinking. Real fans can see nothing but good things about the object of their passion. Fine with me, as long as they don't go out of their way to convert me as well. :)

Ask him to buy you a Mac to experience the wonder. ;)
 
I have a friend of mine who wants to order a new Mac Laptop. Sure they are hell-of-a good looking computers, but around here there is No-one else who's gonna have the same Operating System. He cant log into any of my Novell Networks and there are going to be constant problems with moving mac-made files onto a MS pc.

What do you guys think I should say to him?
 
Tell him that if he wants to purchase a mac laptop - he can spend X amount of money on it and have it...35% compatible with the equipment around your area.

Then inform him if he spends X amount of money he can purchase a Dell and have it...98% compatible with the equipment around your area.

Then tell him you'll help him with the Dell problems but not the Mac problems as your equipment does not support Mac hardware and this is his warning.

That's what I'd do.
 
I got the iPod for free from that Free iPods "scam" everyone was talking about a couple months back. Else I never would've paid for one myself :)

At any rate I mainly use it as a portable 20GB hard drive, rest of my MP3s sit either in original CD form in my car, or on my work PC as MP3s. :)
 
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