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Jun. 16th, 2009 11:23 pm
Justin Long is an annoying tool
Scalzi said it best recently, but I do have to weigh in.
Y'know, if you like Macs, yay. Glad you have something that works for you. Me, I like to have more control over customizing my own hardware and software experience, and I need something that plays games better and fully supports my right mouse button habit, but if you just want a net and graphics box, go to it. Different tools for different jobs.
But why can't some people just leave it at that? Why do they have to peddle these things to everyone they see as if they've just found Jesus? Are they trying to find a way to justify the cost outlay by convincing other people that they're cool or something? Because I can't think of any other reason why people would be having a religious experience with these things, and being so fuckall obnoxious about it. They're like the modern version of the '80s Beemer snobs. Ugh.
( No, Steve Jobs is not the second coming )
I'm not saying that PC hardware is objectively better than Mac hardware, or that Linux or Windows are objectively better than OS X.* Truth is, each hardware and software configuration (and there are many) has its own merits and problems, and which of those matter more has a lot to do with what, exactly, you want to use your machine for and what your budget is.
I'm just saying that when you start preaching at me with your hand on that glowy little Apple logo as if it were the Good Book, you're not making any converts. You're just being an irritating douchebag and you make me want to slap you with the nearest fish.
And frankly, in terms of their characters, I'd rather hang around with honest nerd John Hodgman than self-absorbed assmonkey Justin Long.
*Sure, I have some vested interest in people continuing to buy MS products, since the company helps keep this family in cat food and DVDs, but I don't claim to speak for the company, I'm not in their marketing department, and I'm not interested in blowing smoke for its own sake. I'm usually one of the first to squawk when they do something stupid--which they do.
Y'know, if you like Macs, yay. Glad you have something that works for you. Me, I like to have more control over customizing my own hardware and software experience, and I need something that plays games better and fully supports my right mouse button habit, but if you just want a net and graphics box, go to it. Different tools for different jobs.
But why can't some people just leave it at that? Why do they have to peddle these things to everyone they see as if they've just found Jesus? Are they trying to find a way to justify the cost outlay by convincing other people that they're cool or something? Because I can't think of any other reason why people would be having a religious experience with these things, and being so fuckall obnoxious about it. They're like the modern version of the '80s Beemer snobs. Ugh.
( No, Steve Jobs is not the second coming )
I'm not saying that PC hardware is objectively better than Mac hardware, or that Linux or Windows are objectively better than OS X.* Truth is, each hardware and software configuration (and there are many) has its own merits and problems, and which of those matter more has a lot to do with what, exactly, you want to use your machine for and what your budget is.
I'm just saying that when you start preaching at me with your hand on that glowy little Apple logo as if it were the Good Book, you're not making any converts. You're just being an irritating douchebag and you make me want to slap you with the nearest fish.
And frankly, in terms of their characters, I'd rather hang around with honest nerd John Hodgman than self-absorbed assmonkey Justin Long.
*Sure, I have some vested interest in people continuing to buy MS products, since the company helps keep this family in cat food and DVDs, but I don't claim to speak for the company, I'm not in their marketing department, and I'm not interested in blowing smoke for its own sake. I'm usually one of the first to squawk when they do something stupid--which they do.
