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Old October 11, 2007, 8:43 AM
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LIES!!!

... I'm afraid I'm also in that minority. I've had three computers with XP on them and I've rarely had any problems. And the ones I've had are usually related to entropy or a hardware malfunction rather than Windows.
(Though my mom and dad went through hell using ME.)

But I'm still switching to Mac because of Vista, the awesomeness, and there are a lot of very satisfied reviews.
And the iMac makes me horny.


Nuff said.

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Old October 11, 2007, 8:58 AM
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Finally.
Even my phone can play Solitare.
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Old October 11, 2007, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Superkid11 View Post
... I'm afraid I'm also in that minority. I've had three computers with XP on them and I've rarely had any problems. And the ones I've had are usually related to entropy or a hardware malfunction rather than Windows.
(Though my mom and dad went through hell using ME.)
Hardware malfunction wouldn't break stuff on a Mac.

Oh, and also, I think the deeper you get into Windows, the less reliable it is. I believe you're a pretty surface-level user, Superkid, so that might explain it.

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But I'm still switching to Mac because of Vista, the awesomeness, and there are a lot of very satisfied reviews.
And the iMac makes me horny.

Nuff said.
Nuff said indeed.
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Old October 12, 2007, 1:54 AM
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Oh, and also, I think the deeper you get into Windows, the less reliable it is.
If you start messing with the tracks, eventually a train is going to derail.
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Old October 12, 2007, 6:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Recurring Villain View Post
If you start messing with the tracks, eventually a train is going to derail.
Oh, what, so that's your excuse for Microsoft? That it's true of most things? Forgive me... I just like an operating system to be consistently reliable and don't think "most things break when you screw with them" is an acceptable excuse.
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Old October 12, 2007, 7:09 AM
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Oh, what, so that's your excuse for Microsoft?
No, it's common sense.

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[i] don't think "most things break when you screw with them" is an acceptable excuse.
Then one day you're seriously going to hurt yourself, examples:

Before: "If I want to f*ck with these exposed power cables, I will!"

After: "**** those cables, I should be able to grab them if I want!"

Before: "If I want to drive on the wrong side of the road, I will!"

After: "Those ****ers better pay for my car, I should be able to drive on any side of the road I like!"

Before: "If I want to stick a burning match into this can of highly volatile liquid, I will!"

After: "It's ****ing Castrol's fault for making petrol that explodes."
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Old October 12, 2007, 2:15 PM
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Yeah, except none of those are relevant, because I'm not doing anything overly complicated or ridiculously stupid. I'm simply working with the computer to the extent that I need in order to do what I do on the computer. Sure, it's more advanced than Average Joe Home User, but it's not hacking into the registry and chopping out keys at random. It's just normal use for me, and Windows has shown me time and time again that when I really need stability and reliability, I cannot count on it to deliver.
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Old October 13, 2007, 11:33 AM
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Yeah, except none of those are relevant, because I'm not doing anything overly complicated or ridiculously stupid. I'm simply working with the computer to the extent that I need in order to do what I do on the computer. Sure, it's more advanced than Average Joe Home User, but it's not hacking into the registry and chopping out keys at random. It's just normal use for me, and Windows has shown me time and time again that when I really need stability and reliability, I cannot count on it to deliver.
That is extremely well said. A good computer does not have program clashes or show illegial operations for stupid reasons. Windows constantly shows time and time again it's issues. It's hard to relax around ti because you feel like any second it;s going to pack up on you. Im sure a lot of people have wanted to chuck it out the window at times. Sadly a lot of people are stuck with it. Trust me, if i could buy an Mac i would do so.
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Old October 13, 2007, 6:04 PM
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Never wanted to chuck my computer out the window due to Windows. For loads of other stuff that is unrelated to the OS, yes, but never Windows.
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Old October 14, 2007, 1:43 AM
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Never wanted to chuck my computer out the window due to Windows. For loads of other stuff that is unrelated to the OS, yes, but never Windows.
Well, if that "loads of other stuff" were running on a different operating system, perhaps it would not have resulted in such urges.
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Old October 14, 2007, 3:10 AM
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Never wanted to chuck my computer out the window due to Windows. For loads of other stuff that is unrelated to the OS, yes, but never Windows.
So that makes three of us.

Still unconvinced about the vocal minority, Danny?
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Old October 14, 2007, 4:04 AM
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So that makes three of us.

Still unconvinced about the vocal minority, Danny?
Ooh, three!

Yes, still unconvinced.
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Old October 14, 2007, 5:27 AM
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Actually, it was all due to the fact that there are so many noob software crackers out there nowadays.

Oh, and Ubisoft suck.

Infact, there are noob hackers too. My mate's Vista installation got corrupted because he was hacked. The hacker was nooby enough to leave his IP on a system log. MS fixed the Vista issue for him and then asked my mate to send them the IP = LOL.
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Old October 14, 2007, 5:53 AM
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Oh, and Ubisoft suck.
But... but... Assassin's Creed!

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MS fixed the Vista issue
Shhhh. Don't mention positive things about Microsoft, this is an anti-Microsoft thread. As far as this thread's concerned, Microsoft makes Halliburton and Blackwater look like innocent little children.
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Old October 14, 2007, 6:13 AM
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Microsoft would make the Manson Family look like saints
Halliburton and Blackwater make the Manson family look like saints, too.
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Old October 14, 2007, 1:41 PM
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But... but... Assassin's Creed!
Hitman ripoff.

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Shhhh. Don't mention positive things about Microsoft, this is an anti-Microsoft thread. As far as this thread's concerned, Microsoft makes Halliburton and Blackwater look like innocent little children.
As far as I'm concerned, you can say whatever you like about Microsoft -- there isn't enough positive stuff about them to make any difference anyway.
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Old October 14, 2007, 2:23 PM
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Even if the Vista problems are fixed I'm still converting.
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Old October 14, 2007, 2:29 PM
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Even if the Vista problems are fixed I'm still converting.
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Old October 15, 2007, 1:06 AM
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Hitman ripoff.
Get your games right. If anything it's a ripoff of Prince of Persia, and it really isn't even that when you look beneath the surface. AC is more like a hybrid of PoP, Hitman and Grand Theft Auto - it even has a little bit of Oblivion in there.

It would be more accurate to say it's inspired by these games, as it's hardly a ripoff; the crowd mechanics, free running/parkour elements, the scale-any-wall-with-handholds mechanics and even it's setting (the holy land during the crusades) do more than enough to set it apart from any game made before it.
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