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    If you want a productive business...

    get a Mac

    http://www.9to5mac.com/axel-springer-mac
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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    Apple to ship 2.5 million Mac's thanks to Vista

    Linky

    Vista is carp unless you use Microsoft Live One care with it. Why don't they wise up and include it with free updates every year instead of charging £37 a year so that we can actually use Vista?

    Microshaft for you I guess
    Last edited by Diver; 9 July 2008, 01:33.
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      #3
      Macs are standard issue for web devs at Yahoo! Europe, and I think now also in the States.

      Also for developers at several other web-focused PLCs that I'm aware of.

      TBH, if you're not writing Windows desktop applications, the only reason not to use a Mac is that you prefer Linux. I haven't met a professional software developer working on OS-agnostic applications who voluntarily uses Windows for a couple of years now.

      Nobody who's serious about web development would consider Windows as their primary development environment for a second - when you need to add the last few fixes to cope with the bugs in Internet Explorer, just run Windows under Parallels or VMWare for the necessary hour or so.

      Of course, if you're working with the epic fail that is ASP.NET, well, you have my sympathy... it must be sad to be unable to do your job to the highest standard possible because of the brokenness of your platform

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        #4
        *Dons the flame proof suit and retreats to the bunker ( with his iMac )*
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          #5
          Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
          Of course, if you're working with the epic fail that is ASP.NET, well, you have my sympathy... it must be sad to be unable to do your job to the highest standard possible because of the brokenness of your platform
          Heh, it was a well-crafted troll until that para
          Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.

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            #6
            ASP.NET is no more/less broken than the Java equivalent (whatever the fook that is these days).

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              #7
              Hasn't this argument been rolling on now for about 16 years or so. I remember being a student and debating quite vigorously. If only I'd known then ...

              Honestly, I'm starting to think Mac fanboys are the computer equivalent of evangelical Christians. You love your mac, great. Good for you. Keep it to yourself then please and stop chapping me fecking door banging on about how great they are.
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                #8
                Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                get a Mac
                Indeed. It's a gay boys box. I know a chap who looks out of guys using them in bars and cafe's and says he has a high score rate.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by snaw View Post
                  Hasn't this argument been rolling on now for about 16 years or so. I remember being a student and debating quite vigorously. If only I'd known then ...

                  Honestly, I'm starting to think Mac fanboys are the computer equivalent of evangelical Christians. You love your mac, great. Good for you. Keep it to yourself then please and stop chapping me fliping door banging on about how great they are.
                  You obviously haven't been assimilated yet. Your time will come.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by snaw View Post
                    Honestly, I'm starting to think Mac fanboys are the computer equivalent of evangelical Christians. You love your mac, great. Good for you. Keep it to yourself then please and stop chapping me fliping door banging on about how great they are.
                    Do you not choose Jobs as your personal lord and saviour?
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