* Slowly raises hand*

Don't use a Mac, don't see the point when I can get a similar spec'd or more powerful PC at a third of the price.

AMEN

I'm Linux user, I use Windows too but only for some games. I'm a little sad because I hoped some good news for Linux. :(

I don't (it was bad enough changing computer when had to stop using Amiga, not going through that trauma again...) However I know a few who do, they will be quite pleased with this news.

Wouldn't touch Macintosh with a barge pole. It doesn't help that, my old man, after years of being annoyed with Windows somehow became suckered into the whole cult of Apple. Like, seriously suckered into the cult of Apple. I grew tired of Windows too, but I went the Linux route.

He often blamed me for all of his computer problems, banning me from the computer for months at a time and flogging me if anything went wrong, whether I touched the damn thing or not. He bragged about being one of AOLs first customers, and when I told him how much better using an external browser over the AOL program was, he got really angry and said "You better not fuck up my computer, I need it for business".

If I shut down into DOS to play a game, or simply tinker around in DOS, he'd freak out at seeing the white-on-black text, shove me out of the way, yelled at me to go to my room, said "What the hell have you done! Get off the damn computer, you're grounded!", hold the power button and make a scene, hoping that the computer will boot up into Windows again. I find this funny, considering we'd had a C64 for years before he got himself a family computer (which went from being "family computer" to "business computer" when it involved me), yet the DOS prompt just scared the hell out of him.

When my sister (the beloved honor student, eventually graduated in the top ten percentile, who I was always compared to) downloaded a bunch of songs with Napster and royally fucked the thing up, even if I hadn't touched the computer in months or only used it when I was home alone, of course I was the only one who ended up getting a beating. She also pirated the version of Microsoft Office they were using in school that she needed, and we got a cease and desist. That was not a good day. Needless to say, I don't really keep in touch with my folks.

Buying a keyboard, mouse, monitor, 100MHz computer, and a pirated copy of Windows from a thrift store on a $50 budget of saved up lunch money is one of my greatest memories. The excruciating pain of having to carry all of that home in my arms, especially at that age, made it all the sweeter. I had freedom, a computer of my very own to tinker with to my heart's content.

Looking back, it really wasn't much of a surprise that he went on to become an Apple fanatic. He spent hours telling me everything about Steve Jobs and "The Woz" for the umpteenth time. He started wearing a black turtle neck and blue jeans, all the time (and last I checked, we was probably closer to 400 lbs than 300). He was the very embodiment of every Macintosh user stereotype as one. He had an Apple bumper sticker. A poster of Steve Jobs as "inspiration". Engaged in lengthy conversations with anyone in public using an Apple laptop.


So no, I've never felt particularly attracted to the prospect of using Macintosh computers, though I do have fond memories of using Apple II in school. I've used them plenty at school, and even at home for a time, but I find Linux a whole lot more fun. :D

I had a chance to own MacBook Pro for a couple of weeks but I sold it in the end. It didn't sit well with me because it didn't support as much third-party applications as Windows and it didn't have as many system functions as Linux.

I don't rage about iOS; I'm simply not its target group.

Note: I use Linux laptop as a work station and W7 PC as a media station (games, movies).

Not a Mac USer but windows and linux i use alot.

In highschool when I took a Art and Design class we had MAC's didn't care for them but really I have the same feeling about some of the Linux distros I tried out. But while I don't care for them I don't have a problem with games being made available for those who do as it doesn't affect me any.

I tend to use all three. Grew up on DOS then Windows but got a Mac later on. Tend to use Mac for general daily tasks, Windows for gaming (thanks to GOG that may diminish a bit more) and Linux for playing with and programming.

This is the only Mac I've touched in my life. But I have an iPod, if that counts. :S

I would not mind using one, but I would not actually buy one myself. Last year when I got my PC (made from components I chose myself individually) I was looking at Mac prices... unbelievable. I took the top Mac I found on the site I checked, then made a PC using the same specs. It was close to 40% cheaper than the Mac.

I bought a Macbook about 5 years ago, and after the initial novelty wore off I grew to really dislike it. I stopped using it around 3 years ago and vowed never to buy another.

I'm... a "new old Mac user." I've run some older macs (loved the Quadra 700, IIsi, etc, and have a Classic sitting around,) but anything past the beige G3, minus a little time with a mirror-door Power Mac at an old job to write up some documentation... had no experience.

Work (and general curiosity) got me to pick up a new one- mid-2011 Mac Mini. Like that I have HDMI going right to my big screen TV. >.> Don't like that it has no optical drive. Between GoG and Steam, I don't think gaming will be an issue... but it's not its primary purpose (yet.)

Window/Linux only here.

Beyond disagreeing with the direction Mac is taking (one company controlling every aspect of my computer, from hardware to application software),

Mac as also more expensive and I dislike the GUI. I find it's trying to hard to be fancy and modern, but it's not like I'm a newcomer to the world of GUIs.

I have my biases.