The computer that's number one in consumer satisfaction

tim · 5 Nov 2009, 05:29

well for me (and i think a lot of others) part of the joy of owning a pc is to see what you can get out of it. anyone can get a mac (or brand name pc) off the shelf and use it. so what! its like buying a hot rod and not tuning it? why? integrated graphics, integrated sound, phewey. give me upgrades or give me death.

If that's what provides fun to you, excellent. It's a harmless hobby, not terribly expensive, potentially useful to others and maybe it will even result in you (or someone you inspire) producing something we all benefit from. I used to do it too. These days I get my kicks from other aspects of building and customising and for my computer I just want a decent tool that does the job I need with the least amount of intrusion into my thought process. I find that anytime I need to have anything to do with Windows it annoys me. So I avoid it as much as possible.

None of these arguments are ever soluable because they are about what an individual likes to do and there are at least as many ways as people. Hand tools or power tools, pc vs mac vs *nix vs pencils, ford vs chevy vs real cars, biplanes vs monoplanes, gas vs electric, right vs left, stockings vs tights, blondes vs redheads and on and on.

dale · 5 Nov 2009, 16:16

Now blondes vs redheads that would be a real topic

david_h · 5 Nov 2009, 16:24

Isn't this a religious topic?

Things you should never discuss. . . Politics, religion, the Great Pumpkin . . .Mac v. PC.

solo · 16 Nov 2009, 05:02

And considering the percentage of Mac users as opposed to PC users, that is a HUGE amount unhappy and happy Snow Leopard customers.

Ecuadorian · 16 Nov 2009, 05:03

Back to topic, apparently my idea of "consumer satisfaction" is very different from Apple's.

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 05:33

582,000 windows problems when adjusted for amt of time since release (75days snowleopard - 25 days windows7)
but that # will probably increase exponentially as more people upgrade..

meh.. fun with statistics.. this could go back&forth all year long

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 05:44

who uses the term 'rocks' anyways?
oh yeah

Ecuadorian · 16 Nov 2009, 05:45

Do the same adjustment for this statistic :

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 05:59

damn, i need to get with the program

Ecuadorian · 16 Nov 2009, 05:59

You're absolutely right, Jeff. Saying that something "rocks" is not as common as saying that you "love" something. Now, if again you could adjust this for official release time of each OS, meaning the number for Windows 7 must be multiplied by 3...

Now this is my idea of consumer satisfaction.

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 06:02

ha
the first problem listed on the site with the top search result for 'snow leopard problems'

"Cracked iphoto version doesn’t work"

more stats -- (quite telling )

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 06:16

[fwiw, snow leopard isn't a major OS update.. it's just a fine tuned version of leopard (core level) with only a couple of new features.. it only costs like 25 bucks or something]

most of the problems probably have to do with broken software and that's why i always wait a while to upgrade.. gotta wait til the software people update on their end..

notareal · 16 Nov 2009, 07:58

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solo · 16 Nov 2009, 08:01

Now this is surprising, I would have thought Bill gates was as hated as Bin Laden, looks like Stevie boy has won this one.
Must be all the PC owners hating the ad campaign.

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 13:45

Pete, you have to use quotes to get the exact wording
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solo · 16 Nov 2009, 13:52

Ah, that looks about right...the world is back in balance.

Frederik · 16 Nov 2009, 13:53

And if you use http://www.bing.com, the result is even more interesting...

jeff hammond · 16 Nov 2009, 13:54

@solo said:

Ah, that looks about right...the world is back in balance.

haha

tfdesign · 16 Nov 2009, 13:58

I use both Windows and Mac. Both are equally annoying at the best of times. Mac's workflow imho is better than Windows, but Windows allows for more design software to be run.

I saw this interesting remark from Bill Gates the other day. You may find it interesting!

...and yes, there is nothing as boring as a Mac vs PC debate, but aren't they so much fun?!

Ecuadorian · 16 Nov 2009, 14:15

So both crash, both have problems, but when something is more expensive, somehow it tastes better:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9849949-39.html

And thanks for that link. It's totally true, if it were not for Steve Jobs, the only Apple company we would know today would be Apple Corps. Steve is also partly responsible for the success of my favorite movie studio, Pixar.