GET A MAC!!!! Windows computers are pieces of cheap plastic that break for no reason. My cousin had to replace the screen on his stupid Windows laptop THREE TIMES!!! And it broke again! And it's not because he isn't taking care of it. It just broke for now reason. (the hinges too)
now he has to use an external monitor for the piece of junk. And they put stupid ads on the palm rests of these stupid laptops. 7 STICKERS!!! You want to take 'em off but NO! It will void the stupid warranty you need!
@maccollectorZ Microsoft doesn't manufacture laptops. You need to shop carefully and buy wisely. The stickers as you call them do come off. Warm them gently with a hair dryer (this is in the manual) and wipe off any remaining residue with denatured alcohol (this is from my experience). Removing stickers does NOT void the warranty. You will need the Windows serial number if it came pre-installed. That's about it. Macs make great laptops but Acer is a better value for most users.
These piece of junk Windows computers make me sooooo mad!! GET A MAC! I put in a simple game and it can't even play it!!!!! And on the HP laptop it lags when you move the mouse cursor! What is that?!? It skips every 3 seconds!
@maccollectorZ You purchased an underpowered machine that wasn't designed to play the games you want to play. I suggest either an Alienware laptop for gaming or a Toshiba or Acer fully specked out. Macs typically aren't designed for games. There are graphics issues when playing games that require on-card shader or texture operations. Macs just don't do that. They weren't designed to.
I can't stand Windows!!! It's the worst rip-off of the Apple GUI EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it sucks too! The only thing that can come somewhat close to a good OS is XP or 2000. Win 98 and 95 SUCK! The computers suck! They always fail! Someone I know has a new Win. laptop, and his mom tripped over a USB device in the USB port and it shorted it out and the computer couldn't turn on after that. Macs have short protection! I also dropped a Dell laptop on the carpet on purpose and 3 pieces broke off!
@maccollectorZ Mac power supplies are the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging fire hazard. The power supplies for Mac laptops are notoriously dangerous and prone to shorts. Macbook Pros are prone to overheating. The original MacbookPro would even burn user's laps if they left them running on their unprotected legs.
Microsoft doesn't manufacture computers. They make software. If you want a decent PC, you need to shop and buy wisely. My Acer just turned 4 and is amazing.
Um, I have WAY more problems with Windows computer than Macs. And I know how to use Windows computers. This piece of junk HP desktop had idiotic Vista on it, so I put XP on it and the internet stops working. You can't connect to the internet! And don't say that it was my actual internet's fault, cause it isn't. It works fine on my Mac. I can't stand those stupid HP laptops either! Stupid error message that comes back after you close the #$%@ thing!!! I can't play any games either! Get a mac!
@maccollectorZ 1) HP makes a terrible machine. 2) Vista has been dead for three years 3) You can't play games on a Mac...well, there is Farmville. I own and operate Three Macs running Leopard and Tiger. Macs are very reliable. I own five PCs running XP and 2K on both Intel and AMD architecture. XP and Leopard are virtually identical with regard to stability and performance (one you shut Time Machine off). Macs are great. XP is great. I use them both. Professionally.
@JamieVegas If Apple ever does anything as obviously one-sided as those horrible commercials again, I will. Keep in mind, I wasn't bashing Macs (all computers are frustrating) I was bashing those commercials essentially telling people they switched because PCs were so fraught with peril and Macs were so easy. The closest I have come to thinking of another parody were the Mac vs PC spots. Same issue.
@Vexxarr The only problem I have with Apple now is the sunset of Final Cut Pro and their pro line of Towers and laptops. When the Mac Pro ends production, so will my involvement with Apple. I recently bought Final Cut Pro 7 and that will be the last Apple software I purchase. I'm looking for replacements in the market and Avid looks to be the answer. Avid runs on a PC so I guess this is the end of Mac as a professional tool. Sad really. I enjoyed working in both environments.
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Macs are good for media and music production and PC's are good at office work and gaming. Although mac can game and do office work, pc can also do some music production and media work. From experience macs are much better at it tho.
@360ownez I prefer Macs for video for sure. Audio, I haven't decided. It used to be that Mac meant basically using Pro Tools for audio. The PC had SO much more for mixing and sound editing. Things are starting to change and I'm starting to see Macs as an audio suite. Apple has to kill it's soundtrack pro series though. It's the most obtuse and inflexible interface I have seen this side of *discreet software. It's just not up to Apple's standards.
@Vexxarr I use Logic pro in college and i find it simply incredible, shame it won't work on my powermac.
iMovie is better than some professional software on PC's. And its free with every mac. it really doesn't bother me, i have PC's and macs. so i can sway either way. but swapping my Ableton projects beween my pc and my mac at college is such a pain. With they would make it a tiny bit easier. AU's and VST's just don't mix well :\
@360ownez You know, I had a client last night that simply *had* to have a project finished as an uncompressed AVI. It was for a kiosk and the "player" would only take a hand full of formats. I beat my poor Mac to death but I couldn't create an *uncompressed* AVI (important detail) that could be played back. In fact although Quicktime could make the file, even it couldn't play it back. Its own file. Continued in next box:
@360ownez So I dusted off Adobe Premier Pro 7. I have to say, it was a joy to work with. I was creating a project with seven 1.5 gigabyte uncompressed Quicktime H.264 files at an odd aspect ratio (1368 x 760). It never crashed. It never hung. It played back these huge weird files with no rendering. It rendered the entire project in twenty minutes. The Mac was rendering in parallel using Cinepak and took over an hour. I have to say, I always liked Premier but it saved my life last night.
@Xylogeist It's how you use it and what you use it for. I needed to create uncompressed avi files as per a client request. The Mac really couldn't - not in a true sense. And the Final Cut avi that resulted was aliased and grainy. The Premiere file was crisp and free of compression from what I could see. There are simply some things FCP CAN'T do. this was one of them. Then again, I don't get many requests for avi files (not DivX or XviD but good old fashioned audio video interleave).
@Vexxarr Well I was referring to Macs and PC's in today's world... where you can get Sony Vegas/Premiere/etc on both platforms... but yea I see where you're coming from.
@360ownez You can use Sony Vegas on a PC. Software isn't platform based anymore... it's not about Mac or PC when it comes to video editing now, it's just a question of RAM. And since PC's can obviously have just as much RAM as a Mac... then PC can be better at any time, any place. And since the PC has a better interface, is more unique, and is more capable at 95% of software on the market... its pretty much the dominating platform. Mac is for people who like to spend money for no reason at all.
@Xylogeist TRUE STORY: a few years back, my sisters Win vista based laptop got a virus(The laptop WAS protected by AVG and it was updated aswel as UAC being turned on full) it wasnt a phishing virus, it was a keylogger that windows AND AVG didnt catch, and Keyloggers are easy to detect, she had only been in posetion of the laptop for 4 months, and the keylogger had stolen credit card details email accounts even facebook account, itunes accounts. AVG and windows defender didnt pick it up
@Xylogeist two weeks later after having me wipe the laptop for her she said she had, had enough and sold the laptop and went out and bought a macbook(Only costed 100 pound more) and she says its 100x better not having to worry about even the threat of a virus stealing details. having your money stolen is one of the worst feeling in the world, and i know it, for that reason, it was worth paying an extra 200 pound for my mac instead of a pc, as far as everything else goes macs can do everything pc
@360ownez 1. Not sure what store your getting a mac for 100 pounds more, that must be a pretty bad mac compared to my gaming Rig.
2. Macs get viruses too. You're ignorant if you think its a security issue in Windows. It is just as simple to build viruses for Macs (I have done it) however what would be the point to build a virus for a system that no one uses?
3. Viruses don't steal credit card information, that's spyware, and VERY few spyware can actually take information, it NEVER happens.PC>Mac
@Xylogeist Mac are built on unix and ANYTHING that tries to gain access Needs the admins password, so unless you have it, good luck spreading your mac virus, OS X also shows the IP of any incoming connections. Since the rise of intel and Hackintoshes more than 30-39% of computers out there are running OS X, and apples sales have Shot up a hell of a lot since 05'. The excuse that macs dont get viruses because they aren't a majority is complete BS, Macs don't get viruses because of the unix OS
@Xylogeist And have you ever heard of this wonderful auction site called eBay? You can get a decent macbook pro 2008-9 model on there for about 600-700 pounds. I'd rather do that then buy a new windows PC, and i like how you act like i don't own a PC. i Own a Gaming PC and 4 Laptops, i also have an eMac an iMac and a powermac, i just don't find windows to be all that safe unless you pay a subscription for an expensive anti-virus, which again is more money.
@360ownez I've never paid a subscription for anti-virus. Any good Windows use installs Spybot Search and Destroy (anti-spyware that monitors for registry changes and can scan for spyware at any time), Malwarebytes (a FREE anti-malware that can remove anything you throw at it in my experience), and CCleader which removes temporary files, fixes registry problems, and can automate a number of other useful measures. Windows is 100% clean for the rest of its life with those programs installed. Try it
@360ownez Also, ever heard of Newegg? Its even cheaper than Ebay 95% the time (for new products). I get all of my parts for my custom built PC's there.
@Xylogeist I use a mac, i don't need to try it as i said, its "in my opinion", windows based computers have given me more issues than any mac ever have, sure macs have some problems, but most of them are about 50x worse on any pc, general hardware issues aside, ive had to reinstall windows so many times because of software issues, that require a ton of other software to fix, , or long complicated processes, when usually its easier to just reinstall windows. i refuse to continue arguing with you.
@360ownez Its obvious to me that you are not only a novice Windows user, but that you completely ignored all of the tips in my last comment. You should learn about Windows before you try and bash it. I've not had to reinstall Windows 7 or Vista once, and I only reinstall Windows XP multiple times because I had multiple PC's running multiple installations.
@Xylogeist My primary OS i run on my pc is ubuntu, then windows, i have no problem with ubuntu as Like macs- its UNIX based, so its better/safe out of the box, im not going to tell you which cmuter to use, i didnt from the start, all i said was my opinion on general media software, and the FREE exclusive mac media software is just better, one reason for them being so pricey is the software they ship with is excellent, ive never bought a new mac anyway, so idc imo, i aint never payed over 500
I just find it hilarious that every time you post this video, the exact same arguments and rants start up again. Oh, and I still fondly remember your humorous rant about your color printer on that lovely afternoon we spent together in Atlanta back in 2005... maybe you should do something with that!
@Mindshadow71 Lately, I'm saving my rants for Sony...for various reasons...they seem to WANT to go out of business.
They won't share their DVCPro SR tape stock secret. Their factory is destroyed. Now EVERYONE has to switch from Sony DVCPro equipment to...well...anything else.
Way to go Sony! Who says lobotomized baboons can't run a major electronics empire?
@cpu64 You do realise at the time that Hunter Cressall was the editor of MacAddict Magazine and put together this spoof after apple released the "switch" campaigns featuring the infamous stoner Ellen Fiess. So really it is the same as Jews telling Jew jokes, or blacks using the N word. We can diss on the Mac, because we are mac users. PC users don't get that luxury.
@360ownez I got a Wallstreet in 2002, and I was using a PC with Win XP simultaniously (both OSses were from 2001, as it was the last 'classic' mac OS, 9.22). I hated OS 9.22. And I really think Windows 98 was better and is today more usable than OS 9 is today.
I first watched this vid back in 03 i believe, i had just finished high school and had gone through 3 years of using the I-mac. almost everything in this vid had happened to me including the cd being inserted and the song just start playing with no player and no way to stop it also it was my 3 year younger sister cd.
This can be true in the world of audio engineering as well. I mean, sure, Logic and Pro Tools have FAR fewer dropout issues than Sonar and Cubase do, but Pro Tools is also available for Windows, and HEAVEN FORBID you want to upgrade to the newest version of OS X when it comes out if you're using Pro Tools, since IT'S NEVER COMPATIBLE. That being said, Logic is pretty wonderful, but not without its issues.
Well yes and no. The "whole OS" has not been rewritten. It's not a new kernel. And the Genius bar is only helpful for non professional users. Even so, I advise people not to use the Genius bar if they suspect they have a hardware issue. The Genius Bar will be expensive and in the end charge you after not resolving the issue. The whole point of this parody was that the Mac ADVERTISING campaign was a little silly and extreme. I love Mac enough to own several. I just point out that they can fail.
@Welivewiththefuture so if something goes wrong, i have to make an appointment to take it to the apple store so they will most likely charge me to fix it? Funny, because on a pc i can fix it myself...
@mikitymike Apple makes all their own technology, instead of making you piece together a shoddy Franken-PC where every time it boots up, it gives you a message saying "BOOT DISK INVALID - PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR F2 FOR SETUP" message. I know because I use my dad's PC that he "fixed himself" for gaming, but my patience will run out for Windows once Garry's Mod is ported to Mac. Earlier this year, my HD crashed on my 2007 MacBook, but they replaced it and it ran fine. And I got $100 off.
@Welivewiththefuture no, they don't make their own technology you dumbfuck. Did they make the i7? how about any of the graphics cards? the OS? the OS is fuckin freebsd with different look! Yeah, instead of getting a fucking box, with who the fuck knows what inside, i get an actual computer, suited EXACTLY to MY needs.
@Welivewiththefuture Also, if you don't know how to put about 10 pieces together to build a pc, you really are retarded, If you fuckin flash your BIOS that "problem" would go away. Now let's compare, time to flash BIOS: 5 minutes, process: download .exe and run it, restart OR download ROM to a usb drive, and boot into the flashing program and press start.
@Welivewiththefuture Time to get mac fixed: 2 days to who the hell knows when, process: make an appointment, unplug your mac, run it down to the apple store, wait in line, have them diagnose the problem, have them tell you that you have a problem, have them take your computer, be computerless until they fix it, run down to the apple store, get your computer back, and then get a discount on an overpriced fee, which is still overpriced even with the discount.
@Welivewiththefuture I would rather have MS-DOS than a mac, and in fact made that decision when prompted earlier, at least dos doesnt have as much lag as a mac.
@Welivewiththefuture So apple owns Intel, ATI, Conexant(at least i think), Fujitsu, Western Digital... etc. Wake up, take one of the damn things apart, that'll be your first clue, they do not make their own technology, they're just a pc with a crappy Unix OS.
Well, I like to think that Macs suck as much as any computer. Mac users are just deluded about issues of stability, speed and ease of use. Macs can be great machines if you take time to become an educated user...just like a Windows machine can be a great machine if you take the time to be an educated user.
@imtonasty Now that Steam is available on Mac OS, that gap is closing a little. The gap is certainly still there, and it's certainly still HUGE, but it's smaller than it was.
Not sure if Snow Leopard still has them but DVD file recovery and repair and all the widgets - open process monitor and see how much of your memory is tied up in Widgets. It's horrifying. You can use a Boolean to turn them off in terminal. And you'll think I'm crazy but Time Machine. Disable and use a third party dedicated application and an external backup. NEVER use an onboard drive. Time machine is a wonderful idea for computers yet to be invented.
It was about Panther and OS9. The CD lock-up was OS9 specifically. The rest was all Panther. OSX had a lot of issues at first. It's better now but OSX is still prone to file loss. I haven't switched to Leopard or Snow Leopard because both are FULL of bloatware. I know how to take a lot of that top heavy crap out but it takes a lot of careful hacking in terminal. My G5 is still a power PC. I love it but it eats hard drives (journaling). My next Mac will be a top-shelf Quad Core Xeon.
Followed your link over from the Cameron thread at Wired. Great stuff, man! Epic!
It reminds me of the time a couple years ago when a buddy invited me over to his place to look at his new Mac. "It never crashes!" he claimed. It crashed for no apparent reason just as he said it. No kidding, I'm not making this up. He couldn't get it to run after that. It would boot-crash-boot-crash. Poor guy, and it was right out of the box, too.
Man, Ilove my G5 but I would *never* tell anyone it didn't crash. I've learned how to say "You must force restart your computer" in Japanese just from the kernel panic screen. As far as simple stability goes, I'd say that Tiger and XP Service pack 3 are about even.
Wow, I know I'm late to the party on this comment, but Jesus fucking Christ! Are you serious? This video is a PRE-YouTube CLASSIC.
You have to be an absolute tool to try and dish on him like this when this guy was perhaps part of the reason video blogs and rants became popular in the first place. He did it with insane style and managed 7+ digit views before YouTube ever hit the scene! And all without putting any TNA on display! He's nearly an ICON! Who the hell are you?
lol i hate the update manager. I just want to reach into my computer and rip it out. I DON'T USE SAFARI SO I DON'T WANT TO RESTART MY COMPUTER FOR THE 56346346th TIME TODAY THANKYOU. I tried using Fedora 9Linux), but it made no sense. Downloads didn't work, flash player wasn't supported. Grr
"Editing is all Mac-based now. I mean, y'know, there are programs out there on the PC, but whether you're using Avid or using Final Cut Pro, you're working on a Macintosh. Using a Mac is a little different than using a PC: it's not so much as operating the computer as it is tricking it, fooling it into doing what it is you really want it to do. You kinda have to sneak up on a Mac. I don't feel like I'm operating the computer so much as I'm just there sharing the Mac experience."
"And if I can do something useful while the Mac is willing, so much the better. One of the coolest features of the Macintosh is, it's really easy to shut down. You just have to be using a piece of software and then poof! It goes away! It's gone; it shut down. You didn't push any buttons, you didn't close, you didn't even save! It's just gone! Unless you want to shut down a Mac: oh, that's a whole 'nother story!"
I remember downloading the hi-res version of this Apple Switch spoof back in 2003.Me and my friend were laughing for days over this comedy skit.I posted a link to the video at Apple's support discussion forum back in early (I think) 2003.
So you are the real Hunter Cressall.Incredible,pure genius.
Acctually I had a refurbished iBook for four years and it has only crashed once. For the month that I have been running Vista it has already crashed twice. OS 9 was pretty unstable though.
I agree actually. Honestly, it's all in how you use it. I do stand by my assertions that OSX has an unstable file system (Invalid B-Tree Node) and writing large quantities of files in batch can result in OSX losing the files to the underlying disk management system. Also...permissions?
The first time I watched this video, I was dying laughing, and it made me hate Mac even more...but then XP started hating me...now I have a MacBook and I love it, but I still use XP for some stuff! HILARIOUS video, though! I love it!
I'm trying to figure out how people manage to crash a Mac but make it through Pee Ceeing unscathed. I get a spinning ball of death on occasion, but that is nothing compared to all that "illegal operation" business. But you guys keep after it. The less people that use Macs, the less likely it is we'll have viruses made for us.
Try Windows XP. Honestly, I find the XP experience to be identical to Tiger with regard to stability. Crashing a Mac is easy if you use it for image or video manipulation. I find that Windows is more reliable from the standpoint of file and hard drive integrity. OSX dropped a file integrity update today that (I hope) addresses the issue of moving large files or large numbers of files across a firewire or network bridge to external storage. Fingers crossed.
Aha! I do the audio thing. With analog equipment :) So the computer has very little opportunity to goof up. God help me the day I go digital.
However, my Dad loves this video. Same operating system, 10.4.11 now, but every time he updates anything the computer goes bonkers and can't find the harddrive or something really awful. I think some put a hex on it.
If he hasn't gotten the file integrity patch issued this week, he should try it. My main frustration with OSX is file storage. OSX has a flaw that allows OSX to lose control over a file. It exists on the hard drive but OSX can't see it or move it. Yet if you try to write over that file using the same name, you get the "overwrite file?" warning. I bet your dad ran into the dreaded "Invalid B-Tree Node" error back in 10.4.9. Lost many a hard drive to that bugger.
reminds me of the macs at my school, 1 year old pieces of crap... that smell.
i plugged in my flashdrive to listen to some ACDC or something and bam, it copies all of my porn onto the desktop as thumbnails... fucking macs. boat anchor is a good idea.
don't understand what? i would go back and check, but you felt the need to spread your horrible... horrible grammar all over the place on this video. and that kinda shows your intelligence level and more than dismisses all of your arguments.
No! The ads were VERY misleading! I only eat my words because I run my business on a Mac. But I still believe that Macs have huge issues with drive integrity and file coherence. For example: about one in every twenty M2V files produced by Compressor will be unreadable by DVD Studio Pro. The only option - re-render. No cause no cure. It's just a Mac...
Tell me, do you know what a B-Tree node is? Do you know what Error 39 is? Did you encounter the "Error: unknown file type. Continue?" bug? Have you used Terminal? Do you repair your file permissions? Do you even own a Mac? Yes. Mac architecture has file stability issues. They are troubling and potentially very damaging. Snow Leopard WILL be the OS I use when I get my next Mac Dual Core Xeon. I'm still chugging away on two Power PC G5's. They work well so I'm not dropping 5G just yet.
Well, if Microsoft keeps pushing Vista, I may well find out for myself. Windows for me died in June with Windows XP. Vista is untenable. If Windows 7 is actually based on Windows Server then I may try that but Vista is a non-starter.
What are you talking about? I was touting 2K FIVE MINUTES ago. I use W2k. I use XP. I use them both. 2K has its pluses. XP I use for Premiere and After Effects. They are virtually identical.
Don't listen to all of them Hunter. They're all just ticked off because they never knew what a good OS was.
There have been a few that were good/great such as Amiga/BeOS but mainly they're all a bunch of elitist Maclots trying to pretend you and your video didn't exist.
This is one of my most favorite videos in the computer geek culture.
I'd love to have it in a better format but watch it here when i get the chance. =)
I just have to say, I really love this "counter commercial" and think you should do more of this rant type stuff about other things, it's very entertaining!
Thank you! I plan to. Valpack - the junkmail provider won't allow you to unsubscribe unless you write them in paper and then wait up to six months for a response. Look for their evisceration soon.
We are discussing the time that this video was made. Please try to keep up. We use Tiger and Leopard now. Snow Leopard will have to wait until I purchase my next set of machines.
I know it may sound pathetic, but the thought of resurrecting the project file and re-linking all the media (shot on Digital Betacam) is more than I can stand. I assumed it was well known enough that I didn't have to explain when it was shot (silly me). It's here to round out the body of my work (such as it is) and give some context to...well...me. And who doesn't like to curse Jack Russel Terriers?
2002 - now that makes sense. But you uploaded this tasty anachronism in 2007 - 5 years later - and you couldn't add that little footnote to the video. I agree, it belongs here attributed to you. In fact, Youtube should remove ALL the others in under DMCA.
You may find it funny (I do in context). But it's no longer relevant; and that is the point.
i know this has been out for years, but i just found it yesterday. *love* it! but how is it that your account's file has 1/100th of the views that some (lower quality audio) copies do? bizarre!
Having used Macs, PCs, and Unix/Linux for years, I find OSX tolerable only because I can ignore most of it and go to a linux command prompt. I've had a lot of the problems mentioned here on OSX (I hate the desktop), and none of the problems you mentioned on my XP laptop so I'd take a PC any day, but that is preference. This video is attacking the idea that Macs are the second coming according to the ads, that's all. It's not a PC vs Mac thing. Only the intense Mac people make it into that.
Mac's the second coming? My 'arris. Better that a PC? Try tools for the job. Sometimes Windows is better, sometimes OSX. My Intel Mac runs both. Find a Windows PC that does that legally... go on, I dare you.
BSD, Linux...same difference. I agree with "Sometimes Windows is better, sometimes OSX." But if you look at the ads and the uber-Mac philosophy, this idea doesn't exist. Oh, and the only reason to run windows on a Mac are for the programs. What does Mac have that I can't get on the PC?
Not to Mac, hence the commercials. And none of my programs take even close to a minute to load, so that is irrelevant as well.
As for the relevance of the video, some of the specifics may have changed some (although I still found a lot of them when I was using OSX), but it does speak about an attitude that the makers of Mac ads promote even today. Just because it is "old" doesn't mean it is not relevant.
You know it's funny. I watched Final Cut Pro topple the Avid virtual monopoly on non-linear editing in 2001 and now I'm watching Abobe Premier Pro being adopted by production company after production company. It's no where near topple status compared to FCP but it's gaining ground and I've long since stopped saying "...it will never become dominant..." As much as I hate to say it, all bets are off.
Oh how hilarious. Pity a good deal of it isn't true if you know how to use a computer... I use an Intel Mac and maybe they're different from PowerPC but mine doesn't seem to suffer from anything you've discussed here.
Shut down a PC? You've never seen the Windows shutdown bugs then.... or the rouge spyware afflicting windows and on and on. No, Mac's aren't perfect, just OSX is generally better than XP or Vista.
smidoid, you are behind on your internet memes. This video was made in 2002 and some of it pertains to OS9. As a cross platform pro user I can tell you that stability and utility wise, XP and OSX are equal. If your Mac doesn't freeze, crash or lose data then you don't know how to use a computer. If you use OSX widgets, then your computer is open to dangerous exploits and hacks. OSX is a wonderful OS but no better than XP. I couldn't make money if I couldn't use them both.
I really must use a spell checker. ;-) but the point remains. Mixing allusions to OS9 and OSX in the same rant is like comparing Windows 3.x to XP and suggesting all PCs are crap. It's mixed metaphor and it gives entirely the wrong message. (BTW, I was with Dave Creasy at Windfall when the Lisa arrived in the UK and we wrote on a IIGs. How long you had Apples?)
You are going to hate yourself. I'm 41. I own 2 AppleIIe's and they are RIGHT HERE ON MY DESK. I used the Lisa when it was new. I used the Apple III when it was new.
I've worked on a IIc and a IIgs and was in college when the Mac (classic) came out. I've maintained the Fat Mac, the Mac II (which was only a demo on loan to Sewanee in '87) and the Mac IIcx. SInce then I've been through Quadras, Power Macs, Power PCs and iMacs, eMacs and the G4 and currently my G5.
When the Crash different parody was shot, we were running Final Cut Pro 2 and were making the transition from OS9 to OSX. It is not disingenuous to mix experiences from both OS9 and OSX because the Mac Switch ads which ran at that time did the same thing. I was just describing my experiences with Macintosh at my production company. I couldn't have been more honest. There are a couple of cheats due to editing but everything happened as described.
When Crash Different was shot? It ws added here in May 2007 when things were already rather different - but noooo, you couldn't be bothered to make that a little clearer. Intel macs were, what, a 2006 release? Core 2 Duo a little later.
In computer terms, that's like comparing creationism (dead since 1850ish) to Darwinism. I wrote my first book on an 9" B&W SE (which never, ever, crashed) and my current book on is on iMac (which does from time to time).
Yes, I lecture you on memes. This video was shot in 2002. It leaked onto the internet in 2002 (by way of a sketch comedy website) and has been bouncing around ever since. I only posted it here on my Youtube site because I though the creator of the video (me) ought to finally have it on his own Youtube page. Everyone KNOWS it is five years old. Everyone.
MAGNIFICENT RANT!!! :D
And I'm a 'Wintel' user.
Setting, dialog, props, music, it's ALL PERFECT!
Great work! Thank you for sharing this! :)
metaeditor 1 month ago
GET A MAC!!!! Windows computers are pieces of cheap plastic that break for no reason. My cousin had to replace the screen on his stupid Windows laptop THREE TIMES!!! And it broke again! And it's not because he isn't taking care of it. It just broke for now reason. (the hinges too)
now he has to use an external monitor for the piece of junk. And they put stupid ads on the palm rests of these stupid laptops. 7 STICKERS!!! You want to take 'em off but NO! It will void the stupid warranty you need!
maccollectorZ 2 months ago
@maccollectorZ Microsoft doesn't manufacture laptops. You need to shop carefully and buy wisely. The stickers as you call them do come off. Warm them gently with a hair dryer (this is in the manual) and wipe off any remaining residue with denatured alcohol (this is from my experience). Removing stickers does NOT void the warranty. You will need the Windows serial number if it came pre-installed. That's about it. Macs make great laptops but Acer is a better value for most users.
Vexxarr 2 months ago 6
These piece of junk Windows computers make me sooooo mad!! GET A MAC! I put in a simple game and it can't even play it!!!!! And on the HP laptop it lags when you move the mouse cursor! What is that?!? It skips every 3 seconds!
maccollectorZ 2 months ago
@maccollectorZ You purchased an underpowered machine that wasn't designed to play the games you want to play. I suggest either an Alienware laptop for gaming or a Toshiba or Acer fully specked out. Macs typically aren't designed for games. There are graphics issues when playing games that require on-card shader or texture operations. Macs just don't do that. They weren't designed to.
Vexxarr 2 months ago 2
I can't stand Windows!!! It's the worst rip-off of the Apple GUI EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it sucks too! The only thing that can come somewhat close to a good OS is XP or 2000. Win 98 and 95 SUCK! The computers suck! They always fail! Someone I know has a new Win. laptop, and his mom tripped over a USB device in the USB port and it shorted it out and the computer couldn't turn on after that. Macs have short protection! I also dropped a Dell laptop on the carpet on purpose and 3 pieces broke off!
maccollectorZ 2 months ago
@maccollectorZ Mac power supplies are the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging fire hazard. The power supplies for Mac laptops are notoriously dangerous and prone to shorts. Macbook Pros are prone to overheating. The original MacbookPro would even burn user's laps if they left them running on their unprotected legs.
Microsoft doesn't manufacture computers. They make software. If you want a decent PC, you need to shop and buy wisely. My Acer just turned 4 and is amazing.
Vexxarr 2 months ago 2
Um, I have WAY more problems with Windows computer than Macs. And I know how to use Windows computers. This piece of junk HP desktop had idiotic Vista on it, so I put XP on it and the internet stops working. You can't connect to the internet! And don't say that it was my actual internet's fault, cause it isn't. It works fine on my Mac. I can't stand those stupid HP laptops either! Stupid error message that comes back after you close the #$%@ thing!!! I can't play any games either! Get a mac!
maccollectorZ 2 months ago
@maccollectorZ 1) HP makes a terrible machine. 2) Vista has been dead for three years 3) You can't play games on a Mac...well, there is Farmville. I own and operate Three Macs running Leopard and Tiger. Macs are very reliable. I own five PCs running XP and 2K on both Intel and AMD architecture. XP and Leopard are virtually identical with regard to stability and performance (one you shut Time Machine off). Macs are great. XP is great. I use them both. Professionally.
Vexxarr 2 months ago
Also the system and programs are relativity more expensive for Mac vs. PC.
ImprovmanZero 3 months ago
PLEASE MAKE AN UPDATED APPLE/OSX PARODY!! PLEASE!!
JamieVegas 4 months ago 2
@JamieVegas If Apple ever does anything as obviously one-sided as those horrible commercials again, I will. Keep in mind, I wasn't bashing Macs (all computers are frustrating) I was bashing those commercials essentially telling people they switched because PCs were so fraught with peril and Macs were so easy. The closest I have come to thinking of another parody were the Mac vs PC spots. Same issue.
Vexxarr 4 months ago
@Vexxarr The only problem I have with Apple now is the sunset of Final Cut Pro and their pro line of Towers and laptops. When the Mac Pro ends production, so will my involvement with Apple. I recently bought Final Cut Pro 7 and that will be the last Apple software I purchase. I'm looking for replacements in the market and Avid looks to be the answer. Avid runs on a PC so I guess this is the end of Mac as a professional tool. Sad really. I enjoyed working in both environments.
Vexxarr 4 months ago
I changed my mind, macs are just god awful, spent the past 2 weeks dealing with my kernel panicking mac to find out its now a £2000 paperweight....
360ownez 10 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Macs are good for media and music production and PC's are good at office work and gaming. Although mac can game and do office work, pc can also do some music production and media work. From experience macs are much better at it tho.
360ownez 10 months ago
@360ownez I prefer Macs for video for sure. Audio, I haven't decided. It used to be that Mac meant basically using Pro Tools for audio. The PC had SO much more for mixing and sound editing. Things are starting to change and I'm starting to see Macs as an audio suite. Apple has to kill it's soundtrack pro series though. It's the most obtuse and inflexible interface I have seen this side of *discreet software. It's just not up to Apple's standards.
Vexxarr 10 months ago
@Vexxarr I use Logic pro in college and i find it simply incredible, shame it won't work on my powermac.
iMovie is better than some professional software on PC's. And its free with every mac. it really doesn't bother me, i have PC's and macs. so i can sway either way. but swapping my Ableton projects beween my pc and my mac at college is such a pain. With they would make it a tiny bit easier. AU's and VST's just don't mix well :\
360ownez 10 months ago
@360ownez You know, I had a client last night that simply *had* to have a project finished as an uncompressed AVI. It was for a kiosk and the "player" would only take a hand full of formats. I beat my poor Mac to death but I couldn't create an *uncompressed* AVI (important detail) that could be played back. In fact although Quicktime could make the file, even it couldn't play it back. Its own file. Continued in next box:
Vexxarr 10 months ago
@360ownez So I dusted off Adobe Premier Pro 7. I have to say, it was a joy to work with. I was creating a project with seven 1.5 gigabyte uncompressed Quicktime H.264 files at an odd aspect ratio (1368 x 760). It never crashed. It never hung. It played back these huge weird files with no rendering. It rendered the entire project in twenty minutes. The Mac was rendering in parallel using Cinepak and took over an hour. I have to say, I always liked Premier but it saved my life last night.
Vexxarr 10 months ago
@Vexxarr Errr... I've never tried Premiere 7, but Premiere CS3, CS4, and CS5 have been an AWFUL experience for me xD I prefer Sony Vegas :)
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@Xylogeist It's how you use it and what you use it for. I needed to create uncompressed avi files as per a client request. The Mac really couldn't - not in a true sense. And the Final Cut avi that resulted was aliased and grainy. The Premiere file was crisp and free of compression from what I could see. There are simply some things FCP CAN'T do. this was one of them. Then again, I don't get many requests for avi files (not DivX or XviD but good old fashioned audio video interleave).
Vexxarr 8 months ago
@Vexxarr Well I was referring to Macs and PC's in today's world... where you can get Sony Vegas/Premiere/etc on both platforms... but yea I see where you're coming from.
Xylogeist 8 months ago
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Xylogeist 8 months ago
@360ownez You can use Sony Vegas on a PC. Software isn't platform based anymore... it's not about Mac or PC when it comes to video editing now, it's just a question of RAM. And since PC's can obviously have just as much RAM as a Mac... then PC can be better at any time, any place. And since the PC has a better interface, is more unique, and is more capable at 95% of software on the market... its pretty much the dominating platform. Mac is for people who like to spend money for no reason at all.
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@Xylogeist TRUE STORY: a few years back, my sisters Win vista based laptop got a virus(The laptop WAS protected by AVG and it was updated aswel as UAC being turned on full) it wasnt a phishing virus, it was a keylogger that windows AND AVG didnt catch, and Keyloggers are easy to detect, she had only been in posetion of the laptop for 4 months, and the keylogger had stolen credit card details email accounts even facebook account, itunes accounts. AVG and windows defender didnt pick it up
360ownez 8 months ago
@Xylogeist two weeks later after having me wipe the laptop for her she said she had, had enough and sold the laptop and went out and bought a macbook(Only costed 100 pound more) and she says its 100x better not having to worry about even the threat of a virus stealing details. having your money stolen is one of the worst feeling in the world, and i know it, for that reason, it was worth paying an extra 200 pound for my mac instead of a pc, as far as everything else goes macs can do everything pc
360ownez 8 months ago
@360ownez 1. Not sure what store your getting a mac for 100 pounds more, that must be a pretty bad mac compared to my gaming Rig.
2. Macs get viruses too. You're ignorant if you think its a security issue in Windows. It is just as simple to build viruses for Macs (I have done it) however what would be the point to build a virus for a system that no one uses?
3. Viruses don't steal credit card information, that's spyware, and VERY few spyware can actually take information, it NEVER happens.PC>Mac
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@Xylogeist Mac are built on unix and ANYTHING that tries to gain access Needs the admins password, so unless you have it, good luck spreading your mac virus, OS X also shows the IP of any incoming connections. Since the rise of intel and Hackintoshes more than 30-39% of computers out there are running OS X, and apples sales have Shot up a hell of a lot since 05'. The excuse that macs dont get viruses because they aren't a majority is complete BS, Macs don't get viruses because of the unix OS
360ownez 8 months ago
@Xylogeist And have you ever heard of this wonderful auction site called eBay? You can get a decent macbook pro 2008-9 model on there for about 600-700 pounds. I'd rather do that then buy a new windows PC, and i like how you act like i don't own a PC. i Own a Gaming PC and 4 Laptops, i also have an eMac an iMac and a powermac, i just don't find windows to be all that safe unless you pay a subscription for an expensive anti-virus, which again is more money.
360ownez 8 months ago
@360ownez I've never paid a subscription for anti-virus. Any good Windows use installs Spybot Search and Destroy (anti-spyware that monitors for registry changes and can scan for spyware at any time), Malwarebytes (a FREE anti-malware that can remove anything you throw at it in my experience), and CCleader which removes temporary files, fixes registry problems, and can automate a number of other useful measures. Windows is 100% clean for the rest of its life with those programs installed. Try it
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@360ownez Also, ever heard of Newegg? Its even cheaper than Ebay 95% the time (for new products). I get all of my parts for my custom built PC's there.
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@Xylogeist I use a mac, i don't need to try it as i said, its "in my opinion", windows based computers have given me more issues than any mac ever have, sure macs have some problems, but most of them are about 50x worse on any pc, general hardware issues aside, ive had to reinstall windows so many times because of software issues, that require a ton of other software to fix, , or long complicated processes, when usually its easier to just reinstall windows. i refuse to continue arguing with you.
360ownez 8 months ago
@360ownez Its obvious to me that you are not only a novice Windows user, but that you completely ignored all of the tips in my last comment. You should learn about Windows before you try and bash it. I've not had to reinstall Windows 7 or Vista once, and I only reinstall Windows XP multiple times because I had multiple PC's running multiple installations.
Xylogeist 8 months ago
@Xylogeist My primary OS i run on my pc is ubuntu, then windows, i have no problem with ubuntu as Like macs- its UNIX based, so its better/safe out of the box, im not going to tell you which cmuter to use, i didnt from the start, all i said was my opinion on general media software, and the FREE exclusive mac media software is just better, one reason for them being so pricey is the software they ship with is excellent, ive never bought a new mac anyway, so idc imo, i aint never payed over 500
360ownez 8 months ago
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Xylogeist 8 months ago
I just find it hilarious that every time you post this video, the exact same arguments and rants start up again. Oh, and I still fondly remember your humorous rant about your color printer on that lovely afternoon we spent together in Atlanta back in 2005... maybe you should do something with that!
Mindshadow71 11 months ago
@Mindshadow71 Lately, I'm saving my rants for Sony...for various reasons...they seem to WANT to go out of business.
They won't share their DVCPro SR tape stock secret. Their factory is destroyed. Now EVERYONE has to switch from Sony DVCPro equipment to...well...anything else.
Way to go Sony! Who says lobotomized baboons can't run a major electronics empire?
Vexxarr 11 months ago
are you doing the vexxar comic because Mac killed your inner child or despite off?
methanbreather 1 year ago
@methanbreather Mac never killed Vexxarr's inner child - Linux did. So we're good.
Vexxarr 1 year ago
I really wish you had an HD version of this video. It still applies to today's macs IMO.
I've used it many times to shut up mac fanbois.
cpu64 1 year ago
@cpu64 You do realise at the time that Hunter Cressall was the editor of MacAddict Magazine and put together this spoof after apple released the "switch" campaigns featuring the infamous stoner Ellen Fiess. So really it is the same as Jews telling Jew jokes, or blacks using the N word. We can diss on the Mac, because we are mac users. PC users don't get that luxury.
w2ttsy 10 months ago
Original and still best.
tml4873 1 year ago
< Proud linux user. It's the only operating system that comes even close to "just working."
TheArcticVanguard 1 year ago 2
@TheArcticVanguard No thanks mate...
360ownez 1 year ago
@360ownez To each their own, right? :]
TheArcticVanguard 1 year ago
I just hate Mac OS 9 so much. I will never use a Mac/Macintosh again, not even as a boat anchor.
jounihat 1 year ago
@jounihat Thats OS 9 from 1997, you are probably comparing it to something like windows 7 from 2009/10 OS 9 was A LOT better than windows 98
360ownez 1 year ago
@360ownez I got a Wallstreet in 2002, and I was using a PC with Win XP simultaniously (both OSses were from 2001, as it was the last 'classic' mac OS, 9.22). I hated OS 9.22. And I really think Windows 98 was better and is today more usable than OS 9 is today.
(this comment was written under snow leopard :D )
JeriChsk2 11 months ago
That was hilarious
5965665 1 year ago
Hahahaha. True or not, it's funny.
mudrac1969 1 year ago
I first watched this vid back in 03 i believe, i had just finished high school and had gone through 3 years of using the I-mac. almost everything in this vid had happened to me including the cd being inserted and the song just start playing with no player and no way to stop it also it was my 3 year younger sister cd.
Morrdubay 1 year ago
How old is this? Nothing he describes has ever happened to me...
mrcoxon 1 year ago
This can be true in the world of audio engineering as well. I mean, sure, Logic and Pro Tools have FAR fewer dropout issues than Sonar and Cubase do, but Pro Tools is also available for Windows, and HEAVEN FORBID you want to upgrade to the newest version of OS X when it comes out if you're using Pro Tools, since IT'S NEVER COMPATIBLE. That being said, Logic is pretty wonderful, but not without its issues.
fishsquire 1 year ago
There's no better thing that a good parody :)
voytas1024 1 year ago
Funny...But they rewrote the whole OS now and there's a thing called a genius at the mac store...They can fix it all.
Welivewiththefuture 2 years ago
Well yes and no. The "whole OS" has not been rewritten. It's not a new kernel. And the Genius bar is only helpful for non professional users. Even so, I advise people not to use the Genius bar if they suspect they have a hardware issue. The Genius Bar will be expensive and in the end charge you after not resolving the issue. The whole point of this parody was that the Mac ADVERTISING campaign was a little silly and extreme. I love Mac enough to own several. I just point out that they can fail.
HunterCressall 2 years ago
@Welivewiththefuture so if something goes wrong, i have to make an appointment to take it to the apple store so they will most likely charge me to fix it? Funny, because on a pc i can fix it myself...
mikitymike 1 year ago
@mikitymike Apple makes all their own technology, instead of making you piece together a shoddy Franken-PC where every time it boots up, it gives you a message saying "BOOT DISK INVALID - PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR F2 FOR SETUP" message. I know because I use my dad's PC that he "fixed himself" for gaming, but my patience will run out for Windows once Garry's Mod is ported to Mac. Earlier this year, my HD crashed on my 2007 MacBook, but they replaced it and it ran fine. And I got $100 off.
Welivewiththefuture 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture no, they don't make their own technology you dumbfuck. Did they make the i7? how about any of the graphics cards? the OS? the OS is fuckin freebsd with different look! Yeah, instead of getting a fucking box, with who the fuck knows what inside, i get an actual computer, suited EXACTLY to MY needs.
mikitymike 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture Also, if you don't know how to put about 10 pieces together to build a pc, you really are retarded, If you fuckin flash your BIOS that "problem" would go away. Now let's compare, time to flash BIOS: 5 minutes, process: download .exe and run it, restart OR download ROM to a usb drive, and boot into the flashing program and press start.
mikitymike 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture Time to get mac fixed: 2 days to who the hell knows when, process: make an appointment, unplug your mac, run it down to the apple store, wait in line, have them diagnose the problem, have them tell you that you have a problem, have them take your computer, be computerless until they fix it, run down to the apple store, get your computer back, and then get a discount on an overpriced fee, which is still overpriced even with the discount.
mikitymike 1 year ago
@mikitymike Just for the record, Macintosh sucks. Mac rules.
Macintosh = 1984-1999
Mac = 1999-present
It took less than 24 hours for Apple to make the repairs.
Steve Jobs helped develop NeXTSTEP, the origin of FreeBSD.
The way you talk, you seem to not own a Mac at all.
I know Intel makes the processors. They make all of them for any machine.
All in all, it's just a computer, and I use a different kind.
If you're so competitive, you only deserve to have MS-DOS.
Welivewiththefuture 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture omfg same thing dumbass, ya so 1440 minutes + travel time vs 5 minutes. nextstep uses source code from bsd, idiot.
mikitymike 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture I would rather have MS-DOS than a mac, and in fact made that decision when prompted earlier, at least dos doesnt have as much lag as a mac.
multiinuyasha 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture lol garry's mod, have fun playing at 5 fps, that's all your mac could handle.
mikitymike 1 year ago
@Welivewiththefuture So apple owns Intel, ATI, Conexant(at least i think), Fujitsu, Western Digital... etc. Wake up, take one of the damn things apart, that'll be your first clue, they do not make their own technology, they're just a pc with a crappy Unix OS.
multiinuyasha 1 year ago 2
@multiinuyasha This is not a flame war.
Welivewiththefuture 1 year ago
mac sux
imtonasty 2 years ago
Well, I like to think that Macs suck as much as any computer. Mac users are just deluded about issues of stability, speed and ease of use. Macs can be great machines if you take time to become an educated user...just like a Windows machine can be a great machine if you take the time to be an educated user.
Vexxarr 2 years ago 24
can you back that claim up?
davidbassplanc 2 years ago
@davidbassplanc well macs are hell of expensive they have a lot less supported programs( including games )
imtonasty 2 years ago
@imtonasty Now that Steam is available on Mac OS, that gap is closing a little. The gap is certainly still there, and it's certainly still HUGE, but it's smaller than it was.
fishsquire 1 year ago
@fishsquire well yeah, but gamer macs are still very expensive and most software aren't compatible with macs
imtonasty 1 year ago
All this will seem a lot funnier once you get out of second grade.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Well I think its funny and I know personally its true so thats all that matters to me!
FACP07 2 years ago
My G5 is just too solid to throw away. When I get my Dual Quad Core, I'm going to keep the G5 as my offline render machine.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Not sure if Snow Leopard still has them but DVD file recovery and repair and all the widgets - open process monitor and see how much of your memory is tied up in Widgets. It's horrifying. You can use a Boolean to turn them off in terminal. And you'll think I'm crazy but Time Machine. Disable and use a third party dedicated application and an external backup. NEVER use an onboard drive. Time machine is a wonderful idea for computers yet to be invented.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
It was about Panther and OS9. The CD lock-up was OS9 specifically. The rest was all Panther. OSX had a lot of issues at first. It's better now but OSX is still prone to file loss. I haven't switched to Leopard or Snow Leopard because both are FULL of bloatware. I know how to take a lot of that top heavy crap out but it takes a lot of careful hacking in terminal. My G5 is still a power PC. I love it but it eats hard drives (journaling). My next Mac will be a top-shelf Quad Core Xeon.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Followed your link over from the Cameron thread at Wired. Great stuff, man! Epic!
It reminds me of the time a couple years ago when a buddy invited me over to his place to look at his new Mac. "It never crashes!" he claimed. It crashed for no apparent reason just as he said it. No kidding, I'm not making this up. He couldn't get it to run after that. It would boot-crash-boot-crash. Poor guy, and it was right out of the box, too.
RC1191217 2 years ago
Man, Ilove my G5 but I would *never* tell anyone it didn't crash. I've learned how to say "You must force restart your computer" in Japanese just from the kernel panic screen. As far as simple stability goes, I'd say that Tiger and XP Service pack 3 are about even.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
you idiot! you own a macintosh! the file is effing gone!
charlieandtanner 2 years ago
@smidoid
Wow, I know I'm late to the party on this comment, but Jesus fucking Christ! Are you serious? This video is a PRE-YouTube CLASSIC.
You have to be an absolute tool to try and dish on him like this when this guy was perhaps part of the reason video blogs and rants became popular in the first place. He did it with insane style and managed 7+ digit views before YouTube ever hit the scene! And all without putting any TNA on display! He's nearly an ICON! Who the hell are you?
BaiginLong 2 years ago 5
lol i hate the update manager. I just want to reach into my computer and rip it out. I DON'T USE SAFARI SO I DON'T WANT TO RESTART MY COMPUTER FOR THE 56346346th TIME TODAY THANKYOU. I tried using Fedora 9Linux), but it made no sense. Downloads didn't work, flash player wasn't supported. Grr
notbenbreakstone 2 years ago
lmao...update manager bouncing around like a jack russel fucking terrier...lmao
SoNiX887 2 years ago 3
that was the funniest part, almost pissed myself when I saw that
robertsh1982 2 years ago
I was curious is there a way to obtain a script or subtitles for this, I am having trouble understanding what you are saying in the beginning
MistahJones33 2 years ago
"Editing is all Mac-based now. I mean, y'know, there are programs out there on the PC, but whether you're using Avid or using Final Cut Pro, you're working on a Macintosh. Using a Mac is a little different than using a PC: it's not so much as operating the computer as it is tricking it, fooling it into doing what it is you really want it to do. You kinda have to sneak up on a Mac. I don't feel like I'm operating the computer so much as I'm just there sharing the Mac experience."
DivisibleByWaffle 2 years ago 7
"And if I can do something useful while the Mac is willing, so much the better. One of the coolest features of the Macintosh is, it's really easy to shut down. You just have to be using a piece of software and then poof! It goes away! It's gone; it shut down. You didn't push any buttons, you didn't close, you didn't even save! It's just gone! Unless you want to shut down a Mac: oh, that's a whole 'nother story!"
DivisibleByWaffle 2 years ago 8
thank you very much
MistahJones33 2 years ago
I say unto you: Let us go forth to other operating systems. It for this purpose that I compile...
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Amen.
Friendo1231 2 years ago
OMG I was obsessed with this video like 3-4 years ago when google video was around, then I forgot about it. LOL I LOVE IT STILL.
Sepirothkai 3 years ago 3
I remember downloading the hi-res version of this Apple Switch spoof back in 2003.Me and my friend were laughing for days over this comedy skit.I posted a link to the video at Apple's support discussion forum back in early (I think) 2003.
So you are the real Hunter Cressall.Incredible,pure genius.
m9078jk3 3 years ago
And the punchline? I own a 2.5 Ghz Dual Processor G5 and am in the market to buy the new Quad core Zeon.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
Acctually I had a refurbished iBook for four years and it has only crashed once. For the month that I have been running Vista it has already crashed twice. OS 9 was pretty unstable though.
skyeliam 3 years ago
I agree actually. Honestly, it's all in how you use it. I do stand by my assertions that OSX has an unstable file system (Invalid B-Tree Node) and writing large quantities of files in batch can result in OSX losing the files to the underlying disk management system. Also...permissions?
HunterCressall 3 years ago
Ah, but that's because Vista is crap.
SoManySkinks 3 years ago
The first time I watched this video, I was dying laughing, and it made me hate Mac even more...but then XP started hating me...now I have a MacBook and I love it, but I still use XP for some stuff! HILARIOUS video, though! I love it!
Bowler4Ever 3 years ago 2
I too have a Mac - a Power PC G5. I love my Mac but sometimes...
HunterCressall 3 years ago
lol, I can't get any errors.
shinyp0nyta 3 years ago 2
Try turning it on.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
I use Ubuntu xD
shinyp0nyta 3 years ago 4
Although that was fucking hilarious bro.
berpaderp 3 years ago
I'm trying to figure out how people manage to crash a Mac but make it through Pee Ceeing unscathed. I get a spinning ball of death on occasion, but that is nothing compared to all that "illegal operation" business. But you guys keep after it. The less people that use Macs, the less likely it is we'll have viruses made for us.
berpaderp 3 years ago
Try Windows XP. Honestly, I find the XP experience to be identical to Tiger with regard to stability. Crashing a Mac is easy if you use it for image or video manipulation. I find that Windows is more reliable from the standpoint of file and hard drive integrity. OSX dropped a file integrity update today that (I hope) addresses the issue of moving large files or large numbers of files across a firewire or network bridge to external storage. Fingers crossed.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
Aha! I do the audio thing. With analog equipment :) So the computer has very little opportunity to goof up. God help me the day I go digital.
However, my Dad loves this video. Same operating system, 10.4.11 now, but every time he updates anything the computer goes bonkers and can't find the harddrive or something really awful. I think some put a hex on it.
berpaderp 3 years ago
If he hasn't gotten the file integrity patch issued this week, he should try it. My main frustration with OSX is file storage. OSX has a flaw that allows OSX to lose control over a file. It exists on the hard drive but OSX can't see it or move it. Yet if you try to write over that file using the same name, you get the "overwrite file?" warning. I bet your dad ran into the dreaded "Invalid B-Tree Node" error back in 10.4.9. Lost many a hard drive to that bugger.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
Dude you rock! You are the best! Seriously if Microsoft finds you you will be in their ads! Siiiiiiiick!
Dude props! I can't believe how good you are!
Again props!
TmetheWise 3 years ago
Dude you rock! You are the best! Seriously if Microsoft finds you you will be in their ads! Siiiiiiiick!
Dude props! I can't believe how good you are!
Again props!
TmetheWise 3 years ago
no props, its not tru.
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
reminds me of the macs at my school, 1 year old pieces of crap... that smell.
i plugged in my flashdrive to listen to some ACDC or something and bam, it copies all of my porn onto the desktop as thumbnails... fucking macs. boat anchor is a good idea.
VoodooZmija 3 years ago
sure, you just dont anderstand i gess.
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
don't understand what? i would go back and check, but you felt the need to spread your horrible... horrible grammar all over the place on this video. and that kinda shows your intelligence level and more than dismisses all of your arguments.
VoodooZmija 2 years ago
I think you meant "sure, you just don't understand I guess. " Which we don't. Because you can't spell.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
hey you are the SHIT. xD
icefox678 3 years ago
trust me, he is not "the shit". its not tru.
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
Dude, does this upset you? You seem to be struggling with this video.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
so do u disagree with this now?
Dalekator 3 years ago
No! The ads were VERY misleading! I only eat my words because I run my business on a Mac. But I still believe that Macs have huge issues with drive integrity and file coherence. For example: about one in every twenty M2V files produced by Compressor will be unreadable by DVD Studio Pro. The only option - re-render. No cause no cure. It's just a Mac...
Vexxarr 3 years ago
sure. its not tru. use Snow Leopard!
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
Tell me, do you know what a B-Tree node is? Do you know what Error 39 is? Did you encounter the "Error: unknown file type. Continue?" bug? Have you used Terminal? Do you repair your file permissions? Do you even own a Mac? Yes. Mac architecture has file stability issues. They are troubling and potentially very damaging. Snow Leopard WILL be the OS I use when I get my next Mac Dual Core Xeon. I'm still chugging away on two Power PC G5's. They work well so I'm not dropping 5G just yet.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Snow Leopard is a huge improvement over Leopard but still no magic bullet. What do you use caps at the end of a sentence but not the beginning?
Vexxarr 2 years ago
this was my fav vid wen i was trying to prove my friend wrong about macs being gr8!
now i've got 1 and he is using everything i sed agents me.
Dalekator 3 years ago
I hear ya! I eat my words every day...Still it was the TV commercials I was really making fun of. But I feel your pain...
Vexxarr 3 years ago
i've got 1. they can be gr8 and the force quit can be really annoyning!!!
Dalekator 3 years ago
ha ha lol!
goford90 3 years ago
not so lol. its not tru.
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
You had a really boring Christmas, didn't you? 'True' has an 'e' on the end, just by the way.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
Cut and past is a terrible burden to those with little to say.
Vexxarr 2 years ago 4
i bring up freebsd because its reputation as stable is more solid thaneven linux and its what osx is based on
wellhowdydeux 3 years ago
Well, if Microsoft keeps pushing Vista, I may well find out for myself. Windows for me died in June with Windows XP. Vista is untenable. If Windows 7 is actually based on Windows Server then I may try that but Vista is a non-starter.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
just a couple months ago you were touting windows 2000-why the change?
wellhowdydeux 3 years ago
What are you talking about? I was touting 2K FIVE MINUTES ago. I use W2k. I use XP. I use them both. 2K has its pluses. XP I use for Premiere and After Effects. They are virtually identical.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
funny and true
FACP07 3 years ago
Don't listen to all of them Hunter. They're all just ticked off because they never knew what a good OS was.
There have been a few that were good/great such as Amiga/BeOS but mainly they're all a bunch of elitist Maclots trying to pretend you and your video didn't exist.
This is one of my most favorite videos in the computer geek culture.
I'd love to have it in a better format but watch it here when i get the chance. =)
Tarrbot 3 years ago
I just have to say, I really love this "counter commercial" and think you should do more of this rant type stuff about other things, it's very entertaining!
TheAbsorbant 3 years ago
Thank you! I plan to. Valpack - the junkmail provider won't allow you to unsubscribe unless you write them in paper and then wait up to six months for a response. Look for their evisceration soon.
Vexxarr 3 years ago
this was very creative!!! I must agree, Apple MAC is no different from Windows, want PCPEACE, go Ubuntu brother.
invesure 3 years ago
This is what I'm hearing. I'm SURE not going to use Vista! Not crazy about Panther either...
Vexxarr 3 years ago
Panther? wtf! its 2009! use Snow Leopard!
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
We are discussing the time that this video was made. Please try to keep up. We use Tiger and Leopard now. Snow Leopard will have to wait until I purchase my next set of machines.
Vexxarr 2 years ago
I know it may sound pathetic, but the thought of resurrecting the project file and re-linking all the media (shot on Digital Betacam) is more than I can stand. I assumed it was well known enough that I didn't have to explain when it was shot (silly me). It's here to round out the body of my work (such as it is) and give some context to...well...me. And who doesn't like to curse Jack Russel Terriers?
Vexxarr 4 years ago
martin crane
realwellhowdydoo 4 years ago
2002 - now that makes sense. But you uploaded this tasty anachronism in 2007 - 5 years later - and you couldn't add that little footnote to the video. I agree, it belongs here attributed to you. In fact, Youtube should remove ALL the others in under DMCA.
You may find it funny (I do in context). But it's no longer relevant; and that is the point.
smidoid 4 years ago
yeah! so make it clear! now, thanks.
jeweetwelcaspar 2 years ago
Like your spelling?
Vexxarr 2 years ago
i know this has been out for years, but i just found it yesterday. *love* it! but how is it that your account's file has 1/100th of the views that some (lower quality audio) copies do? bizarre!
complexin 4 years ago
Oh, and I love the rant here and the ones on your website. Please keep them up.
sandread 4 years ago
Having used Macs, PCs, and Unix/Linux for years, I find OSX tolerable only because I can ignore most of it and go to a linux command prompt. I've had a lot of the problems mentioned here on OSX (I hate the desktop), and none of the problems you mentioned on my XP laptop so I'd take a PC any day, but that is preference. This video is attacking the idea that Macs are the second coming according to the ads, that's all. It's not a PC vs Mac thing. Only the intense Mac people make it into that.
sandread 4 years ago
Linux? Surely you do mean BSD don't you...
Mac's the second coming? My 'arris. Better that a PC? Try tools for the job. Sometimes Windows is better, sometimes OSX. My Intel Mac runs both. Find a Windows PC that does that legally... go on, I dare you.
smidoid 4 years ago
BSD, Linux...same difference. I agree with "Sometimes Windows is better, sometimes OSX." But if you look at the ads and the uber-Mac philosophy, this idea doesn't exist. Oh, and the only reason to run windows on a Mac are for the programs. What does Mac have that I can't get on the PC?
sandread 4 years ago
Same difference? That's what's called Circular Logic. BSD is NOT Linux; and neither are Unix.
What does Mac have that you can't get on a PC?
Er... do I really have to list what it comes with out of the box? I won't, Apple will do that for you.
Lots is the simple answer. Lots and lots of reliable, everyman-friendly software on a machine that boots in under a minute (on Tiger at least).
Perfect? My arse. No such thing.
Better than a PC? A modern Mac IS a PC so that's irrelevant.
smidoid 4 years ago
Not to Mac, hence the commercials. And none of my programs take even close to a minute to load, so that is irrelevant as well.
As for the relevance of the video, some of the specifics may have changed some (although I still found a lot of them when I was using OSX), but it does speak about an attitude that the makers of Mac ads promote even today. Just because it is "old" doesn't mean it is not relevant.
sandread 4 years ago
like the relevance of the bill gates win 98 bsod?
realwellhowdydoo 4 years ago
fianl cut pro and a stable kernel, based on freebsd, mainly
realwellhowdydoo 4 years ago
You know it's funny. I watched Final Cut Pro topple the Avid virtual monopoly on non-linear editing in 2001 and now I'm watching Abobe Premier Pro being adopted by production company after production company. It's no where near topple status compared to FCP but it's gaining ground and I've long since stopped saying "...it will never become dominant..." As much as I hate to say it, all bets are off.
Vexxarr 4 years ago
Oh how hilarious. Pity a good deal of it isn't true if you know how to use a computer... I use an Intel Mac and maybe they're different from PowerPC but mine doesn't seem to suffer from anything you've discussed here.
Shut down a PC? You've never seen the Windows shutdown bugs then.... or the rouge spyware afflicting windows and on and on. No, Mac's aren't perfect, just OSX is generally better than XP or Vista.
smidoid 4 years ago
smidoid, you are behind on your internet memes. This video was made in 2002 and some of it pertains to OS9. As a cross platform pro user I can tell you that stability and utility wise, XP and OSX are equal. If your Mac doesn't freeze, crash or lose data then you don't know how to use a computer. If you use OSX widgets, then your computer is open to dangerous exploits and hacks. OSX is a wonderful OS but no better than XP. I couldn't make money if I couldn't use them both.
Vexxarr 4 years ago
Does 30 years experience as a compyer professinal count Vexxar? How about you - are you even that old?
If you're mixing OS9 examples OS-X then you are as disingenuous as you are assumptive because you fail to make that clear.
smidoid 4 years ago
I really must use a spell checker. ;-) but the point remains. Mixing allusions to OS9 and OSX in the same rant is like comparing Windows 3.x to XP and suggesting all PCs are crap. It's mixed metaphor and it gives entirely the wrong message. (BTW, I was with Dave Creasy at Windfall when the Lisa arrived in the UK and we wrote on a IIGs. How long you had Apples?)
smidoid 4 years ago
You are going to hate yourself. I'm 41. I own 2 AppleIIe's and they are RIGHT HERE ON MY DESK. I used the Lisa when it was new. I used the Apple III when it was new.
Vexxarr 4 years ago
I've worked on a IIc and a IIgs and was in college when the Mac (classic) came out. I've maintained the Fat Mac, the Mac II (which was only a demo on loan to Sewanee in '87) and the Mac IIcx. SInce then I've been through Quadras, Power Macs, Power PCs and iMacs, eMacs and the G4 and currently my G5.
Vexxarr 4 years ago
When the Crash different parody was shot, we were running Final Cut Pro 2 and were making the transition from OS9 to OSX. It is not disingenuous to mix experiences from both OS9 and OSX because the Mac Switch ads which ran at that time did the same thing. I was just describing my experiences with Macintosh at my production company. I couldn't have been more honest. There are a couple of cheats due to editing but everything happened as described.
Vexxarr 4 years ago
When Crash Different was shot? It ws added here in May 2007 when things were already rather different - but noooo, you couldn't be bothered to make that a little clearer. Intel macs were, what, a 2006 release? Core 2 Duo a little later.
In computer terms, that's like comparing creationism (dead since 1850ish) to Darwinism. I wrote my first book on an 9" B&W SE (which never, ever, crashed) and my current book on is on iMac (which does from time to time).
And you lecture me on memes!
smidoid 4 years ago
Yes, I lecture you on memes. This video was shot in 2002. It leaked onto the internet in 2002 (by way of a sketch comedy website) and has been bouncing around ever since. I only posted it here on my Youtube site because I though the creator of the video (me) ought to finally have it on his own Youtube page. Everyone KNOWS it is five years old. Everyone.
Vexxarr 4 years ago