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By Seb Janacek

Published: Friday 04 February 2005


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Anonymous


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Fresno, California


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What the average PC user doesn't understand is how many gratuitous insults Mac users put up with. "Didn't Apple go out of business?" "Why did you pay more for a slower computer? Are you an idiot?" "Ease of use? I guess that matters if you don't know how to use computers, but ..."

That sort of treatment naturally breeds a resentful and defensive mindset.

Mac zealotry is also driven by the culture of the online forums where computer platforms are discussed. The "rabid Mac fans" you talk about develop their debating tactics yelling at equally rabid Windows fans.

Emotions run very high on both sides. Apple's biggest obstacle to entering the corporate market isn't its own customers, but the entrenched prejudices of IT staffs.



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