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#1  Edited By 02sfraser

I have been browsing around Giantbomb forums and i see a lot of talk about Windows 7. Although i did get a copy of 7 Pro from university i can't help but wonder, where are all the Apple users? Doesn't seem to be many. I am myself using my Macbook Pro to type this but i can't be the only one can i? Also haven't seen a lot of debate about Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard. Any thoughts?

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#2  Edited By SynOne

Do you play any games on that Macbook?
 
The answer to that question should give you a hint as to why you dont notice many Mac users on a world largest editable video game database.

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#3  Edited By MrSnow

Both sytems are crap. There is an opening in the market for a new operating system apart from mircosoft and MAC

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#4  Edited By BlackHeronBlue

I'm a mac user. Actually that's a lie. I have a windows-based computer for PC games (which I don't really play.. ok, I play literally 2 PC games). I use a mac for everything else. And I am getting a new macbook pro next week, so I have no experience with Snow Leopard as of now, but once I get to spend some time on it then I'll probably have something more to add to the conversation. 
 
Yes, it annoys the shit out of me that I can't run some things on the mac, but hey, you can't have everything. I always say that games belong on consoles anyway.

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#5  Edited By the8bitNacho

I use a MacBook Pro for pretty much everything, and I'm trying extremely hard not to drop money I don't really have on the new 27" iMac.  I also own an AppleTV, two iPhones (3G brick/3GS), an iPod Touch (1st gen), 24" Apple Cinema Display (for my MBP), Apple Keyboard With Numeric Keypad, Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (that thing is some broke ass shit), and I've got the new Magic Mouse on pre-order.
 
So yes, I'm a Mac user and an Apple whore.
 
To be fair though, I also have 2 PCs located in different rooms throughout my house, but I rarely use either of them.

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#6  Edited By zyn

I'm a future Mac user :)  What I mean about that is I use a Windows computer as my primary PC, but am saving up for a MacBook Pro.  I don't game on Windows so if I were to have a Mac, i would use it more than Windows.

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#7  Edited By 02sfraser
@Kombat: that is epic man. i think i will be getting the new magic mouse as well. yea i have a old dell with vista and Windows 7 pro on boot camp. however i never use it so i might take my 32 GB back haha
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#8  Edited By 02sfraser
@zyn: that is good times. i only got my Mac about 6 months ago. was wanting a mac for about 5 years though and finally got the money so went and got my 13" Macbook Pro :D never play PC games except for WoW which is Mac compatible
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#9  Edited By oldschool

Macbook and iMac.  I run Windows XP on both Macs, but it is only ever used to play RTS games.  My collection of PC games is pretty decent, but they are just about all RTS as it is the only genre that interests me.  The kids play Sims 3 on them as well. 
 
I became a Mac user about 8 years ago and I don't regret it for a second.

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#10  Edited By Carlos1408

I'm a Mac user :) 
I'm on my Macbook Pro right now! :D

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#11  Edited By Von

I do all my PC gaming on a 2.66 Quad Mac Pro running Windows 7. 

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#12  Edited By turbomonkey138

Mac user here reporting in .  I have one of the old macbooks but i beefed it up with 4 GB of RAM so now it runs like a new macbook :) Not bad for a 3 year old macbook . I use my beat of a windows machine for games though . I would psot the specs but you wouldn't care proabably

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#13  Edited By 02sfraser
@turbomonkey138: you can post what you like haha. if it plays game spec can't be to bad. i had a friend who had a 6 year old iBook and it still ran OSX Leopard perfectly. although it won't take snow leopard. Macs last long which is good
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#14  Edited By WitchHunter_Z

I'm staunchly anti-Apple, used Mac's a few times and didn't like them; I'll never buy one.

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#15  Edited By zombie2011

i have a Macbook pro.

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#16  Edited By Willy105

Giantbomb runs on Apple computers, I believe.

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#17  Edited By HandsomeDead

Give me a broknuckle, Apple users.

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#18  Edited By Snail

If you consider apple users to be people with apple products, the since the iPhone they are pretty much everywhere.
 
Very few people have a MAC OS here because, well, you can barely play videogames in them.

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#19  Edited By pirate_republic

Question: why do people say that WIndows are for gaming, Macs are for everything else?
 
Windows can run more than Macs can, from audio production to graphic design, plus games, so why do people say this?
 
Anyways, no, I'm a Windows/linux user all the way. I strongly dislike Apple, Macs, and the Mac OS for a variety of reasons.

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#20  Edited By MeierTheRed

I have been using a Mac exclusively for 4 years now. 
 
@HandsomeDead:
  
 
Broknuckle inbound.

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#21  Edited By 02sfraser
@pirate_republic: well you can make the same remark about Mac. i think it is because a lot of designers and photographers use Macs where as programmers and gamers use Windows. for me i find Dreamweaver works flawlessly on Mac where as Windows seems to struggle with the constant editing and moving of objects. everyone to their own though
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#22  Edited By Mushir

I've been a Mac user for I think 2-3 years now. I'm very happy with the switch. 
 
@pirate_republic said:

" Question: why do people say that WIndows are for gaming, Macs are for everything else?  Windows can run more than Macs can, from audio production to graphic design, plus games, so why do people say this?  Anyways, no, I'm a Windows/linux user all the way. I strongly dislike Apple, Macs, and the Mac OS for a variety of reasons. "
I don't know much about audio production so I can't say much about that but with graphic design you basically need the Adobe products which are available for both Windows and OSX. And Macs do have Logic Studio for audio production. I haven't used it but I've heard it's pretty good.
 
If you do alot of PC gaming then a Mac is maybe not the best choice. Even as a Mac user I might advice you buy a Windows machine in that case.
 
I think the reason people say that Windows are for gaming and Macs are for everything else, is because if you don't think about gaming then a Mac can do basically everything a PC can, just with less headaches (in my opinion).
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#23  Edited By Brunchies

I have an imac that I use mainly for the internet and everything else, My windows is mainly used for games.

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#24  Edited By eroticfishcake

Bar the Mac computers I've used in primary school ten years ago I've never use Mac computers before. I couldn't grasp the one button on the mouse when I tried my friends Mac.

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#25  Edited By torus
@eroticfishcake: 
 
Macs from 10 years ago are worlds apart from the current ones. They no longer have 1 button. 
 
That said, I use Linux.
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#26  Edited By Gizmo
@Kombat said:
" I use a MacBook Pro for pretty much everything, and I'm trying extremely hard not to drop money I don't really have on the new 27" iMac.  I also own an AppleTV, two iPhones (3G brick/3GS), an iPod Touch (1st gen), 24" Apple Cinema Display (for my MBP), Apple Keyboard With Numeric Keypad, Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (that thing is some broke ass shit), and I've got the new Magic Mouse on pre-order.  So yes, I'm a Mac user and an Apple whore.  To be fair though, I also have 2 PCs located in different rooms throughout my house, but I rarely use either of them. "
*Tracks I.P address*
 
"Fire up the car Johnny, we gots ourselves a MAC user!"
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#27  Edited By eroticfishcake
@torus: I still can't use Macs though. We were never meant to be together...although the Mac's multi-touch function on their new laptops looks easy to use.
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#28  Edited By damnboyadvance

I am currently using a PC.

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#29  Edited By CoffeeandaBagel

I'm a mac user and console-tard. The only games I play on my comp are flash games.

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#30  Edited By cinemandrew

I use my Mac for editing video (Final Cut Studio) and photos(Photoshop/Lightroom), and my PC for everything else. I love Macs, but they're expensive, and you can't really play games on 'em unless you dual boot.

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#31  Edited By Out_On_Bail
@MrSnow said:
" Both sytems are crap. There is an opening in the market for a new operating system apart from mircosoft and MAC "
If you know how Business works, then technically there's an opening for every product ever made. That doesn't mean getting into that market is easily achieved. When considering Operating Systems it's especially difficult because of the barriers of entry.  Apple is doing a well enough job, but still nowhere near the success of Microsoft. My point is a new OS would have an incredibly hard time, especially when so many things are reliant on it. Software and hardware create hurdles for anything not Windows. But I doubt you wanted to know all that, just felt like dropping some knowledge on you.
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#32  Edited By Dany

When my oldest brother moved out after the wedding we decided he should take the old windows machine and get a new imac. 24'' and it is great! Simplicity and the hassle if ever present can easily be solved

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#33  Edited By PowerSerj
@OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded.
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#34  Edited By BlackHeronBlue
@PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded. "
Prove it.
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#35  Edited By PowerSerj
@OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded. "
Prove it. "
You are proof enough.
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#36  Edited By BlackHeronBlue
@PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded. "
Prove it. "
You are proof enough. "
bubbles?
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#37  Edited By LeoMinor
@zyn said:
" I'm a future Mac user :)  What I mean about that is I use a Windows computer as my primary PC, but am saving up for a MacBook Pro.  I don't game on Windows so if I were to have a Mac, i would use it more than Windows. "
Sounds like me.  I want to get an iMac to replace my current PC.  I've been using Windows since 95 and all this Vista / 7 BS is too much for me.
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#38  Edited By MeierTheRed
@OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded. "
Prove it. "
You are proof enough. "
bubbles? "
No, Ricky.
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#39  Edited By ErgoProxy77

I am a Mac guy

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#40  Edited By BlackHeronBlue
@pornstorestiffi said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" @PowerSerj said:
" @OracleXIII said:
" I always say that games belong on consoles anyway. "
That's retarded. "
Prove it. "
You are proof enough. "
bubbles? "
No, Ricky. "
Hello.
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#41  Edited By FlipperDesert

Use iMacs heavily to edit video/photos/audio at college.
 
I'm very, very tempted to get the inevitable update to the Macbook Pro when it comes out (by that point I might even be halfway to affording it!)

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#42  Edited By MrSnow
@Out_On_Bail said:
" @MrSnow said:
" Both sytems are crap. There is an opening in the market for a new operating system apart from mircosoft and MAC "
If you know how Business works, then technically there's an opening for every product ever made. That doesn't mean getting into that market is easily achieved. When considering Operating Systems it's especially difficult because of the barriers of entry.  Apple is doing a well enough job, but still nowhere near the success of Microsoft. My point is a new OS would have an incredibly hard time, especially when so many things are reliant on it. Software and hardware create hurdles for anything not Windows. But I doubt you wanted to know all that, just felt like dropping some knowledge on you. "
yeah but you have to admit both systems arnt very .....i dont know the right word.
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#43  Edited By Heartbreak

I've played around with my brother's iMac so I've learned how to Copy & Paste on a Mac, and that's about it. However I'd like a MacBook Pro to replace my dying pc.

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#44  Edited By TheHBK

I have a 13" Macbook Pro.  Switched over.  I love Mac OS though 10.6 has presented me with some upgrade pains I didn't expect.  BUt I also got windows 7 on it and found myself switching between them.  Mostly using Windows 7 right now because I want to get it all set up and tweak things on it.  I had a hatred of the E-mac because I would use it at school and that piece of shit would freeze every 10 minutes, costing me some work.
But its been good so far and all thats missing is a little bit more control for my macbook using windows 7, and that would be it, I would use windows 7 most.  But apple has not released any official support for bootcamp with Windows 7, so I need to wait a little.  But still, I like em both and feel, that windows gets the edge, just because you can find almost anything you want for windows.  Though i love the performance on Mac OS.

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#45  Edited By johnbon
@02sfraser said:
" I have been browsing around Giantbomb forums and i see a lot of talk about Windows 7. Although i did get a copy of 7 Pro from university i can't help but wonder, where are all the Apple users? Doesn't seem to be many. I am myself using my Macbook Pro to type this but i can't be the only one can i? Also haven't seen a lot of debate about Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard. Any thoughts? "
whats the difference....its still the same website no matter what os you use..... 
osx is a better os in my opinion... not to impressed with snow leopard tho, i dont notice any difference at all.
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#46  Edited By 02sfraser
@TheHBK: well said. yea not having multi-touch gestures available on Windows 7 is a nightmare. i just always get confused when trying to scroll etc haha. obvviosuly though on my part i prefer the Mac OS but i can totally understand users preferring Windows 7 (although not vista)
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#47  Edited By Out_On_Bail
@MrSnow said:
" @Out_On_Bail said:
" @MrSnow said:
" Both sytems are crap. There is an opening in the market for a new operating system apart from mircosoft and MAC "
If you know how Business works, then technically there's an opening for every product ever made. That doesn't mean getting into that market is easily achieved. When considering Operating Systems it's especially difficult because of the barriers of entry.  Apple is doing a well enough job, but still nowhere near the success of Microsoft. My point is a new OS would have an incredibly hard time, especially when so many things are reliant on it. Software and hardware create hurdles for anything not Windows. But I doubt you wanted to know all that, just felt like dropping some knowledge on you. "
yeah but you have to admit both systems arnt very .....i dont know the right word. "
If you mean that neither of them are perfect and both have some flaws, I couldn't agree more.  But nothing ever is perfect, so until someone creates that and gets it into our hands - we'll have to work with whats already available.
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#48  Edited By tmthomsen

I use a PC for everything and will never buy a mac.

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#49  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

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#50  Edited By 02sfraser
@johnbon: yea i was just wondering that is all. Snow Leopard only makes a difference if you have a good graphics card to push the processing power. my girlfriends Mac has no improvement where mine runs a lot faster. for £25 you can't complain though.