For a change of pace this week, we look at the lighter side of fine print.
For over a year, Apple has been poking fun at PCs with a series of clever commercials showing a straight-laced, geeky PC guy and a cooler, hipper spokesperson for Apple. In the latest ad, every time the PC guy says something about the value of owning a PC, such as “you can’t just say getting started with a PC is the easiest thing in the world,” a chunk of unreadable fine print pops up on the screen.
The more the PC guy talks, the more the screen fills with mouse print. But what exactly do those disclaimers actually say?
*MOUSE PRINT: Thanks to the folks at MacJournals.com, now we know.
To remove unneeded bloatware first open uninstaller, select applications to remove, and uninstall. To remove optional components, click start, go to all programs and open control panel, select remove components, select components you want to remove, select next, when done, select finish. Once initial prep is complete, PCs may then be easy to use under certain controlled conditions and when properly maintained. In order for PCs to achieve optimal performance on a regular basis and for long periods of time, routine maintenance should include (but is not limited to) the following: download and install updated anti-virus software, run anti-virus software, check for system updates, clean out registry, defragment hard drive, free up disk space, remove temporary Internet files, empty the recycle bin, remove unnecessary programs, run error check utility and fix file system errors.
And that is just part of the fine print. For the rest, visit MacJournals.
I use a PC and I’m not fat and geeky looking. Is the ad trying to say that PC users are fat, geeky looking and wear a suit and tie?….Hmmmmmmmmm…!!! Marketing….Marketing…
Hmm….I use a PC and love it. Tried using Macs and didn’t care for them at all. They are cute though but not worth the price. The higher price does give them snob appeal but everytime I see that commercial I want to punch the Mac guy and tell him his hair makes him look like a girl.
Perhaps if MACs had more than 5% of the market the problems with MACs would be better known.
I volunteered to work in a local high school computer lab. Sorry to tell Apple zealots that the same inconvenient problems happen on both PCs and MACs.
As for virus issues. If you were going to write a virus would you write it for 90% of the PC computers out there or for the 5% of MACs?
For me, I like both systems.
My favorite is the one with the pc guy’s piles of money and the piles are separated into a tiny pile for Vista fixes and a huge pile for advertising. When the Mac guy makes a comment about the huge difference, the pc guy moves all the money to advertising. This particularly cracks me up because I rarely see Microsoft commercials but I usually see a couple a day for Apple products (not to mention all these pc/mac ones). Especially when Apple’s idea of debugging new stuff is to release it and then let the users report problems. IPhone anyone?
My PC is bloated with a bunch of junk. In the past, I have run “cleaners” for the registry, orphan files, etc in the past. And something always goes wrong.
Same with MS updates, i don’t use auto update – things stop working after PC updates and i have XP home.
Lets get the record straight regarding Windows and Mac formats. Having extensively used both, the Mac blows away any PC out there. Instead of spending hours and hours hunting down fixes for broken windows, Mac users are busy actually accomplishing what a computer is all about. It’s no wonder that Apple continues to increase share as apposed to Window based computers. And to think — Apple’s new Snow Leopard is about to be released — all for $29!!! Loving it.
I’m so tired of MacTards gushing about their precious Macs. You’re #2 for a reason fanboy.
I used PCs for years and only started using Macs the past 2 years – and really see either as having benefits which suit certain jobs. I still use PCs for work (java programming & consulting) and Macs for home (net browsing and amateur audio production). Its horses for courses 🙂
I am almost in front of the pc the whole day – because of work. But I still manage to look good. I am not even near the geeky section so I agree with Greg.