In preparation of getting a Mac and joining the switchers, I have been reading a lot of Mac sites and forums for the last couple weeks. One interesting observation that I found is the number of rumour sites about Mac hardware and software are there on the Internet. In the future hardware section of the forums, people are paranoid in speculating when and what Apple is going to release next. A simple Apple website off-line maintenance during the weekend can raise big discussions as people pondered whether the next PowerBook, iBook or iPod will be released. This is just amazing to see the culture there – it is something that I’ve never noticed in my Windows, OS/2 or Linux worlds.
For example, Mac rumours has its own category in the Open Directory Project (which is also used by Google Directory). And put these keywords in the Google search reveals the number of documents found.
| Query | # Results |
|---|---|
| apple rumors | 150,000 |
| ibm rumors | 104,000 |
| hp rumors | 103,000 |
| dell rumors | 76,000 |
| compaq rumors | 18,300 |
I have been wondering what might have cause this kind of culture? Is it some kind of psychological effect? Or is it because Apple is just moving too slow? Any one care to comment about it?
Im a mac user. I find that the biggest difference between PC users and Mac users is that we care about our computers. PC users go home after a long day dreading to go back, but we come home, jump on the web and find out what sort of technology we will be using the next day. EVERY Mac user is passionate about there computer, PC users are the total opposite, they hate them (well most of them)..
And i think thats quite sad, most people havent had the chance to sit at such a beautiful machine, see the ease of you with the GUI, filesystem, applications and begin to become anouther lover of computers.
Thanks
- Matt Shadbolt
Yes I totally agree. I actually have been a Mac user for the past 7 months, and the experience is excellent. The fact that I am sitting in front of my PC instead of Mac is because my wife is using it (everyone wants to use that cute little iBook).
But I guess I initially wondered about Mac’s culture on how people take on rumours. MWSF 2004 is coming up, and all the latest rumours are populating Mac related sites. Why is it the case – that’s the thing that still amazes me.
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Mac users use rumor sites to see what they will be using tomorrow and what the PC world will be using next year
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