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babajazz · Oct 5, 2003, 08:04 PM

I'm just wondering, would PC people (those that directly work for the industry) post here and complain about apple products in order to deter people from buying macs?

j0nkatz · Oct 5, 2003, 08:19 PM

... and I thought I was new here!

Super Glitcher · Oct 5, 2003, 08:56 PM

yeah post anything you want .. he he..

CorpITGuy · Oct 5, 2003, 09:16 PM

To answer your question (since these guys are acting like azzholes....) YES. It happens CONSTANTLY. I doubt they are industry insiders, but lots of PC zealots do it.

TheIceMan · Oct 5, 2003, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by babajazz:
...post here and complain about apple products...

This part about posting and complaining can be from Mac zealots too. I think people do this not so much as to deter others from buying Macs, but to help critique and serve as a "voice" of quality-control. Although, you could argue also that posting complaints may not do any good. I try to remain mostly positive and yet also realistic . If there is an obvious problem I would hope that members post about it so we can be aware and take precautions. And like with anything on the Internet, take what you read with a grain of salt.

pwolfe1 · Oct 6, 2003, 01:41 AM

it happens on the linux forums too. its the religeous battle that has become the computer industry.

nagromme · Oct 6, 2003, 01:50 PM

If you mean, does a company like Microsoft ever actually have PAID EMPLOYEES propagate misinformation via informal channels like forums, to hurt competing products... yes. They have indeed been caught doing that!

BUT I believe that is a rare case, not a widespread practice. People spreading anti-Mac info from their own personal hang-ups is FAR more likely.

And yet those kinds of posts are usually so obvious and stupid nobody takes them seriously. So when in doubt, I bet the complaint about an Apple product is generally REAL.

But there's nothing wrong with that. People get defective or flawed products from any company, and they DO have a legitimate complaint. It doesn't mean problems happens as often as people post about them! It's human nature to post when you have a problem, and not when you don't. Plus, Apple offers such good design that people notice cosmetic details they would not with another vendor, and hold Apple to Apple's own high standard.

For comparison, the Register says Dell laptops have a 28% rate of failing and being returned.

iohead · Oct 6, 2003, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by nagromme:
If you mean, does a company like Microsoft ever actually have PAID EMPLOYEES propagate misinformation via informal channels like forums, to hurt competing products... yes. They have indeed been caught doing that!

Well - it doesn't take a company like Microsoft to have paid employees doing this kind of stuff. A lot of them do. Anti-marketing is often a subset of marketing ...

-A

Drakino · Oct 6, 2003, 03:15 PM

Apple products suck, and, well, they just suck. I mean, who makes a usable Unix based OS for the masses? It has to be fake, and, well, thats why they suck.

Well anyhow, I do work for a major PC company, and own Macs. And we do make Mac products as well, so, I really have no reason to bash Apple :-)

docholiday · Oct 6, 2003, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by Drakino:
Apple products suck, and, well, they just suck. I mean, who makes a usable Unix based OS for the masses? It has to be fake, and, well, thats why they suck.

Well anyhow, I do work for a major PC company, and own Macs. And we do make Mac products as well, so, I really have no reason to bash Apple :-)

Hey, you forgot to mention that all macs work only with one-button mouses!