APPLE I HATE YOU

So, my iPod was supposed to be delivered today.

Nope.

What was delivered was a sheet of paper telling me that because I was out, they've ran off with my parcel and hidden it in some damp, dingy warehouse nearly 15 miles away from my house.

Now, to me it's quite obvious that during the day the recipitant is going to be out because they will either be at work in order to afford overpriced Apple gadgets, or go to school in order to get a good job in order to buy overpriced Apple gadgets.

I paid for delivery, not short-term storage. I want the parcel delivered to my house, not to some warehouse staffed by the same kind of people that work at Argos. (see Bill Bailey sketch entitled 'Argos')

Grrrr.

So now, because the collection depot closes stupidly early, I have to wait until Saturday morning to make the 40-minute car journey to attempt to retrieve my property.

Excuse me, but that's out of order. I paid £120 for an overpriced Apple gadget, I damn well expect it to be delivered. I don't care if TNT (said shitty delivery company) bid 2 pence cheaper than Royal Mail, because Royal Mail is the UK's delivery company.

What do all small villages have? They have a pub, and a small shop, which is sometimes included in the third essential shop, the Post Office. You know, so we can collect our things without having to waste half a day?

EVERYWHERE HAS ONE.

WHY NOT USE THEM?

GTFO AND LEARN TO POST, APPLE.

Bah. :angry:

Comments

IBNobody
[quote name='DrKupo' post='1407269' date='Sep 18 2008, 10:52 AM']Wrong. The base model has two. Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors. You lose! You also have to buy a case, cables, hd, etc to compete. You just built part of a PC.

In addition to that, you can't pirate the OS. You are trying to BEAT the Mac Pro here, and when I buy a Mac Pro I don't have to steal the OS.[/quote]

Well, that reply was disappointing. I was hoping for something longer. I did all the footwork, and all I get is "you're wrong", without any intelligent discussion on your part?

In that case...

I'm content to being a loser with an extra $2320 in my pocket.
 
Smuff
[quote name='Prime' post='1403501' date='Sep 16 2008, 09:58 PM'][quote name='Salamantis' post='1403494' date='Sep 16 2008, 09:55 PM'][quote name='Sinkhead' post='1403489' date='Sep 16 2008, 04:53 PM']Yea, we don't have mailboxes in the UK.[/quote]
AHAHAHA
How can you not?
[/quote]

That question has confused me.
It is simple - we don't have mailboxs.
[/quote]
In this country, everything would be half-inched 5 seconds after being delivered, especially "OOP North" lol
 
D
[quote name='IBNobody' post='1407452' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:03 PM'][quote name='DrKupo' post='1407269' date='Sep 18 2008, 10:52 AM']Wrong. The base model has two. Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors. You lose! You also have to buy a case, cables, hd, etc to compete. You just built part of a PC.

In addition to that, you can't pirate the OS. You are trying to BEAT the Mac Pro here, and when I buy a Mac Pro I don't have to steal the OS.[/quote]

Well, that reply was disappointing. I was hoping for something longer. I did all the footwork, and all I get is "you're wrong", without any intelligent discussion on your part?

In that case...

I'm content to being a loser with an extra $2320 in my pocket.
[/quote]

No, seriously, YOU ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT. The base mac pro ships with 2 quad core processors. You are wrong! look at the mac pro site, understand that you are wrong, and admit defeat.
 
Renegade_R
[quote name='DrKupo' post='1407467' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:14 PM'][quote name='IBNobody' post='1407452' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:03 PM'][quote name='DrKupo' post='1407269' date='Sep 18 2008, 10:52 AM']Wrong. The base model has two. Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors. You lose! You also have to buy a case, cables, hd, etc to compete. You just built part of a PC.

In addition to that, you can't pirate the OS. You are trying to BEAT the Mac Pro here, and when I buy a Mac Pro I don't have to steal the OS.[/quote]

Well, that reply was disappointing. I was hoping for something longer. I did all the footwork, and all I get is "you're wrong", without any intelligent discussion on your part?

In that case...

I'm content to being a loser with an extra $2320 in my pocket.
[/quote]

No, seriously, YOU ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT. The base mac pro ships with 2 quad core processors. You are wrong! look at the mac pro site, understand that you are wrong, and admit defeat.
[/quote]

So tell me sir, where are the renders that you have done in Maya? I'm dying to see what use that Mac has gone to. The Mac Pro is used for streamlining 3D animation, video and multimedia applications. The only reason you should own one is that it's making you money. If its not making you money, its a very poor investment.

PS: I own an iMac in addition to a PC. The PC is used for gaming, the iMac is used for graphical design.
 
Renegade_R
[quote name='JKR Firefox' post='1407492' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:32 PM']When did this become Mac vs. PC?[/quote]
Doesn't matter...I think this kind of argument is enjoyable actually. Why I find it enjoyable is that people always say one is better than the other...the problem is that no one realizes each of them have their own different primary usages.
 
JKR Firefox
[quote name='Renegade_R' post='1407496' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:04 PM'][quote name='JKR Firefox' post='1407492' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:32 PM']When did this become Mac vs. PC?[/quote]
Doesn't matter...I think this kind of argument is enjoyable actually. Why I find it enjoyable is that people always say one is better than the other...the problem is that no one realizes each of them have their own different primary usages.
[/quote]

That would be the definition of fanboyism.
 
D
[quote name='Renegade_R' post='1407487' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:30 PM'][quote name='DrKupo' post='1407467' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:14 PM'][quote name='IBNobody' post='1407452' date='Sep 18 2008, 03:03 PM'][quote name='DrKupo' post='1407269' date='Sep 18 2008, 10:52 AM']Wrong. The base model has two. Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors. You lose! You also have to buy a case, cables, hd, etc to compete. You just built part of a PC.

In addition to that, you can't pirate the OS. You are trying to BEAT the Mac Pro here, and when I buy a Mac Pro I don't have to steal the OS.[/quote]

Well, that reply was disappointing. I was hoping for something longer. I did all the footwork, and all I get is "you're wrong", without any intelligent discussion on your part?

In that case...

I'm content to being a loser with an extra $2320 in my pocket.
[/quote]

No, seriously, YOU ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT. The base mac pro ships with 2 quad core processors. You are wrong! look at the mac pro site, understand that you are wrong, and admit defeat.
[/quote]

So tell me sir, where are the renders that you have done in Maya? I'm dying to see what use that Mac has gone to. The Mac Pro is used for streamlining 3D animation, video and multimedia applications. The only reason you should own one is that it's making you money. If its not making you money, its a very poor investment.

PS: I own an iMac in addition to a PC. The PC is used for gaming, the iMac is used for graphical design.
[/quote]

I use Final Cut professionally. I do not use Maya. My home mac pro is used for all sorts of fun stuff, and I see no need to justify my purchase to the children on Gbatemp.
 
Renegade_R
Well GBATemp does consist mostly of the younger gamers... (makes me wonder why I hang around here so much myself). Using Final Cut professionally completely justifies the purchase of a Mac Pro as it does tend to struggle a bit on standard iMacs.

To those who don't know, Final Cut Pro is a simply excellent piece of Mac software and it on itself justifies the purchase of a Mac. It really streamlines video processing but it relies more on processor power than video card power. But we're gamers here, not video pros. The necessities are different.

There you have it people. The Mac Pro is making the man money. Argument ends.
 
Musturd
Other than getting a mac for small kids, or for Final Cut Pro, why would anyone smart get it?
If you don't want windows, than get linux :ha:

I just want a good reason.
Ease of use, to me anyway, does not justify as a good reason, so don't pull that one.
 
S
[quote name='Musturd' post='1407768' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:46 PM']Other than getting a mac for small kids, or for Final Cut Pro, why would anyone smart get it?
If you don't want windows, than get linux :ha:

I just want a good reason.
Ease of use, to me anyway, does not justify as a good reason, so don't pull that one.[/quote]
http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/

Other reasons too, won't name cause I won't start a flame war.
 
Musturd
Too late -- this thread is already in flames.
I'm too bored to argue anymore. But, on request, I will.
 
G
@Mustard
I want to stab so many people on the internet in the face.
But you're special.
I think you should be dismembered, have salt poured over your body, and allow you to heal, leaving you living as a torso, with no legs or arms.
 
Mangofett
[quote name='Salamantis' post='1407773' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:50 PM'][quote name='Musturd' post='1407768' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:46 PM']Other than getting a mac for small kids, or for Final Cut Pro, why would anyone smart get it?
If you don't want windows, than get linux :ha:

I just want a good reason.
Ease of use, to me anyway, does not justify as a good reason, so don't pull that one.[/quote]
http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/
[/quote]
It’s a pleasure to buy and own.
Click to expand...
lol

It has the world’s most advanced operating system. And then some.
Click to expand...
So advanced... that it can fool average consumers into doings things a PC could do ages ago. And can run a lot of games. Definitely.
 
S
[quote name='Linkiboy' post='1407839' date='Sep 18 2008, 06:26 PM'][quote name='Salamantis' post='1407773' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:50 PM'][quote name='Musturd' post='1407768' date='Sep 18 2008, 05:46 PM']Other than getting a mac for small kids, or for Final Cut Pro, why would anyone smart get it?
If you don't want windows, than get linux :ha:

I just want a good reason.
Ease of use, to me anyway, does not justify as a good reason, so don't pull that one.[/quote]
http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/
[/quote]
It’s a pleasure to buy and own.
Click to expand...
lol

It has the world’s most advanced operating system. And then some.
Click to expand...
So advanced... that it can fool average consumers into doings things a PC could do ages ago. And can run a lot of games. Definitely.
[/quote]
ugh... why can't people just realize that Macs are good for some people, and PCs for others? If you game on your computer, which I don't, then don't buy one. It's stupidly simple.
 
Mangofett
[quote name='Musturd' post='1406220' date='Sep 17 2008, 08:37 PM']2. All apple products have a time bomb in them. Don't believe me? Find one person who has a working iPod Mini (without having gotten it fixed). Yah, you probably can't. They usually break within a few months after your warranty ends. I have proof. I have evidence. 80% of the people with laptops at my school have apples mac books. All of my friends have had to repair their laptop at some time. :ph34r:[/quote]wow 80% exactly huh... what a coincidence. did you know that 80% of statistics are pulled out of the ass?

5. How about Mac computers (when their time bomb hasn't been set off)? A one click mouse.
Click to expand...
I'm sure anyone who is a kindergartner can plug in a different USB mouse.

Coincidence?
Click to expand...
YOU DECIDE!

Now the only apple product I have is the touch... it was definitely worth 200$. But I still rage at fanboys.
 
Mangofett
[quote name='Salamantis' post='1407842' date='Sep 18 2008, 06:28 PM']ugh... why can't people just realize that Macs are good for some people, and PCs for others? If you game on your computer, which I don't, then don't buy one. It's stupidly simple.[/quote]
Why can't people determine the content of my post, but instead instinctively assume that its Mac bashing, whereas I'm making fun of the website?
 
phoood
anti-apple diehards boggle my mind more than anything in the world.
maybe it's because they're really poor.

really really poor.
 
G
[quote name='Musturd' post='1406220' date='Sep 17 2008, 08:37 PM']Also, you may say "Look at my awesome virus protection!" Your computer isn't protected ANY better than a windows computer. It's just that virus programmers are too lazy to write viruses for Macs (though I would if it were legal :ph34r: ).[/quote]
Well, aren't you contradicting yourself? If it's so difficult to write these viruses, quite obviously OS X (which is based on UNIX) has some kind of awesome security.

Also, unix is what makes most of these websites stand around. If it wasn't for unix, we wouldn't have linux.
GBAtemp runs on some linux.
Are you bashing linux?
ARE YOU?
 
Psyfira
Sorry Sinkhead, but stop being an idiot (I mean that in the nicest possible way :) ). Almost every company sending expensive items use couriers. From a retailer's point of view couriers have far better tracking information than Royal Mail's "send it and pray" approach to delivery (their tracking info can only tell you who signed if the item has been delivered or not, you can't track it through their depots at all and if it goes walkies you have to wait a ridiculous 20 days before they'll acknowledge it's a lost package.) So most companies sending expensive items use couriers for the extra security, and so their customers don't have to wait a whole month if the package gets lost.

This is why most people get items delivered to their work address, where possible :)

Normally the retailer's delivery information would indicate that they're using couriers rather than RM. I agree that most couriers hours are a bit daft though, it would make far more sense for courier companies to keep operating between 5pm and 8pm. and most will attempt delivery 2 or 3 times before returning to sender, so you just have to phone them up and arrange a day to stay in (or stay in tomorrow if that's what the card said).

dice: Some couriers only work a half day or have fewer drivers on Saturdays, so they might charge extra for a saturday delivery. Don't know about TNT though, worth a try.
 

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