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We Demand Equal Pain (5/21/00)
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Okay, that's it-- we're at the end of our tether. As much as we love the Macintosh platform, sometimes we really get sick and tired of the woeful software selection. We know, we know-- how many word processors do you really need, etc. We've heard all the arguments. And we know that the future looks bright for Mac software, what with Apple working so hard to court software developers over the past couple of years. The simple fact of the matter, though, is that we watch our PC-using friends having fun with a particular Windows-only piece of software, and it bothers us that we can't join in. Apple needs to do something to get software developers to port their products to the Mac OS. Specifically, we really wish the company would correct the shocking disparity in availability of all the hot new virus titles.
Remember last year when "Melissa" was all the rage? Sorry, there was no Mac version; Mac users who wanted to participate in the fun had to visit infected Windows-using friends. And much more recently there was the Love Bug virus-- again, no Mac version, and while Mac users could participate by manually emailing the virus to PC-using friends, we derived none of the pleasure that the virus itself could bring, short of perhaps losing email service while companies found their servers overwhelmed by the bug. Rather than have a Mac-native version of the Love Bug, Mac users were expected to run PC emulation software to experience the effects of the virus first-hand-- and it would still only trash the virtual Windows partition file. And guess what? According to MacAddict, the Love Bug's sequel, "NewLove," is already out; this time around, the bug has advanced features like randomly changing subject lines and more thorough system scrambling-- but once again, there's no Mac version available.
Oh, sure, we Mac users had our own hit virus with the AutoStart 9805 worm-- but that was two whole years ago. And even that virus generally didn't shut down whole systems, delete random files, and scramble your system's remaining data after emailing itself to everyone in your email address book, so it didn't exactly catch the full attention of the mainstream press. Frankly, we're tired of being treated like second-class citizens. Perhaps a virus-equality petition is in order?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/21/00 episode: May 21, 2000: The U.S. Navy is reportedly in high-level talks with Steve Jobs himself, as they work to lift the ban on Macintosh purchases. Meanwhile, an AppleMaster whispers that Apple's handheld isn't just a hoax, and while Windows users are already playing with the Love Bug's sequel, version 1.0 hasn't even been ported to the Mac yet...
Other scenes from that episode: 2305: Anchors Aweigh (5/21/00) If you happen to think "military intelligence" is a contradiction in terms, prepare to eat those words, soldier. Over the past year or so, we've seen some very positive signs coming from that sector of the government-- at least in terms of computer platform choice, and really, what better indicator of intelligence is there?... 2306: Night of the Living PDA (5/21/00) Okay, we've decided. "Official" word be damned; we don't care what Phil Schiller let slip in a moment of weakness, because the Apple handheld rumors just aren't ready to die yet. Every time we think this story's deceased and in the ground, some juicy tidbit floats our way and suddenly it's like the hand pushing its way up through the graveyard dirt in some Romero flick...
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