How to get Windows Media Player on a Mac

[derby]

dude, my response was kind of tounge in cheek but i do really hate Apple and everything that goes along with them.

uh uh...

They are WAY to expensive

more expensive? yes... WAY too expensive? not really...

and don't come with shit unless you spend even more money.

and windows is that much different? oh yeah, it comes with a bunch of trial-ware that prompt you to pay for the full version.

every computer i've ever bought or built ended up with a fresh install of the OS without all the trial crap.

You can buy a PC for half the money that will kick the living shit out of it.

debatable.

At least if you buy a pc you can find most any program you need as a download for free. Thats not really possible from what I've seen of the Apple.

you're not lookin' hard enough. mac apps are just as easy to find.

Yes you can run pc programs and OS on the Apple but why bother? As I mentioned above, the macs are too fracken expensive for what they are. If you listen to Apple sales reps they tell you how much better they are than the PC. Oh really? Whats makes them so much better? They come with the same processor, DVD RW drive (if you spend the extra money for it), the same memory (again if you spend the extra money for it), and the same LCD display and they don't come with shit for installed programs unless you pay extra for them. They then go on to tell you that they don't break. Ummmm....yeah......OK 

well, the os is obviously different, and given the issue microsoft has had with vista, i'd say that's a positive thing.

one "downside" of windows is that it's designed to run on every piece of hardware out there, and that's a compromise on many different levels. apple, on the other hand, has a very controlled set of hardware that they code for, and they can optimize their software for their specific platform.

I have a friend who bought one only to have dead pixles within a week of ownership and then Apple proceeded to tell him it wasn't covered under warranty because it was "only a few pixles". Huh?? After many hours on the phone with their so called customer support dept. we finally got them to cover it. To me thats just BS. The thing is less than a week old, if there is ANYTHING wrong with it, it should be covered under warranty. Then the new replacement wouldn't run out of the box and had to be taken back to the Apple store for the tech dept to fix. It still doesn't run right. I wouldn't give you 12 cents for an Apple.

sounds like your friend had a shtty customer service experience.

apple's dead pixel policy has a threshold of 3-8 subpixels, depending on various criteria. last i checked, that was pretty standard across all the manufacturers.

that said, i would've been at the apple store the day after i opened it and stayed until they gave me a replacement unit. i also would've tested the new unit before i left the store.

[darylbowden]

uh uh...

more expensive? yes... WAY too expensive? not really...

and windows is that much different? oh yeah, it comes with a bunch of trial-ware that prompt you to pay for the full version.

every computer i've ever bought or built ended up with a fresh install of the OS without all the trial crap.

debatable.

you're not lookin' hard enough. mac apps are just as easy to find.

well, the os is obviously different, and given the issue microsoft has had with vista, i'd say that's a positive thing.

one "downside" of windows is that it's designed to run on every piece of hardware out there, and that's a compromise on many different levels. apple, on the other hand, has a very controlled set of hardware that they code for, and they can optimize their software for their specific platform.

sounds like your friend had a shtty customer service experience.

apple's dead pixel policy has a threshold of 3-8 subpixels, depending on various criteria. last i checked, that was pretty standard across all the manufacturers.

that said, i would've been at the apple store the day after i opened it and stayed until they gave me a replacement unit. i also would've tested the new unit before i left the store.

I was going to say basically this. ^^^

Also, Apple's CS rating (as reported this week) is the highest in the industry and a full 10 points clear of their nearest competitor (Dell) which is the largest margin between any first-place manufacturer and the second-place manufacturer in any industry they survey.  So, while your friend had an unfortunate experience (that WAS resolved and is within industry standards as well), it seems that he is the exception, not the rule.  Try pulling that same thing with HP and you'll be talking to an Indian named "Tom" for 3 hours and still won't get anywhere.

[TiNi]

i <3 apple's 

i use them everyday @ work and home, they have always been the industry standard for designers.
very reliable and stable, i couldn't imagine my day without them.