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Surprise! Democrats Use Macs More
Mac Door ^ | 12/2/2007

Posted on 12/03/2007 2:16:44 PM PST by Swordmaker

A survey of computer operating systems market share shows an uncanny resemblance to the Democrat-Republican election map from 2004. Too bad only Democrats see the Mac OS as a superior computer platform! Click on the top map below from Market Share by Net Applications or check out the results here.


Distribution of computer OSes. Darker means more Macs.

Last Presidental Election Results


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: inferioritycomplex; themacborg
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To: JamesP81

Back in the 80s, when most guys were using MS-DOS, the Mac was a good way to meet girls.

“Sure, you can use my Mac to write your paper. Come on over.”

And they got better grades just from handing in a paper that was printed out with better fonts. It was especially good with the law school chicks. I doubt that trick would work nowadays.


21 posted on 12/03/2007 4:06:23 PM PST by HAL9000 (Fred Thompson/Mike Huckabee 2008)
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To: absalom01

“And Libertarians use Linux?”

Naw, Libertarians just pirate copies of Windows.


22 posted on 12/03/2007 4:21:05 PM PST by DesScorp
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To: Swordmaker

I think their methodology is suspect...


23 posted on 12/03/2007 4:22:38 PM PST by DesScorp
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To: Swordmaker
well dang it. I'm trying to reverse the trend. I dumped PC about 11 months ago and haven't looked back. I've got a family of 6 with 5 HP's and my MacBook Pro. Guess which one the family likes to get on and make music videos, slideshows, and get on the wireless network without "conflicts" , driver errors and other cr#p.

The only thing I miss is gaming but not much. As each HP heads for the garbage pile, I'm buying the kids a Mac. So that will be 6 Republicans in the Mac category.

24 posted on 12/03/2007 5:16:50 PM PST by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: DesScorp

Heh!


25 posted on 12/03/2007 6:34:36 PM PST by absalom01 (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Swordmaker

Anybody that trusts this data is an idiot. It’s all FAKE!!!


26 posted on 12/03/2007 6:39:40 PM PST by Sunnyflorida (Peace is the aftermath of victory.)
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To: Dick Vomer

Conservatives for Mac bump.

I love my Mac. My company just sent me a new work laptop loaded with Windows Vista. I hate it.


27 posted on 12/03/2007 7:07:35 PM PST by A message
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To: Swordmaker

In what state does Rush Limbaugh live? ;’)


28 posted on 12/03/2007 9:03:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Friday, November 30, 2007____________________https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Swordmaker

Looking at Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan — I’ll go out on a limb here and posit “Reagan Democrats” are Windows users...


29 posted on 12/03/2007 9:09:30 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (I'm a proud Yankee Doodle Protectionist)
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To: Swordmaker

Yeah, the location data doesn’t make sense from a political perspective - it makes sense from an industrial perspective - where the Mac is popular, you have a large population engaged in high-tech pursuits or who are educated and have access. Of course that does trend to the younger side, which the younger folks do lean towards the left. In the end, I think it’s more significant that it’s heavy in high-tech areas (which bodes well for Apple stock ;-) ).


30 posted on 12/03/2007 9:19:00 PM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: SunkenCiv

Re: Rush abode

Rush lives in Floriduh


31 posted on 12/03/2007 10:57:53 PM PST by Swordmaker (Entered and posted entirely with my iPhone.)
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To: Swordmaker

Board of Directors for Apple

Bill Campbell
Chairman and former CEO
Intuit Corp.

Millard Drexler
Chairman and CEO
J. Crew

Albert Gore Jr.
Former Vice President of the United States

Steve Jobs
CEO, Apple

Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D.
Chairman and CEO
Genentech

Dr. Eric Schmidt
CEO
Google

Jerry York
Chairman, President and CEO
Harwinton Capital

And I own three Macs


32 posted on 12/04/2007 5:31:58 AM PST by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: Swordmaker

Do Macs still not allow you to turn it off or on except with a paper clip through a pin hole on the side? That really, really irritated me - their computers were “unbreakable” and “self-fixing”. Yeah, right.


33 posted on 12/04/2007 5:39:43 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Re: the universal Mac tool (paperclip)

Some earlier Macs had a recessed reset button that you needed something such as a ballpoint pen to depress to use but that has not been the way to force a shut down for years. This was a safety measure that prevented accidental shutdown and data loss. IIRC, the last Mac with a recessed reset button was the Pismo Powerbook.

The Universal Mac Tool was used to force the opening of the CD drawer or to remove a floppy from the buttonless floppy drive.

Currently, you force a shutdown ( if necessary) by holding the power button for about ten seconds.


34 posted on 12/04/2007 9:14:30 AM PST by Swordmaker (Entered and posted entirely with my iPhone.)
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To: counterpunch
Apple is the computer of elitists.

Apple is the computer of creatives (graphic designers, video editors, etc). Unfortunately, there are too many of us that lean left. I guess I'm one of the exceptions.

35 posted on 12/04/2007 11:20:15 AM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Apple is the computer of elitists.

Dude, that is so old. Besides, Macs have always been easy to shut down using a drop down menu. The pin hole was in case of a lockup. Windows PCs did not have it ... instead you had to unplug the machine when it locked up.

36 posted on 12/04/2007 11:25:21 AM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: al_c

Your quote I don’t know where comes from.

As for the stupid pinhole, Windows PC you didn’t have to unplug - duh. It would have to be severe to do that. Mostly you just pressed the big, fat power button, which Macs didn’t have for “off”. Easy to shut down? When it was locking up, you couldn’t USE the menu!!!!


37 posted on 12/04/2007 1:28:37 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Oops. Forgot to cut and paste. My bad.


38 posted on 12/05/2007 7:07:14 AM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
When it was locking up, you couldn’t USE the menu!!!!

Never said you could. I was just stating where the shut down was located. And yes ... macs have always had a power button. The pin hole was for lockups.

39 posted on 12/05/2007 7:08:35 AM PST by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: XeniaSt

In Wasilla, Alaska we have two Apple stores. I visit them often and they are usually pretty busy. I’m not sure but I think the owner of one of them has a conceal permit. Only in Alaska.


40 posted on 12/05/2007 7:46:56 AM PST by strongbow
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