Apple to Customer Service: Don’t Help Our Customers with Malware

[Elspin]

[QUOTE=thisispain;29933568]what exactly the fuck are you nerds whining about this time
[img_thumb]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3059/nerdsa.jpg[/img_thumb]

goddamn take a rest once a while... are you that insecure about your preference for computer goods?[/QUOTE]

...what. I think you need to chill out, it's more than a little bit silly to come into a thread of people laughing at apple's latest dumb move and go "INSECURE NERDS!".

[Jack Trades]

[QUOTE=johan_sm;29933518]They do? MSE is not built in, is it?[/QUOTE]

It is in Seven.

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=Elspin;29933777]...what. I think you need to chill out, it's more than a little bit silly to come into a thread of people laughing at apple's latest dumb move and go "INSECURE NERDS!".[/QUOTE]

it's not a thread of people laughing, it's this perpetual bullshit that occurs every time apple does anything and gives people a reason to act like little childeren
if you're gonna criticize apple, then criticize it based on reality. don't criticize it for really stupid bullshit, especially if the OP doesn't even give a fuck and totally starts stretching the situation to earn nerd cred.

that's exactly what it is, and i am chilled out, but frankly that joke isn't funny anymore

[christarp18]

sometimes I think thisispain is the only one that even thinks logically anymore, the rest of you are whiny bitches 99% of the time. Someone does something wrong? KILL THEM. Apple changes one thing? OMFG CRAPPLE!!! Someone says something logical? WOW CALM DOWN.

you're all idiots.

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=christarp18;29933905]sometimes I think thisispain is the only one that even thinks logically anymore, the rest of you are whiny bitches 99% of the time. Someone does something wrong? KILL THEM. Apple changes one thing? OMFG CRAPPLE!!! Someone says something logical? WOW CALM DOWN.

you're all idiots.[/QUOTE]

heh it's christarp agreeing with me
i don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Elspin;29933777]...what. I think you need to chill out, it's more than a little bit silly to come into a thread of people laughing at apple's latest dumb move and go "INSECURE NERDS!".[/QUOTE]

dumb move which microsoft did years ago and nobody gives a shit

[Missing User]

Apple [b]customer service[/b] :v:

[thisispain]

it's not even about who did what anymore
you kids just wanna berate because it makes you feel better for whatever ridiculous reason, and i think this world would be far better if we all took each others hands and sang songs about peace and loving each other regardless of platform.

or you can waste time and pretend your flaws don't exist by insulting a computer company that really doesn't care if a bunch of geeks on a forum think their practices (which in this instance is not even unreasonable at any extent) are evil. keep in mind this method gives me hours of entertainment but i don't think it's worth the destruction of our civil society.

[doonbugie2]

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;29929876]I don't understand why this is a big deal. I mean, yeah, it's funny because Mac was supposed to be the "hurr durr no viruses :downs: " OS, but Microsoft's customer support probably has a similar policy with viruses.[/QUOTE]

Nope, they upgrade your support priority level and provide support.

[Elspin]

[QUOTE=thisispain;29933843]it's not a thread of people laughing, it's this perpetual bullshit that occurs every time apple does anything and gives people a reason to act like little childeren
if you're gonna criticize apple, then criticize it based on reality. don't criticize it for really stupid bullshit, especially if the OP doesn't even give a fuck and totally starts stretching the situation to earn nerd cred.

that's exactly what it is, and i am chilled out, but frankly that joke isn't funny anymore[/QUOTE]

I thought it was pretty funny, so that's not really true. I mean you can take it however you want but it's a factual statement at least that I thought this was funny and I laughed about it. The same way I laughed when microsoft actually tried to release this:

[img]http://www.istartedsomething.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/msrsongsmith.jpg[/img]

[Awesomecaek]

thisispain what are you smoking

you sound completely reasonable and actually better than most of facepunch

[doonbugie2]

[QUOTE=christarp18;29933905]sometimes I think thisispain is the only one that even thinks logically anymore, the rest of you are whiny bitches 99% of the time. Someone does something wrong? KILL THEM. Apple changes one thing? OMFG CRAPPLE!!! Someone says something logical? WOW CALM DOWN.

you're all idiots.[/QUOTE]
Say what you want but that avatar still makes me ignore his posts, some transsexual singing or some shit.

[editline]19th May 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=christarp18;29933905]sometimes I think thisispain is the only one that even thinks logically anymore, the rest of you are whiny bitches 99% of the time. Someone does something wrong? KILL THEM. Apple changes one thing? OMFG CRAPPLE!!! Someone says something logical? WOW CALM DOWN.

you're all idiots.[/QUOTE]
Say what you want but that avatar still makes me ignore his posts, some transsexual singing or some shit.

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29934157]Nope, they upgrade your support priority level and provide support.[/QUOTE]

nope microsoft refers you to malware removal which they sell. apple inc doesn't sell any malware removal.

[editline]19th May 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Elspin;29934170]I thought it was pretty funny, so that's not really true. I mean you can take it however you want but it's a factual statement at least that I thought this was funny and I laughed about it. The same way I laughed when microsoft actually tried to release this:

[img_thumb]http://www.istartedsomething.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/msrsongsmith.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

there's a difference between having a laugh about business practices, and foaming at the mouth calling mac users stupid.

[editline]19th May 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29934195]
Say what you want but that avatar still makes me ignore his posts, some transsexual singing or some shit.[/QUOTE]

lol it's icelandic popstar bjork
[img]http://www.sexycelebspics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bj%C3%B6rk.gif[/img]

not really a transsexual

[Jo The Shmo]

[QUOTE=robotman5;29928000]now that really sucks for Mac User's.[/QUOTE]

Any smart mac user has antivirus software installed.

[Elspin]

[QUOTE=thisispain;29934206]there's a difference between having a laugh about business practices, and foaming at the mouth calling mac users stupid.[/QUOTE]

I can guarantee you I was not foaming at the mouth when I was having a laugh. Some people definitely are angry at apple to a silly degree but I think getting angry at them to an even more extreme degree to tell them it's dumb and generalizing everyone is kinda backwards.

And yeah, I'm not sure why anybody would think bjork is a transexual

[frog]

[QUOTE=Jo The Shmo;29934303]Any smart mac user has antivirus software installed.[/QUOTE]

I never saw the need really.

I don't support the claim that the best anti-virus is common sense (because common sense won't stop drive-by downloads and such shit) so obviously I have one on my Windows based computer, but considering just about no-one writes anything other than trojans for OS X I haven't ever had one installed on my Apple stuff.

[analrapist]

Apple sucks.

Posted from my iMac running OSX 10.6.3

[Jack Trades]

[QUOTE=analrapist;29934539]Apple sucks.

Posted from my iMac running OSX 10.6.3[/QUOTE]

I wanted to post the same thing from my MacBook but then I'm realized that I'm too lazy to get it.

[Awesomecaek]

I am supposedly posting from Amiga but the stupid icon system doesn't include it.

Commodore with Amiga would beat both Microsoft and Apple if they didn't completely fuck up their business strategy.

[Swilly]

[QUOTE=johan_sm;29932163]They did in the early days, not now though.[/QUOTE]

Too many people really, and there are smaller businesses that take care of it now.

[analrapist]

I really do hate Apple as a company.
They are lying, thieving assholes.

But their hardware is pretty good.
Overpriced, but good.

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=analrapist;29934964]I really do hate Apple as a company.
They are lying, thieving assholes.

But their hardware is pretty good.
Overpriced, but good.[/QUOTE]

Like Microsoft.

Only without the good part.

[Swilly]

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;29935106]Like Microsoft.

Only without the good part.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure every software company at this point is guilty of being Microsoft at one point.

[JustExtreme]

[QUOTE=robotman5;29928000]now that really sucks for Mac User's.[/QUOTE]

Yeah if they choose to install the software and enter their password.

[DoomMarine23]

[QUOTE=analrapist;29934964]I really do hate Apple as a company.
They are lying, thieving assholes.

But their hardware is pretty good.
Overpriced, but good.[/QUOTE]

Most of their recent hardware is apparently the same found in PCs.

[Lizzrd]

Except coated in white plastic and with a bigger price tag, that is.

[Ruthenium]

I honestly didn't think apple would go this low.

This will be an interesting point of conversation with the annoying mac users.

[Dori]

well this is silly

[Cluckyx]

tbh my only point of contention is "do not confirm or deny" is it really such shaky legal ground to say "the symptoms you have reported sound like a trojan, may I point you towards our app store for anti viral solutions"?

Also, linux users, still sat here all :smug:

[Acesarge]

[QUOTE=Jo The Shmo;29934303]Any [b]smart mac user[/b] has antivirus software installed.[/QUOTE]

Does such a thing even exist?