Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks 820
CWmike writes "Apple customers, unhappy that the company dropped FireWire from its new MacBook (not the Pro), are venting their frustrations on the company's support forum in hundreds of messages. Within minutes of Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrapping up a launch event in Cupertino, Calif., users started several threads to vent over the omission. 'Apple really screwed up with no FireWire port,' said Russ Tolman, who inaugurated a thread that by Thursday has collected more than 300 messages and been viewed over 8,000 times. 'No MacBook with [FireWire] — no new MacBook for me,' added Simon Meyer in a message posted yesterday. Several mentioned that FireWire's disappearance means that the new MacBooks could not be connected to other Macs using Target Disk Mode, and one noted that iMovie will have no way to connect to new MacBooks. Others pointed out that the previous-generation MacBook, which Apple is still selling at a reduced price of $999, includes a FireWire port. Apple introduced FireWire into its product lines in 1999 and championed the standard."
Drat you Steve! (Score:5, Funny)
Now I won't have anywhere to hookup my HD-DVD drive!
Re:They will buy one anyways... (Score:4, Funny)
Hey look, I can generalize too!
The person who mindlessly criticizes Mac fans is the same person who cannot open his mouth without looking like an ass.
Re:Moi aussi (Score:5, Funny)
Fuck Yeah! Like, do you know how many ISA cards I have sitting in a box at home?
Re:is that still around? (Score:5, Funny)
(Aren't you glad I didn't use a car analogy? :-))
No. You suck. I hate you.
No worries (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mine has two (Score:5, Funny)
What does the Robotech Defense Force have to do with this? Are you Rick Hunter in disguise?
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:5, Funny)
I do mac repair work
Stop spreading lies. Everyone knows that Apple products do not break down. Any issues you may be experiencing with your Apple product are merely a result of insufficient faith.
various uses of feces (Score:5, Funny)
"Yeah, I'm fucking bullshit about that."
I believe you used the wrong metaphor there. You should have used "apeshit"
apeshit = animated with rage
bullshit = expression of astonishment, or declaration of falsehoods.
horseshit = also a declaration of falsehoods
batshit = crazy
dogshit = indication of subpar behavior or characteristics. "My Yaris is dogshit slow with a body in the trunk"
gooseshit = excessive coolness - this comes roundabout from the way one slips on goose droppings and the slang word slick=cool "That Aptera EV is slicker than gooseshit!"
I'm sure there are many others, this is just short list I came up with quickly to illustrate.
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:3, Funny)
But they do get damaged by angry and frustrated Windows users who can't stand the smug Apple users who won't stop taking about how their Apple product never breaks down .....
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:3, Funny)
Are you kidding? Apple users spill their coffee on their macbooks in overcrowded coffee bars ALL THE TIME! And no, they are NOT EVEN REMOTELY spillproof. However, they are too pretentious to tell the truth about it. This is why the new ones all have moisture detectors in them.
Re:They will buy one anyways... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:1, Funny)
I hate patch cables for the simply because the hooks break far too easily. I hope that standard dies, if only for that reason. Somebody designing the standard should specify a new class of ethernet cables which can use the firewire trademark if they DONT use the shitty plastic connectors.
Otherwise, it sounds like a cool standard, but we'll probably have to have multiple ethernet ports.
Re:Moi aussi (Score:3, Funny)
To summarize you: fucking bullshit crapload Pisses Assmonkeys
It reads like poetry.
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Drat you Steve! (Score:2, Funny)
Somethin out of a hollowed out Applecore in the back of gym class....
Why? You jealous? :)
--Toll_Free
Re:is that still around? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, you can bet I'm still pissed about the iMac, with their switch from ADB to USB, making my WACOM tablet obsolete.
(in fact, the fucker's still working JUST FINE on my beige G3 - wish I could connect this $600 monstrosity to my Pro.)
Re:is that still around? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mod parent up (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mod parent up (Score:2, Funny)
Three things: (Score:3, Funny)
1) People use firewire?
2) People use the base MacBook for video editing?
3) People use firewire?!?