So I have decided I will never buy a Mac over a PC!
What you may say? Are you crazy? Macs are the best! Anyone who’s worth anything gets a Mac! You don’t really appreciate technology unless you own a Mac!
Yeah, yeah, heard it all before. However, the reason I will never buy a Mac is not because they aren’t great computers, nor is it because they don’t have the best technology because they really do. The reason I will never buy a Mac is because of their attitude! I hate their commercials and I really dislike their constant ‘putting down’ of PC. Not that I’m a PC lover either, but it is just a matter of principle.
Why is it that a company like Mac focuses all of their advertising budget on another company? You know the commercials. The one where Mac is represented by the skinny cool guy and PC is represented by the over weight average middle-aged guy. If Mac was so good, why wouldn’t they tell us about how great their own product was? Why wouldn’t they tell us how much our lives would be better if we had a Mac? No, instead they spend millions of dollars bad mouthing their competitors.
For the same reason I will never buy a Verizon phone! I will never support Liverpool FC (that’s for all my British friends) and I will never vote for a political candidate that spreads negativity about their opponent.
I realize this is what business is all about. Knocking out your opponent so you can have an open road to consumer heaven, but I just don’t like it.
Maybe this is the same reason so many people have such a distaste for the church! Instead of spreading the word that through Christianity there is life, hope and destiny. We have spread the negativity of other Christians. Looked down on other churches and told people how much better so-called ‘Christians’ are than everyone else. If I was a spiritual consumer I wouldn’t want that, in fact it would actually put me off.
The Apostle Paul warned against this kind of thinking in Romans 12:3 when he said, “Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.”
Paul warned us that we are not better than anyone else, but we are just sinners saved by Grace. I’m a sinner, you’re a sinner! I’m just thankful for Grace.
So maybe one day I’ll buy a Mac, but their philosophy of marketing has to change. Maybe one day the true church will stand up and be completely transparent and recognize we are no better than anyone else, just blessed that we have experienced God’s Grace. Then, just maybe will we start to be effective in showing this world the life, hope and destiny there is through faith in Jesus Christ.
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Well I completely agree with you on the church thing, but I’ve got a “check & check” already done on the mac & verizon. and very happy with em both
But I agree about the political thing too– ouch you should hear em in Chicago. not nice.
“good day, ol chap!”
January 26th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Though I adore my Macs and agree with the criticism of the commercials I will say (on a somewhat random note) that Microsoft (and its people) own nearly half of Macintosh stock. A Mac Genius once explained it to me, for them (corporate) it’s all about whoever happens to make more money (go figure), they are more interested in marketing that works, i.e. young Mac dude.
Nonetheless, a great picture for people’s distaste of the church. Now, Verizon’s lack of creativity (“There’s a map for that!”) is saddening…
January 26th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
So glad the point was made on the church stuff. As for Mac, I really don’t hate them, just don’t like negative marketing.
Ale that is interesting to know about Microsoft. I suppose business is business!
Jill I remember you had Verizon in Springfield when there wasn’t even a Verizon store! It either says dedication on your behalf or the sad state of Springfield, MO!!
April 9th, 2010 at 10:48 am
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