Kids do the dumbest things.
- Alex
Normally this is the sort of story that I refrain from commenting on, because frankly I just don't care to get into the hard-core
geeky "OS War" type stories... but this one's just too good to pass up.
First off, here's a link to the kid's website... I haven't actually been able to
get it to work for me yet, but I'm sure it will someday, and there'll be enough quotes for you to get the idea anyway. In fact, let's
start with the news blurb that caught my attention in the first place:
One PC user seems to have done theunthinkable: gutted a brand new dual processor Power Mac G5 and installed PC components. "I got a shiny new Apple G5 for Christmas. I loved the case, but I'm no Mac user," writes "Andy" on OverClockers.com. "So I rip out everything, cut out the back of the case so I can use a PC motherboard, and install an Athlon motherboard. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure G5 is a great computer, but I wanted a Dell for Christmas. I don't have any programs for Apple and didn't feel like waiting for them. I thought about selling it, but my parents would be upset with me. After all, this was a very expensive gift and it meant a lot to them to give to me."
Let's start with the very simple facts. This kid's parents bought him either a $2500 computer, or a $3000 computer (before tax).
He didn't want it, so instead of bartering for a return/exchange while being appreciative of the expensive gift, he ripped out the guts
and replaced them with other guts that cost him additional money out of his own pocket.
This is the kind of thing that makes me queasy about the future of America. This kid's now got three grand worth of computer debris
on his floor, or stuffed into his closet, and a computer that might look cool, but for the money spent he could've bought four
of the actual computer he ended up with.
I suspect that this kid will someday drive a Hummer and constantly throw trash out the window while driving. It just seems to be
in character.
In any case, you'd think that his parents would someday notice that he cut a giant hole in his new computer, and that there sure
are a lot of computer guts about the house. Personally, I don't care. I just hope he's been getting a heavy dose of the Mydoom worm
that wadE was talking about yesterday. That'd just about even out the karma.
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