I think Obama will win the popular vote but only because most people don't understand anything about his opponent.

Comparing McCain to Bush is an outrage in my mind. I grew up in Arizona though so I know the man. He's an honest, hard-working man who actually gave 2 sh!ts about his constituents in Arizona. I currently live in Colorado and I'm pretty sure our Representatives and our Senators couldn't locate Colorado on a map. McCain was never a greedy person or even that political. He never votes on the party line instead choosing to listen to his own moral compass and the people he represents to help him vote on serious issues. A lot of times his votes fly directly in the face of the Republican agenda yet he's unflinching in his approach. He'll vote on something for the good of the people and it doesn't matter if it has an R or a D attached to it. That's why so many Republicans hate or fear McCain. He's not going to tow the right-wing line.

In my opinion, it's win-win for America. Either candidate seems like an honest candidate that will truly represent America much better than the retard currently in office. I'm going to watch the debates and keep my own agenda in mind and I'll vote for the right person for the job. That may be Obama, that may be McCain but either way it'll be the right choice for America.

It's not that I support guns. I object to our government trying to control every facet of our lives. Stripping away freedom is a gradual process and it happens right under our noses.

I'm not "willing" to pay for a service that's always been free. However, if they all follow suit I may be forced to pay.

Good thing I try and pack it all carry-on anyway.

"They do nothing to contribute to the industry that is innovative or creative."

Interesting take. Especially since they use an open-source platform in FreeBSD and give their code back to the community. And they use WebKit for Safari and give that back to the community. What does PC give back? Right. Nothing.

PC advancements have leveled off. Ask Dell. That's the exact reason Apple is eating into Microsoft's OS market share. They are doing something different than no other manufacturer is doing.

They are a marketing machine. But that's a cultural difference from the world you think you know. Their marketing is superb but it only works because their hardware and software integration are the recipe for success. Apple consistently forgoes the better specs (which you seem to think are all that matters) for a better user experience. That's the key no one else has figured out in their race for better specs. Remove the bullshit, get your users comfortable, and guarantee that your hardware is compatible with your software. It's a winning combination.

Respect.

I hate the NBA and rarely watch any games. But this young man seems to have his shit together in a way I wish other professional athletes had it together. I can't say whether or not the Cavs are giving him enough support or whether they're assuming he'll take it all on his shoulders but I can't see him as a whiny guy.

My home town is Denver (huge Bronco fan) and the Nuggets got the 2nd best player in that particular draft with Carmelo Anthony. I don't watch the NBA much, as I said earlier, but I know enough to know he's a whiny guy.

What's proprietary? The RAM? The graphics cards? The processor? The LCD monitor? The keyboard? The mouse?

Maybe you could focus on the integration between the software and the hardware and the overall user experience. The "open market" solution has serious drawbacks. Waiting for your vendor of choice to update their driver so it works on your open operating system is frustrating. Vista?

Mac is great for graphics...

It's awesome old-guard thinking that allows Apple to continue to grab market share away from Windows. You probably think they still use proprietary hardware too. Perhaps you think it's still the same old OS as when you used it in grade school. As a superuser you don't know much about computers.

Terrible question. But Mac is superior to PC which is an argument against the other answer.

But Apple always does their best work when they're fighting against an empire. Back in the 80's the empire was IBM. Today it's Microsoft. They need that kind of villain in order to push themselves.