Four Island

For a very long time, I've disliked Apple and most of its products, especially the Macintosh Computer. I've received a lot of unnecessary flack because of this as it is, of course, my opinion. It's not like I'm bombing Apple HQ, I'm just (perhaps too vehemently) stating that I don't like them.

Because of this, from now on, I will not be taking part in discussions about Apple Incorporated unless they are to do with their one product that I like: the iPod. I will not be bringing up Macs in conversation and I will make every attempt to not partake in conversations involving Apple because nothing good ever comes of it.

The truth is, Macs and I will never be friends. Maybe TimTam's right, maybe I do have a slew of mental disorders that physically prevent me from using a Mac without throwing things at it, but in my experience, the Mac has not been a particularly intuitive computer. That is an opinion and I don't want to see any flame comments.

I am only deciding this now because of the recent bout of Hatkirby-bashing in the Mac thread on The Fourm. I stated my opinion and used a few jokes and I got 3 people yelling at me. Let me look up the word "opinion" in the dictionary.

Hmm.

**o-pin-ion** (ə pin´yən) *n*.
1. a belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid, or probable to one's own mind; judgement
2. an evaluation, impression, or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing
3. the formal judgement of an expert on a matter in which his advice is sought

My opinions are mine because that is what opinions are. That was from the real, physical book dictionary. Perhaps the online dictionaries that most people are used to these days have a different definition, one that defines an opinion as some sort of rough draft that others have to fix because the bumbling original author made some mistakes in writing it. This is the last I have to say about the subject.

For once, I do not expect any comments.