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Imagine a world with "Ready for OS X PC's" .... whoa is us ...

Now WHY would anyone want to buy a PC that is "Ready for OS X" ????? Because THIS is just what you would be faced with everyday x 356 (and these are FACTS compliments of MacTard site macfixit.com, where the reports like these are DAILY!)

TYPICAL Apple and Mac OS X bugs reported DAILY!

1 - Calendar subscription problems and limitations with MobileMe

2 - iPhone 3G/iPhone OS 2.0 troubleshooting roundup

a - Restore and update your iPhone 3G to squash bugs

b - Dozens of accessories don't work with the iPhone 3G

c - Removing stubborn iPhone apps

d - iPhone 3G battery draining too fast?

e- Boosting iPhone 3G (weak) signal strength

3 - iPhoto library cannot be found

4 - iTunes 7.7 (#3): stalls with a spinning beach ball on iPod connection, missing GUI

5 - Apple TV update 2.1 will not apply

6 - iTunes 7.7 (#2): erased drive data, empty library, unexpected quits; more

7 - Front Row failing to display iTunes content stored on external drives

8 - iTunes 7.7: causing major iPod/iPhone connectivity problems, other issues

9 - Menu items do not highlight with mouse hover

10 - Trashed Time Machine "inprogress" files will not delete

11 - Mac OS X 10.5.4 (#5): Adobe CS3 problems persist?; Random problem? Try re-applying the combo updater first; and MORE ...

12 - Safari not displaying PDFs

( oh this one is precious!! he he he ):

13 - Rebuilding Aperture library fixes stalled consistency checks

Aperture users run consistency checks on their libraries to ensure, among other items, that photo contents match the previews associated with them. Some users have found that these routines and appear to stall out.

(hmmmm, this never happens with Windows security updates!)

14 - Security Update 2008-004 for Tiger (#2): system will not startup; applications won't launch!!!

15 - Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger (#2): will not launch; problems installing

16 - Mac OS X 10.5.4 (#4): Spotlight problems; random shutdowns; poor performance; more

17 - Another potential fix for choppy playback in QuickTime 7.5

18 - "syslogd" process taking 100% CPU under Mac OS X 10.5.4 (he he he he he!!)

Oh wouldn't it a WONDERFUL WORLD with Apple and OS X on a " OS X Ready PC"!

Wow! I just woke up from a HORRIBLE Nightmare! Stevie Gods took over the world and made OS X available for PC's!! OMG, I so glad that was just a Nighmare!!

AppleTards. Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ........

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