Why does this thing fail all the time on my PC?

Of course it doesn't happen on a Mac -- they actually work.

Unlike their owners.

ooh look at me with my I-Powerjesus 5 . . . it's so reliable and clean and ooo look at it it's shaped like the emotion "compassion" . . . and it's in tasteful chrome . . . ooo tasteful chrome and it's so lilac and inviting and the mouse is shaped like a gaggle of windswept swans and ooo . . . etc.

Macsmay "actually work", but my PC will do it 4 times faster. Mwaaarghh!

and my pc will do it for a 1/4 of the price.

macs suck ass. they're pretty, but unless you're a graphic designer, forget about'em ...

You guys are dorks.

I only mentioned that my mac worked as a datapoint to try to regress this issue, not as a jumping-off point for a bunch of tired mac vs PC arguments. Any php people want to try and answer this seriously? So far today, my PC hasn't had any problems with the site.

C'mon, lighten up. If you can't tease these humorless, angry-with-the-world-and-especially-my-computer PC users, than who can you tease?
I guess all the people I know with their stories about PCs freezing up or crashing on a consistent basis were lying. Hasn't happened once to me. Only computers that aren't 100% reliable "suck ass," Mr. Jay. Why anyone would use a computer that can't do away with junk mail or Web pop-ups is beyond me.
Macs cost more? And a Jaguar costs more than a beat-up Ford. Your point being ...?
I have to admit, however, that I'm sad to see that Microsoft has flushed plans for its recent cutting-edge technological breakthrough, the Internet-enabled toilet called the iLoo. I think it's a perfect fit.

Uh-huh ... We're hearing daily stories about fatal security flaws in the XP system --Microsoft can't put out patches fast enough -- and it also gets low marks for reliability. If you want to look to a neutral source, Consumer Reports consistently ranks Macs higher in terms of user satisfaction and reliability, year after year. Jeez, even Bill Gates has acknowledges that his PC crashes. (Don't forget that Windows 95 crashed when he launched it in front of a huge crowd. He then asked if anyone had a Mac). He even bought his mom an iMac, saying they're easier to use (http://www.thenetworkadministrator.com/MacDiary/MacOS.asp).
I once quit a great job because the PCs -- all of them -- kept crashing or freezing up. I had no choice; I couldn't get any work done. Whenever I complained, someone would shrug their shoulders and say that computers aren't always reliable. No, just PCs aren't reliable! Happily, I am now at a magazine where everyone uses Macs and no one ever has a problem with them.
My comment about the junk mail and pop-ups was a reference to the built-in features of Apple's OSX mail application and Safari browser (the best and fastest browser ever, if you ask me). A friend of mine, who uses a PC running XP, recently switched his e-mail address because he was getting too much junk mail. That's just silly.
You get more for less with a Mac? Do you get software as good as iPhoto, iTunes (don't forget the store; Windows users will have to wait), iDVD and iMovie for free with a PC? Anyone using these applications will tell you they are a marvel of sophistication and ease. Try creating a professional looking DVD on a Wintel machine. Macs leave PCs in the dust.
PCs are great if you want to play games, or if you want to follow the crowd. Sure, Microsoft won the consumer battle long ago, proving P.T. Barnum's universal truth, "There's a sucker born every minute." But if you want a serious machine, you get a Mac.

http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/tec090901.html
(written by an avid PC user)

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I look at ILM on a 2K machine all the time. Also XP. I have never encountered this problem.

Fords are better than Chevys. You Chevy people are freakin' idiots.