Thanks to Alex Khristov for helping me generate organize the PC extras. Casting by South Park Studio and Channel 9.
Update: I have used a Mac, and they’re great machines, but that’s beside the point.
Update 2: By the request, the image has since been distributed under Creative Commons for use on business cards and the like.
Comments for "Macs vs PCs"
ishan
OMG i have been waiting for something like this for long. I had the same Idea but no Photoshop skills. Thanks alot.
Stephan
I love it
.m
you have never used a mac don’t you
mrmckeb
That’s very good.
Jay
hey hey, nice
.m you are using a mac ? waw … good luck man
azz0r
Excellent!
Anthony
That’s sweet! Is the real ‘PC guy’ within the crowd? I can’t seem to find him. Come to think of it are there any ppl apart from the South Park boys (and Batman!) we’re meant to recognise?
jeepers
.m:
“you have never used a mac don’t you”
wow… simply wow.
Tell me this: why on earth should I take stock in any of your opinions if you aren’t educated enough to form even one simple sentence? Please keep your hands away from the keyboard until your views are backed up with a shred of evidence (no, Justin Long’s testament doesn’t count).
P.S. - I enjoyed the Linux user the most, but we’re usually more hairy =P
Jason
Oooh, italics on the “a” in I’m a Mac.
Nice job!
Keith
Did you see the word “I run Linux…” within the pool of PC users. It’s funny.
TD
When are you going to stop sucking Microsoft cock?
Me
Very nice
Herman Saksono
Lol! You hit the nail on the head
TheWiseNoob
To TD:
When he actually uses a Mac for the first time and realizes the programmers of Winblows must take it up the ass when they write the code for windblows…
John
Yep macs are not as great as everyone makes out.
Samtherocker
The phrase, “Following like sheep” comes to mind.
TheWiseNoob
Also, did you notice how the Mac guy is huge. It is because Mac stomps Wniblows……wow tht sounded pretty retarded BUT IT IS TRUE!
Joost
So the majority are pc users? I prefer PC, Apple is a fad because of the IPod.
jwo
I bet all you PC users all drink Budweiser and drive GM’s too.
Market share = nothing relative to quality.
With my sincerest best wishes to all the PC drones: good luck with all the viruses, malware, and numerous interruptions to our productivity. Seriously, it’s getting annoying when ever I walk into my bank, talk to customer service, check into my gym(happened this morning), try to make reservations, or try to order anything, and I get the ‘my system’s down right now’ or ‘my system’s really slow today’ excuse.
Justin Long is an actor reading lines of script, just like Martin Sheen while he was “President of the United States.”
If you’re confused…god help ya.
Ironic to this “OS religious war” SouthPark is produced on SGI machines.
jwo
Mac sure looks happy compared to the PCs…
I bet all you PC users all drink Budweiser and drive GM’s too.
Market share = nothing relative to quality.
With my sincerest best wishes to all the PC drones: good luck with all the viruses, malware, and numerous interruptions to our productivity. Seriously, it’s getting annoying when ever I walk into my bank, talk to customer service, check into my gym(happened this morning), try to make reservations, or try to order anything, and I get the ‘my system’s down right now’ or ‘my system’s really slow today’ excuse.
Justin Long is an actor reading lines of script, just like Martin Sheen while he was “President of the United States.”
If you’re confused…god help ya.
Ironic to this “OS religious war” SouthPark is produced on SGI machines.
Herman Saksono
But market share do corelates with the number of viruses, malware, and interruptions to our productivity.
Jason
Awesome! But one question…
I see Kenny, Kyle, a couple of Stans, Robin Hood pops up a couple of times, Batman is there and there quite a few Village People, but
WHERE THE HELL IS CARTMAN?????
Great post Long!
belg4mit
@jwo
Urrr, and SGIs have been “PC compatible” for years. The problem with Mac zealots
is that, besides forgetting what the term actually means, they conflate architecture with operating system. i.e; Baldy in the corner “I run Linux.”
And BSD. And Solaris. And FreeDOS. And ReactOS. And BeOS. And and and You’ve may have heard of the Microsfot tax, well at least it’s optional.
Danial
Macs are gay
Macs represent conformity, as there is hardly any choice when buying on.
you can run limited software, and games
PC’s represent choice
theres many cases, monitors, keyboards.. etc.. you get what im saying.
with a pc you can run linux, heh.. emulating osx isn’t hard.
let me put it this way.
Macs are made for Retards, hence the simplistic approach
PC’s are made for normal people, who prefer support over cheesy white plastic…
Petros
I think the Chef should be the one running linux!
Danial
oh btw, the mac dude is so happy coz he just got it up the arse from a joystick…
i think he confused the actual meaning..
Samtherocker
@Danial:
conformity
noun
Compliance with standards, rules, or laws : conformity to regulations | the goods were in conformity with the contract. • behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards : loyalty to one’s party need not imply unquestioning conformity.
I’m fine with my computer representing that and also, what exactly in “buying on”?
Adversary
Want have the latest and greatest hardware?
Want the ability to upgrade your computer?
Want to play games and use popular software?
Want more than one button on you mouse?
Want out of the box compatibility with nearly every peripheral ever made?
Want to not pay allot for this muffler?
In other words, do you want diversity?
Then you want a PC.
Want near zero choice in hardware options?
Want to use last years technology?
Want upgrade to mean throw the old machine our and buy a new one?
Want to never play games or use the software the rest of the world uses?
Want to have questionable peripheral support?
Want to pay 10 times more what you should?
Want to be locked into crappy proprietary hardware and software?
Then you want a Mac.
PC = Power and choice at a reasonable price.
Apple = Last years proprietary technology at inflated prices.
If you are young and hip with a sense of individuality you own a PC, because it can be customized to your specifications; it becomes a reflection of your ego, and still have money left over for a car, school, and something besides ramen noodles.
Mac users think they are being anti establishment by choosing a Mac over a PC, but fighting the machine by locking yourself into someone else’s version of your needs is reminiscent joining any other brainwashing cult that wants you to hand over all of your cash.
The above picture illustrates that Mac users are cheesy white guys who think they are hip because they over paid for something that doesn’t work and that PC users are more diverse than that.
Apple has, and always will, suck.
Adversary
Oh, and you can create your own SP character here:
http://www.sp-studio.de/
Dood
I like running Windows on my Mac. When the system dies unexpectedly or bogs down checking for viruses and protecting me from Microsoft’s bloated, sloppy code, I upgrade by rebooting into MacOS X or Linux.
Bart
Awesome! Ah, but you’ve should have given the Linux guy a little more credit
ikyouCrow
heheh… Kenny runs linux.
you’d think he was running windows the number of times he dies…
RaymaN
great !!!
Imran
Cool dude, unber cool, dont forget to send Jobs this pic man
PeopleGeek
I own 3 Apple Machines. 1 PC.
Year 2000 G3 400
A Pismo PowerBook.
Running Tiger. 1GB Non Apple Ram, 40GB HD, 54MBps Extreme PCMCIA Buffalo.
I keep it because it was my first Apple. I have had 20 PC’s.
Year 2004 G4 1.25
An Aluminum PB. Running Tiger. 1.25 GB Ram Wide Screen. 80GB HD, 54MBps AP.
All stock.
Year 1999?
PowerMac G4 450. Running Tiger. Aftermarket AGP Graphics. Aftermarket 2GB Ram.
Aftermarket 80GB 7200RPM HD x 2. Aftermarket 54MBps Wireless. Aftermarket USB Firewire ports and cardreaders on the front panel. Aftermarket DVD Burner.
A KVM USB 2 Port Splitter.
The PowerMac shares a Monitor/ Dell Keyboard with built-in USB Ports/ An Aftermarket Mouse with 2 Buttons With a
Year 2004 P4 Intel
Dell 4600 Dimension. 2.8 GHz, 3GB Ram, 200GB HD x2, 256MB Graphics, 2 Burners. 54MBps Wireless.
I like my desktop set-up. I can game. I can do anything.
So I still own a PC.
Macs can be updated when new OS’s come out.
Aftermarket Hardware will work.
Both Platforms are useful.
I don’t want XP Pro on a Mac yet. When I game I want to do it on a PC.
I work on a MAC.
I like them all.
If I had to pick 2. I would keep my G4 15 inch PowerBook with the wide screen and The Dell Desktop.
If I had to only keep one. The Dell would have to go.
These are OS’s and hardware not a religions. Nations should not war over them. People should not fight over them.
In conclusion, You all seem to be dicks.
paulo
@ PeopleGeek
THANK YOU
p.s. (to Danial) what are you? 13? using “gay” and “retarded” as forms of expletives does not really prove your argument that PC users are “normal”. you’re just embarrassing your peers.
Jason Cox
Pretty funny, Long!
Alex Khristov
@Jason:
Yes, there is a Cartman there, but he lost all of his weight.
Jean-Loup WEISZ
lol Exellent
mrmckeb
Wow, it’s funny how defensive people are about their OS religions. Macs suck and Windows rocks - it’s really very simple!
Darcy
Mac worshippers are great at dishing out their anti-windows jokes, cliches and insults, but they suddenly lose their sense of humour when the jokes are aimed at them.
nb
It’s become Mac vs PC war rigth now. Why we have to be brand’s slave? Why we need to fighting for who is the best (PC or Mac)? It’s really nonsense, guy. You just buy and use what you like and what’s good for you, nothing can be the best for every aspect — don’t lie to yourself. I think Long try to point to another fact rather than for the battle.
Fredo
Very nice!
fredo
gloutchov
Great job and… oh, it’s so funny
“I’m a Mac” at home and, “I’m a PC” at work. The first one is perfect at home because of it’s a “no problem” machine. It works well and I don’t have to loose time over the many Pc things (as virus, blue screen, etc etc). It is also a long life machine… I’ve an old iMac G3 (1999) and it works as well as my iMac G5.
In my job is better the PC. I can open my pc and install hardware built by me (with not worry of… doing great damages) or… well it is more versatile than a Mac… Obviously, windows lacks in many things but, nothing and no one is perfect in this world, isn’t it?
Maybe… I could ask to Microsoft guys to “copy” the way applications are on Mac’s system. I suppose I’ll give a more stable way to run…
Sorry for my rusty english… I’m Italian
T Man
Awesome. Except the Mac user doesn’t have a turtleneck with some Kool-Aid mix in his hand. Other than that, perfect.
Sam
BRILLIANT!
Jonathan
Is that a pirate and Hulk Hogan? LOL
Except Hogan’s skin color is really wierd… maybe it’s not Hogan…
Chad
Mac’s suck. They are obnoxuious just like their users. They do have pretty 30″ screens though, but an XP, customized how i want, is prettier on a 30″.
And yeah, it was the iPOD that even gave life to Macs, just like eBay gave life to an otherwise bankrupt Post Office, because of the inclusion of UPS and FedEx.
iosononessuno
only a question: do u have request the royalitis and permission to publicated the pictures of south park on your blog?????
i use only free softwares and free materials
io
Mike Lee
Hmmm. If it’s more about the diversity of the users, and not how many there are, it would’ve been better to have an equal number of identical “Mac men” in the top half.
Still good, though.
Andrew F.
Y’know, with my recent installation of Vista, I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and I realized–
The Mac people are *right*. Windows *does* constantly screw me over. It crashes, freezes, has inexplicable slowdowns, etc.
But would I give it up? Hell no. Glitchy or not, Windows is still the best-supported OS out there, and the only one that allows for constant hardware upgrades while still maintaining user-friendliness. And assuming you have the patience to deal with the glitches, Windows IS intuitive and user-friendly. Oh, and hardcore gamer that I am, I only need to point you all to Long’s own http://www.gamesformacs.com to show you the main reason I love it. (And to seal the deal, http://media.pc.ign.com/media/694/694190/imgs_1.html )
Rick
http://joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/918.html
Lalo
Now, that’s such a bunch of HS! I’m running AVG anti virus software now on Win Vista, but I could as well use nothing for a while. I’ve been ultra-checking my machine for years with Norton Antivirus and the only folder that was always found “dirty” was the one I used to download my stuff into. So, if you stay away from .torrents, e-Mules, Limewires and porn sites —damn hard to do, I agree—, your life should be a walk in the park. Well, most of the time.
But then again, Mr. Mac zealot, HERE’S THE TRUTH: who the heck wants to behave when having fun? You’re not having bruises because you’re not getting outta the house! Now, adventure means that: being exposed. It’s normal. Life’s full of bacteria!!!!
Now don’t come and tell me life=iLife=FUN. Fun is being out in the open. Fun is is getting your hands dirty. Fun is being naughty. Fun is living it out!
Wouldn’t you want me to lend you a couple of viruses, ha? A tiny, harmless one? Just to find out how it feels to be ALIVE??
Nypher
I’ve been a long time PC user until this christmas when my girlfriend gave me a MacBook for my birthday and i mosta admit that is impressive i don’t mean PC sucks but i most admit that Mac rules.
Walloo
So the bottom line is that PCs are good for upgrades, faster technology at better prices, and wide compatibilty with software. Macs are good because they are simple and easy to use, dont freeze or glitch as much, dont have security issues and have slower technology because you cannot tailor them?
Jack Stockholm
You guys are so retarted. Windows supporters are just to lazy to switch to the higher technology. The only reason mac is not the largest computer software company is because people do not feel like switching, not because windows is better. People have been using Windows all their life and they are ignorant in switching.
Andos
PC Weiners
Andos
Anti-spyware, Ad-blocker, anti-spam, anti-virus, firewall,Anti-phishing filters, the amount of shit running to protect your PC doesn’t leave much capacity for anything else…..FUCK this, I’m off to buy a MAC !!
Greg
Vista is the best and windows have the more intensly broader vison and strategy to cover technological developments.
Apple marketing is childish - Apple feed into the imagination of consumers to buy a good looking product capable of providing a platform for easy lifestyle tasking and running software. They do not in my opinion look at the programmatic issues concerned with complexities of forward thinking technologies.
Marco
Guys, things are really really simple: both Macs and PCs have their pros and cons. Now, someone may say that in a Mac the pros outnumber the cons or the other way around. All this however was before they introduced Intel-based Macs that run Windows (even Vista!) NATIVELY (meaning it runs like it would on a PC and possibly faster). Now ONLY MAC users can have the best of two worlds–> END OF DISCUSSION!
Jon
More PC users than Mac users. So?
Is this supposed to represent some line of logical reasoning?
There are more Muslims in the world than Christians or Jews. Should one convert to another religion just because another religion has more believers?
F.Y.I. Batman uses a Mac.
Michael Mc
Woah. You guys are way too defensive! It’s just a funny picture. That’s all!
Well, I thought it was funny anyway.
lulz
I love how retarded and biased all those Mac commercials are. They should be like:
Mac: Hi, I’m a Mac
PC: And I’m a PC
Mac: I have this digital camera, I just plug it in and can get my pics lol
PC: Yeah, it’s called Plug and Play. It’s been around for about 7 years now.
Mac: I have an onboard mic
PC: I have 2 8800 GTX video cards in a SLI on my nForce 680i motherboard, 4GB RAM, 11 750 GB Hard Drives in a 8 Terrabyte RAID in my Antec P182 case, water cooling, and I can run Counter Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 at 200 FPS
Mac: My monitor only has one cable lol
It’s a fucking joke
yazata
I can tell Mac is better because I use both PC an d Mac. The majority of people saying “Mac Sucks” never tried a Mac computer. So, instead of speaking without knowing what you’re saying, go to an Apple Store, try a Mac and then, only then, say your opinion. Until then do us a favor, shut the f… off.
crapple macintrash
I have both a Mac and a Pc, and i must say that, well… i love the way i can run more than 2 programs on my Pc without it freezing.
learning noob
In the past I thought like many of the above, that Macs sucked, because they were slow, didn’t play games, etc, blah blah blah. I now realize that macs aren’t so bad. With Bootcamp apparently they are now able to run Microsoft software, like games. But games aren’t the reason that I would get a mac. There are tons of programs specifically for mac that I have become acquainted with and come to desire. I wouldn’t say that either mac or PC is better because firstly it all depends what you would use it for. BY THE WAY macs are not slow those of you who think so have probably just been using an old mac or have never even touched a mac and are just running on speculation.
Mark
The things that I have been able to do on a Mac have blown my mind. I have learned more about all hardware and software since I have started to use Macs at home and work, than I have the first 20 years using a PC. My advice: put the joystick down, grow up and move on now before you become embarrassed later. The company I work for wouldn’t pay me to use an inferior computer; productivity is unmatched. Unfortunately, it is not clear what the above illustration is trying to say, just like half the comments from PC users.
Jared the Dragon
Amazing. I actually love re-reading stories such as this, as you really get a good perspective on what the online community is thinking and feeling!
But yeah, it’s not about fan-wars. Nobody WANTS to support Microsoft or Apple. Both companies are utterly weak, horrific, and beyond pathetic. If I’m gonna support any company, it better have a kickass name. Microsoft? Microprose, Microcock, whatever. Weak. Apple? Oh, come on. Fruit vs. Nerdtalk?
But all arguments aside, do what you like. I don’t care how my operating system LOOKS. It just better run whatever the hell I want it to, and in my case that means Maya, Rhino, and Photoshop. Multi-cored. 64-bit. Sorry, Apple. You still don’t have one single 64-bit program to date outside your OS. Time in money.
See all those pretty buildings that you live in, called houses? Those weren’t made on a Mac. You know those plumbing fixtures we all enjoy, and running water? Nope, Macs don’t do that. Notice how all CG movies (aside from South Park, which WASN’T made on SGI computers, but designed in Photoshop on Macs and rendered in Maya on Windows and Linux servers) are actually made on non-Mac platforms? It’s not really a question here.
Either you seek knowledge, or you believe you have it all. Mac users don’t seek knowledge. Their lives are already over. The wonders of the world belong to the rest of us to enjoy and behold.
Calvin
I tried a Mac. It was slow, buggy, difficult, and most of all….
EVIL!
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