Apple Users Take Over Hewlett-Packard Production
Posted by Chris | Filed under My Own Stupidity, Technology
Macs are known, by their own kind, for their ease of use and stylish design. However, non-Mac users (such as myself) sometimes find Macs difficult and tough to navigate (Where is the right-click?!). But here is one story that proves that Mac users are attempting to take over the PC world:Note: The story is completely true!
I have a couple of friends—we’ll call them James and J. James and J are best friends and somewhat technology junkies. They both love computers (in fact, J has built his own system) and consider themselves pretty knowledgeable about software and hardware. However, one problem had them completely stumped.
James’s grandmother bought herself a new laptop and a wireless router. James’s job was to set it up and get it running at super speeds. James’s grandmother had purchased an HP Pavalion and a Linksys 802.11g 54Mbps router. James had the router up, running, and connected to the desktop in a very short time. However, he could not get the laptop to find the router or even the network the router was supposedly putting out. James went through the desktop to configure the router and the network, but with no luck. This went on for a couple hours with little changing. James and his family had other things to do that day, so he gave up on the router for a while. All this in hopes of stepping away from the problem so as to see the solution better.
James got together with J later on that day. James knew J was better at hardware than himself, so James asked J’s opinion on the router problem. J had a few suggestions, but nothing worked. James and J went back to the store to see if any of the salespeople had any ideas. Both James and J quickly realized that they knew more about the problems and solutions than the salespeople. James and J exchanged the router for a Netgear 108Mbps anyway and took the computer back home.
Once at the house, James and J got to work on the problem—installing the new router, configuring the network, and seeing if this router was better than the first. Well, this one did about the same as the last—worked hard-wired to the desktop, but no wireless internet on the HP. James’s wife does have a Mac, which connected effortlessly to the wireless network, however, within minutes.
James and J went through the laptops wireless capabilities, it’s programs and everything they could think of. They right-clicked, left-clicked, double-clicked, enabled, disabled, and refreshed. The knew what the program was that handled the wireless internet. They tried to enable, they disabled it, let Windows control it, enabled it again. Nothing.
James and J finally resorted to the dreaded call—the call to tech support. Just as James got the tech guy through the registration of the HP, he noticed a button. A button that he had never seen on any other laptop or computer—Ever. And it was above the regular keyboard but under the power button. This button was conveniently labled “Wireless”. James pushed it and the wireless internet came to life. Viola!
So how does this mean that Mac users are trying to take over the world?
Why would anyone have a “Wireless” button? Why not just right-click and hit “Enable”?
Why?! Because Macs don’t have a right-click!!! And Macs are supposed to be easy. Well, what’s easier than a “Wireless” button?
James and J relayed to me that they think Mac addicts infiltrated the HP assembly and desing plants, changed the designs to make the design “easier” (but really harder), thus pushing people to think more and more like Mac users. This would eventually create Mac users all over the world, pushing PCs underground.
Is that what really happened? Did Mac users really get into HP? I guess you’ll have to decide.
