Comments on: Mac vs. PC: The Pirate Edition

By: skguy

skguy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:51:07 +0000

It’s stupid to look at this by software downloads. Even if linux users get stuff by p2p, it’s usually through a distro hosted tracker for iso images or something.

What you need to look at is that Client/OS of all activity on a site and then group by pirate/OS. IMO if someone is downloading normal linux software from TBP they’re pretty much an idiot…

By: Yoi

Yoi — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:39:15 +0000

Wow…. now that is fuckin funny.

I was reading and I thought the Mac users were responding in a much more mature and intellectual level… then i keep reading and nope…its still chock full of idiots.

You just cant afford a 3,000 dollar machine.

or Mac is better than your Windoze or Linsux…..lol

Relax, idiots its just a damn operating system……. a really really really expensive one…but ….

By: blue

blue — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:06:50 +0000

I’m a Mac user, mostly because they were the computers I learned to use and feel comfortable with. I’d like to use whatever is best and cheapest, but I know I have problems with Windows operating systems—I don’t claim to be tech savvy. I think a lot of computers made for Windows OS look pretty sweet. But I’m Mac-dependent. Accepting that and moving on, my point: I always find more reliable applications and games on private trackers, therefore files from private trackers are the ones I tend to seed. I’m still seeding files from 2006 and always encourage people to request reseeds from me if they need to. But again, that’s on private trackers, not only because they feel less exposed, but because on open trackers like TPB, I’ve gotten torrents that led to 4GB of useless files that just don’t work. So maybe that’s why the stats on TPB look the way they do—the Mac users who do use it may be hitting and running, but they may also just be getting bunk files and justifiably deciding not to seed them. Also, as other people have said, I don’t get that much software from torrents. I’d say it is only 1%-2% of my torrenting.

By: HybridOS

HybridOS — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:55:18 +0000

I use both mac and PC, primarily mac (torrents run on my mac).
However, most of my torrented programs are windows, since my gaming machine (better specs) is running Windows.

Simply put, Mac users aren’t necessarily downloading mac applications, moreso with the ones tech savvy enough (not that it takes much) to dual-boot their machines.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:28:17 +0000

Windows Users kill their Operating System 10 times as much as Mac Users. Thats why they need to download their stuff more often and thats also why they understand the problem of the availability of their software.

It’s not only that the above results are equivalent to the marketshares… its also less likely that you hold a share where there’s no download.

You should also not forget … that bittorrent is a tiny frame in the options of sharing stuff. Probably Mac-Users just dont use the PirateBay ?

By: James

James — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:56:45 +0000

I would tend to believe that their are fewer cavalier users of OSX and Linux than there are of Windows respectively. I would base this upon the cost of purchase, ease of use, compatibility, and the general needs of the people using the systems. Yeah maybe a few people who dont want to spend any money buy some hack job tower with Linux. But the average person who just wants something so they can get by is buying a $300 Compaq or Acer from their local Walmart. Stating cavalier user because, there are a lot of people who don’t know they can turn the file sharing off… There are a lot more people using Windows who dont know that than OSX or Linux.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:02:29 +0000

The relevance of this escapes me.

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:53:26 +0000

this only shows that most osx users don’t use shitty sources like TPB

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:18:26 +0000

Another reason to love using an operating system that is f**king 8 years old!!! But truly, why go Mac? I did for 10 yrs: ’92-’02 and then had the common sense to save tons of money by building my own box with quality components I could choose (and get shafted with a crappy OS).

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:29:00 +0000

I hackintoshed my PC and I honestly don’t know why people love Mac. Explain it please. All my hardware works fine under OS X, but the same is true under Windows and Ubuntu.