CNBC's legendary accuracy spreads to computing advice

Tip by Marty Chang | Added 2009-04-22, 12:41 PM | 49 Replies

Once upon a time, media conglomerates got the bright idea that influencing how people waste their money could be a somewhat profitable scheme. So they launched publications, TV shows, and entire networks centered around giving erroneous financial advice that would net them and their friends a bunch of money, while leaving bankrupt the poor saps stupid enough to follow their advice.

Which brings us to this amusing clip, starring the man who puts the "anal" in analyst, CNBC's pinnacle of factual reporting, Jim Goldman (a.k.a. Troll'dman).

Jimbo claims that Macs tend not to break down, that virus scanners (which you don't need on a Mac) cost a lot of money, and that you get Photoshop for free from Apple. He then goes on to proclaim that Macs are 1.2 lbs. lighter than any PC on the market, get 4 times the battery life, have faster chips, and come with a higher resolution screen.

You'll always make the most money betting against whatever the financial "analyst" on TV is pitching. So if you were dumb enough to not only buy a Mac, but base your decision on advice from Jim Troll'dman, you sure got trolled.

Hope you enjoy your Photoshop.

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Status as of 01:43 AM: Apple TOLD | Microsoft TOLD | AT&T TOLD | Intel TOLD | AMD NOT TOLD | Nvidia NOT TOLD

> LOL SAGE 04/22/09(Wed)13:05 No.2 
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Apple Fails, enjoy ur aids macfags
also
Status : TOLD
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)13:07 No.3 
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mac fails
> Marty Chang 04/22/09(Wed)14:03 No.4 
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Hey cool, a comment system.
> Gates and Logic 04/22/09(Wed)14:04 No.5 
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What would I do without computer illiterate people telling me what computer to buy?
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)14:13 No.6 
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troll troll is troll
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)14:21 No.7 
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You fags sure got told.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)14:26 No.8 
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8 get?
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)14:29 No.9 
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I love when apple fags fail at everything.
I repeat, everything.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)14:59 No.10 
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FAG STATUS: TOLD.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)15:06 No.11 
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>>5
buy a mac

it just works
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)15:19 No.12 
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> Marty Chang 04/22/09(Wed)15:27 No.13 
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>>5

A FIRE GIANT
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)15:47 No.14 
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People pay for Photoshop??
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)15:51 No.15 
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>>14
macfags != people
> Nintendo !HSfTbUm4SI 04/22/09(Wed)15:55 No.16 
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you're all worthless human beings and you should all get a life and stop trolling Mac users.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)16:04 No.17 
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>>16
gb2 macrumors
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)16:13 No.19 
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CNBC and Mac have a lot of overlap. empires built on lies.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)16:19 No.21 
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http://store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/macbook/img/overview-hero.png

MAC USERS ARE UGLY, LOLOL
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)16:20 No.22 
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>>19
As opposed to Microsoft who has always told the truth amirite
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)16:25 No.23 
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>>22
when haven't they?
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)17:25 No.24 
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300 cycles? Jesus fuck, I don't think I've gotten 1 cycle over 6 months. You're not supposed to drain LiIon batteries.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)19:28 No.25 
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Told.
> Propane !dkwOr0Nm/U 04/22/09(Wed)19:43 No.26 
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T-t-t-told.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)20:09 No.27 
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i've gotten almost a cycle a day out of my dell from 2006 and it's still running. apple just fails it at batteries.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)20:27 No.28 
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>>27
their users agree (lol 2 stars)

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA348LL/A
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)20:43 No.29 
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>>27
>and it's still running.

But it's still a Dell
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)20:50 No.30 
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>>29
i'd rather buy a Dell that breaks a year down the road than something from crapple that explodes a week after i get it.
> sage sage !ccqXAQxUxI 04/22/09(Wed)20:51 No.31 
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> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)20:56 No.32 
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the fag status sure is TOLD.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)21:10 No.33 
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related: emeek is now moving his vast million dollar fortune into CNBC-endorsed investments
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)21:23 No.34 
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>>29
fuck you. nothing wrong with Dell.
> Anonymous 04/22/09(Wed)21:25 No.35 
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sure is told in here
> Sure got told thar Anon 04/23/09(Thu)03:20 No.62 
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ROFL. Awesome. I was THIS close to buying a mac, before I realised that it was CNBC
> Anonymous 04/23/09(Thu)19:09 No.88 
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When I had heard of that I RAGED so hard that I killed my NBC feed
> Anonymous 04/23/09(Thu)22:40 No.93 
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I don't know about you guys, but my mac came with a faster chip and photoshop.
> Anonymous 04/25/09(Sat)03:39 No.118 
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>>93
I don't think so, Tim
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