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1999 – They say imitation is the biggest form of flattery. Well, Apple, I hope you’re flattered. Lately I’ve seen many iMac iMitations. From a real computer that had the same colors as the iMac to the iToaster<\/a>, iToilet, and chiaMac.<\/p>\n

\"Mac<\/p>\n

The bottom line is, the iMac has made more of an impact on the world than any other computer ever.<\/i> I’m not just talking about the computer world; I am talking about the whole world.<\/p>\n

We all love the iMac.<\/p>\n

This statement is quite easy to prove. In school, I brought in a news article about the iMac for current events. The classroom was quickly abuzz about the iMac. But, to my amazement, it wasn’t negative talk.<\/p>\n

Many people were saying, “Hey, that’s that see through blue thing!” and “It looks cool.” But some of the class were nonbelievers. So I felt it was my job to convert them to the light side (seeing as Windows\u00a0PCs are the dark side). I told them that the Mac OS was a much more friendly system – and much faster. They didn’t care.<\/p>\n

So I thought like them. I then said, “The games look better.” They were all hooked, and now there are even more Mac Maniacs in the world. Now everyone wants one – and I’m sure an equal amount want an iToaster to go along with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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