d:bug, sorry if I may have sound ugly.
But, I think the smiley is over-used, and your smiley referred to the sentence "switch back to Windows -> be happy ;)", not your entire post.
Not that I blame you of this, but lets say someone typed in:
"I hate you, go to hell! I think your profile photo is ugly! And your sister is ugly too! ;-)"
...would the smiley still be interpreted as "I am joking" or does it mean: "the smiley helps me saying everything I want and its a backup for saying that I was joking when someone replies to it".
Still - I am not saying you did - but I think the ;-) smiley is used this way too much.
Back on topic: I am both a Windows and Mac user, and I love both platforms for their own reasons. I am not offended as a Mac lover or something, I was simplly annoyed.
But, I think the smiley is over-used, and your smiley referred to the sentence "switch back to Windows -> be happy ;)", not your entire post.
Not that I blame you of this, but lets say someone typed in:
"I hate you, go to hell! I think your profile photo is ugly! And your sister is ugly too! ;-)"
...would the smiley still be interpreted as "I am joking" or does it mean: "the smiley helps me saying everything I want and its a backup for saying that I was joking when someone replies to it".
Still - I am not saying you did - but I think the ;-) smiley is used this way too much.
Back on topic: I am both a Windows and Mac user, and I love both platforms for their own reasons. I am not offended as a Mac lover or something, I was simplly annoyed.