Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:30:47 +1200
Reply-To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: No Vanagon Content/Macintosh bashing
In-Reply-To: <20020326045122.75372.qmail@web12205.mail.yahoo.com>
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Even though Mac users may be only 10% of the market, always remember
that we are the TOP 10%.
Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy and
millions of others are by far the most popular, with about 70 million
machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may
note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that
numbers alone do not denote a higher life form - New York Times,
November 26 1991
Fact: A 1990 or even considerably older Mac is still a perfectly
usable machine, if slow. Try a nonMacintosh of such an age...
Fact: A Mac is much faster than a "PC" of the same quoted speed. More
than makes up for the supposed (actually misleading) pricing of Macs.
Fact: Professional graphics workers go for Macs.
Fact: Older Macs can be happily and greatly upgraded. Can others?
Fact: Macs are "friendly" and relatively intuitive to use. Can't say
the same for others.
Fact: Macs are immune from almost all viruses.
Fact: What Apple does, others copy (windows, naming {"iPaq"}, styling etc).
Fact: When a Mac running OS9.1 or lower crashes, it needs restarting,
which is a minor irritation. But this is fixed with OS10, which is a
Unix system. Older upgraded Macs can also run OS10.
Fact: PC stands for personal computer. Guess what a Mac is...
I wouldn't take a new free PC if it was offered to me. Actually I
would... then sell it to a sucker and use the money on something
worthwhile.
Andrew G
>Yeah ok Steve Jobs has the $$ to grease more palms
>than
>the king of Nerds?(B gates) :) :)
>
>Andew G. where are you the Redcoats are coming!
>Phil
>
>
>
>--- Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com> wrote:
>> They must have great Lobbyist.
>>
>> Stan Wilder
>>
>> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:15:25 -0800 phil stanhope
>> <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
>> writes:
>> > Theres a reason why the Pentagon switched to macs
>> > recently....as anyone who has read Sun Tsu's "The
>> Art
>> > of War" would understand why.
>> >
>> > Phil, mac user
>> > "Crush your enemies, see them driven before you,
>> and
>> > hear the lemantation of the PC users"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote:
>> > > Jon,
>> > > I own both a Mac and new Windows PC. Although
>> the
>> > > Mac has some good features
>> > > I much prefer the windows platform now. Just
>> another
>> > > perspective.
>> > >
>> > > Every program I use works better on the windows
>> > > machine. Everything I need
>> > > to do works on windows. Everything I want to do
>> can
>> > > not be done on a Mac.
>> > >
>> > > William
>> > >
>> > > > I read you... my father is an electrical
>> engineer
>> > > and a lifelong Mac
>> > > > devotee. He started using Macs in '85, but has
>> now
>> > > had to go with PC desk-
>> > > > and laptop systems due to software
>> constraints. He
>> > > hates them. As a
>> > > graphic
>> > > > designer/art director, I don't have anything
>> to
>> > > worry about, at least for
>> > > > the time being. It's just always confounded me
>> > > that so many people buy the
>> > > > argument that "Windoze" is a superior OS just
>> > > because it's more popular,
>> > > and
>> > > > that it got to be more popular in the first
>> place!
>> > > Macs have their quirks,
>> > > > but I'm (somewhat) proficient on PCs, too,
>> and I
>> > > know what works better
>> > > for
>> > > > me, at least...
>> > > >
>> > > > JJ
>> >
>> >
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