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a Mac for free? nah, no thanks
no, my line of argument is not a fraud. I am quite willing to admit I do not like Steve Jobs; he is arrogant and full of himself. I don't like Macs because they are overpriced and underpowered. Mr. Jobs certainly knows this, otherwise he would make his (now) Intel-compatible Mac OS available for non-Mac machines. He won't do this, because his hardware is all style and little substance. Take away the Apple hype and the machines are unremarkable devices; any run of the mill Dell, HP or whitebox machine at Comp USA is better than a Mac.

No, it's true, I really won't take a Mac if somebody gave it to me for free. It simply serves no purpose. It is exactly like WordPerfect - a fine, functional product that I don't need and have no use for. What would I do with a Mac if I had one ?? The answer is, simply, nothing. It's not about religion or being a fanatic or being beholden to a vendor, being deceived, ill-informed, etc. etc. etc.

The fact is, for many consumers, Macs serve no purpose. If that were not true, Macs would have 50% of the market instead of 2% or 3%. Customers vote with their wallets, not with rhetoric (on ZdNet or elsewhere). The facts speak for themselves.
Posted by: A.Typical Zork   Posted on: 01/26/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Why do you hate Apple so much?  NonZealot | 01/25/07
Why hate Apple? Just dismiss them  A.Typical Zork | 01/26/07
The simple fact is . . .  999ad@... | 01/26/07
OS 9  rimbaud@... | 01/26/07
technical apps  msalzberg | 01/27/07
Sounds like you guys are pretty insecure  Prime Detailer | 01/26/07
Crab syndrome  frgough | 01/26/07
Ask Dr Phil...  freeflymac | 01/26/07
Animosity for Apple??? Get real.  Cayble | 01/28/07
What does the next sentence say?  Reverend MacFellow | 01/26/07
less off (more . . . )  brian ansorge | 01/26/07
Looks like PowerPC Macs are excluded  999ad@... | 01/25/07
CPU irrelevant  frgough | 01/26/07
I have a Core 2 Duo  mlindl | 01/26/07
Huh?  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Hey, as long as it doesn't cost $2 to close it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/26/07
Can I give you $2  mlindl | 01/26/07
You can buy yourself a different conversation  Boot_Agnostic | 01/26/07
Apple closes Wi-Fi hole  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/07
Tu quoque fallacy  frgough | 01/26/07
I don't get it (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 01/26/07
Interesting comeback  A.Typical Zork | 01/26/07
You sure write alot about something  mlindl | 01/26/07
a Mac for free? nah, no thanks  A.Typical Zork | 01/26/07
It'll all add up and make more sense  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Make mine without Windows, please.  PMDubuc | 01/26/07
Very well put  999ad@... | 01/26/07
Make mine without OS X please  dwsmith | 01/26/07
you really are clueless . . .  brian ansorge | 01/26/07
Bravo!  999ad@... | 01/27/07
Mac for free?  msalzberg | 01/27/07
On the other hand...  Cayble | 01/28/07
Irrelevant..  msalzberg | 01/27/07
My hammer and spanner  bitmat23@... | 01/26/07
Not exactly...  frabjous | 01/26/07
you just proved his point!  Reverend MacFellow | 01/26/07

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