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   Windows people

   

   Cox Pippin, Oct 17th, 2001 @ 2:13am

   
   

   You windows people really don't get it do you?
   

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   @

   

   Randy Dickson, Oct 17th, 2001 @ 7:16am

   
   

   Think the lawyers care. Think the stockholders care. Think the folk at apple who put their sweat into this care. Can't believe you really think this way .... can't believe you think.

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   Re: @

   

   Mike (profile), Oct 17th, 2001 @ 8:49am

   
   

   It's fun to see when people get all angry that they start insulting me, rather than the points I put forth. Obviously, I must be a "windows person" even though the guy who made the argument in the first place is clearly a Mac guy, and I was just summarizing his argument. Anyway, yeah, I use windows. But, I also use Linux and I use MacOS. I use whatever is in front of me at the time, because the fact is they all work for what I need to do. I don't care which OS I'm using as long as it gets the job done. If you do something that needs a certain OS, then use it. If you hate Microsoft for being a bastard company then don't use it. But you have to give me a better reason NOT to use something that works just fine than "you don't get it". That's about as good as "I know you are, but what am I?"
   
   Also, I "don't think", because my argument doesn't agree with what you think.
   
   Hey, the fact of the matter is that no matter what the lawyers, the shareholders, and the Apple employees do, it's not like the Mac is suddenly going to wipe Windows off the face of the earth. That was the argument in the article (again, not mine), and yet, I take the brunt of the argument. Sure, people associated with Apple from a business standpoing care, but that has absolutely nothing to do with my point. My point was simply from a USER'S standpoint it really doesn't matter. OS wars are a waste of time. Use what works and stop trying to force other people into your world view. People want to use what works - and for the most part, they do. If you want to promote what you like, that's cool, but trashing people for using some other operating system that works fine for them is silly.
   
   Come on, if you're going to challenge me, don't insult me, but come up with a real argument.

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   huh?

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 17th, 2001 @ 8:50am

   
   

   Operating systems work?

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   I love macs

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 17th, 2001 @ 9:46am

   
   

   If they wern't so damn expensive, I would actually buy one.
   
   I think Apple does themselves a great disservice with their pricing scheme.

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   Re: I love macs

   

   msykes, Oct 17th, 2001 @ 2:19pm

   
   

   First of all, macs really aren't that expensive. Sure, there is no 300$ Mac, but does anyone want a 300$ PC? I suppose someone does. I'm not saying that they are dirt cheap, but go buy yourself a new iBook for 1500$, it's a great machine, and a laptop to boot.
   
   I've got to agree though, if it works, use it. The thing I really hate is all the people who complain about Microsoft all day long and then keep using every possible Microsoft product they can get their hands on. Either put up and shut up or actually look into an alternative.
   
   msykes

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   Apple Be Flattered.

   

   James Horne, Dec 5th, 2001 @ 2:22pm

   
   

   Hmm. Apple be flattered. Then I guess if I am downtown some night, get mugged and the mugger steals my leather jacket, that the next time I see my jacket I should be flattered that I had enough good taste to have my property stolen from me.
   
   God, that's a lame justification.

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