On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Steve Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jul 18, 2008, at 3:25 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: > > I have heard of people in the 80s and 90s not sure of using a Mac, but >> have >> not run across anyone who wouldn't be willing to use a Mac in years. >> > > I am assumed that you are referring to the 1980's and 1990's as opposed to > persons in their 80s and 90s. > > I often run into folks who have only used Windows systems and would NEVER > switch to anything else voluntarily. After a bit of probing, I will usually > discover that their reasoning is one of pure familiarity, either because > Windows is all they have ever used and are "afraid" to change, or they have > big investments in Windows software, or the most common mantra, "That's what > everyone else uses." Steve, good point. I agree that getting someone to switch from one thing to another is generally difficult. That's where Microsoft makes their money. Microsoft Office is a good example - I run into businesses that say they don't like Office that much, but they have to have it for compatibility with clients, partners, etc. I wasn't arguing that if you offered someone a free Mac but said they could never use Windows again, that they would switch immediately. My point was that while there are people afraid to switch or just don't have the time to learn something new, I have not found anyone in a long time who would not like to have a Mac. They then give the kinds of reasons you did for not switching. That even applies to me. My excuse is that I am too cheap to buy a new computer. So I just use the laptop that work supplies me. Which comes with Windows, naturally. But I do boot into Linux a lot. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
