>I use Dell's all day long and am supremely happy with them. >So what is the big deal?
I use Dells and Macs all day long. So what is the big deal indeed? You folks act like I don't know what a PC is. I know how to build them and I know how to program them. And I know how to avoid them too. But that is not the topic. Can I remember far back enough to recall the topic? I think it all started with the new MS ads and how they were a response to the long-running Apple series. Someone said that most people buying computers don't know squat about computers. I agreed and said that many people buy PCs, not from knowledge, but from coercion and fear. I gave examples. That caused a big brouhaha, but zero counter examples and zero counter explanations. I still stand by my take on what Apple vs MS is about: the snarky Apple ads are aimed at battering down the fears of low-self-esteem PC buyers and instilling new fears of dorkdom. (Remember the one with the cute Japanese girl? Mac gets the girl.) The new MS ads are aimed at countering Apple by presenting dorkdum in a favorable light. (Is that sufficient to prevail?) I'm selling "Kiss me I'm a Dork" Ts at Cafe Press. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
