Again, changing the facts won't win your argument. She got what she wanted, for the price she wanted...just because your irritated it wasn't a mac doesn't mean she didn't.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Constance Warner <cawar...@his.com> wrote: > > > You don't have to be rich to afford a Mac. But to demand the LATEST model, > 17" laptop, for a Wal-Mart discount price? THAT'S unrealistic. > > --Constance Warner > > > > On Mar 30, 2009, at 10:39 AM, mike wrote: > > Constance, when you go shopping are you saying you have ZERO criteria? >> NONE? You must be unbelievably rich. For the rest of us who have normal >> jobs, make normal amounts of money...money does have to come into play at >> some point. >> >> Not everyone can live with the 'money is no object' attitude some have on >> this list. >> >> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Constance Warner <cawar...@his.com> >> wrote: >> >> I still say, that going shopping with preconceived notions and >>> requirements >>> is fundamentally unrealistic. The real world does not organize itself >>> according to our wishes. If she's even thinking of buying a Mac [which >>> from >>> context it's clear that she's NOT] she needs to look at Macs >>> overall--quality, price, everything. If price is the only criterion, >>> well, >>> that's her choice; but if she wants a Mac at an unrealistically low >>> price--well, that's just wishful thinking. >>> >>> Cubic zirconia isn't fake anything; it's real cubic zirconia, and a lot >>> of >>> fun. And an HP isn't a fake computer, but then a Tata Nano isn't a fake >>> car, either. It's just not the same as a Toyota or a Honda, for which >>> one >>> can expect to pay a bit more. >>> >>> --Constance Warner >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 30, 2009, at 7:32 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: >>> >>> Well, if she started out her quest [for a laptop] with a set of >>> >>>> inflexible requirements that the real world might not be able to >>>>> meet--including parts of the real world like computer stores--she's >>>>> limited her options and determined the outcome of her shopping trip >>>>> before she's even started. >>>>> >>>>> It's like saying, "I want a flawless one-carat stone, but I require >>>>> that the ring should cost no more than $100." Guess what? You're >>>>> getting cubic zirconia! >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Constance, wanting a laptop for under $1,000 is neither unreasonable nor >>>> impossible. The parts of the real world that are unable to meet her >>>> requirements are not "computer stores" but "Apple stores". >>>> >>>> As to cubic zirconia, the analogy doesn't hold because, your personal >>>> opinion of it notwithstanding, her HP is not a fake computer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ************************************************************************* >>>> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy >>>> ** >>>> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>>> >>>> ************************************************************************* >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ************************************************************************* >>> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>> ************************************************************************* >>> >>> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
