Betty that is a pretty pejorative diatribe.
Buying quality does not mean you have to spend the bank.
You can pay big bucks for a Mercedes but is it really that much
better of a car than a Chevy Impala? I know it has more prestige,
and looks better but is it really that much better of a car? Will it
get me from point a to point b better?
All man made things are tools. They are to be used to accomplish a
purpose. When we start valuing them more than everything else we
have put too much into them.
I knew folks that only drove Cadillacs or Oldsmobile and they were
nice cars. But they were no better than my Ford or my Chevy.
Better is not a matter of money spent. It is a matter of getting the
job done. Fitting the needs of the person using them and overall,
being what you want.
I can give a 12 year old a MacBook Air and it end up just sitting
their doing nothing because that is not what they need or
desire. They might have wanted a PS3, or (heaven forbid) a Xbox 360.
I recently bought a used Dell Axim. In the near future I will have
to give up my smartphone (Because of carrier policies) and will need
a replacement PDA. That fit my needs at the cost I could spend. Is
it as fancy as everything else out there? No but it fits my particular needs.
You made a pejorative assessment on consumers because they do not
share your values. They may not have the same needs you do. But do
not condemn them because of it.
Stewart
At 01:35 PM 5/22/2009, you wrote:
That's right. Americans don't like to pay for quality, so they buy
cheap little notebooks that don't do much and have keyboards that
aren't much better than the smaller, more powerful devices. I'd
rather save up and buy a quality device, quality bicycle, quality
car, quality SW, quality anything than settle for the cheapest alternative.
Most people don't care or don't want to wait until they can afford
something better. Most don't need more than an Internet device and
basic word processing anyway. With Linux, they're somewhat better.
Therefore the new netbooks are popular. I simply wouldn't recommend
any to someone who's traveling for business or research.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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