> They bashed ME *personally* on the phone on 2 separate occasions. I was told > on > the first, that since I was having problems that I should "get a real computer > and sell my Mac." On the second occasion I was told that they didn't support > Macs because Apple was "going out of business, and I should dump my Mac ASAP > and > get a DELL."
An apple employee once bashed me on a tech support call, until I got through to a supervisor by calling back. Should I not buy an apple product ever again, even if I like the product? If I like a musicians music, but hate his politics, should I not listen to his music anymore? If I think someone is intelligent, but think many of his emotional opinions are not well thought out, should I completely discount him if he says there is a man behind me with a large steel pipe? > This subject has been coming up over and over on these lists for over a year. > It > is the same thing over and over again. Why would any Mac user with a brain > buy a > Linksys product? They are a direct competitor with Farallon and Asante (2 > very > loyal Mac companies that offer similar products at the same price and fully > support the Mac). If you buy a Linksys router you are shooting yourself in > the > foot! Asante and Farallon make a ton of Mac products...not just routers. Do > you > want one of them to go out of business? I was at Farallon the other day (they > are located in Alameda, CA...where I live...No affiliation) and the mood was > grim. I was told that other companies were undercutting them by a dollar or 2 > and they were losing business. Business is business. Nothing emotional about it. If one product is just as good or better than another for what I want, and at a lower price point, I will buy it. If farallon can't figure out how to make money at their competitors prices, and dies- free market theory says they should. If they can't keep their price point by innovating great features that make their price point worthwhile to consumers, they should die. You have NO loyalty whatsoever to apple. Actually, it should be the other way around. Ie, if for some reason apple completely forgot how to compete again, or got exceptionally greedy again, they should die. > Do the Math. If you don't then don't walk around whining when you lose all > the > products that a company like Farallon or Asante do for us and our platform. *sigh* I really wish they would focus more on economics in our education system. -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
