Let's keep this to Lingo or, at worst, Macromedia, please... :)

At 08:24 PM 4/2/02 -0600, js33 wrote:
>Hi Howdy,
>
>Man do all Mac purchases come with a brain washing.
>I have used Macs before and they are OK but I
>still don't understand this Mac arrogance and snobbery.
>Are you people like that already or does Steve do a
>Job on you?  I've been using computers for 20 years
>and I've always learned far more about programming,
>OS procedures, or anything about the computer from
>talented PC users.
>I have never learned anything of substance from a
>MAC user. Most people I have ever met that use a Mac
>know nothing about how the machine or OS operates.
>All they know how to do is click on the moronic dialog
>boxes with one mouse button. "Are you sure?"
>I run Win2000 and my machine never crashes.
>I have not spent a dime on repairs since
>I built the machine. Also if a PC does need repair
>it is usually a simple procedure you can do yourself.
>If a MAC needs repair you HAVE to take it in and
>have the Apple drones bless it and charge you
>$500 for a new motherboard.
>
>So who's the intelligent one now... Hehehehehe
>
>Cheers,
>JS
>
>At 16:47 +0100 04/02/2002, Peter King wrote:
>
> >How can they claim to be intelligent when they pay twice the price,
> >for half the performance, of an equivalent PC
>
>Now now, a $1200 iBook gets about the same oomph as a PIII. Where we
>get off cheap is in the maintenance and upkeep costs. Since we are
>not rebooting the machines four or five times a day or paying for
>bench time to get 'em fixed *again* or running *yet another* virus
>check, we actually end up saving at least twice the machine's cost
>over just a few months. This is time we can spend writing tedious
>drivel about how great Macs are. See how neatly it works?
>
> >and use software that is two versions out of date?
>
>Yes, you have me there, seeing as how Darwin (the core of X) is based
>on UNIX, which was invented in 1969 of all times. I mean how
>non-modern can you get? Next we'll be using Underwoods for the love
>of Pete.
>
>--
>-- WthmO
>
>Q: What's the difference between a Mac user and a Windows user?
>A: Mac users swear BY their computers. Windows users swear AT them.
>--
>
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