Kiggs I agree. Quite alot of my friends and neighbours own Macs... you'd be really be surprised! Now my question is, just where do ALL the PC's made go?
Sekidde Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Surprisingly that is not true Fred (it is Gates continuing a myth that >used to be true ages ago). >Macs are cheaper than PCs (they may be more expensive in Uganda as there >is only one distributor). �Better product at cheaper price :=) > >See the following links for details >http://corourke.customer.netspace.net.au/Mac/pricewatch.html > >http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/36120.html > >http://www.macobserver.com/shootouts/ > >Kiggs > >On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 12:43, Fred Bbaale wrote: >> Paul , OSX runs on expensive hardware. Not everyone can afford it. >> >> Fred >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Paul Bagyenda wrote: >> >> > And you must wait a little longer for a more secure windows. >> > >> > � Also, Gates says that Longhorn can wait: >> > http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/0,39023769,39157671,00.htm (so >> > go to OSX Tiger in Feb -- or KDE soonish -- for hard drive searching, >> > rather than wait til '06) >> > >> > On Aug 31, 2004, at 08:12, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/view.html?pg=3 >> > > These days, every Windows computer is a war zone of viruses, Trojans, >> > > spyware, and other malicious code trying to exploit security holes in >> > > Internet Explorer. One of the scariest of all, Download.Ject, >> > > discovered >> > > in late June, worked to log keystrokes (usernames, passwords, PINs). >> > > All >> > > this despite Bill Gates' 2002 declaration that security is his top >> > > priority. We asked Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft's security program >> > > manager, if Redmond is fighting a war it can't win. >> > > >> > > WIRED: It's been more than a month since the first news of >> > > Download.Ject, and you still haven't issued a real fix for Internet >> > > Explorer. How long is it going to take? .................. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------- >> > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network >> > > http://www.infocom.co.ug >> > > >> > > >> > ----------------------------- >> > P. A. Bagyenda >> > Digital Solutions >> > P.O.Box 23833 >> > 58 Bukoto Str. >> > Kampala, UGANDA >> > >> > Tel: +256-41-540143 >> > Mob: +256-77-507743 >> > Web: http://www.dsmagic.com >> > ----------------------------- >> > >> > >> > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may >> > also >> > be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may >> > not >> > review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this >> > email in >> > error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then >> > delete >> > this email. >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------- >> > This service is hosted on the Infocom network >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug >> > >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network >> http://www.infocom.co.ug >> > > > >--------------------------------------------- >This service is hosted on the Infocom network >http://www.infocom.co.ug > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
