You don't mention what remarks you are talking about here, so I can't comment.
You were the one disparaging Steve Jobs. I said he was a genius and you argued against me. On 6 October 2011 21:04, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > Another falsehood > The Mac was the first commercially successful pc to feature a mouse and a GUI > > Feel free to disparage the man s efforts and limit them to marketing > > But u can't market a fake product and expect substantial market value > > This man pulled the company from the doldrums, to the richest company in the > world > > This feat can't be achieved thru marketing alone, there has to be some > substance > > Whether u like or not, these are plain simple facts which a blind man can see > > On Oct 6, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 6 October 2011 19:52, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think it's very clear that Apple have not revolutionized >>> any technology. Everything Apple have produced has already >>> existed in the industry. >>> >>> What Apple (or rather, Steve) did was to take existing >>> tech., and make it easier for the ordinary consumer to >>> identify with, on some level. >>> >>> Mark. >>> >> >> What he was the first to realise, was that to most people in the world >> style was more important than functionality. Before the first macs it >> was generally accepted that computers had to be ugly beige boxes that >> you hid either in your office or your bedroom. He realised that people >> would pay a premium for inferior technology if it had style, and was >> marketed correctly. >> >> Their commercials are still used as teaching guides at many >> universities, especially this >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8 you watch it and you really >> want to have that style. >> >> >> -- >> WebERP Africa Ltd >> +447710427049 >> +256752963327 >> +255758554413 >> www.weberpafrica.com >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255758554413 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
