I sent him an email telling him to get his facts straight. Maybe I should send it to the newspaper proper. Will see whether he recants. Marta
On Jul 29, 2007, at 07:39 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: > I just laugh at most of what he writes about any tech item. > He would fit in with most Circuit City or Best Buy Sales force. > I sold tech items from High School thru College and 99 percent of the > sale people > have no idea what they are doing. I really just have them stand away > from me. > Same with Ric Manning he is good only for a laugh. > > On Jul 28, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Robert Klein wrote: > >> Ric, >> >> I?m probably not the first to tell you, but your column that ran >> today had a >> basic error in it. There is no subscription to iTunes, and you >> don?t have >> to buy anything to use it to rip CDs or otherwise load podcasts and >> mp3s >> from your PC or Mac onto an iPod or iPhone. This is a significant >> point, >> and I hope you print a correction next week. >> >> More significant to me, however, you seem to have a negative >> attitude toward >> Apple and its products that has crept into your columns over the >> past few >> years. You either ignore developments that pertain to Apple or you >> give >> negative or wrong information out. Objective issues and >> limitations are >> fair game, of course, and I appreciate that Macs as such are only >> about 5 or >> 6% of the market; however, you might take a look at who is the >> leader in >> innovation, who is in that market and the fact that the gizmo >> market goes >> beyond laptops and desktops. Maybe I am wrong, but I perceive a >> predilection toward the negative. >> >> ?Not a nano?? Indeed, not an iPod at all! >> >> Robert >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >
