On Jun 1, 2010, at 02:54 , steve harley wrote:
On 2010-05-31 12:22 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Richer and better educated doesn't necessarly translate to more
intellegent.
which is why i didn't say i had disproved the assertion; just
pointing out how fruitless my search for the "study" had been
Though it used to be that Mac users didn't want to know anything
about
the mechanics of their boxes and Dos/Windows users were forced to.
And that was most likely what they used at the office, so they had to
learn it well enough because IT took forever and always denigrated me
while they fixed it "I'll show them!".
that stereotype was mostly generated by Apple marketing -- playing
to people's insecurities about whatever computer they were using
i don't know that it was ever really well-founded
but from my perspective almost no one shows much interest in how the
computers they use work, regardless of the brand, and largely
uncorrelated with intelligence
By and large Macs are bought by people for the reason Steve
postulated. "Have to have a computer, Macs are easier."
Anyone who uses any brand of computer becomes proficient in what they
use it for and the software they use. If an amateur photographer from
newbie to skilled uses iPhoto to store, adjust and distribute their
photos there is little need for them to buy and learn Aperture or
Photoshop, although marketing and magazines they subscribe to
certainly put tons of pressure on them to do so.
They certainly wouldn't know about a spreadsheet unless they use it to
maintain a database of their camera equipment. They would most likely
buy a copy of Bento, because it's marketed as "easy to keep a
household inventory" which may or may not be true. I have it, started
to use it, but found a spreadsheet much faster to set up, modify, and
search. I had VersaCalc (iirc) then Lotus 123 on my Apple ][+. I used
to be a Filemaker guru on the Apple IIgs, FileMaker Pro on the Mac
IIfx, so I'm not unaware of database use. Databases take more time to
configure, but are generally better in the long run for inventoried
items, because of their search engine speed and report generation.
Most likely they were amateurs who, when they planned the trip,
realized that had to bring a laptop along to d/l their images from
their cameras, modify in some way, and store. "Hey, I'd better get a
laptop now and figure out how to do that so I don't look like a dummy.
Apple (Macbook) is supposed to be easy, I'll pick up one of those
tomorrow (and learn it in 6 weeks)." If they used a laptop at work, it
was likely a Dell, and that's what they brought, and knew how to use.
Joseph McAllister
Lots of gear, not much time
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