I have never, once, let politics affect my buying habits unless there was an organized boycott or labor strike involved. I leave my politics behind when I enter a store.
Convenience is everything. Carrol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 7:34 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Steve Jobs: seemingly not a nice man at all On Oct 10, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > PS: What you still don´t get is that this is a "buyer´s rights" and > _freedom_ issue. I get that very well thank you. I contribute to and use GPL software, I'm on FSF lists etc. What you don't seem to see is that: Problem 1, you can't force _that_ freedom down the throat of _buyers_ (industry regulations could help a lot though). Problem 2, most buyers consider that freedom from hassles is more important than having the right to install another OS on their device. Really. JC _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
