Techies and consumers often have very different opinions on a product value. When in the mid 90's analysts started forecasting a huge growth for the intenet, I confess I did not believe it at first; and it finally happened.
All what I've seen announced in the past 20 year finally happened, sooner or later, but did came through. That's the only reason why, based on experience, I believe these propheties will come through, despite I do share your doubts about the product's real benefits and usage. What benefit brings the latest fashion compared to last year's? and people spend millions on latest trendy jeans or shirts. the heaviest pledge for m$ is to have ignored people's opinion and taste for so long. Thierry Nivelet http://foxincloud.com/ Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud Le 30 nov. 2011 à 00:06, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> a écrit : > I'm sure I'm going to get flamed for this, but in general, it seems like > if you decide to swallow the Apple pill, you will be paying for pretty > much anything and everything at the rates Apple alone controls. > > For that, you get a very nicely controlled universe that doesn't deviate > or provide surprises...as my son says, "It just works." Okay, fine. And > "you just pay." > > A client of mine who has jumped in the deep Apple end of the pool after > over two decades of PC use has observed that "I either pay upfront with > Apple, or I pay as I go with PCs...in my time and frustration." I > suppose he has a point if there is no joy in the challenge of making the > computer do what you want. Maybe that's why I do what I do (programming, > tech support)...because I enjoy the challenge. > > In the end, to each his own. > > Mike > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NF] Interesting article on Microsoft's demise (with help > fromApple's rise) > From: Allen <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 11/29/2011 4:58 PM > > I am very disappointed with my ipad. Mostly because it does not have GPS > built in. Its a toy of an operating system and everything cost money, even > what's free on Android. A few nice touches but little else. Too big for the > pocket and too small to do anything serious with other than emails. Its an > expensive email getter. > Al > > -----Original Message----- > "The iPad eats the consumer PC market." > > Not going to happen. It's a nifty tool until you want to type anything > longer than a Facebook update, print anything or play games beyond > casual stuff designed for a touch UI. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
