Alan Baker
On Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:03:46 -0700, Alan Baker wrote:

flatfish+++
In article <ktmekq$6pe$1@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:

Alan Baker
Alan Baker wrote:

Nobody
In article <ktji4m$io0$2@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:

Alan Baker
Alan Baker wrote:

Nobody
In article <jvoa4p$s1e$1@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:

Alan Baker
On 8/6/2012 1:48 AM, Mike wrote:

Nobody
Quite a few around the control room at JPL.

Oh wait, the trolls say Macs are only for graphics!

Alan Baker
US tax payers can be happy their money is buying some nice toys.

Nobody
Riiiight.

Because magically, the Mac is exempt from cost-cutting at NASA.

LOL

Alan Baker
So you're saying there isn't a lot of Macs at the JPL?

Nobody
I'm saying that despite budget cuts there are clearly people at JPL who value having a Mac enough to spend the money.

Alan Baker
So they are spending tax payer money on fancy toys, in spite of your claim budget cuts prevent this.

flatfish+++
Your statements are based on a false premise which itself is based on your biases.

Since you don't like Macs, you assume they're "fancy toys".

The simpler conclusion is that if people are still buying Macs when there is a cash crunch, it's probably because they value them highly for their needs.

Alan Baker
Also a lot of corporations have a BYOD (bring your own device) policy and as long as it meets corporate security standards, all is well.

And again, if staff at JPL are choosing Macs for their own devices, it suggests they value them.