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Re: MacBook Pro's at JPL

Nashton
SubjectRe: MacBook Pro's at JPL
FromNashton
Date08/22/2013 20:05 (08/22/2013 15:05)
Message-ID<kv5jt9$vhr$2@speranza.aioe.org>
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Newsgroupscomp.sys.mac.advocacy
FollowsJay Songbird
FollowupsAlan Baker (2m)

On 08-07-13 3:47 PM, Jay Songbird wrote:

Jay Songbird
"Alan Baker" wrote in message news:alangbaker-5A6DA1.11053907082013@news.shawcable.net...

In article <ktu1hi$4p2$9@speranza.aioe.org>, Nashton <nana@na.ca> wrote:

Alan Baker
On 08-05-13 7:20 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:

Nashton
On 2013-08-05, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>wrote:

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

Alan Baker
ased on a false premise which itself is based on

JEDIDIAH
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 >>

Alan Baker
highly for

JEDIDIAH
their needs.

Nashton
Unless you need something pretty to impress your conspicous >

Alan Baker
consumer

Nashton
friends, an Apple product is probably a waste of money. They come >

Alan Baker
in form

Nashton
factors that are not terribly work friendly. They sacrifice >

Alan Baker
functionality

Nashton
for aesthetics. They have fewer available options.

Unless you have a hardon for a particular bit of Mac-only >

Alan Baker
software, the

Nashton
Mac itself is pretty pointless.

Macs are for running MacOS, and that's only for the >

Alan Baker
vanishingly small

Nashton
minority of people that do real work with Apple hardware.

Alan Baker
Very well said. Waste of money. In a few years, they won't even be making Macs, if Apple is still around.

You do realize that in the United States and Canada, Mac market share is now over 10%, right?

Jay Songbird
Widdle loser has add Nashton to his stalker list?

It's way more than funny, really. His little ruse consists of underscoring the fact that in some markets, the Mac has a market share barely exceeding single digits.

As if this can be construed as a rebuttal to my stating the fact that Macs are marginally more popular than they were 10, 20 years ago.

You can't hide or fix stupid.

-- "One day closer to payday". Says Alwin, rubbing his hands together and sitting in the bottom of the cupboard, waiting for his mommy to die.