This is why we don't talk platforms - someone always takes offence when
none was meant or offered.
Tsk.
I buy second-hand Macs with lotsa life left in them.
That's one answer for the financially challenged.
AndrewF
On 02/01/2005, at 4:09 PM, BllPear@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> garage-built no-name PCs. The average PC is
>> obsolete in three years.
> Is that what I have? how would you know? You accuse me and others, of
> not getting it and making unfounded assumptions, and yet you just did
> the same thing. I, indeed, don't care what, if any computer you use. I
> didn't bring up the subject. I commented that I believe (still do)
> that the Mac will become, like many other things, a product sold
> directly to the graphic arts. I then explained why I chose to have a
> PC built for me. Do you personally know that I am so uninformed that I
> can't judge the equivalent? After all, I DID say that I would prefer a
> Mac, not a casual decision.
>
> Your response about amortized costs means nothing when I can't afford
> one anyway. In your world, I would have no computer, or a very old
> one. Is that what you propose? Personally, I would prefer half a
> computer than none.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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