Time for Mac users to take on the government for their Microsoft-bias
Jim Polaski
First about the SSA,
And today's follow-up
--
Regards,
JP
"The measure of a man is what he will do while
expecting that he will get nothing in return!"
Edwin
Jim Polaski wrote:
> From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
>
> First about the SSA,
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
>
> And today's follow-up
>
> http://tinyurl.com/876z3
That just goes to prove everyone should have a Windows PC.
It just works, no lobbying necessary.
Jim Polaski
"Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
Oh, comon silly. It doesn't prove that at all.
Then again, maybe you're right. Lets EVERYONE get a PC and all the other
makers forced out of business. Then we'd see what would happen to ol M$.
That is what you're advocating.
NO CHOICE, and thanks for admitting it.
Tom Elam
<jpol...@NOSPMync.net> wrote:
>From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
>
>First about the SSA,
>
>http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
>
>And today's follow-up
>
>http://tinyurl.com/876z3
Serves you right, toss the toy and get a real computer.
Jim Lee Jr.
Tom Elam <tom_...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:25:27 -0500, Jim Polaski
> <jpol...@NOSPMync.net> wrote:
>
> >From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
> >
> >First about the SSA,
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
Shows the SSA is brown-nosing Gates and Ballmer.
> >And today's follow-up
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/876z3
>
> Serves you right, toss the toy and get a real computer.
Windoze users who play games are the ones whose computers are toys.
My Macs are real computers, the government should make things
standardized so Mac users can have access.
Mayor of R'lyeh
<peejs...@insightbb.com> chose to bless us with the following
wisdom:
What happened to all the chest thumping Maccies do whenever their
Windows skills are questioned and they answer 'I know all about
Windows. I have a Windows box too!'
Why don't you just use that?
--
"I have had lots of viruses on my Mac..."
Jim Polaski
Jim Lee Jr.
I can use Windoze just fine, I no longer brown-nose Gates and Ballmer.
Nasht0n
> From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
>
> First about the SSA,
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
>
> And today's follow-up
>
> http://tinyurl.com/876z3
>
While Wintel OEMs where busting their asses selling their products to
government and industry, Jobs et al. where thinking up ways to make
their CPUs more cutesy and colorful.
Apple did very little to promulgate the Mac and isn't considered a
trustworthy manufacturer by most in the corporate sphere.
So as much as Wintel is responsible for the present state of affairs, as
it pertains to viruses and malware in general, Apple is just as guilty
for not making their better (sic) choice better known.
And if Apple can afford to take its users through all sorts of
uncomfortable transitions, MS cannot afford this luxury, even if it
wanted to drastically improve its OS.
--
Nicolas
"They're not manufacturing a specific product at that factory, they're
manufacturing YOU."
Unknown
Edwin
"Jim Polaski" <jpol...@NOSPMync.net> wrote in message
news:jpolaski-F84D59...@netnews.comcast.net...
> In article <1124396011.0...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> "Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
>
>> Jim Polaski wrote:
>> > From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
>> >
>> > First about the SSA,
>> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
>> >
>> > And today's follow-up
>> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/876z3
>>
>> That just goes to prove everyone should have a Windows PC.
>>
>> It just works, no lobbying necessary.
>
> Oh, comon silly. It doesn't prove that at all.
No? Who's lobbying the government to let their computers work, Windows
users or Mac users?
> Then again, maybe you're right. Lets EVERYONE get a PC and all the other
> makers forced out of business.
Didn't you hear the news? Apple switched to Intel. All of you Maccies
*are* getting PCs.
> Then we'd see what would happen to ol M$.
They'll have to keep fighting Linux and all the other PC operating systems,
including the newest one, Mac OS X.
> That is what you're advocating.
Indeed.
> NO CHOICE, and thanks for admitting it.
A Macintosh doesn't represent the only other choice besides Microsoft.
Hell, given how dependent Mac users are on MS software, buying a Mac *is*
choosing Microsoft!
Travelinman
"Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
> "Jim Polaski" <jpol...@NOSPMync.net> wrote in message
> news:jpolaski-F84D59...@netnews.comcast.net...
> > In article <1124396011.0...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> > "Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Jim Polaski wrote:
> >> > From Macsimum News, and editorial by Dennis Sellers.
> >> >
> >> > First about the SSA,
> >> >
> >> > http://tinyurl.com/8qbef
> >> >
> >> > And today's follow-up
> >> >
> >> > http://tinyurl.com/876z3
> >>
> >> That just goes to prove everyone should have a Windows PC.
> >>
> >> It just works, no lobbying necessary.
> >
> > Oh, comon silly. It doesn't prove that at all.
>
> No? Who's lobbying the government to let their computers work, Windows
> users or Mac users?
>
> > Then again, maybe you're right. Lets EVERYONE get a PC and all the other
> > makers forced out of business.
>
> Didn't you hear the news? Apple switched to Intel. All of you Maccies
> *are* getting PCs.
By most definitions, we've always had PCs. The processor is irrelevant.
Edwin
The commonly accepted definition of "PC" is an x86 computer that can run
Windows.
Software vendors separate their wares into "Mac" and "PC" categories.
Do you call such vendors to ask what type of computer their PC software is
for?
Sandman
<thor...@juno.com> wrote:
>>>> Then again, maybe you're right. Lets EVERYONE get a PC and all the
>>>> other makers forced out of business.
>>>
>>> Didn't you hear the news? Apple switched to Intel. All of you
>>> Maccies *are* getting PCs.
>>
>> By most definitions, we've always had PCs. The processor is
>> irrelevant.
>
> The commonly accepted definition of "PC" is an x86 computer that can
> run Windows.
So a Itanium computer isn't a PC?
Why do you need to invent new "commonly accepted definitions", Edwin? PC is
'Personal Computer'. The most common PC is the IBM compatible PC running
Windows, which has led to 'PC' and 'IBM Compatible PC running Windows' being
synonyms.
A Mac most certainly is a personal computer, but it isn't IBM compatible (yet),
and it quite obviously won't *be* running Windows, even if it can. :)
> Software vendors separate their wares into "Mac" and "PC" categories.
Exactly, since the distinction is the operating system.
> Do you call such vendors to ask what type of computer their PC
> software is for?
See above.
--
Sandman[.net]
Edwin
No longer? So you used to brown-nose them? Was that your vocation or just
a hobby? I ask for information only.
Jim Lee Jr.
"Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
>> Jim Lee Jr. wrote:
>>
>> I can use Windoze just fine, I no longer brown-nose Gates and Ballmer.
> No longer? So you used to brown-nose them? Was that your vocation or just
> a hobby? I ask for information only.
That's right, I realise I brown-nosed Gates and Ballmer when I was a
Windoze user, but then I saw the light when I switched to the Mac.
Sorry, it was neither a hobby or a vocation.
Mayor of R'lyeh
Why did you think that I wanted you to tell me about you sticking your
appendages into Gates and Ballmer's orifices?
Edwin
That looks like great material for a signature line...
--
"... I realise I brown-nosed Gates and Ballmer..." -- Jim Lee Jr.