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From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:10 In article <8c0f93F1p4U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message > news:2010080513492170833-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > > Yes, anti-virus software is available for a Mac, and yes, there've been > > one or two viruses for Mac since 1984 (yes, one or two). > > There are considerably more than two. > > http://www.securemac.com/ Yup. And none are really necessary to a Mac user at the moment. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: William Clark on 5 Aug 2010 15:10 In article <8c0febF361U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message > news:vgvl56dsud0ubcuqlqq5tmfoku8g57hpi8(a)4ax.com... > > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:57:51 -0400, William Clark > > <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > > > >>In article <f4nl56d3bt6b4iqvl5jv675n7tjqhijjpe(a)4ax.com>, > >> bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:29:06 -0400, "R&B" > >>> <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > > > >>> >Because when new ones come out, people want the new stuff that comes > >>> >with 'em...instead of sticking with old technology. > >>> > > >>> >Randy > >>> > >> > >>> You can rant, and tout, all you want, but for the casual user, which > >>> is the vast majority, PCs work just fine, and the hubris of Mac users > >>> is a turn-off. > >> > >>No disagreement there. Each to his own. > > > > That has been my position from the beginning, and I don't take kindly > > to anyone suggesting that I lied when I say that I've never had a blue > > screen I haven't. > > > > I'm perfectly happy with PCS and don't need the snobbery from some Mac > > users. > > > > BK > > I 've yet to meet a Mac owner that wasn't a snob. You know, if you are going to barge into this discussion, which some of us are trying to keep at an informed and helpful level, could you contribute something other than yet another of your moronic one-line cliches? Just a thought.
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:10 In article <8c0febF361U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message > news:vgvl56dsud0ubcuqlqq5tmfoku8g57hpi8(a)4ax.com... > > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:57:51 -0400, William Clark > > <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > > > >>In article <f4nl56d3bt6b4iqvl5jv675n7tjqhijjpe(a)4ax.com>, > >> bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:29:06 -0400, "R&B" > >>> <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > > > >>> >Because when new ones come out, people want the new stuff that comes > >>> >with 'em...instead of sticking with old technology. > >>> > > >>> >Randy > >>> > >> > >>> You can rant, and tout, all you want, but for the casual user, which > >>> is the vast majority, PCs work just fine, and the hubris of Mac users > >>> is a turn-off. > >> > >>No disagreement there. Each to his own. > > > > That has been my position from the beginning, and I don't take kindly > > to anyone suggesting that I lied when I say that I've never had a blue > > screen I haven't. > > > > I'm perfectly happy with PCS and don't need the snobbery from some Mac > > users. > > > > BK > > I 've yet to meet a Mac owner that wasn't a snob. What you mean is that they know they're using something better and it shows. :-) -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:12 In article <8c0g4vF7nnU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-CF4A75.11411205082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > In article > > <359f5904-0e83-47ec-a50c-486dc5e6e0bf(a)m1g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>, > > Paula <semendfw(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:57:51 -0400, William Clark > >> > <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > >> > > >> > >In article <f4nl56d3bt6b4iqvl5jv675n7tjqhijjpe(a)4ax.com>, > >> > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:29:06 -0400, "R&B" > >> > >> <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> >Because when new ones come out, people want the new stuff that > >> > >> >comes > >> > >> >with 'em...instead of sticking with old technology. > >> > >> > > >> > >> >Randy > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> You can rant, and tout, all you want, but for the casual user, > >> > >> which > >> > >> is the vast majority, PCs work just fine, and the hubris of Mac > >> > >> users > >> > >> is a turn-off. > >> > > > >> > >No disagreement there. Each to his own. > >> > > >> > That has been my position from the beginning, and I don't take kindly > >> > to anyone suggesting that I lied when I say that I've never had a blue > >> > screen I haven't. > >> > > >> > I'm perfectly happy with PCS and don't need the snobbery from some Mac > >> > users. > >> > > >> > BK > >> > >> I know a lot of people that have Macs. They are not snobs. What a > >> silly statment. > >> > >> Just because someone prefers one OS over another, does that make them > >> a snob? > > > > And recognizing something is better isn't hubris. > > > Better for you is not necessarily better for somebody else. I use both > everyday, I like PCs better. Really? What do you do for a living that has you using both *every* day, and what is the ratio of usage? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:15
In article <ag2m569t776q5ai8ivtm2klkp2on472sa8(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:41:12 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > wrote: > > >> > I'm perfectly happy with PCS and don't need the snobbery from some Mac > >> > users. > >> > > >> > BK > >> > >> I know a lot of people that have Macs. They are not snobs. What a > >> silly statment. > >> > First of all, "Paula" is Felicity and I don't see her posts. Next, I > know a lot of people who have Macs who are not snobs. > > >> Just because someone prefers one OS over another, does that make them > >> a snob? > > > No. Just because someone prefers one OS over another, does that make > them wrong? I prefer to use Windows. No. It does (with about 99% certainty) make them uninformed on the differences between using the two. > > >And recognizing something is better isn't hubris. > > No, but the haughty, high and mighty, insinuation that someone is less > knowledgeable because they don't agree with you is hubris. Your > belief that something is better doesn't make it so for others. I don't think you are less knowledgeable simply because you don't agree, Bobby. I've seen this same pattern played out many many times. At least allow for the possibility that someone who has made his living selling Macs (and for a short while, PCs), and later supporting Macs (and Windows!) might know something about the situation you don't. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> |