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From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:15 In article <8c0galF8qjU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-789ED2.11520105082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > No, Bobby, what we are are happy users of Macs who don't like to see it > > run down simply because we are happy. > > > But you're perfectly fine running down PC users who are also happy. I haven't run anyone down, Mike. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: MNMikeW on 5 Aug 2010 15:20 "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message news:clark-B9248E.15102705082010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > 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. Helpful?
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 15:20 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:54:34 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >And you saying it "worked fine for me", just proves my point about >people not realizing how the tools they are using can be holding them >back. > Nothing is holding me back Alan. You'd do well to try to determine what's in your head, and not try to read other's minds. BK
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 15:26 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:04:50 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >And is your attitude the same in every part of life? When you hear about >a better way to hit the golf ball from a pro, do you tell him, "your >years of experience don't count"? I would only hear from him if I thought he was a good pro and I hired him. Hint. BK
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:27
In article <gi3m561ghd470cj525fq3a9ram11374lca(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:54:34 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > wrote: > > > >And you saying it "worked fine for me", just proves my point about > >people not realizing how the tools they are using can be holding them > >back. > > > Nothing is holding me back Alan. You'd do well to try to determine > what's in your head, and not try to read other's minds. LOL Look, Bobby: I know this stuff because it has been my business to know for twenty years. I'm not reading your mind, but I am understanding perception bias and using my experience of many, many people whom I've either sold or supported the computers. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> |