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In article <slrni43vmk.5i.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com>,
 Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:

> Who are those people?  I buy Macs since I need a Unix software
> development environment, want a decent UI which I don't have to
> work to maintain myself, and occasionally need to use MS Office
> applications.  OS X meets those needs better than anything else
> I've found, but I'd be quite happy to do without Apple hardware
> if that were an option that didn't require more work on my part.

You mean there's two of us out there that buy Macs for those reasons? I 
thought I was the only one.

> I think the only Apple product I bought prior to 2001 was a
> Laserwriter in 1985 or so (which I connected to a Vax running
> Unix).  I don't care about Apple hardware but their operating
> system meets my needs, so the fact that their operating system
> only runs on their hardware is about the only reason I buy
> their hardware.

It's so clear, I fail to see why some don't get it. If I could buy a 
generic full-featured laptop that ran fully-supported OS-X in it's 
current form, I would probably do so in a heartbeat. But since Apple is 
well aware that many feel that way, they will not release and license 
the software to others. They would much rather I use that OS on their 
premium-priced 17" laptop, which they would prefer that I replace every 
three years. Apple may be many things, but stupid isn't one of them.

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