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Susan Sharm <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> wrote
> Logan Shaw wrote

>> I use the Mac, which by default can create
>> PDF files from any program that can print

>> Why are you posting this to misc.consumers-frugal-living, anyway?

> The Mac is a wonderful system. It always was. That's why
> Apple enjoyed 50% margins on HARDWARE in the olden
> days (which is an absolutely huge & amazing accomplishment)!

> I never understood why the DOS (and then Windows)
> PC beat the Mac soundly. The Mac had everthing except
> cost (for hardware & software) over the PC. Sigh.

Wrong, it had its own downsides. Still does, the support for
more obscure hardware like say digital TV capture is pathetic.

> The PC won (at least in my household) on cost alone many
> years after my last "PowerMac" but you are correct. PostScript
> has always been a forte of the Apple Macintosh systems.

> Back to your question. Isn't misc.consumers.frugal-living for people
> who widely employ freeware software (among other things frugal)?

Not necessarily, most obviously with those
who choose to use MS products for free.

And quite a few get MS products for free
as part of free or dirt cheap hardware too.

Frugal aint just about what is free, its more about
what has the capability you want at the best price.

> I'll remove misc.consumers.frugal-living in all the remaining
> posts (I only added it back here to respond to your query).