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Article #455Re: HELP! WHAT SHOULD I BUY?
From: Halfy
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <330FD762.642E@bitstream.net>, mwright@bitstream.net wrote: > Nathan Hughes wrote: > > > > -- > > Buying an Apple just doesn't make all that much sense when the whole rest > > of the world is using PC/Windows-based systems. > > Well, the majority of people in the world are poor, overbreeding and not > using contraception, but that doesn't mean that an intelligent minority > shouldn't try something better if they have the opportunity. > > Macs are simply better, and they are networkable and compatible with the > Windows boxes when such a thing is neccesary. > > Look at what's best individually, not collectively. Ever watch Star > Trek? The Borg all follow a collective agenda. Maybe they use Windows? > > I'll stick with the Mac, and the hell with "the whole rest of the > world." > > By the way, the Mac has a 60% marketshare in the internet development > arena, and an 80% marketshare in the graphics/publishing community. Time > magazine is pretty much entirely produced on Macs, and that is their > main platform. If you are an accountant, fine -- use Windows. If you > work in the creative or publishing/communications field, you're a fool > to not us a Mac. Buy a Macintosh and fall in love, a love which will last forever. If you dont think it's a good idea Borrow a Pc, and see how quick you give it back, and then go out and buy yourself a Mac.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10cbb9,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gid10cbb9,public X-Google-Thread: fe136,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gidfe136,public X-Google-Thread: 103cba,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gid103cba,public X-Google-Thread: feb82,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gidfeb82,public X-Google-Thread: 10db40,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gid10db40,public X-Google-Thread: 10c648,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gid10c648,public X-Google-Thread: fb1cd,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1cd,public X-Google-Thread: 10e148,4b2b84a636db986f X-Google-Attributes: gid10e148,public From: david.hunt@camp_and_caravan.co.uk (Halfy) Subject: Re: HELP! WHAT SHOULD I BUY? Date: 1997/02/24 Message-ID: <david.hunt-2402971338380001@ppp57.dial2.technocom.net> X-Deja-AN: 221057701 References: <rengel-0402972213340001@dialup132.tcs.tulane.edu> <sorin-0502971913090001@cust58.max14.seattle.wa.ms.uu.net> <5dbpeu$da5@News.Dal.Ca> <01bc140c$1da5cee0$31e965ce@default> <330FD762.642E@bitstream.net> Organization: The Camping & Cravanning Club Newsgroups: alt.sys.mac.newuser-help,biz.marketplace.computers.mac,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.graphics,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc