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Re: Poll: Macs vs. PCs Which is the better computer?

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From: Richard Steiner
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 00:00
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Here in alt.sys.pc-clone.micron, alice@clothing.idl.net.au (Alice)
spake unto us, saying:

>In article <6v6m45$mgs$1@holly.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, "Vinnie Makhijani"
><vinniemak@sprintmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chris...PC's....Mac's are dying....
>> 
>Bullshit. Had a look at Apple's sales figures lately? 

In the eyes of many advocates, "dying" means "isn't #1 in terms of raw
market share".  They don't understand that a platform can be good at
what it does (even successful) and still not be #1.

I think both PCs and Macs are cool.  :-)

-- 
-Rich Steiner  >>>--->  rsteiner@skypoint.com  >>>---> Bloomington, MN
         OS/2 Warp 4 + Linux + Executor = PC Hobbyist Heaven!
          OS/2 Warp - It's better than sex!  (Well...)  :-)
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From: rsteiner@skypoint.com (Richard Steiner)
Subject: Re: Poll: Macs vs. PCs Which is the better computer?
Date: 1998/10/04
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