Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/05

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Mac wannabees
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:00:32 -0800
References: <6a7544a60912051708q69d5fadeuf5d7e0a544b617e4@mail.gmail.com> <4B1B0E31.7080308@comporium.net> <884DB2C4-FB74-4F72-B43D-6A0769152526@bex.net> <3cad89990912052120p6be8d1cdr1328be6ee9427ff1@mail.gmail.com>

I'd like to see where that judge stands on a photographers intellectual 
property rights as favorably!
Probably be a cold day at the country club where he and Jobs trade balls.
S.d.


On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:20 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Howard,
> I can build a computer precisely to my requirements, with the best
> components available (Asus,Corsair,etc), at a very reasonable cost. Can you
> do that if you want an Apple OS computer? Steve Jobs will have your head 
> for
> breakfast if you tried.
> 
> http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/11/apple_crushes_c.html
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> 
>>> I do not understand your logic here.  Mac is good because you can run
>> Windows on it?
>> 
>> No, Mac is good because you can run Mac OS and Windows on it.
>> And because it has superior reliability and customer-service ratings.
>> 
>>> Mac keyboards are good because you can adapt them to be just like
>> Windows?
>> 
>> No, it's why their slight differences are not a deterrent.
>> 
>>> Why should I pay twice as much so I can run Windows programs on a Windows
>> keyboard labeled as a Mac.  I don't understand.
>> 
>> Can you actually find the equivalent of a 21-inch iMac (all screen, no 
>> box,
>> $1100) 3 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, DVD etc from Dell, HP, etc
>> for under $600?
>> 
>> ?howard
>> 
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)