I know you weren't singling people out, but in rereading my post, I think I
phrased what I said VERY poorly. Let it suffice to say that I agree with
SlashDevNull. I will now bow out of this discussion, for a closed mouth
gathers no foot. Or a flame, for that matter.
-James
In a message dated 11/7/01 5:29:49 PM, SlashDevNull_at_mac.com writes:
>
>Salutations,
>
> First of all, forgive me if this sounds as if I am teeing off at a single
>person. This is not my intention.
>
> This is EXACTLY the attitude that roasts my chaca's. (don't bother
>looking for the word. I just made it up for effect)
>
> These people that HATE Apple but LOVE their products or LOVE one of them.
>So they buy ONLY what they NEED from Apple and they spend their time
>denouncing Apple in every forum or conversation that they can bring up.
>
> Well, I have news for you people. Only Apple could have produced the
>Newton. My proof is that nothing else comes close. Only Apple could have
>produced the Mac, the Macintosh OS, the iPod, the iMac, Final Cut, iTunes,
>iDVD, OS X, and all of the wonderful technologies that have come out of
>Cupertino.
>
> And for people to turn on Apple at the FIRST (or second, or even more)
>simply because of a business decision that THEY didn't like (and may have
>lost money on) is shortsighted.
>
> And when people denounce Apple that makes others think the same about
>Apple. And since the VAST majority of the other 95% people perception
>of
>Apple only comes from these denouncers they in turn think Apple is a poor
>company.
>
> So you know what happens? NOBODY buys anything from Apple because
>everyone one they know says Apple is a terrible company EXCEPT for one
>product. And before you know it, Apple is dead.
>
> And that company that YOU hate, but LOVE their products no longer makes
>anything. And then you have Palm and windows. Completely third rate
>hardware and software.
>
> Apple is a unique company. And Apple makes unique products that almost
>always are the absolute best products in that category. And sure, Apple
>may
>piss off one of you, and it may make a bonehead move and cost you some
>money.
>
> But I would take a world with Apple (and the occasional bonehead move)
>than the alternate any day. Because the alternate is a bland world with
>third rate products where innovation is adding skins to windows.
>
>David
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http://www.geocities.com/rootbeeraddict/newton.html
Is that a Newton in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?
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