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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: DVD rom on mac pro
Date: 9 Sep 2015 19:31:20 GMT
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On 2015-09-09, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015-09-09 11:54, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2015-09-09, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2015-09-08 17:31, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2015-09-08, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>> On 2015-09-07 17:33, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can't get to the internal components of Apple keyboards at all
>>>>>> without first destroying the keyboard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> These issues are inherent with miniaturization, though. You will have
>>>>>> the same types of problems with other all-in-one computers, for
>>>>>> instance. It ain't just Apple. ; )
>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed.  But - take my iMac.  I really don't give a shit that the bezel
>>>>> is so thin and sexy.  It doesn't make the computer perform better.
>>>>
>>>> I want my computer to have a sleek, modern look, and be as small as
>>>> possible. It's not very often at all that I need to open it up - even
>>>> with my main work station, a Mac Pro tower. I don't mind the effort -
>>>> though I realize I am more computer savvy than many Mac users.
>>>
>>> For a laptop, compact is good.  For a desktop workstation it should be
>>> compact enough, but doesn't have to be as compact as possible, IMO.
>>
>> The point is not everyone shares your opinion on the matter. I'm betting
>> Apple has a better handle on what their customers generally want than
>> either of us.
>
> The tyranny of the masses as defined by design obsessed Apple.

Oh please. Any claim that Apple exerts cruel and oppressive rule is pure
hyperbole. If you don't like their products, don't buy them. Nobody has
a gun to your head.

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