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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms |
| Date | 2017-03-07 14:07 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D4E46F3C.94F99%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
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On 3/7/17, 1:56 PM, in article 016ubchmbfl5godh3lg7rf66pj8v9h997v@4ax.com, "chrisv" <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote: > Alan Browne wrote: > >> chrisv wrote: >>> >>> The monopolists keep the Free alternative out of the public eye, so >>> that it remains "obscure". The sheep are kept in the flock largely by >>> fear of the unknown. >> >> What a laugh. This is the era of social media impact - if Linux desktop >> had any strong appeal the word would spread like wildfire and the uptake >> would be tremendous. > > For every person talking it up, that's some ignorant asshole, like > you, running it down. Complete with brain-damaged "logic" (lies, > really) like "if it was any good, it would have taken over by now". > > Almost no one has seen it in person, and "social media advocates" > aren't going to solve that. None of the stores that people are > familiar-with carry it. They would have to install it themsleves. It > simply doesn't have the "critical mass" for most to consider. It's a > chicken-and-egg scenario. Dell, HP, Walmart, and others have tried selling desktop Linux to the masses. System76 and others still do. They have not been able to do well there (System76 might for a smaller business -- not putting them down in any way). Meanwhile we have Android and ChromeOS... both of which sell very well. -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.
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Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms "Wally" <wwally_5@sun.com> - 2017-03-06 07:36 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Martin Edwards <big_mart_98@yahoo.co.uk> - 2017-03-06 08:38 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 11:29 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-06 10:59 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 12:37 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-06 11:49 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-06 13:28 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2017-03-06 14:47 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Martin Edwards <big_mart_98@yahoo.co.uk> - 2017-03-07 08:25 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 07:48 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 13:57 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 08:18 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:13 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-07 09:44 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:00 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:45 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:52 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:00 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 09:19 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:48 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:54 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 11:29 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:44 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 13:11 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2017-03-07 18:14 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 12:32 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 10:51 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:11 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:32 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:45 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 21:57 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 23:08 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 14:13 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-08 00:14 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 15:33 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:22 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 17:40 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 23:41 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms "Greg" <greg.vance@once_gte.com> - 2017-03-10 05:07 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-10 09:33 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <anonymous@foto.nl1.torservers.net> - 2017-03-12 05:34 -0400
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 17:39 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 22:41 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:26 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <mix@mail.killinit.pw> - 2017-03-12 12:29 +0300
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2017-03-08 02:40 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:50 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:17 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 11:22 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 17:43 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 11:46 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 10:01 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 13:10 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 15:40 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:48 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 20:15 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:32 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:28 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:31 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:51 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 11:51 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:49 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:50 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 14:45 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 08:51 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 15:01 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:53 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 09:57 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 11:44 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:03 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 13:41 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 19:31 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Bubonic Betty <thecrusher191919@tearitup.org> - 2017-03-07 20:20 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:26 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:51 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 13:50 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 11:53 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:26 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:30 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:08 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:22 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:26 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:30 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-03-07 21:37 +0100
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 12:39 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:31 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:31 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 14:24 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:33 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 14:05 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 15:14 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 16:55 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Tim <myemailhaschanged@comy.net> - 2017-03-07 17:06 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 16:28 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-07 20:55 +0000
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 15:16 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-07 14:56 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-07 13:02 -0800
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 14:07 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 16:15 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-03-07 18:04 -0600
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-03-07 13:19 -0700
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-07 11:51 -0500
Re: Apple's "keep-them-dumb" overpriced devices lose luster in American classrooms Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-06 18:52 +0000
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