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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

From	"James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.cellular-phone-tech
Subject	Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.
Date	2017-04-18 21:52 +0100
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Message-ID	<op.yywr80kbjs98qf@red.lan> (permalink)
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:10:30 +0100, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <op.yypl69nhjs98qf@red.lan>, James Wilkinson Sword
> <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
>
>> >>
>> >> The first thing I always get asked when giving someone an imac is....
>> >> "Where's
>> >> the bloody power switch?"  After that, "Where's the reset button?" and
>> >> "Where's the hard disk activity LED?"
>> >
>> > I would be surprised if people asked the last... somewhat surprised by the
>> > second... and not at all with the first.:)
>>
>> The last is solved by "disk light" - an extension for Mac OS.  Anybody even
>> mildly technical wanted it.
>
> no they didn't.

They did where I worked.  Those that were stupid enough to stick with macs.  During my 6 years there I converted 90% of them.

>> It's the only way to tell if the machine has
>> crashed or is busy.
>
> definitely not.

Yes it is.  If you believe otherwise, then provide some details.

>> Why are you surprised at wanting a reset button?  If the machine is very
>> stuck and won't respond to any key or mouse input, why turn it off and back
>> on when you can press one button?
>
> that rarely happens, but if it does, it's trivial to reset it without
> turning it off/on.

Without a reset button?  How?  By magic?

>> > Don't know the current price comparisons, but in the past Apple has rated
>> > well FOR WHAT YOU GET. Does not mean you can get an inexpensive Mac.
>>
>> Nope.  Every time I've compared like for like power, the macs
>> have been about double the price.  I even know someone who loved
>> macs and hated windows, but converted to windows solely because
>> of Apple's over inflated prices.
>
> apple's prices are very competitive, often lower than other similar
> products.
>
> for instance, an imac 5k costs about the same as a dell 5k *display*
> alone, which still needs a computer.

Bullshit.  Apple has always been double the price of a PC.

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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-18 21:52 +0100
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  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-18 17:09 -0400

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