Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: More Apple quality problems? Date: 1 Jan 2015 16:09:47 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <1lxhjur.mfkn0lxldmv6N%nmassello@yahoo.com> <54a470c8$0$54714$c3e8da3$fdf4f6af@news.astraweb.com> <54a47c9e$0$27591$c3e8da3$dbd57e7@news.astraweb.com> <54a483d8$0$27494$c3e8da3$dbd57e7@news.astraweb.com> <311220141915203730%nospam@nospam.invalid> X-Trace: individual.net ofRffjGpvwAv/N2GeUMfhQKwoTy9HVAGfEIyWjeaxDgquFarnO Cancel-Lock: sha1:ssF9ng2a9ZgZsI2WkEhNKxP8B5Y= X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:68075 On 2015-01-01, Lewis wrote: > Okay, so one time? In band camp? Jolly Roger was all, like: >> On 2015-01-01, nospam wrote: >>> In article , Jolly Roger >>> wrote: >>> >>>> > Yes, you'll argue that Apple's marketing examples all show setups where >>>> > there are no such peripherals attached. But in real life, I suspect >>>> > that is not the case, and it would explain Tim Cook stating the MacPro >>>> > sales are very low. >>>> >>>> Where did Tim Cook say that Mac Pro sales are very low? I'll wait for >>>> your citation. Or are you lying yet again in another lame troll attempt? >>> >>> the mac pro has never been a top seller. according to apple, 80% of >>> their sales are macbooks and the bulk of the remaining 20% is the imac. > >> JF seems to be claiming that the fact that more peripherals are needed with the >> new Mac Pro that sales are low. That's very different from "Mac Pro is >> not a large percentage of overall Mac sales". > > I don't see where more peripherals are needed though. Exactly. If I replaced my current Mac Pro tower sitting under my desk with a new Mac Pro sitting on top of my desk, I wouldn't need any additional peripherals either, since I don't keep additional hard drives installed inside of it, and I don't have any PCI cards installed. And I know this applies to many people out there. > Oh, wait, he's still harping on about how "Professionals: have to attach > multiple hard drives to their Mac Pros and pile them on their desks, > isn't he? Which is bullshit for many professionals, since many already have such peripherals, and many don't need them. > What a prat. I just call him what he is: a troll. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR