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Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies.

From Homer <usenet@slated.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies.
Date 2016-04-08 18:28 +0100
Organization Slated.org
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On Friday 08/04/2016 9:52 AM, John Gohde wrote:
> On Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 10:01:33 PM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
>> On Friday 08/04/2016 1:59 AM, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hordes of people would _love_ to have a desktop, but can't afford it.
>> 
>> And yet that same demographic somehow manages to spend over $700 on a
>> smartphone (or more if they pay by contract), with which they could
>> probably have bought your PC at least twice, had they been interested.
> 
> 
> Funny, how Moi can buy a modern class tower case desktop PC for just
> $5 USA?  In fact Dell computers offers their Dell OptiPlex 745 model

That's a Goodwill initiative, not Dell itself.

But in any case, that doesn't actually change the argument, in fact it
only reinforces it, as it demonstrates that the majority would rather
spend $700+ on a smartphone than even as little as $5 on a desktop.

> As a closet Web Developer, I have absolutely no interest in writing
> content for the new zombie class of Web surfers.

That's your prerogative, however be aware that you are excluding a
demographic that is at least three times that of the desktop, and
growing exponentially year by year.

http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2645115 (Table 2).

If your objective is earning a living, then excluding the largest
demographic is a self-defeating exercise. If not, then good luck and
enjoy your hobby.

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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    Re: Hordes of people would _love_ to have a desktop, but can't afford it. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 03:01 +0100
      I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 01:52 -0700
        Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 18:28 +0100
          Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-08 15:55 -0400
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            Re: I am game for fighting to the death the new generation of Zombies. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-10 01:02 +0100
              Countless millions exposed to microshaft viruses as well 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-04-10 11:46 +0000
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      Re: If you've $700 phone, you have desktop too, most likely. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2016-04-08 18:07 +0100
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