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Skriven 2007-05-26 11:05:10 av Jeff Guerdat
     Kommentar till en text av JEAN PARROT
Ärende: Re: *inux.
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JEAN PARROT wrote:

>  AZ> The problem isn't Mac (or Windows)... it's that the majority of users
>  AZ> of both systems have little interest in their computers and are
>  AZ> unwilling to learn enough to solve the problems that will inevitably
>  AZ> arise. 
> 
>         Alan, thank you. I am revising my attitude on this, I have
>     recently seen PC users, the like of other users. What gets me is
>     that they complain about their "instrument" not behaving as they
>     want it to and never consider who is at fault except Windows. A
>     computer is an instrument to use and understand. When I type such
>     a statement, I warm up inside for all the help that I got here. My
>     *ac users here do not have this help or have not found it. The
>     philosophy of backing up is lost on them, along with their dead
>     HD. So, they are not victims of viruses but the mechanical aspect
>     of their system is the same as for a PC, their failures too.

A major reason that I wish fervently for home computers to become 
appliances rather than general purpose.  Hobbyists will always "do their 
thing" but the average user needs a dumb device like a VCR that you can 
simply turn off and start again.

>         I am still revolted at the huge cost of a *ac as compared to
>     a PC. Charles will not change my mind, the last flier that I got
>     here, showed on two facing pages, about 2x the cost for a *ac for
>     very similar items. And then, I rebuilt a PC here for just over
>     $100.00 Cdn.

I understand your point but you always neglect the manufacturer 
"tiering" that causes some brands to be more expensive than the cheap 
trash.  That doesn't necessarily mean that the expensive stuff does your 
work any better but it generally relates to serviceability and 
supportability.  When it's the video card du jour and a power supply 
that uses sleeve bearings rather than ball bearings, all bets are off.

There's a reason they're more expensive.  Whether that matters to you is 
your own decision.

-- 
Jeff Guerdat

The two most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
                                                          Harlan Ellison
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