Re: who is to blame?

Just a quick reply, got some work to do after all :)
Josh McKee wrote:
> On 29 Jul 2005 07:28:38 -0700, "Belphegor" <huelse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Thank you again for your help, however, you will understand that I wish
> >to get involved in your personal likes or dislikes regarding members of
> >this newsgroup, which is, by it's very nature the playground of
> >enthusiasts from either side of the fence.
>
> I have no dislike of Joe. Just giving you the facts.

I am sure you regard what you say as facts, however for others it
becomes 'opinion'.

>
> >In any case I can not accept 'Joe's company' (not a diner by any
> >chance?) as representative for the 'hundreds of millions' windows users
> >that Nashton was referring to.
>
> It was not intended to be representative of the hundreds of millions.
> It was intended to demonstrate that given a choice people do choose
> Windows.
>
If it is not representative, as you concede, it does not prove
anything. It is a one case scenario and not a universal truth.

> >It does not affect the argument as Joe's employees were the very few
> >lucky ones that actually got given the opportunity to choose the right
> >tool for them.
>
> People get the opportunity every time they walk in and buy a Windows
> system. They could have purchased a Macintosh system just as easily.
> But, as Nasht0n alluded to, most chose Windows.
>
> >That still does not exclude the possibility that for others Macs would
> >be a better choice.
>
> I am hard press to find a situation where the Mac is a better choice.
> Maybe the preferred choice, but better? Perhaps you have something in
> mind?

You do not have to look far. If you look at my other contributions in
this thread, you will find my reasons to buy my powerbook. For me the
powerbook was the better option when I bought it, and turned out for me
to be the best choice for my purposes (again). Here is my list of
priorities:

Not having to worry about malware is better for me.
Keeping some resale value is better for me.
Having OS X is better for me.
Having a decent looking machine is better for me.
Having a decent quality built machine is better for me.
Having Firewire i/o is better for me.
Being able to run the software I need is better for me (such as Logic
Audio)
Having a supplier whose hardware has over ten years never let me down
is better for me.

My powerbook was not only the 'preferred' choice, but the one valid
choice for me, despite having access to other platforms and being able
to compare.

>
> >The problem is, as was the the point of the OP, Macs may either never
> >be available to them,
>
> Why not? Apple has an online store.

As you read in the OP, that is not necessarily a solution. An online
store does not let you compare different machines, you have to buy
before you try and if you haven't got that possibility how are you
gonna make an informed choice? How about all those countries that have
no Apple stores or deliveries, such as China?

>
> >or as in the case of most workers in corporations, they are never asked
> >which one they would prefer.
>
> I suspect, much like Joe's employees, that the majority would choose
> Windows. You see it every day. Park yourself in front of a store that
> sells both and the overwhelming majority of computer sales will be PC.
>

Exactly, you 'suspect'... that is a long way from knowing :)

I am sure there are many stores where people come out with PCs. Of
course I know that most people buy PCs.

Again, my argument is that many PC users never had the opportunity to
make an informed choice and we have no way of knowing what their
preferred tool of choice would be. Which is still valid...

.

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