Re: PPC Macs were outdated in one day.

On Aug 20, 10:39 am, Snit <use...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JohnQ stated in post 4A8D763D.3060...@xxxxxxx on 8/20/09 9:13 AM:





Tim Murray wrote:
On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:27:13 -0400, JohnQ wrote:
As I said it was a matter of what I could afford.  The PPC was touted by
the Apple salesman as the latest technology and would be for many years
to come. The word many is subjective but to me many is not three years
but much longer.

On the one hand in these threads put put forth an air of knowledge, and yet
you allowed a salesperson to talk you into a Ford Pinto that was already on
fire. You had about a year after the announcement ... did your computer
industry knowledge suddenly improve after you brought your Mac home?  I smell
bull***.

And if it were a matter of what you could afford, then you're either lying or
were patently stupid. Being in a budget and buying an end-of-architecture
machine, unless it's in the bargain bin, does not compute.

I for one don't like the fact that my Power PC is outdated after only
the three years that I have owned it new.

Why do such innocuous statements lead to such BS in CSMA?  

Wre that all he had written it wouldn't have. Google shows you are
ignoring what led to his being challenged as a troll. Which is what a
troll does... ignores evidence.

Look at the off topic drivel this has lead to... and the bizarre accusations.  To be clear:

- Nobody claimed this is a unique event in computer history.

Not specifically, no... but basic reading comprehension (which counts
you out) shows strawmen being built in that direction.

- Nobody claimed a 3 year old computer is "the latest technology".

This one doesn't even make any sense... which is why we find you as
the author of it as you pretend someone else said it.

What was written by JohnQ is shown here:

"The PPC was touted by the Apple salesman as the latest technology and
would be for many years to come."
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac.advocacy/msg/d9d2e90bd9918963?dmode=source

This farce is, "very, very clearly", what I took issue with. And... as
I said, it doesn't pass the laugh test.

- Nobody claimed that support should be free and forever.

So why are you talking about it? Oh yeah... you're a disingenuous
troll who builds strawmen.


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