Re: Why Does Apple Hate Me?

In article <1156969836.453102.33550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<davidcovey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So it seems amid your voluminous prose you have two points:

..... So a couple of months ago I took out a
contract for a GPRS card. For two years, so I'm kind of tied in.

and this is a pcmcia card that does not work in your new machine.
You do acknowledge that you should have figured out if this would
be compatible with your new machine and you do admit that your
internet access mechanism is atypical.

As a way to lead the pack and innovate, Apple has tended to introduce
new hardware before other companies (eg, scsi, firewire...) and to
remove older features before other companies (eg, adb, modem, floppy...).
This philosphy can't please everyone.

So, a solution to your connectivity problem will likely be available
eventually but you currently have the new hardware with the relatively
rare configuration issue.


Apple, presumably, thinks that because PCMCIA cards are soo-oo
yesterday. Wtf an I supposed to do with this, what is it, Express Card
thing? Nobody makes any cards for it, nor - as far as I can tell - do
they intend for accessing the net.

If a very small number of people have this need, then there might
not be viable market for it.

........
OK, here we go. Deep breath, try not to explode... Guess what these
stupid people have told their stupid f*cking machine to do? To stop me
from doing anything until I'm a good boy and connect the f*cking thin
up to the f*cking internet and register it........

You should be able to proceed through the registration process without
internet access. You can then print out registration forms to mail in
or never register if you wish.

[Pause for a quick scream]

You have apparently discovered that quick screams allow for greater
productivity than extremely long and primal ones. Good.


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