Re: Why Does Apple Hate Me?

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

(snip sad tale of "I bought a MacBook Pro without first checking to see
whether it had a PC Card slot and then for some reason didn't return it
when I discovered my error, and am now inexplicably angry at Apple
Computer even though it was my own damn fault")

You know, there's more to successful design than coming up with cutesy
stuff like magnetic power cords (OK I like it, I like it) and nice
logos (what's with those stickers in the box how gauche is that?).

Actually, it's a tradition that goes back nearly thirty years. The
Apple II came with stickers too. Unfortunately, since the return of
Steve Jobs the stickers are no longer rainbow-colored, so you are kind
of missing out on the full effect. Next universe, get an Apple sooner.

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 thing
up to the f*cking internet and register it.

No, that's Windows that makes you connect to the Internet to register
(or as they say "activate") it. You don't have to complete the
registration to use the computer. I've skipped past it many a time
when doing an OS upgrade or re-install. Unfortunately, I don't have a
fresh Mac here so I can't tell you exactly how to do it.

--
Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA <http://www.jerrykindall.com/>

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