Hey, we should ALL be so lucky as to own Microsoft or Apple stock! (Or any stock, for that matter.)
Microsoft and Apple have advertising budgets that dwarf the GNP of even a few first-world countries. They don't need to enlist people on lists like this to do their work for them. In fact, big companies like that don't like amateurs getting involved in their PR efforts; they like to control every detail of the message. Actually, I believe most of us do have a vested interest in one OS or another, even beyond considerations of security, compatibility (with software and the nature of the work), and ease of use. Figuring out computer stuff, and taking computer courses, can be fun, but there's a limited amount of time and money you can spend on learning basic operating systems--which you have to know, in today's society, to get any job above the level of office cleaner. Employers don't provide training; most employees expect you were born knowing Windows, and often the Mac people don't provide training because Apple OS is "so much easier." (It is easier, but that doesn't stop the sense of panic a new employee gets when they first confront a one-button mouse.) So that's just one more reason why people can get very partisan about the OS they use and have already mastered--even if it's a case of "the devil you know." --Constance Warner From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Schinnell Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:54 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] The Worst Thing about Macs Microsoft vs Apple. In order to asertain whether a participant in this forums opinion is tainted by the money motive. I would like to see a disclaimer from anyone commenting on how good or bad apple or Microsoft are or are not, Let us know whether you own Apple or Microsoft stock or a fund that has MS or Apple stock. I think that this would be appropriate. I do not own either Microsoft or Apple stock. Rich ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
