On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:26 PM, David W. Fenton <lists.fin...@dfenton.com> wrote: > On 24 May 2011 at 10:59, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > >> The Mac is slightly lighter, > > Slightly? It weighs only 2/3s what the Acer does, 4.5 lbs. vs. over > 6. That's a HUGE difference.
Yeah, 1.5 lbs. OOoo how WILL I lift that laptop!? > > The bundled software on Windows PCs is crapware -- free stuff that is > intended as marketing to get people to buy the pay version. > > The bundled software on Macs is REAL SOFTWARE that is very well- > designed, full-featured, and not installed as an enticement to buy > the "pro" version. So what? I stated it's not anything I would use either on the PC or MAC, regardless of what type it is. But here's a free clue: I could still buy several software applications as good as what's on the Mac and still come out ahead. But it's a moot point: I don't buy the computer for the software it has, because I already own copies of what I need and upgrade them as they become obsolete. And I have a lot more software options than the limited Apple market (which as I stated going to get more narrow in the future with Lion's move to "isolate" viruses in software by limiting even further what apps they'll offer) > You are not reading for content. Neither are you. > I've not told you anything about > what you should or should not value, or which computer you should or > should not buy. Neither did I. Actually I stated my personal experiences with Apple: they've not been good. I offered another website as a suggested vehicle for finding good deals for any platform, I only mentioned a good deal I found as an example of that. You asked for a hardware comparison, I gave you one, and then did exactly what you told me not to do: nitpick on things that are not important and talk about software as adding value to computer when it's not a factor for my purchase in the first place. And if they're such great value: why are they only ten percent of the market share after nearly 25 years in business? Is the market that wrong? Apple products appeal to a small but very vocal and loyal fan base. Thanks _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
