Reminds me of the brilliant statement I made to a friend after I replaced my Plus w\ and SE30: "I'll never need to buy another computer again!" I new that was rediculous the millisecond the words left my mouth.
Folks, for those of you who think this is religion: building computers is a business. Businesses are formed, succeed and/or fail. This is obviously Mr. Jobs' company. If his "vision" bugs you, I mean really bugs you, then you can either bail out to another platform - or start you own comuter company and manage it your way. If you don't like the pace of change at Apple - well there's always Dell ... I'm glad that there is direction at Apple since Jobs came back. I don't try understand why they make the decisions - because I'm not privy to management's "big picture". We now live in a world where a mac is an intel-based machine that runs Unix with a "mac-like" shell. Pretty wierd if you bought your first Mac back in the mid-80's. It seems to work. Back in paleozoic of all this I read that Jobs thought computer were supposed to be "appliances" like a toaster or dishwasher. Easy and intuitive to use (if done right). From what I see, the beautiful industrial design aside, that is still pretty much the philosophy at Apple. Funny that Apple and mac users are seen as elitist, at least in the perspective I just outlined. Your mileage may vary. And finally, if Apple doesn't make money, you'll never have to worry if the next Version of the OS will run your classic apps - because there won't be a next version. bem > That is a silly post. Who is forcing you to do > anything? For Heaven's > sake, cool the drama, eh? If your Pismo works, use > it... > > As for Job's $, he doesn't earn it? Talanted, > creative, in tune, ambitious, > intelligent, well-regarded...he created his > businesses from the ground > up...unlike some CEO's who inherit ships, sink them, > and still rake in the > bonuses...MCI, Enron, etc. etc. Rather Apple be > that? > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
