Am no fan of apple, but I can't let you distort facts unchallenged Your facts are based on your imagination
Am a fan of Liverpool FC, the most successful club, not Apple LUG is no cult,and you are far from it's leader to determine who should be here As Bagyenda pointed out, you are just an individual And please try to limit your role to simply that, not a holier than thou purist you claim to be Far from it, if am to add As you have noticed, few people have backed your hatred for Apple Accept that you are in a minority, and let it be However hard it is On Oct 8, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > Well as I pointed out Apple products are between 65% and 95% more > expensive than identical products elsewhere so I think you will agree > that they are overpriced. I think you will agree that the build > quality from the Chinese sweatshops is poor, even Apple employees > accept that. I think you will agree that a telephone that can't make > calls except under certain conditions is not a great phone. > > Look guys, to all who have been so upset that I pointed out that the > products of an american multinational are rubbish, I apologise for > hurting your feelings. I would say that if you are so sensitive to the > feelings of multinational companies then maybe a LUG mailing list is > maybe not a good place for you, but hey that's up to you. > > Tim > > > On 8 October 2011 16:30, DENIS McNelly <[email protected]> wrote: >> Cavin, >> >> I am down with you, you seem to have correctly analyzed Tim's message. >> >> Tim I still want to know if your problem is the Price or the Quality >> of Apple product. >> >> McNelly >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 7, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes u distorted the facts >>> >>> Is it a fact that Apple products are rubbish >>> Your argument of price is flat footed, when I go to a bar I ll not select >>> the cheapest beer, actually cheap beers are expensive >>> >>> Your wedge with Apple seems to be price, well let the chaps who can afford >>> enjoy their bliss, as long as your are not footing the tab why care >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:03 AM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Surely it would only be "trollish" if I had not backed up my opinion >>>> with facts? I did. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7 October 2011 11:59, Gerald Begumisa <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes I understand that. However does that not cause a problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> This mailing list is called a _Linux_ user group mailing list, and >>>>>> someone happening across it would expect to find people promoting >>>>>> Linux and Free software. What they would find more often than not is >>>>>> regurgitated Apple inc marketing blurb. This is not a good promotion >>>>>> for Linux. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tim - while your unwavering advocacy for Linux is admirable and very much >>>>> welcome (especially since this is a _Linux_ user group), I don't think >>>>> bashing alternative products with borderline troll-ish, subjective >>>>> comments >>>>> promotes the _Linux_ cause either. Case in point is your reference to >>>>> Apple's products as <quote>overpriced rubbish</quote> which people only >>>>> buy >>>>> because of Steve Job's marketing genius. >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>>> attachments if any). 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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>> any way. >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). 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