on 04/2/5 3:01 PM, Gretchen Summers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I hope you don't mind if I vent. > > I went into a local business today (actually a small one--I usually get > this at the large retailers), and mentioned something about having Macs > and a PC networked. As usual, I got the "why don't you get rid of the > Mac" routine (this is just one of many times I have heard this sort of > remark). I just don't understand the hostility I experience from PC > user's toward Macs. My guess is that not one of these PC people has > ever even tried a Mac, and don't have a clue about what they are > trashing. > > I admit, I am more Mac oriented because that is what I used first. I > realize we (Mac user's) live in a predominantly PC world. I have > worked hard to make, at least in my household, PCs and Macs work > together. > > Do "PC only" people feel threatened by Macs? Are Macs just > misunderstood, and therefore, feared?? I'd like to know why I get such > negativity. > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Gretchen Summers > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My wife's uncle recently asked my advice on what type of computer to get. I asked him first what he intended to use it for. He replied that he wanted a machine that could handle e-mail, word processing, browsing, but he eventually wanted to get into digital photography and possibly video editing. I told him to get a Mac. He immediately replied a solid "NO". His voice sounded like it had fear lodged behind it. He ended up getting a Dell and it hasn't been an easy road at all for him. I'm trying to setup a wireless router for him and it's been a nightmare. I have the same model at my house and all I had to do was plug it in, attach what needed to be attached, followed 4 steps and it's been chugging along ever since. His, on the other hand, I had to run some setup program that didn't really do much. His wife can't connect via her laptop and his e-mail is screwed up. I'm going to have to do the whole thing manually. I'm guessing it's not really fear or a misunderstanding, but rather brainwashing. -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
