Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread tjpa
On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:10 PM, mike wrote: Via Digg and engadget. Apparently under snow cat if you go into a guest account all your data from your main account can be deleted..*poof*. I posted that here a week ago. We wish all WFBs a good morning.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread mike
I sent that before your post, it just arrived. On Oct 18, 2009 11:27 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:10 PM, mike wrote: Via Digg and engadget. Apparently under snow cat if y... I posted that here a week ago. We wish all WFBs a good morning.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread tjpa
On Oct 18, 2009, at 2:41 PM, mike wrote: I sent that before your post, it just arrived. Time warp. No wonder you think Apple's market share is 3%. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread mike
I know hard to believe I think Apple's market share is...well, their market share. Are you still counting iphones on the bus in DC and then assuming that represents worldwide sales of their computers? On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:01 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Oct 18, 2009, at 2:41 PM, mike

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Time warp. No wonder you think Apple's market share is 3%. Could be 3-5% or 10-12% depending on which statistics you choose. When you choose to count the number of computers that are sold, Apple may well be in the 5% range. The data skews upward to above 12% when you count the computers in

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread mike
Well if it wasn't important to some, they wouldn't be misrepresenting them so much. I have to wonder...do BMW owners walk around spouting nonsense too? I've known a few, they didn't seem to. On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Time warp. No wonder you think

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It reminds me very much of how they used to advertise also. Years ago BMW, Cadillac and especially Mercedes did not advertise on TV. They did not think that the needed thing to do. But for everyone market share is the big indicator and they want their products in the forefront so everyone

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread tjpa
On Oct 18, 2009, at 4:24 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: When you choose to count the number of computers that are sold, Apple may well be in the 5% range. The data skews upward to above 12% when you count the computers in service. Check the stats before you speculate. Current unit sales put Macs

[CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-17 Thread mike
Via Digg and engadget. Apparently under snow cat if you go into a guest account all your data from your main account can be deleted..*poof*. The theme of the story, disable guest account on snow cat machines and wait for apple fix. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2194729