Re: A Tale of Two Apples

[bjblackbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major)]

Gary Sutton <otter@oz.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Oct 1997 09:29:44 +0100, 
> Stefan Voss   <voss@yoda.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> 
> >I'm sorry for not contributing anything important to this excellent
> >posting. I just want to say that I agree totally with Mitchell. I'm an
> >example of a customer who was disgusted with Apple Inc's "marketing
> >strategy". It was (and it is still) the main reason that I never bought a
> >Macintosh.
> >
> 
> I second that sentiment.  Years ago, when I first heard that Apple was
> discontinuing support for the GS, I determined right then and there 
> that I would never buy a product from Apple.  However, I do plan on 
> getting a Mac of some sort some day; but it will be a used one from a
> thrift or another user who is upgrading (May be getting a nice color 
> Mac free from a guy my roommate works with).  None of my hard-earned 
> $$ will be going into Apple's coffers.  That's similar to the way I 
> feel about buying a car.  If it's new (most likely not in this 
> lifetime), it will be American-made at least as much as possible; but
> used foreign models bought from individuals are okay.
> 
> --Otter

You certainly have the right to feel this way, but you should also
realize that it's more than a bit hypocritical.  If you truly feel that
way about Apple, you shouldn't be accepting *any* sort of Mac for your
use (free or otherwise).  Just because you may be getting a free or
reduced cost Mac doesn't mean you'll never have to wind up spending any
money on it, and some of that money may have to be spent on Apple parts,
like it or not....Likewise with the car bit--if you are one of those
people who believes in buying *only* American cars that happen to be
new, why are you willing to settle for non-American cars that are used?
It really sounds more like your wallet will dictate what you obtain,
whether that be computer, car, or otherwise.  And there's nothing wrong
with that either, as that's how I shop most of the time--but it should
not be confused with brand loyalty.


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