Re: A Tale of Two Apples

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B.J. Major wrote:
> Mitchell Spector <spec@vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:
> >     You know, I find it rather tiresome how you keep associating
> > Microsoft with IBM. That is such a "follow the crowd" cliche; do
> > not touch the PC as it has been poisoned by the evil Microsoft.
> > Ever read the children's fable of the fox and the grapes? It is
> > also interesting how Matt never mentionned Microsoft above, when
> > he was referring to PC machines, yet you automatically starting
> > chatting about Microsoft. Where does that come from? If you are
> > really so fearful of Microsoft, maybe you should examine the deal
> > and investment Apple made with Microsoft.
> 
> I find it just as tiresome that you don't bother to ask things first,
> but constantly assume wrong information.  FYI:  Matt shared personal
> email with me stating that he works for a company that does work for
> Microsoft.  THAT's where that comes from.  And furthermore, Microsoft in
> its business tactics is getting *more and more* like the IBM of old
> (early 1980s).  And I'm not the only one who thinks or believes this.
> See R. Cringely's PBS column of this week entitled "Microsoft is
> Guilty..." (www.pbs.org/cringely/)  And I'm NOT in favor of the deal
> Microsoft made with Apple--and *never was* in favor of it.  And I will
> continue to have my computer systems Microsoft-free.  So I hope that
> answers your questions on that.

Microsoft evil?  Quite evil (as in unfair competition).  IBM?  When
was IBM evil?  Sure, its original IBM PC was a laugh technically
compared to the Apple IIe, but just because people were stupid and
bought PCs does not mean that IBM was evil.

> 
> >     Hmmm. "Microsoft!", "they copied us!" and "My megahertz are bigger
> > than your megahertz!". This all sounds very familiar, and the same old
> > arguments that keep getting recycled over and over all around the net,
> > that have nothing very solid about them. More like empty and meaningless
> > propaganda from Apple Computer and loyal Mac fans. <yawn>
> 
> "Meaningless propaganda" from Apple Computer and Mac fans???!  I think
> not.  It's clear to see whose side you're on.  Too bad you are too blind
> to see that Microsoft won't rest until it's conquered everything in
> sight in the computing world--either by force or by using their cash.
> As long as you are supportive of them, they *already* have you
> brainwashed.

What about me?  I see problems with both sides, however I'll
support Netscape/Java as long as it is feasable to do so and
as long as it is the superior product.

Just because Win95 comes from Microsoft and we hate Microsoft,
we are not going to spend more for an expensive PowerPC.
Economics rules.  If Apple will let the Executor people
license the Mac ROMs and install it into Rhapsody Intel,
I'd use Mac software on the Intel machines.  Why Intel machines?
They're cheaper.  Intel type machines (IBM/Cyrix, AMD, etc.)
to be precise.

If Rhapsody Intel turns out to be superior, Mitchell would
probably switch too.

-Scott G.