Re: Apple II: Second Best Tech Product of All Time!

["Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.no.spam.net>]

"Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saaf.se> wrote in message news:ev0rp9$2s1b$1@merope.saaf.se...

> That's what happens when you confuse a computer with your religion.... :-)
> 
> OTOH both Jobs and Woz did have business interests in promoting Apple.
> And they weren't the only company leaders who exaggreated the importance
> of their own company.

No doubt, Jobs is a pro at sticking a sharp stick in the eye of the competition and then declaring victory, even if the competition responded with a nuke (think Windows vs Mac OS, circa 1986).  

I've never personally bought an Apple product new, though I've owned many of them second hand.  I like a lot of their stuff, especially the Apple II line.  I've always thought that the Mac was never a technical match for the hype given to it until OS X.  I think that Apple has been it's own worst enemy because of the absolute arrogance in their pricing structure up until the last few years.  Today, Apple's products aren't their problem; they have better machines than ever.  Today their problem for people like myself is the public eye-poking that Jobs insists on with commercials like the ones they are running for Mac vs PC.  Until there's a change to Apple's public persona, I'll be happy to enjoy the many, many, many alternatives to their new products that serve me just as well.  It's too bad, too.  I love Unix and would consider putting a new Mac Pro on my desk if I didn't find Jobs to be such a weasel.