Reply #38: You killed your whole argument with having to "send a box in". [View All]

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See, with a PC, you don't have to send anything anywhere.

Once again, without the iPod, that entire list would be gone for the most part. Anyone with a modicum of honesty will admit as much.

I've been using PC's since 1989 or so. Never had a virus. Not one. I'd say my 20 years trumps your 13.

If their strategy was working, they'd own the market.

See, I AM the guys in the repair shop. I do nothing but work on computers. All day, every day. I work on PC's, Macs, Unix Servers, you name it.

If anyone asks me, I'll recommend a PC. Why? Because everyone, everywhere knows how to use one. You can walk into any electronics story anywhere and get software, hardware upgrades, anything you want. I enjoy having the freedom to use any hardware I want at any time I want.

Had Apple been smart enough to design and license a platform others could use . . . they'd own the market, and I'd be a huge fan.

As it is, when you support an environment with over 100 users, and you need to use industry standard software (especially if you're in a heavily regulated specialized industry like I am), you go with what works.

Sorry, Macs don't fit my requirements, they never will.

They make great machines. They make a great OS, but they will never be anything more than an also ran when it comes to the PC market because they screwed themselves before you turned on your first Mac. Without the iPhone and iPod, the only people that would ever mention the name Apple are the small niche market they cater to.

You know it too.