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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Racist Apple is targeting blacks only and abusing white women to
 do it.
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:07:40 -0800
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On 2024-12-11 10:56, Joel wrote:
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> 
>>> It matters that Apple is secondary in the industry.
>>
>> So it's about bragging rights again.
> 
> 
> "Bragging rights" that engender superior products, namely Winblows
> over macOS.

LOL!

> 
> 
>>> They depend on
>>> Microsoft and Adobe to develop applications.
>>
>> Apple makes computers and other computing devices and the operating
>> systems for those devices along with many applications to run on them.
> 
> 
> Microsoft is more full-service.

Again... ...to the END USER, how does that matter?

What matters is that the END USER can find the software he or she needs 
to get his or her tasks done.

And for almost every ordinary task, that software (often the exact same 
software) is available for macOS.

> 
> 
>>> I actually enjoyed
>>> seeing the free trial of M$ Office for Mac.  Showed it to my mom,
>>> who's always used Office for Winblows.  The Mac version of Office is
>>> actually great software.  And I imagine Adobe's stuff is pretty great
>>> on it, and the movie editing, etc.  But for a typical PC user, posting
>>> on Usenet everyday, macOS is a quirky choice.
>> Again with the "quirky".
> 
> 
> Yep, wear it.
> 

Not until you define it.

> 
>> I support computer users for a living, and what I can tell you is that
>> while I technically have quite a few clients who use Macs, I almost
>> never see them anymore.
>>
>> Because their Macs work that well.
> 
> 
> Well, I support my own computer.

Bully for you.

Most people who run Windows cannot.

Where most Mac users rarely NEED support...

....because they just work.

>