Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:52:52 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 13 Message-ID: References: <9af4lj1i1205lljlo51bqvs2uq4mlbf91f@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:52:59 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6d45d499c0f425bb317a2d492394a591"; logging-data="2310198"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18iARlKGgoIVqALuRfDRtuqIoIIrxfQIyY=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:nfipbiiVR8ZAoZVXOIuS04yhXz4= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 1867 On 2024-12-05 19:33, Joel wrote: > Alan wrote: > >> a computer is a TOOL. >> >> Building a useful tool is not that much of an accomplishment. > > > That's an insult to the makers of microchips and hardware, minimizes > their network of support. > And that is a complete deflection.