The Logic Off Topic list

The horned one wrote:

>Their CRT monitors were made by Sony and their printers were made by Canon. 
>Although that information has become outdated, Apple always seems to use only 
>top grade components. 

Now that you mention it -- they seem to have an Apple logo on them don't
they. Hmm -- how did I miss that. 

>And of course, its not really fair to compare a hobbyist "built it yourself 
>from components" computer with one professionally made. Compare a high end PC 
>with Windows, graphic cards, sound cards, usb/firewire/scsci/ethernet cards.

Oh. ... One of those.  Hmmm ... gee.  I don't think my one has all that
complicated sounding stuff. 

Do you think I would _really_ need to stump up for a graphics card? My
pocketmoney only stretches so far. 
Couldn't I just go on making kazoo noises with my mouth and banging on the
box Logic came in?

>Then when you factor in the incompatibilities, the disease of use, the 
>user-unfriendliness, and shoddy corner cutting of Windows, it makes the Mac 
>the  real bargain.
>
>Why are Mac users so loyal, if it weren't a great machine?

This is a profound question whether you realise it or not. I honestly don't
know -- but then again I don't understand why people were so loyal to Om
Supreme Truth either or why Charles Manson's followers were prepared to
kill for him. Perhaps people realise when they have reached the limit of
their technical competence. 

I know I do. If I get in my car in the morning and it just won't go I clean
out the ashtray and turn the radio on and off a few times. If it still
won't go I know what to do. I simply admit defeat and just buy another one
of a different brand. No doubt as a brother in technophobia you arrived at
your Mac by a similar process. You and Jobs are made for each other. As one
of his more perspicacious and ethical advanced countrymen was heard to
remark -- "There's one born every minute". 

PS -- Are you what people on some of these groups mean by a "troll"? 

Could you explain the concept to me? Privately might be better. I think
some of the other people here don't really understand the necessity for all
this. Neither do I, come to think of it.

Oh dear ... not the send button ... Whoops!

Love,
M