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"William Black" wrote:
> "isw" wrote in message
> news:isw-AC592B.10160827032009@[216.168.3.50]...
> > In article ,
> > "William Black" wrote:
> >
> > -- snip --
> >
> >> At the moment the Apple people use a very different interface from the M$
> >> people from the Linux people and I can see that fading away in time.
> >>
> >> People don't need the controls to move every time they buy a new car.
> >
> > I would be very interested to hear your opinion on the observed fact
> > that people who move from a PC to a Mac rarely go back, while people who
> > move from a Mac to a PC often do.
>
> People who buy Apple computers spend about twice the money for the same
> power.
>
> This being the case either they have something special to do (Graphic art or
> music are the main professional uses) or they intend keeping the equipment
> longer or they have a desire for a trendy looking computer, which isn't
> unknown. I know a couple of semi professional writers who use an Apple iMac
> because they're 'artists' and iMacs are what 'artists' use...
>
> This being the case they've either got an intellectual commitment to Apple
> or they do something PC's don't do terribly well.
>
> In both cases they tend not to change once they're committed.
I think your "reasoning" is more than a little bit flawed, but even so,
you did not explain why Mac users who have to use Windows can't wait to
get back...
The answer to both my questions is, that Macs have a far superior User
Interface, BTW.
Isaac |