On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:26:30 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:
>Let is be knownst that on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:58:06 +0100, Martin
> writted:
>
>>On 12 Jan 2007 07:03:30 -0800, jeremyrh.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) schreef:
>>>
>>>> Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:35:08 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>>>> > chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>>> []
>>>> > >and who do sound design etc.- they work
>>>> > >with a lot of different computers- and for the mundane stuff use cheap
>>>> > >PCs. They use apple equipment for anything important.
>>>> >
>>>> > Is there any reason you can think of why Apple equipment isn't cheap too?
>>>>
>>>> Market forces. People are willing to pay more for them. Personally, I'm
>>>> not really interested in the PC vs Mac war- I use Macs because I always
>>>> have, and they've worked well for me. Simple as that. I've not hat to
>>>> waste two afternoons dealing with viruses. That more than pays for the
>>>> difference in price, as far as my own time is concerned.
>>>
>>>Is there really a big difference in price, for similarly spec'ed
>>>machines? It's true you can buy a "bare bones" PC for less than a Mac,
>>>but when you add in the various software etc, I'm not sure the
>>>difference is that great.
>>
>>It depends what you are adding in.
>>I have added very little in the 4 years I have owned this PC.
>>What I have added isn't available for a Mac.
>
>What was that comparison you made with Mac users? It was a good one!
Refresh my mind? :-)
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Martin
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