Re: FN-FORUM New iMac

date posted 10th January 2002 14:31

Well, I suppose as long as the machine looks good, you don't need software
that'll keep their attention...


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> > Look, there should be no competition, Macs and PCS were made for very
> different uses -
> > Macs were made for the creative industry and they serve very well. The
> iMac was made
> > with education in mind, to make it fun for kids rather that a boring
grey
> box stuck in a
> > corner of the classroom. PCs have mostly been for office use and
> programming.
> >
> > I've only ever used macs because everywhere I've every worked has used
> them - that's the
> > industry I'm in. If you've always used PCs then carry on, no-one is
> telling you to rush out
> > and buy an iMac.
> >
> > Anyway i don't need my iMac to be called 'My Computer' to know what it
is
> ;-)
> > ..and its a great space saver!
> >
> > Lindsey Hill
> > www.apperleydesign.co.uk
> >
> > original message:
> > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 04:09:46 -0000
> > From: "Nicholas Berry" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Subject: RE: FN-FORUM New iMac
> >
> > I suppose I'm a bit negative about Imacs myself because When I was very
> > young I wanted a train set and my parents bought me a little engine, it
> was
> > really nice, but it didn't have any rails with it and I can remember
> > frustratedly trying to tell my parents "wailings wailings" trying to get
> > them to understand it wasn't like a real train, I don't think my parents
> > thought I could possibly be that bright, but eventually I got through to
> > them and I got a new train set with wailings :) I suppose I was quite
> spoilt
> > in some ways. But the trouble with Imacs they remind me of the trauma of
> > having something not quite a full shilling and the whole marketing
> strategy
> > seems patronising when you just know a real computer has two mouse
buttons
> > and a floppy disk drive and you can add loads of extra bits to it. So
I'm
> > afraid the entire imac concept is completely lost on me.
> >
> > Nick
> >
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