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"Apple Tax" Report Backfires On Microsoft
Ian Lamont writes "A Microsoft-sponsored report that describes a hidden "Apple tax" has fallen flat among the technology press. Roger Kay's report (PDF) compares various PC and Mac configurations, and claims an all-Apple household's costs would add up to an extra $3,367 over five years. Tech columnists and bloggers have slammed the comparisons and claims made in the report — even Mac-baiter John C. Dvorak calls it propaganda. However, some Mac fans still see a pro-Microsoft press conspiracy. Even if the comparisons are questionable, Kay's report and the accompanying television ads have clearly struck a nerve among the Mac faithful."
Meanwhile, Linux users everywhere are scratching their heads.
Guns, SUVs, cigarettes, fatty foods
SUVs are stupid because they are inferior to the alternatives, and SUV owners are stupid because they were convinced as much by advertising. Cigarettes are stupid because they represent a health hazard to everyone around you (and even nicotine is itself carcinogenic -- when your body breaks it down, free radicals are produced.) Fatty food and guns, however, have to be egregiously misused before they harm anyone other than the user.
People should not be permitted to use more than their share of resources no matter how rich or poor they are. We all live here.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
least 670 if not more on your PC.
My Gaming PC, recently retired to running media center...athlon2800 overclocked, NVIDIA6800, NF7-Sv2 MOBO, 80GB hard drive, 2GB ram....have had it for well more than two years and would play any game on the market. You can put that system together for under $200 now adays easy.
CS: It is all sink or swim...oh and did I mention there are sharks in that water?
Leaving your computer running with unsaved work unattended for several hours is... um, how to put it mildly... doubleplus-unsmart, regardless of platform/OS/whatever you're using, and any other factors. Really. There's no excuse for doing that sort of thing.