Would I be justified in decrying the contortions needed to figure out an interface to Product A, as Product A did not have a UI as easy to use as Product B? If so, what if I consider those contortions more of a negative than the "contortions needed to move stuff around or print it"? Is it permissible for me to choose Product B over Product A? Is it permissible for me to call Product A inferior and want to seek out alternatives.
Wow, aren't you a silly little person? The quotes around "Apple guys" should go around the "friends" -- one doesn't talk about actual friends in the manner that you do. And how do you think your life and, um, acquaintances in any way act as a microcosm for the world at large? Of course there are people as you describe; but there are people like that who are MS-lovers, or Linux-lovers. So what?
The fact that you are drawing a conclusion about Apple -- a phenomenally successful and profitable company -- based on your scanty, anecdotal evidence just shows you to be a troll. "Slightly above average" products?? Man, you are clueless.
And your elementary school analysis of MS vs. Apple would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
"...if you can't follow the speed limits and whatnot - you are a bad driver." Ridiculous, and your post isn't even internally consistent.
If 95% of the people on a highway with a posted speed limit of 55 mph actually drive between 65 and 75 mph, who is the bad driver, the one doing 55 or the one doing 65, 70 or 75? By your reasoning above, the asshats crawling along at 55 are driving well and everyone else is a bad driver.
But then you talk about having a predictable environment, which does point to the 55 mph drivers as the bad drivers. And that I'll agree with.
An earlier post said a good driver doesn't collide with anything; I'll agree with that, too, if I can raise an exception. The damn deer in New Jersey are hard not to hit, whatever you're doing on the road.
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Would I be justified in decrying the contortions needed to figure out an interface to Product A, as Product A did not have a UI as easy to use as Product B? If so, what if I consider those contortions more of a negative than the "contortions needed to move stuff around or print it"? Is it permissible for me to choose Product B over Product A? Is it permissible for me to call Product A inferior and want to seek out alternatives.
If so, can I not be called a fanboi?
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Easy there, tiger. Did I miss where someone said "cowscows is not as intelligent as any doctor"?
I think we can call you touchy, though.
3) Other paid email services: why pay for something you can get for free, especially when Gmail works so well? ...
Gmail and the rest are not free, strictly speaking. Particularly in the case of Gmail, you *are* paying, just not monetarily. Ads, privacy, etc.
Wow, aren't you a silly little person? The quotes around "Apple guys" should go around the "friends" -- one doesn't talk about actual friends in the manner that you do. And how do you think your life and, um, acquaintances in any way act as a microcosm for the world at large? Of course there are people as you describe; but there are people like that who are MS-lovers, or Linux-lovers. So what?
The fact that you are drawing a conclusion about Apple -- a phenomenally successful and profitable company -- based on your scanty, anecdotal evidence just shows you to be a troll. "Slightly above average" products?? Man, you are clueless.
And your elementary school analysis of MS vs. Apple would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
"...if you can't follow the speed limits and whatnot - you are a bad driver."
Ridiculous, and your post isn't even internally consistent.
If 95% of the people on a highway with a posted speed limit of 55 mph actually drive between 65 and 75 mph, who is the bad driver, the one doing 55 or the one doing 65, 70 or 75? By your reasoning above, the asshats crawling along at 55 are driving well and everyone else is a bad driver.
But then you talk about having a predictable environment, which does point to the 55 mph drivers as the bad drivers. And that I'll agree with.
An earlier post said a good driver doesn't collide with anything; I'll agree with that, too, if I can raise an exception. The damn deer in New Jersey are hard not to hit, whatever you're doing on the road.