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Subject: [OM] Re: PC-MACRant was: Re: Communications [was lighting]
From: Larry <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:52:39 -0500
Exactly the point of the crusades, missionaries, inquisition, pogroms, 
etc. turning something into now the most prevalent & popular of its kind.

Larry


Jim Couch wrote:
> I object to the entire PC vs Mac threads/discussion that seems to pop up 
> on message boards and e-mail lists on a regular basis. The discussion 
> always reminds me of  polarized religious zealots squaring off or 
> proselytizing.; I find it offensive for the same reason in both cases. 
> Nobody ever asked for advice, yet folks feel compelled to give it, 
> because they feel the need to 'save the world' from being 'on the wrong 
> side.' It is one thing to recommend a computer platform when someone 
> asks about what they should use, but to just bring it up is rude, 
> boorish, and just plain self serving. The result is a lot of bandwidth 
> wasted on the same rhetoric and drivel that is always thrown back and 
> forth, with nobody really changing their mind, because no one is 
> listening, some of us try to ignore the thread, those that participate 
> are busy 'bible thumping' and not looking at the other point of view. I 
> pity the poor digest folks every time the topic comes up.
>
> Jim Couch
>
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