>>>Macs are good machines, but I hate all the hype about them

>> expensive, and always have been, for my needs. Although I'm still
>> not sure what you can do on a Mac that you can't do on a PC for
>> half the price

> I think the #1 reason I talked my wife and my family (mom) into
> buying them was not for what they could *do*... every computer can
> surf, send e-mail, do all that... it's that you pay for the
> completely working and TESTED integration that Apple does by
> maintaining closed hardware and for the severe effort they put into
> making computers easy to use for non-technical folks.

I think that that's the best, most reasoned, explanation on why Macs
have their place in the world that I've ever read.

Should be placed in the FAQ and anyone wanting to do a PC/Mac troll
should be compelled to read it and pass a test before being allowed to
post again :-)



        RM

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