XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: agent1@section31.org   
      
   On 8/11/2011 6:45 PM, Redjak wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > "Your Name" wrote in message   
   > news:yourname-1208110850520001@203-118-184-160.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...   
   >   
   > In article , "Redjak"   
   >  wrote:   
   >> "Mark Dodel" wrote in message   
   >> news:cLdq6jdb1N4Q-pn2-54dkB8KQddz3@localhost...   
   >> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:28:06 UTC, Rob    
   >> wrote:   
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   >>   
   >> ->   
   >> -> Yeah, so still the largest market by far.   
   >>   
   >> >But it has plateaued. While the Mac is on the rise. Spin any way   
   >> >you want.   
   >>   
   >> Does the fantasy comfort you?   
   >   
   >> It ain't really a fantasy. Technically it's not Mac computers that are   
   >> selling massively (although sales have risen), but the iPhone and iPad   
   >> that are massive sales hits.   
   >   
   > Maybe you should re-read the subject line. Perhaps you consider   
   > iPhones and iPads as PC's.   
   >   
   >> -> If you want to use an   
   >> -> industry-standard appliction, you get a PC. Simples.   
   >> ->   
   >>   
   >> >And if you just want something that works and doesn't generate   
   >> >viruses, use anything except windows.   
   >>   
   >> Yes - another comforting fantasy rooted firmly in the fast receding   
   >> past   
   >   
   >> Yep, that would explain why only last night I had to leave a Windows   
   >> laptop for nearly an hour downloading a 16MB update (via a dail-up   
   >> connection) to the anti-virus software ... whereas no Macs I've ever   
   >> used   
   >> have downloaded even 1k of such silliness.   
   >   
   > A whole hour!!! Sounds long!   
      
   Making a windows laptop do an AV update via >dial-up<... really? In   
   2011?!?!   
      
   He doesn't didn't have a laptop with at least 3G access with to do a   
    >service call<, and bring a program update or AV signature update   
   with him?!?!?!   
      
   <**giggle**>   
      
      
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