XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-09-05 16:13, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 9/5/2025 6:54 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> And while $146 isn't outrageous, I agree, I find your posture very   
   >>>> strange for someone who claims about Macs costing more.   
   >>>   
   >>> If I'm buying a System Builder or retail license I'm assembling   
   >>> hardware, you bet your sweet ass it'll blow away what Apple's   
   >>> offering. I was on such a budget with this PC that I'm accepting   
   >>> their gift of an MAK activation.  But I had two modern Windows Pro   
   >>> licenses that I gave away.   
   >   
   >> And you want it both ways!   
   >>   
   >> Cheap is good when you use it to compare against a Mac, but cheap is   
   >> bad when someone else uses it!   
   >   
   >   
   > I'm not comparing my device to any of the Mac ones.  It's meant to meet   
   > the basic standards of a device.   
   You're... ...really not bright.   
      
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