XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-09-05 16:39, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 9/5/2025 7:15 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > I am bright enough to recognize the logical flaw in buying a license at   
   > an absurdly low price.   
   >   
      
   I thought it was an ethical flaw.   
      
   You said that, right?   
      
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