XPost: comp.misc   
   From: julian@tele.com   
      
   On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:48:19 +1200, geoff  wrote:   
   > On 24/04/2017 10:09 AM, Julian Macassey wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:56:44 +1200, geoff  wrote:   
   >>> On 22/04/2017 8:29 AM, Julian Macassey wrote:   
   >>>> On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:12:31 -0400, Dan Espen  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Anyone with hearing loss would do well to continue with annual   
   >>>>> hearing evaluations.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> My audiologist uses some Windows based software to access   
   >>>>> the hearing aids,   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 	I'm sorry to hear that. Pity they couldn't have used a   
   >>>> less mediocre platform.   
   >>>   
   >>> Given that the operating system would have absolutely no bearing on the   
   >>> quality of the software, the operation of it, or the results, why ?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Or must serious applications only be used by iDiots or Lidiots ?   
   >>   
   >> 	Seeing your comment about Bose in this thread, and the   
   >> complaint about Bose phoning home, I wonder what you think about   
   >> Billyware phoning home? You know it does don't you.   
   >>   
   >> 	That's the bearing on the quality of the OS.   
   >   
   >   
   > No. That's the bearing of OS-snob elitists who feel the need to attemp   
   > tomake their own candle burn brighter by (attempting to) blowing out the   
   > candles of others.   
   >   
   > My reference to Bose was WRT their bullshit marketing and hype.   
      
   	Yet the commebt was about their software phoning home.   
   Something that Billyware does. Something that does nothing to   
   improve the the working of the product, but is part of the   
   bullshit marketing and hype.   
      
      
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