From: steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe uk.finance uk.rec.driving
Subject: Re: Motorists hit by card clone scam
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:17:09 +0100

Deeply Filled Mortician 
wrote:

> >Windows 1.0 was launched in November 1985. It was a pile of poo, a
> >tradition that has been consistently maintained right the way up to the
> >present day.
> 
> Windows is not bad. Not great, but better than anything else that's
> been available.
> 
> The alternative is to go Mac, but be prepared to change worlds - and
> open your wallet!

Where did this gem of 'knowledge' come from?

Mac hardware is no more expensive than any other quality computer
hardware. My MacBook was stupidly cheap when compared with a lot of the
WinTel machines out there. The OS is actually *cheaper* than Windows if
you want the same functionality.

So, in conclusion, you're talking shite.



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