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Anonymous
10 Oct 2007 3:09 PM
tonyr
10 Oct 2007 7:13 PM
ms is screwed here, this is a strong point (the only one that I know of) for the mac.. ms is damned if they do damned if they don't. MS should sell branded pc's that are manufactured by oems like dell,hp etc..
I custom build all my systems but have many many family friends/businesses that would pay a premium for a MS branded pc.
steve clayton
12 Oct 2007 2:08 AM
:( :(
that's such bad news. I was hoping for literally a clean PC...what does clean mean in this world????
13 Oct 2007 3:54 AM
Tony - maybe your point is a bit strong, but I think you're otherwise right - the image of the Mac is so strong that whatever MS does, it never seems to compare favourably. I too custom build home PCs, but for the vast, vast majority of people, that's an unattractive prospect.
Why do so many people buy Toyotas? Because they work, they're reliable and they meet the people's needs, even if the cars are a bit dull and purposeful. People buy them but don't get passionate about them, in the same way that other people get excited about sports cars that break down all the time, but look and sound good.
13 Oct 2007 4:00 AM
Know what you mean, Steve. Clean means, throwing away the supplied OS image and installing from a non-OEM CD, it seems :(
Or spending an hour or two removing all the guff from the supplied machine, defragging the HD and getting back to something a bit more bare ...
or, of course, building your own :)