Ones and Zeros: Soft Target

Soft Target

July 12, 2002	Computers and Software
Steven Den Beste wants to burst the bubble of those poor souls who are waiting for Apple to reconquer the mainland and are dreaming that this MacWorld will be IT!. Whatever. i'd like to burst the bubble of those poor souls who believe that if only they could get a demo CD to the right executive, they'd become OVERNIGHT SENSATIONS! I think Steve may have some very odd ideas about why people use computers and I think he's wrong about the current crop of Macs, but in general, I like it when people bash Apple. As I said when Dvorak came out swinging last month, "in the end, if Dvorak is dissing the Mac, then the Mac is doing well enough to get dissed. " As for his history, it's a valid point, but how can you tell the laughable Republican claims from those of Pedro el Catolico's bluster about taking back al-Andalus? Speaking of people who lost 95% of their country... I could refute his specific criticisms, but Writer of Fortune II (Electric Weblogaloo) by Bruce Baugh (where permalinks are sadly broken...) has the right answer already posted. Some of it will be incidental to the posts I've been inspired to write that are listed below. As for results, Our Man in DenBeste-istan has done me the favor of reminding me that I need to write more about technology. Links to follow after I write the entries... The World Turned Upside-Down : Why most people who buy computers go about it backwards Confession of a Mac Geek: Why I am a Macintosh User Getting it Right: Why my father is a Macintosh User
.:Posted by Michael on July 12, 2002 2:03 AM:.

you say: As I said when Dvorak came out swinging last month, "in the end, if Dvorak is dissing the Mac, then the Mac is doing well enough to get dissed. "

I say: how come you'er the only guy who gets it?

.:Posted by John C. Dvorak ( total) on July 14, 2002 2:59 AM:.