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- From: gordos@ucunix.san.uc.edu (John Gordos)
- Subject: Ignorant People -- PC Buying habits
- Message-ID: <C06tI0.Hsy@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Summary: Ignorant People buy whatever "PC" their *friends* want
- Organization: University of Cincinnati
- References: <6905@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca> <1992Dec31.164241.16593@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 18:17:59 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.164241.16593@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
- >Stephen King (king@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca) wrote:
- >:
- >: The people who know more-than-average about computer hardware and/or software
- >: are more often the ones buying Amigas because they can see the advantages
- >: of a truly superior system without being blinded by marketing hype.
- >:
- >: People who know nothing about computers buy PCs.
- >:
- >
- >I love it when a fanatic's admiration for the
- >object of his fanaticism grows into a similar admiration for himself.
-
-
- This is crazy. Lots of people who know lots about computers buy PCs.
-
- Lots of people, however, buy the PC that their peer group wants them to
- buy; This includes Amiga Buyers as well as PC buyers.
-
- The only ignorant PC purchase is the purchase of a PC that isn't useful.
-
- By the way, I own a B2000 and a '486/33 running windows; Guess which
- one I'm using to compose this followup.
-
- John
-
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- John A. Gordos, III gordos@ucunix.san.uc.edu
- Access Corporation Univ. of Cincinnati
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