eddie said:
I can do it in just the way you make such comments when you tell other people to get a life...or do you know each and every person whom you tell this thing?
If all these "Private Message" and "Personal Attack" comments are coming out of you because of your newly acquired "moderator" status, and you are planning to somehow take out your frustration by giving me some warning points then I will understand it
Newly acquired? Another ignorant statement. Go back an year, and check for youself
As far as mis-using my mod powers is concerned, it is not going to happen. It's not something big for me, as is the case for some people. I've achieved a bit
more than being a mod of a forum. So, I can assure you, it' wont happen.
I have read the rules and the description of the forum. But, in no debate, or argument, are personal attacks allowed. You can not label any one. You're no one to judge how rich a person is, how does he look, or whether he is a fanboy. You may be the CEO of Tata Sons, or you may be just a normal person, but the fact remains: You're not entitled to judge anyone.
Look at the Hindi vs English thread in the same forum. People stayed on topic, the discussion was heated but meaningful, and it wasn't being hijacked as is the case here with some ppl.
As some one once said, "You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts".
As i said I don't know your credentials, but you do not know how businesses are run, or how companies shortchange others. It happens with every firm; be it Apple, Microsoft, Enron or even Sun. Look at the various stock option scandals.
As for the topic at hand, I'd day that a branded computer can't compete with an assembled computer. I agree that Apple do charge a 4-5k premium, but you get an OS, an office suite, an un-matched set of apps(iLife- Find me one free alternative to Garageband or iMovie). Sourabh can confirm that Windows Movie Maker doesn't stand a chance here. He has personally seen iMovie/iDvd and he told me that.
I'm not rich. Far from it. I have the same phone since the past three years as I can't afford to buy a new one. But, I chose this computer, which was 4k more expensive than a similar configuration PC, because that PC wouldn't have given me OS X or any other apps that I use regularly.
I think it comes to respecting others' choices. You don't like a computer? Fine. Move on. It'll do no good whining and calling any company names.
Anyways, if you want to prove that you know more, you have a broader outlook, then you don't need to do it with me. I accept that I don't have a technical background. What I do have, is a good business degree, and what I'll have in future, is a even better business degree.
IF you think I have no points as far as the MS v/s Apple debate goes, well please check other threads in this very forum. You'd find a lot of points that I didn't even mention, because I thought this topic was about how expensive/cheap Apple computers are, and not which OS is better.
As far as MS goes, please do check the law suits in and around 1985. Trust me, you'll get to know a lot.
