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Story: Is Apple on the way out?

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On the day that Apple earnings blew away everyones expectations and the fact that Apple has some 92 percent marketshare in hard drive based Mp3 players, you decide to write a flame inviting column that makes no sense.
The reason that there are a billion choices for PC laptops and boxes is because anybody can make a clone for a few bucks and sell it. Apple sells units fully loaded. Complaining that you don't have the most insidious pointing device (aka the IBM pointer) is just stupid. Saying that you don't need the performance of a G4, when G5 boxes are here is misinformed and hypocritical. PC types have bashed Apple for underperforming for years.
I take this position. I earn a great deal of money in the tech sector and I use a Mac to do that. I don't worry about drivers or viruses or worms or why my port doesn't want to talk to my printer......on and on. I think I make more money using a Mac than I would with a PC, because I don't think about all the baggage associated with a PC. I think it is true that most Mac users earn more than PC users. It makes sense. I own a PC and I do not enjoy using it. I am all for more peoiple using PC's, and I have no problem with the fact that five percent of computer users are Mac users. Frankly, I don't want the competition. It benefits me that my competitors do business using a PC. As much as you may want to induce the ire of Mac users who want to "spread the word", I wish they would shut up as well.
I like that it is more expensive. If I wanted cheap, I would drive a Hyundia and wait for KIA to make a laptop. You also lost some credibility when you made the following grammatical error.
You should have written "just as soon" instead of "just assume". It sounds like you heard the saying once and remembered it wrong. I picture you having discussions in the office and people pissing themselves when you leave. I hope you switch back. I don't think you are smart enough to use a Mac.

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