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To: Blue Highway
> Well glad to see you take a middle of the road approach regarding computers. I am in that boat myself,...

Actually I'd characterize myself as "all over the road", since I've got one wheel in each of about 4 lanes simultaneously. But thanks anyway...

> ... as I am no big fan of Microsoft or Intel/AMD, but I see and recognize the PC as a standard. The Apple tried to buck the trend ...

"Buck the trend" vs. "Lead the trend"... Depends on how you read your computer history. Apple was there years before IBM brought out the PC, and has most often been the first out with any given innovation. That's well-documented, I encourage you to research it. While the numbers of computers certainly have been in the PC's favor since the mid-80's, the fact is that most times, Apple brings out something new, and the PC "trend" follows it a year or two later. "Trend-setting" is Apple's stock in trade, not the PC's.

> ... and I see them as the black sheep of the family, and there are always those out there that want the runt of the litter.

That's inaccurate, as a characterization -- be careful, you're showing your hatred of Apple. ;-)

> I just find it ridiculous for Apple fanatics to be just that.

I have no time for Apple fanboys either.

> I am their devil’s advocate.

I think you need to look up the definition of "devil's advocate".

32 posted on 03/22/2009 10:30:59 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored
I think you need to look up the definition of "devil's advocate".

In common parlance, a devil's advocate is someone who takes a position, sometimes one he or she disagrees with, for the sake of argument. This process can be used to test the quality of the original argument and identify weaknesses in its structure.

I stand by my earlier statement.

40 posted on 03/22/2009 10:45:01 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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