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Posted by Fred Liken on 04/28/06 19:16
"L Leed" <lluck98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Fred Liken wrote:
>> Or... most people aren't sheep?
>
> Actually, I believe the usage of "sheep" is normally to denote the
> "masses" of people who follow blindly.
It denotes those that follow blindly. Mac users follow blindly. They are
not informed people. They are led to the Mac by other uninformed people and
marketing.
> Since "windows" is a "default" option for people, and Mac users
> generally make a serious decision to stick to an alternative, I'd say
> the "sheep" moniker refers more to Windows users than Mac users.
Then I guess people that drink tap water are sheep and those that drink
botique water because they are told it's so much better are not... lol.
What a silly notion. Guess you're just grasping at straws.
Anyone that switched to a Mac from at least 1999 on are sheep drinking the
koolaid.
> Contrast Apple's rising fortunes, btw, with Microsoft's new troubles:
> "Microsoft Stock Tumbles on Lower Guidance"
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060428/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_microsoft
>
> SEATTLE - Shares of Microsoft Corp. tumbled 11 percent Friday, after
> the world's largest software maker reported third-quarter profit that
> missed Wall Street expectations and lowered its earnings
> guidance.....In the third quarter, Liddell said Microsoft also had
> higher-than-expected expenses for Xbox 360, because of the cost of
> rushing to get consoles into consumers' hands amid a shortage.
> Microsoft loses money each time it sells an Xbox 360, although the
> eventual goal is to break even.....Liddell said third quarter revenues
> were below expectations because of lower-than-expected sales of games
> for the first Xbox game console.
Since when does the profit of the company equal the quality of the product?
Wow... your ilk sure does grab for any straw they can.
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