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Posted by Spex on 03/21/07 20:11
Richard Crowley wrote:
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> "Spex" <No.spam@ta.com> wrote in message
> news:46011de3$0$8748$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> Dave wrote:
>>> nappy wrote:
>>>> "Kill Bill" <killbill@goblowme.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:JXVLh.8636$yW.6588@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...
>>>>> nappy wrote:
>>>>>> "Charlie S." <CharlieStam@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:emILh.8913$dG.3854@trndny08...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Macintosh-PowerMac-G4-Dual-1-25GHz_W0QQitemZ260096904544QQcategoryZ51035QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here's a Mac G4 dual 1.25GH. This is a five year old computer!
>>>>>>>> When I'm looking at the auction right now, it's going for near
>>>>>>>> 800 dollars.. Do you think that you would get 800 dollars for a
>>>>>>>> 5 year old PC??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course you could. A dual processor PC, like the one I am
>>>>>> writing this on is worth more than $800. The idea that macs hold
>>>>>> value is not based in reality.
>>>>> It's not based on reality, It's based on Fact such as the link
>>>>> thats provided, unlink any fact that you've provided.
>>>>>
>>>>> -bill
>>>>
>>>> blah.. posting an ebay link is not proof of anything. Go ahead an
>>>> unlink my facts. See if I care ( tee hee)
>>>>
>>>> But since you asked.. here's a link to plenty of PCs that are old
>>>>
>>>> http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=DUal+Xeon&category0=&submitSearch=Search
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Doh!
>>>
>>> That link is nothing but a bunch of 1 year old servers.. these are
>>> not even related to desktop machines you would be using for editing.
>>>
>>> Bill made a very good point. And everyone already knows that Macs
>>> hold there value far better than PCs too.. So, we're not sure of what
>>> your disputing.
>>>
>>> -dave
>> I guess it might be the imponderable, why?
>>
>> Since Macs prior to the Intel switch were shit it beggars belief why
>> Macs hold their value more particularly in the case of a G4 craptop!
>> The prices are held high due to the idiots that are prepared to pay
>> more for less. Not a great boast.
>>
>> BTW I am not a Mac hater this was written on a MBP and I'm about to
>> buy 2 Mac Pros.
>
> If you are addicted to (or stuck with) mac software, you're
> also stuck with the only hardware they will run on, no matter
> how old, decrepit, and slow they become by modern standards.
> There are many other examples of hardware that sell for many
> times the original price because people are stuck with proprietary
> systems (hardware and software). Dunno why this comes as
> any surprise.
I thought you'd plonked me Richard?
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