Posted by Richard Crowley on 03/21/07 14:55

"Spex" <No.spam@ta.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

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