[Info-vax] Maybe a bit OT, maybe not.. in any case an interesting article

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In article <4fb19cb6$0$282$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>On 5/14/2012 1:06 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article<tr6dndBwLpjxqizSnZ2dnUVZ_jCdnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  writes:
>>> {...snip...}
>>>> There is much better software and, in many cases, it's free; so why _DO_
>>>> people want to pay for Micro$oft crap?
>>>
>>> Because it's ubiquitous and it works.  You may complain about "click and
>>> drool" interfaces but they work and millions use them.  The alternatives
>>> are????????????????  If there are any, they are hard to find, expensive,
>>> .. . . .  It's practically a given that Brand X is
>>> not compatible with Brands "Y" and/or "Z"!
>>>
>>> You have available the three "Killer Applications": Spreadsheet, Word
>>> Processor, and Database.
>>
>> I have better alternatives on my Mac and on Linux.
>
>You have some alternatives that you like better.

No, they're better.


>But apparently the majority of the consumers has other
>preferences.

The majority of consumers are morons.

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