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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/14/2012 8:12 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 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.

Sure - and blue is prettier than yellow - and
people that prefer green over red are morons.

People has certain preferences. And a good portion of
that is simply based on what they like and what they
don't like.

It does not make much sense to be negative about
their personal taste.

Arne