Ahh. The undead system. It was once alive, but now it is neither alive nor dead. Instead, it walks the earth, feeding off the processors of living systems, craving the computer braaaiiiiins.
One thing that Apple believed in the 80s was that third place was a deadly dangerous spot to be in. That's why they acted as if the Amiga and Radio Shack systems did not exist. It was only Apple and IBM. A ruthless strategy, possibly, but it held.
One thing I noticed once, however, was that I was geeking out somewhere, and mentioned macs. Those there hewed forth vitriol and hate unlike I ever saw, with the standard misinformation (one-button mice, etc). So then I mentioned Amiga. An almost Pavlovian effect, as praise for the boing ball was similarly unanimous.
Since all I have to go on is anecdotal evidence, I shall state my hypothesis as unconfirmed, that while the Amiga diehard might hate Microsoft, they hate Apple even more so, because while Amiga and Apple had similar stories and trials, Apple was the one that survived. Is this at all accurate for some?
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Date: 2006-10-26 11:34 pm (UTC)One thing that Apple believed in the 80s was that third place was a deadly dangerous spot to be in. That's why they acted as if the Amiga and Radio Shack systems did not exist. It was only Apple and IBM. A ruthless strategy, possibly, but it held.
One thing I noticed once, however, was that I was geeking out somewhere, and mentioned macs. Those there hewed forth vitriol and hate unlike I ever saw, with the standard misinformation (one-button mice, etc). So then I mentioned Amiga. An almost Pavlovian effect, as praise for the boing ball was similarly unanimous.
Since all I have to go on is anecdotal evidence, I shall state my hypothesis as unconfirmed, that while the Amiga diehard might hate Microsoft, they hate Apple even more so, because while Amiga and Apple had similar stories and trials, Apple was the one that survived. Is this at all accurate for some?