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After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara"to Windows [message #79744]

Fri, 09 February 2007 05:17

John [1]

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d by extreme wealth, but even so, I think it's a bit
>>>>>>>difficult to judge either Bill or Steve's
>>>>>>>motivations from a sizable distance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>&g

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara" to Windows [message #79746 is a reply to message #79744]

Fri, 09 February 2007 05:21

xpam_mark

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;>
>>>>>>>> I don't believe he has exercised his options yet. The company also
>>>>
>>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>>> a 45 million dollar gulf stream for him to use for business. He
>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>> own the jet the company does. What did Gates and Balmer make last
>>
>>>>>>>> year?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>"James McCloskey" <

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara"to Windows [message #79750 is a reply to message #79746]

Fri, 09 February 2007 07:06

John [1]

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t;>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>front of the truth and deny it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The record companies have been pushing such crap music for
the
>>>> last
>>>>>>>>>15
>>>>>>>>>>>>years
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that they were in trouble. With the advent of MP3s and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>increased
>>>>>>>>>>>use
>>>>>&

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara"to Windows [message #79762 is a reply to message #79750]

Fri, 09 February 2007 08:53

Jamie K

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gt;>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>TCB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>OK, so I'm an (admittedly) old curmudgeon and only listen
>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>compressed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>audio files when I absolutely have to and I especially
go
>> out
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>avoid having anything to do with Mac related stuff as a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>matter
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>principle,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but Amy likes Apple and so I loaded ITunes on her new PC
>> and
>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>>>>>>been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>&

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara" [message #79771 is a reply to message #79762]

Fri, 09 February 2007 11:06

chuck duffy
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;>>>> which
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>> gang of thug lawyers that pushes everybody around. Impoverished
>>>> kids
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> single moms! They don't care, pay up or else! Slime!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> MS, look at the things they've done. They have stolen from
>>>>>>>>>>>> Apple,
>>>>>> netscape,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sun, the list goes on, and the list is long. Look at how much
>>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>> taken. They steal, then they turn around and prosecute people
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> copy
>>>>>>>>>>>> their software, when much of it was stolen by them. How many
>>>>>>>>>>>> times
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>> you heard of Apple having people prosecuted?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep, it's Apple that is evil, and it's Steve Jobs that is the
>>>>>>>>>>>> bad
>>>>>>>>>>>> guy.
>>>>>>>>>>> It's
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jobs that wants to take your freedoms away, not Gates and his
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pay
>>>> to
>>>>>>>> Play
>>>>>>>>>>>> model.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Get a clue!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, my

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara" [message #79775 is a reply to message #79771]

Fri, 09 February 2007 10:44

Jamie K

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t;>> and
>>>>>>>> flac
>>>>>>>>>>>>> files into the file sharing universe. I'm hoping to include a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> note
>>>>>>> pointing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> people to our web site and saying only that if they like our
>>>>>>>>>>>>> music
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be really cool if they would buy a sticker or a T-Shirt or pick
>>>> up
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>> bar
>>>>>>>>>>>>> tab some night. I haven't completely convinced the guys, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> write
>>>>>>>>>>> songs
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for this band so it's their copyright not mine, but I'm getting
>>>>>>>>>>>>> closer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> TCB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Ted Gerber" <tedgerber@rogers.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thad-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What's your take on the idea that DRM is being foisted on all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> online
>>>>>>>>>> stores
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> respective rights holders/publishers?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FLAC is very good. If anyone's on Mac, Amadeus will play FLAC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> files...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Other than the DRM and the fact that you're locked into their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not bad. Which is kind of like the famous, 'Other than, Mrs.

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Re: After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara" [message #79783 is a reply to message #79775]

Fri, 09 February 2007 12:40

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Fri, 09 February 2007 16:36

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