Re: Virus

["Gerald Van Vlack" <jerryvv@worldnet.att.net>]

I'd rather have a discussion about Triumphs on a Triumph list.
JVV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman@cruzers.com>
To: "Dave Moag" <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: Virus


> > Real men don't use business machines named after a fruit!   ;-)
> 
> I've never been bothered by that concept, as it is a refuge for those 
> who prefer masochism.
> 
> But I have wondered about an operating system that claims it's close 
> enough to being Mac like that most people will accept it.  Why do 
> people rush to an imperfect imitation? Marketing!  I've always wondered 
> about people who feel marketing form is more important than 
> functionality, and those unable to differentiate between the two.
> 
> Windows is the choice of 99% of the IT groups because it maintains the 
> impenetrable mysteries of the high priests of IT.  These priests are  
> continually called upon to make magic that keeps the machines mere 
> mortals depend upon functional and holy data secure.
> 
> Make a technology sufficiently complicated and those who maintain it 
> will multiply in numbers and be rewarded richly as those who depend 
> upon them fear the consequences of  system crash.  Men and Women can 
> pour out their lives, brooding over specters  of non responding systems 
> and data loss.  Men can wear away their lives searching for the kernel 
> of truth they think can be found can be found in the disordered ravings 
> of a Microsoft marketing manager.
> 
> TeriAnn J. Wakeman
>       Apple Evangelist 1990 to 1998
> 
> 
> TeriAnn J. Wakeman
>       Marigold Ltd.
>       www.marigoldltd.com

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