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Quote: if people want to pay more for something, more power to them
Too right. Who do those shareholders think they are demanding you make a profit! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Nathan Minier wrote: The "Apple guys" think that they're doing a favor for all the little plebeians.
Inferiority complex? 
Nathan Minier wrote: I find Apple in general is an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation.
Every Windows PC I've ever owned (or been assigned at work) has had a hardware issue within the first 3 years. Most were replaced at that point because they'd become "obsolete" in one way or another. Meanwhile, my wife's 2007 MacBook Pro ran fine for 9 years and my 2009 iMac is still going strong. "Emperor's New Clothes" indeed.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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PCs do have problem quite frequently, if *we* are assembling it
I did have HP desktops that ran for ages. And I really really never got a problem with any of our thinkpad notebooks, we just had to replace the batteries. That made me a permanent fan of Thinkpads. We got R & T series, old ones. And some new i5 & i7s & couple of Edge series.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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My current PC (a Novatech) has been going for a good 8 years - a few upgrades in that time, so much of it has been replaced, but that was to improve it not fix it.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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OT - Are you and PompeyThree[^] cousins? Your pics show a family resemblance. 
Back on topic: My point was not so much Apple hardware is better than XYZ hardware, but that for many Apple hardware is damn good and better than average. I don't understand this negative attitude towards Apple exhibited by so many Windows zealots on this site. If they don't like it or feel it over-priced... fine... don't buy it. But to whine about it is childish. It's not a zero-sum game. Neither Apple nor any other hardware manufacturer needs to fail in order for the other(s) to succeed.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Every Windows PC I've ever owned (or been assigned at work) has had a hardware issue within the first 3 years.
If I didn't know any better, I'd swear that phrased this way, you're blaming the OS for the hardware it's running on.
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Sorry. Certainly not my intent. They've been an assortment of homemade, Gateway, Dell, Compaq, HP and Sony PCs - if I recall.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Desktops are passé. Are you sure you had enough problems in notebooks as well?
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: Desktops are passé.
Passé? They're tools... nothing more.
Vunic wrote: Are you sure you had enough problems in notebooks as well?
Yes - broken hinges, failed keyboards, etc...
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: broken hinges, failed keyboards
Those are pretty standard failure points for notebooks. And yes, I agree that Apple paid more attention to getting those common failure points robust enough to last. Then again, so do other companies.. but not with every model they put out.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Yeah like I was saying, Thinkpads work beyond once expectations, usually. Just before an year or so, I disposed a P3 IBM thinkpad 10". It worked like crazy for a decade. Only the track-button at the center of the keyboard was gone. everything else worked.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Oddly, that's the same issue I ran into with my t43p  .. and I still use it for remote access to work since it's got a 1600x1200 screen. These days it's running Win 8.1, but perhaps soon I'll see if I can migrate it to Win 10, just because.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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lol  , Running W8.1 on them feels great!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Apple is just more babble from the big tower. Back around 1996 I got designated to get Apple computers on the internet. Win 95 was a pain in the rear to but no where near as hard as Apple. That was the start of the distaste for the fruit. I have built PCs and installed Windows and Linux. If it breaks I can fix it. My estranged went through 3 mac books before she got one to work. The Apple store did replace them for free.
I do have an iPhone and it's okay. I just wish MS would get there act together and get a Win phone that had market appeal. The integration with my PCs would be awesome.
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I guess this one is gonna be tough again 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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But at least it's not (that) old.
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GDMMNGS ADMIN HESSNMK ISETON
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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I have got this, but I don't want to say it as I could not invent another one for tomorrow. All I'll say is it's #936.
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I googled it for the solution.
I cannot do both CCC and FOSW tommorow
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Never heard of that 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Sure, i used such things already 
But didn't know it was called something with the horse like your solution
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Staffan Bruun wrote: Here is the solution:
CORRECT HORSE BATTERY STAPLE
Well, Good Lord! How did I miss that! 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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