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to: Don Hills
from: Rich
date: 2005-12-26 08:31:42
subject: Re: Digital media servers, renderers, and control points.

From: "Rich" 

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   Gee, that's nice.  Care to respond on topic or are you trying a =
diversion because you can't?

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:LO9rDtgaXewd092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   You make this claim by simple assertion.  You do appear to have
  >stepped away from mike millers nonsense of using something available =
for
  >both Windows and the mac to make the assertion that one is ahead of =
the
  >other.  That's a good start.

  Given a choice between something that looks good, works intuitively =
and
  performs adequately, or something that is subtly lacking in design =
flair and
  ease of use even though it is technically superior on paper, it was an =
easy
  decision. I shouldn't have been surprised, I recall making the same =
decision
  on my last PDA purchase - a choice between a Palm OS PDA or a Windows =
CE
  PDA. Come to think of it, my most recent appliance purchase was =
decided the
  same way - I bought a Playstation 2 (new slim version) instead of an =
Xbox.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand

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   Gee,
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respond on topic or are you trying a diversion because you =
can't?
 
Rich
 

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  <{at}> wrote:>   You make
this claim by simple=20
  assertion.  You do appear to have>stepped away
from mike =
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  nonsense of using something available for>both Windows and the =
mac to=20
  make the assertion that one is ahead of
the>other.  That's =
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  start.Given a choice between something that looks
good, works=20
  intuitively andperforms adequately, or something that is subtly =
lacking in=20
  design flair andease of use even though it is technically superior =
on=20
  paper, it was an easydecision. I shouldn't have been surprised, I =
recall=20
  making the same decisionon my last PDA purchase - a choice between =
a Palm=20
  OS PDA or a Windows CEPDA. Come to think of it, my most recent =
appliance=20
  purchase was decided thesame way - I bought a Playstation 2 (new =
slim=20
  version) instead of an Xbox.-- Don
Hills    =

  (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)    
Wellington, New=20
  Zealand

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