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   Typical of folks that fear looking foolish you edit away the earlier =
message that demonstrates how foolish you are.   Let's remind everyone =
of how hard you work to avoid staying on topic


    "Rich"  wrote in message news:43b01a75$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       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

Now, why don't you explain how you personal choice of a PDA and game =
console supports your earlier assertion.  Since you edited that out of =
the reply above, probably to help you hide that your reponse was =
completely off topic, let's remind everyone of that.

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:43af6503$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       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.

       Now all you need to do is support your claim in some way.  How =
many products in this space have you tried?  Can you list the pluses and =
minuses of each that support your claim?

    Rich


      "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:chgrDtgaXutb092yn{at}attglobal.net...
      In article , "Rich"  wrote:
      >   I don't know why you are changing the topic to DRM.  Maybe =
apple's
      >proprietary protocol includes or mandates DRM.  The UPnP media =
server
      >and rendered protocols I mentioned earlier do not.

      Leaving DRM out of the equation doesn't change my decision. I'm in =
the
      market now, and Apple's offerings have the best "fit and finish" =
of what is
      available here now.

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

Now, maybe you want to stop trolling and support your simple assertion =
compating apple and the other participants in this market.  Please don't =
tell us about your choices of PDAs, watches, or automobile tires.  They =
have no relevant and would just be a further diversion on your part.

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:ixLsDtgaXyDP092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   Gee, that's nice.  Care to respond on topic or are you trying a =
=3D
  >diversion because you can't?

  It was your diversion. I should know batter than to argue with a =
troll.

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

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are.   Let's remind everyone of how hard you work to
avoid = staying on=20
topic
 

  
  
  
   
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43b01a75$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       Gee, that's =
nice.  Care to=20
    respond on topic or are you trying a diversion because you=20
    can't?
     
    Rich
     
    
      "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
A>>=20
      wrote in message news:LO9rDtgaXewd092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
      article <43af6503$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:43af6503$1{at}w3.nls.net">43af6503$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
= "Rich"=20
      <{at}> wrote:>   You
make this claim by simple =

      assertion.  You do appear to have>stepped away from =
mike=20
      millers nonsense of using something available for>both =
Windows and=20
      the mac to make the assertion that one is ahead of =
the>other. =20
      That's a good start.Given a choice between something that =
looks=20
      good, works intuitively andperforms adequately, or something =
that is=20
      subtly lacking in design flair andease of use even though it =
is=20
      technically superior on paper, it was an easydecision. I =
shouldn't=20
      have been surprised, I recall making the same decisionon my =
last PDA=20
      purchase - a choice between a Palm OS PDA or a Windows CEPDA. =
Come to=20
      think of it, my most recent appliance purchase was decided =
thesame way=20
      - I bought a Playstation 2 (new slim version) instead of an=20
      Xbox.-- Don
Hills    (dmhills at=20
      attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New=20
 
Zealand
 
Now, why don't you explain how you =
personal choice=20
of a PDA and game console supports your earlier assertion.  Since = you=20
edited that out of the reply above, probably to help you hide that your = reponse=20
was completely off topic, let's remind everyone of that.
 

  
  

    "Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message =
news:43af6503$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       You =
make this claim=20
    by simple assertion.  You do appear to have stepped away from =
mike=20
    millers nonsense of using something available for both Windows and =
the mac=20
    to make the assertion that one is ahead of the other.  That's a =
good=20
    start.
     
       Now =
all you need to=20
    do is support your claim in some way.  How many products in =
this space=20
    have you tried?  Can you list the pluses and minuses of =
each that=20
    support your claim?
     
    Rich
     
     
    
      "Don Hills"
<mailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">
     
color=3D#008000>black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com> wrote in message news:chgrDtgaXutb092yn{at}attglobal.net...In article =
<mailto:43ad8c4a$1{at}w3.nls.net">
      color=3D#008000>43ad8c4a$1{at}w3.nls.net>,=20
      "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>   I don't know why you =
are=20
      changing the topic to DRM.  Maybe
apple's>proprietary =
protocol=20
      includes or mandates DRM.  The UPnP media
server>and =
rendered=20
      protocols I mentioned earlier do not.Leaving DRM out of =
the=20
      equation doesn't change my decision. I'm in themarket now, and =
Apple's=20
      offerings have the best "fit and finish" of what
isavailable =
here=20
      now.-- Don
Hills    (dmhills at=20
      attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New=20
     
Zealand
 
Now, maybe you want to stop trolling =
and support=20
your simple assertion compating apple and the other participants in this =

market.  Please don't tell us about your choices of PDAs, watches, = or=20
automobile tires.  They have no relevant and would just be a=20
further diversion on your part.
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:ixLsDtgaXyDP092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <43b01a75$1{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:43b01a75$1{at}w3.nls.net">43b01a75$1{at}w3.nls.net>,
=
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>   Gee,
that's nice.  Care to =
respond=20
  on topic or are you trying a =3D>diversion because you =
can't?It=20
  was your diversion. I should know batter than to argue with a =
troll.--=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at=20
  attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New=20
Zealand

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