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From: Michael H. Phillips on 16 Apr 2010 13:38 On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:12:00 +0100, James Jolley wrote: > Isn't DRM just brilliant then! How long did that take? I've had so many > people complain about Adobe products over the years. Three days. I hate Adobe with a vengeance. -- Michael mhphillips at gmail dot com
From: Rowland McDonnell on 17 Apr 2010 00:22 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > James Jolley said: > > > Isn't DRM just brilliant then! How long did that take? I've had so many > > people complain about Adobe products over the years. > > I'd have called it copy protection Doesn't /protect/ the copy at all - it's copy *prevention*; aka `consumer rights limitation technology' > and not DRM myself, but maybe DRM > does cover it... Not really, because it denies `those who aren't the big firms in control' all their rights, does a lot of this stuff. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Michael H. Phillips on 27 Apr 2010 11:41 On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:33:21 +0100, I wrote: > Does this look like a bargain or would I be wiser to wait and spend twice as > much on the next (should be soon) base model Mac Pro? > > ===================================================== > > I'm selling my trusty MacPro1,1 (manufactured in 11/2007) > ... > �1,325.00 > ===================================================== I didn't buy this. Instead I got a brand new Mac Pro (base model) for �1499. Apple Store price is �2299. Where did I get such a bargain? PC World, believe it or not! -- Michael mhphillips at gmail dot com
From: Chris Ridd on 27 Apr 2010 11:47 On 2010-04-27 16:41:37 +0100, Michael H. Phillips said: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:33:21 +0100, I wrote: > >> Does this look like a bargain or would I be wiser to wait and spend twice as >> much on the next (should be soon) base model Mac Pro? >> >> ===================================================== >> >> I'm selling my trusty MacPro1,1 (manufactured in 11/2007) >> ... >> €1,325.00 >> ===================================================== > > > I didn't buy this. Instead I got a brand new Mac Pro (base model) for €1499. > Apple Store price is €2299. Where did I get such a bargain? PC World, believe > it or not! A current spec Mac Pro? -- Chris
From: Debbie Wilson on 27 Apr 2010 11:50
Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> wrote: > I didn't buy this. Instead I got a brand new Mac Pro (base model) for �1499. > Apple Store price is �2299. Where did I get such a bargain? PC World, believe > it or not! I do believe it, as that's where I got my base model Mac Pro as well - but yours is even more bargainous than mine was! Enjoy! Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |