[X-Newbies] Re: Why Mac Owners Don't Invest

[Alex]

On Jun 1, 2005, at 03:34, Charles Martin wrote:

> You've traveled the world, yet never heard of "dual citizenship." Or 
> even of "ex-pats." Remarkable.

As it happens, I have dual citizenship. But I'm proud of my country of 
adoption, as well as my country of birth. Had I the honour of being a 
citizen of the US, as well as a citizen of the UK, it should never have 
occurred to me to reply to "our American friends sometimes forget" with 
"I'm actually English". Chacun a son gout, I guess.

> Oh come on now. You're getting silly.

Perhaps. Whatever I'm getting, the point is simple. Mac users living 
outside privileged areas may find it neither "VERY easy" nor "dirt 
cheap" to purchase the wherewithal for regular backups. Therefore, 
before busting the chops of a Machead who posts a plea for help with a 
crashed disk, take a moment to consider where he's posting from. Before 
telling him that

>> There is NO EXCUSE for people who, after 20+ years of
>> being warned to make backups, fail to have a backup

ask yourself whether he might not have a reasonable excuse. He may know 
as well as you do -- who knows, perhaps even better than you do -- how 
important a backup is. But, in his neck of the woods, just owning a Mac 
and being on-line may be more than most of his compatriots could 
afford.

> you may wish to look into reading-comprehension classes

Thanks, I'll take that under advisement. At any rate, I find flame wars 
boring, so I guess I'll ignore the rest.


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