[X4U] End of the line for PPC support from Apple

[Tim Collier]

Well, this is just from what I see in the city that I live in.  Many people
I know do not even have 'home phones' anymore.  I know families that insist
that children as young as 8 carry cell phones with them.  These are
dangerous times we live in.  Living in a large city makes the ability to
talk to anybody at any time very important and the 'cell phone' is now a
part of modern life.  I just happen to prefer that my cell phone be an
iPhone.  It makes my life a lot simpler.  And for all of you out there who
do not have cell phones, you are the exception not the average.  So, please
don't give me anymore of that "I don't have a cell phone and never have had
one."  You're out of step with the rest of the civilized world--catch up.

Tim


On 6/15/08 7:27 PM, "Daly Jessup"  wrote an exciting message that when I
read it on 6/15/08 7:27 PM, I became so enthusiastic, I was forced to take
an extra Xanax 1 mg.

>> On 6/15/08 6:20 AM, Tim Collier wrote:
>> 
>>>  I'm certain that there are very few people in the world who have not used a
>>>  cell phone (well, let's say in North America and Europe).
>> 
>> My husband and I don't have cell phones. My parents in law don't own any,
>> nor do my parents. I have four friends who do not own cell phones and are
>> not in a significant relationship with someone who owns a cell phone,
>> either.
>> 
>> Just anecdotal, but true. :)
> 
> I'm sure it will change. Our entire family got on cell phones, on the
> same Sprint account, when my father was moved to an assisted living
> facility, with a terrible form of Parkinson's disease. The family is
> very dispersed across the country. Our all being on the same network
> meant that we were all in very constant contact, and it meant that we
> were all able to gather there a week before he died, and again a few
> hours before he died. And now we are all able to be in touch with my
> mother soon to pass 86.
> 
> That is our particular situation. But for us, it has been a huge
> comfort to have each other a "click away" during this phase of life.
> 
> Besides dramatic stuff like that, it's very enjoyable for my husband
> to call after work and say he's at  a certain store and is there
> anything I need him to get.
> 
> Or for me to call from my car to tell a client and say I will be ten
> minutes late because of unexpected traffic.
> 
> Or to lose my friend or husband at a fair or big event and say, "I'm
> by the Apple booth - where are you?"
> 
> And on and on and on. We don't even use the calendar and internet and
> those types of features. Just having connectivity is very very nice.
> The big thing is having the whole family on the same account. It
> makes it very inexpensive and we can call each other any time, at no
> charge, anywhere in this country, in Canada, and a few other places.
> 
> Ours is anecdotal, and very usual, and also true. Unless, you are
> counting pennies every month, I think it's worth considering, to have
> a family account, even if a very basic one. All of us are aware of
> the limited minutes we buy for our shared account and we are careful
> to mainly only call each other or other people on Sprint during peak
> hours. So we pay very little, but get very much security and
> enjoyment.
> 
> Daly
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