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Earl,

Buy Apple!!!

David A. Douthit
Manager
LoCan LLC

Earl Moon wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Very well stated, as usual, providing images of a mousy sort. I knew you
> know lots of stuff, but I didn't know you were/are a world famous rodent
> resuscitator. Outstanding surgical skills. Too bad they couldn't be used on
> the world's richest man's conscience. A lobotomy or sorts might make his
> quality dedication a bit stronger. A shame he's all most of can count on to
> make himself richer.
>
> I know the mouse of which you speak. I to tried to move to wired optical
> but, because of exactly your problem, I returned to the conojones variety.
> My saying used to be, before my illuminated pointing device emitted its last
> photon. no Raton cojones aqui.
>
> Worked with Logitech some time back. Unlike Microsuck, their balls were too
> small so skipping and lack of resolution was a problem. Tried to tell them
> larger is better but they continued making not so well endowed versions. I
> wouldn't consider their devices now so I keep a large stock of Microsoft's
> top of the line beastys as insurance - exactly for the reasons you state.
> Amazing how so many of us rely so heavily on these things and how faulty
> they can become. Even a small grain of salt can mess up your CADday.
>
> Gates and his cronies grew up cons. They're like so many of the Silicon
> Gulch versions I dealt with for many years. It's all they've ever known but
> for how to "borrow" others' ideas and convert them for personal gain (worked
> at the "Big X" for a time and saw what they loaned out). When you have this
> mentality, quality is only as good as the current version. What happens next
> is a bigger con promising all previous versions' problems will be a thing of
> the past. For this type quality, we pay ever increasing prices at the pump.
> It's universal and until we all make a stand, it continues unabated. Who's
> fault is it anyway?
>
> The "culture" at Microsuck will not change. Therefore, its quality will not
> improve. That is why I started this diatribe. It is an example of management
> cloning itself regularly while the rest of us see the same old picture at a
> much higher ticket price.
>
> Thanks Brian. I needed that.
>
> MoonMan
>
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