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In reply to the discussion: The calls are coming from INSIDE the house! [View all]csziggy
(34,139 posts)Not + or e, just ][. I used it for word processing, accounting, & graphics for my business. When I neede to upgrade Macs had just come out but they were twice as much as the PC knockoff I got. Worse graphics, but by then I wasn't doing much of that.
My objection to Apple solidified years later when we were rebuilding old computers and giving them to people who had none. I was given a stash of Apple ][e computers. Although the PC and Tandy's had fans that would share old software, the Apple people scoffed at the idea of keeping old Apples going until they were worn out. They would rather throw away the devices and the software, even if they were no longer using them, than share with people who could not afford new computers.
Pretty much that attitude has forever poisoned my original love for my first Apple.
Oh - and then there was the shareware debacle. When I first got my Apple you could find through other users self written programs. Apple shut that down at the same time they shut down Apple clone computers. Unless it came from or through Apple, they would sue the shirts off everyone from the creators to the users even if no one was making any money.
On the other hand when I went to my PC shareware was a great resource for someone who needed specialized programs for cheap. My original databases, a checkbook program, and other programs were shareware that were created by enthusiasts who only charged a little for their trouble. That was part of the cost in staying with Apple - not only were the Macs twice as much, the software was less diverse and cost many times more.