[OT] Pigs Fly

[Jeffrey Reynolds]

I gotta say after teaching folks how to use computers since back in jr 
high in the mid 70s, if you can simplify something when you start out, 
it helps. folks that have pointed out that not everyone is a computer 
expert that buys a computer is very true. I still come across folks 
that have had and used computers for years and they still dont 
understand many aspects of their system, including the right click. 
Apple has always drawn the type of user that has the 
desire/talent/interest to do something, but doesn't always care much 
(at least in the beginning) about the machine and how it works, so 
getting them doing something fast has kept them a profit making company 
when most others have been knocked out of the pc market long ago... 
Apple has continued to mine the PC market for folks that get frustrated 
with the complexity of their pc and want something more direct.

I dare say that apple has it right, start simple and when you advance 
you can buy a multibutton mouse that fits your brain (mine has 5). 
Apple users are smart enough to realize this, pc users, well... now 
I'll duck!

sorry apple bashing poking gets a response from me. i have had too many 
good, fairly controlled situations comparing the two platforms head to 
head with striking results.

jeff reynolds