Frustration in the new World of Digitalis

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#180412 - 11/18/08 04:49 PM Re: Frustration in the new World of Digitalis [Re: The Pook]
olly enthusiast Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 376 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	Originally Posted By: The Pook Hey I've been to Te Anau. And once knew someone from Te Awamutu. Is that what it means in place names? The definite article? Or does it mean something like 'place' or 'village'? Te Awamutu means 'The(Te) river(Awa) end(mutu)'. Those famous Aussie brothers, Neil and Tim Finn were born there. Originally Posted By: The Pook The best marketer, not the best product, will win every time. Reminds me of the great Betamax/VHS war of the Seventies. Betacam, BetacamSP, and BetacamSX all later variants of Betamax became broadcast standards here for many years. Superseded now by Digital Betacam and various non linear formats. Blu Ray/HD-DVD was another case where superior marketing won the day. Originally Posted By: latishya So "te kiwi" is "the kiwi" and "nga kiwi" is "the kiwis". Very good Latishya.
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#180413 - 11/18/08 05:16 PM Re: Frustration in the new World of Digitalis [Re: olly]
latishya member Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 187	Originally Posted By: olly Blu Ray/HD-DVD was another case where superior marketing won the day. Most tech reviews I've read agree, but the overwhelming majority of them also say that Blu-Ray is a technically better product than HD-DVD as well, unlike the Beta/VHS thing. I've kept an informal tally of the scores of articles and reviews I read on the subject, and somewhere around 80% say that Blu-Ray won by virtue of its marketing but also say that it was the better product too.
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#180464 - 11/20/08 11:13 AM Re: Frustration in the new World of Digitalis [Re: latishya]
dalehileman veteran Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1469 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA	I started with the comment, Latishya what an excellent name. Then out of curiosity I clicked on the happyface but nothing happened so I tried the link, where the profile was essentially blank. Disappointed, I returned to page 3 of the thread, where my comment had been deleted Not to belabor the discussion but we seem to have wandered from the point, which asked whether any others might be as disappointed with Mac and the rest of the Digital World as I _________________________ dalehileman
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#180473 - 11/21/08 03:52 PM Re: Frustration in the new World of Digitalis [Re: dalehileman]
Aramis addict Registered: 05/17/05 Posts: 428 Loc: SE US	Well 'your' television ads are funny, even while neglecting an important point: XP can still be had. Define you a machine by its operating system, hrm? _________________________ ÅΓª╥┐↕§
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#180487 - 11/22/08 11:37 AM Re: Frustration in the new World of Digitalis [Re: Aramis]
dalehileman veteran Registered: 07/10/05 Posts: 1469 Loc: Apple Valley, CA, USA	Originally Posted By: Aramis Well 'your' television ads are funny, even while neglecting an important point: XP can still be had. Define you a machine by its operating system, hrm? Why thank you Aramis Essentially the Blogosphere is divided into two camps, those who are amused by the whole thing and them who are angry about nearly everything; somewhat akin to left and the right of politics except possibly for the Libertarians who are schizophrenic. Clearly you are a a member of the first which is manifestly in the minority but should be encouraged to multiply lest we dissolve in a quagmire of recrimination Your important point is well taken but there's no way I could return to XP since my IT No. 1 Son would then refuse to help me when I encounter a problem As for defining a machine in terms of its software, yes I'm sure to some extent it does but I can't explain how; that's the wherewithal of my No. 1 Son and I'd ask him to expand upon the point but he's so sick of my problems that he doesn't much respond to my emails any more ... perhaps because I am excessively prolix Thanks again, and in that connection please ask me about the Truman Show currently having surfaced on Basic Satellite, while I am dalehileman@verizon.net _________________________ dalehileman
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