Article:		Developer Notes from WWDC 2003
Subject:		The Masses
Date:		2003-06-24 21:17:20
From:		anonymous2
Response to: The Masses
The elegance and depth of the platform does detract from the platform's ease of use. If it were not for cost and Windows only applications, the Macintosh would be the platform best platform for the masses. It's sad to see such elistest crap on ora.con.

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• RE: Masses crap
  2003-06-24 23:08:13  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  I've pretty much stayed out of this fray because my point here has been missed all together. No problem. But I stand by my view that in the overall computing world, most people don't understand the power and elegance of the Mac platform, and most never will.
  
  BTW: definition of "masses" -- "Ordinary people in society, as distinct from political leaders, aristocracy, or educated people" (In this case educated about computer operating systems.)
  
  As for your kind comment:
  "It's sad to see such elistest crap on ora.con."
  
  My response is:
  It's "elitist," not "elistest"
  It's macdevcenter, not ora
  It's .com, not .con
  
  -Derrick
  
  
  
  
• RE: Masses crap
  2007-05-01 21:27:39  09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0 [View]
  
  
  Thank you for demonstrating your superior ability to spell.
  
• but why is the Mac not for the masses?
  2003-06-25 23:23:35  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  It's one thing to claim that the masses do not understand the power and elegance of the platform. It's yet another thing to say that the platform is not for the masses because the masses do not understand the power and elegance of the platform.
  
  Please address your statement that the Mac platform is not for the masses. Is it because the masses do not understand the power and elegance of the platform?
  
  
  
• RE: Masses crap
  2003-06-25 16:15:16  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  Your last paragraph made me laught out loud. :)
  
  When I see a Harley-Davidson, I think "Eh.. a motorocycle. . " and don't give it another thought. It might as well be a Yamaha, or a Kawasaki, or... whatever.
  
  A Harley-Davidson owner might be a little miffed that I fail to "get" his or her passion for this incredible machine. That doesn't make the Harley-Davidson owner elitist. (Much less elistest.) We simply find our passions in different places. Different strokes for different folks.
  
  A fine and inspiring article, Derrick.
  
  
• RE: Masses crap
  2003-06-25 15:35:56  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  right on, derrick. i'm probably more knowledgeable than the average mac user...but every time i come to this site and learn a little more about the os, i become even more appreciative about the power of the mac os. i will probably never appreciate it the way you do...but i'm getting there.