In article <alpine.OSX.1.00.0801201023210.644@pangtzu.panda.c om>, Mark
Crispin <mrc@Washington.EDU> wrote:

> And yes, the purpose was to go and give the technology a full evaluation
> without having retarded fanboys like Mitch in Hawaii claiming that "you
> can't rate it fairly because you don't own one."
Actually, I think I said you can't rate it's useability and design
fairly without giving using it a fair trial. I'm not accepting that
Mark Crispin could ever compare anything without using it; others might
compare features and compare just those usefully. Mark is too motivated
to make unfair generalizations, claims, and comparisons. (And now
namecalling, apparently, is his way to convince you he's more fair.)

> However, a simple Google search, which apparently is beyond the capability
> of fanboy Mitch in Hawaii, shows that people have been having this problem
> with iPhone too.
I didn't claim that no one was having the problem, or that it was with
just one version of the devices. I suggested it wasn't usual.

> And I have a reproducable script to make any
> other new-in-box iPod Touch useless using a Macintosh.
That part is too funny -- as though it would be hard to make almost any
device (especially those running Windows!) useless with a script.

> > to suggest that enterprise won't
> > accept it -- a segment of the market that has so much trouble with
> > high-tech they staff tech support before purchasing, and assume every
> > business has to accept garbage like malware and hardware/software
> > conflicts, just because their current system often has those problems.
>
> You obviously don't have a clue about what enterprises use.
Hah! Has Mark decided that Windows isn't the cause of the horrendous
Windows problems permeating all of business world?
Nope; he decides instead to ignore which platform creates the problems,
and just to claim it is my ignorance of what they use and what problems
they have (without stating where those problems lie, or maybe denying
that business has any computer problems?)

> > Mark Crispin isn't being honest or reasonable.
>
> Sorry that your precious little Jesus device fails to live up to its hype.
Boy, are YOU off-base. _I_ never once claimed that iPhone was such a
device. I stated only that _your_ stupid reasons weren't valid
complaints and criticisms.
I really don't care what device we are discussing -- you just made
stupid arguments against this one.