The End of an Era

> I love it when a plan comes together. I brought my Tablet to the
> office expecting to show it to a possible buyer, and got a check in
> return (actually, 3 checks). I guess the purchase was about trust. We
> were texting each other already about the entire bundle and the
> payment terms even before she saw the unit. The tablet was actually in
> pretty good shape anyway, and came with a hell of a package: a USB
> mini mouse, a portable webcam, and an ultaportable bag. So she has her
> entire mobility kit going.
>
> When I walked into the room this evening, it just seemed strange that
> this piece of gadgetry which I have been using for one and a half
> years is now gone. I still miss being able to surf while lying in bed
> using just a pen and wifi. the portrait view is great too for surfing.
> In the end, though, I guess I needed something new, hence the switch
> to Mac.
>
> I was actually already thinking switching even my desktop here at home
> to a Mac, but killed that idea when I figured how much I’d have to
> spend. Besides, I’ve hardly used my desktop since I got the Mac. It
> doesnt even have an email client or ms office installed! Should I sell
> it too??? Its like a 2.5 GHz P4 with 1 gig of RAM, 19 inch monitor!
>
> I kinda just wonder why windows has such a high market share even if a
> Mac is just so cool. What is Apple doing wrong? Then again, I guess
> the Mac would lose much of its mystery and novelty that makes so many
> people wanna check it out if it had such a high market share! Elbert
> says he uses a mac because he wants to be anti-establishment.
> Normally, I wouldnt care, but come to think of it, its actually fun
> being different. Maybe thats why I bought a TabletPC in the first
> place, because it was new, cool, and no one back home ever saw one
> before. Now that its pretty common, time to move on to something new.
> I guess its the same with the Mac. There’s a great Mac community out
> there, but very few people actually have seen or experienced one that
> they are just amazed about how cool it is.
>
> I was doing a presentation for this training program I attended a
> couple weeks ago. I did it in keynote (my first one) and when I went
> up front to setup, I could hear people making side comments about how
> cool the powerbook looked. When I presented the slide deck, complete
> with the cubed animation, the side comments turned into oohs, and
> aahs. Innovation is just such a cool thing. I wish I was more
> innovative…..
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