 Permalink for comment 537062 RE[7]: buying imac by Morgan on
Sun 30th Sep 2012 16:18 UTC in reply to "RE[6]: buying imac"
Member since:  Well, perhaps not in this case but there
certainly are cases when it is wrong. The fact that you can
rationalize it as practical doesn't make it any less wrong.  The
thing is, I have the freedom to choose the path I want to take.
For a long time I actively boycotted Sony and Microsoft, and
later Apple. If I hadn't boycotted, say, Apple during that time,
I would have bought at least one more new Mac. If I were to
choose to buy a Mac tomorrow, that would be two that I would
have bought instead of one. Either way, it's a blip on their
radar and in the end I'm just choosing how I want to limit
myself.  So by that token, I decided my need for a stable,
reliable, functional smartphone meant I would buy a Windows
Phone, and I've been overwhelmingly happy with it for the past
year. I also bought a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate nearly two
years ago because I found I couldn't rely on GN