OT: Mac and PC Dealers

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

As we welcome MacHeads to the world o' Linux, we can expect some crossing
of that great cultural divide. To help with this, I offer the following
comparison of  local dealers for the Mac and generic PC. Perhaps Tlugers
can refine and add to this list.

Mac Dealers
   Sales people in suits or other fashionable outfits
   Tasteful grey carpet
   Designer track lighting
   Descriptions in plastic stands
   Computers that look like wierd table lamps
   Museum/Art gallery ambience
   Food: not allowed
   Cultural influence: California
   Large prices

PC Dealers
   Sales person in T shirt and sweatpants
   Linoleum (Old)
   Fluorescent lighting (may be flickering)
   Computers in boxes in large pile*
   Specifications on badly copied, cryptic sheet of paper
   Computers that all look the same (beige box)
   Basement ambience
   Food: Salesman is eating pizza
   Cultural influence: Hong Kong
   Low prices

* At Canada Computes I was purchasing a PC laptop and had the model
number. I asked the sales guy if I could see the unit. The answer: No. No
explanation. Just: 'No'. That encapsulates the PC dealership experience.


-- 
Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
647-839-0325

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