If you wonder why the Apple computer company survives-well go back and look what your minions have been doing while you and Melinda were out saving the world. (How’s that going by the way?-Judging by the world these days, I’d say not so well.)
Consider what it takes to install Japanese language input editors so that the S.O. and myself can send e-mails in Japanese. Back in the bad old days-all I had to do was go to the Microsoft web site and down load the IME. Quick, easy and most important of all free.
Now however, you don’t tell people that your newer software products do not come with language packs installed. And then you have the temerity to charge for them! For a loyal Windows user I consider that an insult-which way to the Mac Store?
No one made it clear that I needed to buy the high line Vista to get language packs. Or that when I re-installed Office it would not bring the IME along with it. Even more importantly, it would seem you guys are so anal about software piracy that getting the downloaded IME is a major pain in the U-Know-Where.
So I had to deal with two issues last night-a pissed off S.O. who wanted to e-mail her friends and not trying to screw up my new purchase. It was also a pain in the ass re-setting all of my subscriptions to the SCMP, Japan Times and the Straits Times.
This is enough to send me over to Mac Land. You have been warned.