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Subject:Re: Mac vs PC -- Helpful Site From:Mark Forseth <markf -at- MERGE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:22:37 -0600
[A previous attempt to mail this failed; my apologies if this message posts
twice.]
This is an honest-to-goodness, non-commercial, independent, educated answer
to the Mac-vs-PC debate. Rather than simply dismiss one platform as elitist
or another as superior by virtue of sheer popularity, try this objective
approach:
"This site is maintained by the ICS Group, an association of independent
cross-platform consultants who realize that no one personal computer
platform can be all things to all people..."
Take the ICS Advisor interactive test to determine whether you tend to
place more value on areas where PC or Macintosh is strongest. The test
spits out details at the end, citing specific reasons for test results re:
every question you answer.