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emulatorloo

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5. Get him what he wants.

Reply to musiclawyer (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 11:38 AM

Jun 2012

Don't try to convince him, get him the PC.

If he ends up hating the macbook, you will never hear the end of it.

If he hates the Visio, then you can tell him "I told you so."

(Guessing most econ people are locked into Windows)

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Help me convince my kid to get a macbook [View all] musiclawyer Jun 2012 OP

With a Mac running Parallels or VM Ware Fusion Windows emulation software rocktivity Jun 2012 #1

I think your kid may be right -- especially if he can escape microsoft and put linux on his box struggle4progress Jun 2012 #2

this PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #9

Posted from my phone yesterday, I want to elaborate. PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #11

Macs last forever NV Whino Jun 2012 #3

With an average of less than $100 per year on upgrades rocktivity Jun 2012 #4

+1 emulatorloo Jun 2012 #6

Get him what he wants. emulatorloo Jun 2012 #5

Bingo! 6502 Sep 2012 #7

Or get the MB, then wipe it sir pball Sep 2012 #8

What happened anyway??? winstars Sep 2012 #10

Tell him what I told my wife PD Turk Sep 2012 #12