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Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by biot on Friday August 23, 2013 @06:05PM (#6266503)
Some people don't see computers as fungible computing commodities priced in $/GHz and $/GB.

Much like they don't see cars as fungible transportation commodities priced in $/Watt and $/N·m.

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Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by ShirtlessRod on Friday August 23, 2013 @07:19PM (#6266776)
aka "Some people just have more style." What would we do without our shiny status symbols?
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Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by jodrellblank on Saturday August 24, 2013 @08:20PM (#6270344)
We'd start by pointing out that your superior cynicism is also a status symbol/signal.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/ym/cynical_about_cynicism/

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Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by ShirtlessRod on Monday September 02, 2013 @05:30PM (#6317286)
You got me. My elitist comment was much much worse than another elitist comment.
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