" Well, crap PCs are $450. Decent ones still cost more, and counting all of what you get they often cost more than a Mac."
My $200 WallyWorld special (1.4 Gig Duron, no monitor) has worked flawlessly for 14 months. It isn't crap.
My $300 Dell (after rebates, without monitor) works flawlessly and included Windows XP and Word Perfect. It isn't crap. I use it as my Ipod server.
I ordered a Mini-Mac 7 weeks ago. It hasn't arrived yet.
That's great if they serve your purpose, but they don't compare to the Mini in terms of features and software, and speed for the Wally-world machine (which, I guess, didn't come with Windows).
I ordered a Mini-Mac 7 weeks ago. It hasn't arrived yet.
Apple will never, never learn. They know a product is going to sell fast, yet they never put enough in the pipeline to meet the demand. I remember people waiting months for XServes.
This is one reason Macs have trouble getting market share in the business world. If you need a PC you can get one in a week. The same day if it's an emergency.
There was a thread this week claiming that Apple would climb to 2.3 percent market share in the next year.
Rise to 2.3 percent? Last I looked it was three percent. and that was down from five percent.