Hmmmm, and you may notice that Dell was above Apple for a bunch of the period following the iPod's release, so nobody can say all of Apple's value comes from that source.
Posted on 08/27/2006 7:13:20 PM PDT by Swordmaker
As a ping list member I will add an amen. My thoughts were the same as yours (Swordmaker) even before I read yours.
I'm less interested in whether you use your ping list to dispense your own opinions on such things, as I'm interested in whether or not said opinions make much sense. I find the instant assumption that people who disagree with your choices are somehow malicious or defective to be tolerably amusing. YMMV :)
And then you proceed to debate him in your next paragraph.
By the way, Apple now has a 12% marketshare for portable computers in the U.S., and their desktop growth rate is well above the U.S. industry rate, indicating increasing market share for desktop computers too. But market share is not the most accurate measurement of usage share because Apple's systems are more durable and replaced less frequently than PC clones are.
"And what's this constant BS about "high end" Macs are cheaper than "High end" PCs? I have worked with computers every day of the last 20 years and literally don't know anyone who has a MAC at all, or a "high end" PC, for that matter..."
I live in Apple's worst market area. We don't have an Apple Store here, but I know plenty of Mac owners.
"Now about the "low end" real world market..."
Apple's prices have dropped enough to be competitive in all of the segments they're targeting, and they're less expensive than Dell in the professional models. Macs are certainly a better value in every category when the bundled software is considered. Dell loses money on each sale of their cheapest models, while Apple has decided to manufacture products where they can make a little profit instead. As everyone in the industry knows, Dell's business model is in trouble and may not be sustainable in its current form.
Apple's strategy of switching to Intel processors has Microsoft more worried than I've seen in my 28 years as a customers of both companies. It's amusing to read the Microsoft employee blogs complaining about how Apple ships great products on time, and Microsoft can't.
Hmmmm, and you may notice that Dell was above Apple for a bunch of the period following the iPod's release, so nobody can say all of Apple's value comes from that source.
GOOD! I am glad you were amused... I succeeded in my goal of bringing a smile to someone. Thanks for validating me. ;^)>
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