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To: Favor Center; Star Traveler
So, that’s why their advertising places a distinction between “Macs” and “personal computers”.

Mac is a brand name... so is Vaio... and HP... a company uses its brand name to differentiate its products within the market it competesin.

The MARKET is an economic Market, a specific definition in a technical field of economics and/or advertising. The Market in this instance is both: the Personal Computer Market. C'mon, You are NOT AN IDIOT. Don't pretend to be one although you are doing an excellent job of convincing us that you are.

100 posted on 12/16/2009 7:04:22 PM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker

“Mac is a brand name... so is Vaio... and HP... a company uses its brand name to differentiate its products within the market it competesin.”

What “brand name” is a “PC”? What are they competing with?

“The MARKET is an economic Market, a specific definition in a technical field of economics and/or advertising.”

Markets are defined and redefined. The most important rule of business is to know what business you are actually in.

“The Market in this instance is both: the Personal Computer Market. C’mon, You are NOT AN IDIOT. Don’t pretend to be one although you are doing an excellent job of convincing us that you are.”

Apple’s PR implies their product is not a “PC”. Now, I know what they mean by that, but they are not stating they are offering a competing “PC” in their marketing.


103 posted on 12/16/2009 7:27:01 PM PST by Favor Center (Targets Up! Hold hard and favor center!)
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