To: RWG
The appealing design of Apple's hardware and the stability of OS X are sure to convince some in the avant-garde it's time to buy real computers.You may be right about Linux, but, please, do not make me laugh about people switching to Apple.
63 posted on
12/28/2003 2:30:14 PM PST by
sinkspur
(Adopt a shelter dog or cat! You'll save one life, and maybe two!)
To: sinkspur
Agree with you on that.
Apple is a niche product because of its price premium (not as bad as it used to be, but still there).
Microsoft has a price premium over Linux (even taking TCO into account, long-term). Its market inertia results in a reluctance to switch to another platform, but it can only stave it off, not postpone it indefinitetly, IMO. As its server market dwindles, it makes it harder to maintain lock-in on the desktop, especially as Linux GUIs continue to improve. Or so I see it.
65 posted on
12/28/2003 2:43:07 PM PST by
B Knotts
(Go 'Nucks!)
To: sinkspur
.... people switching to Apple ....
Let's assume for a moment that we all wanted to switch. Apple couldn't even make the hardware to take over the market.
135 posted on
12/30/2003 8:08:02 PM PST by
Joe_October
(Saddam supported Terrorists. Al Qaeda are Terrorists. I can't find the link.)
To: sinkspur
people switching to Apple
happening more and more. all of the online tech newsletters as well as those reporting consumer trends indicate more and more people are switching
150 posted on
01/05/2004 4:35:43 AM PST by
RWG
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