Don't get me wrong I Love Macs
Don't get me wrong I Love Macs, I have had Macs since the APPLE II/C (remember them? hahaah)
But seriously, in this age of instant gratification and price busting internet deals and Wal-Mart (you know you shop there)
Apple must move with the flow of world commerce.
Here's my labeling:
iMac---keep it but start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Book---keep it but start them at $399 w/ Celeron Processors
Mac Book Pro----call them PowerBooks again and start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Mini---keep it but start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Airport Extreme----iport
Superdrive----DVD-RW
Final Cut Pro 5-----Final Cut
Furthermore:
sell motherboards at Frys, New Egg, Tiger Direct, Comp USA, etc starting as low as $69
open all game software up to the Mac platform, no licensing necessary
open up all mfgrs to Mac-compatible, no licensing necessary, so we can buy a DVD writer
without checking to see " if it works on a Mac"
open up Leopard FREE to all OSX users
But seriously, in this age of instant gratification and price busting internet deals and Wal-Mart (you know you shop there)
Apple must move with the flow of world commerce.
Here's my labeling:
iMac---keep it but start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Book---keep it but start them at $399 w/ Celeron Processors
Mac Book Pro----call them PowerBooks again and start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Mini---keep it but start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Airport Extreme----iport
Superdrive----DVD-RW
Final Cut Pro 5-----Final Cut
Furthermore:
sell motherboards at Frys, New Egg, Tiger Direct, Comp USA, etc starting as low as $69
open all game software up to the Mac platform, no licensing necessary
open up all mfgrs to Mac-compatible, no licensing necessary, so we can buy a DVD writer
without checking to see " if it works on a Mac"
open up Leopard FREE to all OSX users
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Don't get me wrong I Love Macs, I have had Macs since the APPLE II/C (remember them? hahaah)
But seriously, in this age of instant gratification and price busting internet deals and Wal-Mart (you know you shop there)
Apple must move with the flow of world commerce.
Here's my labeling:
iMac---keep it but start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Book---keep it but start them at $399 w/ Celeron Processors
Mac Book Pro----call them PowerBooks again and start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Mini---keep it but start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Airport Extreme----iport
Superdrive----DVD-RW
Final Cut Pro 5-----Final Cut
Furthermore:
sell motherboards at Frys, New Egg, Tiger Direct, Comp USA, etc starting as low as $69
open all game software up to the Mac platform, no licensing necessary
open up all mfgrs to Mac-compatible, no licensing necessary, so we can buy a DVD writer
without checking to see " if it works on a Mac"
open up Leopard FREE to all OSX users
How's the acid?
Sebastian
Why did Apple almost fail a few years ago? Because of market share. Why is iPods popular?
Because it works on both platforms. Why did BetaMax fail? Because Sony didnt open the licensing of the Beta format to mfgrs. Let the Blue Ray wars begin!
you silly narrow minded fools, you should be on the Apple payroll. I'm just stating the facts.
Why did Apple almost fail a few years ago? Because of market share. Why is iPods popular?
Because it works on both platforms. Why did BetaMax fail? Because Sony didnt open the licensing of the Beta format to mfgrs. Let the Blue Ray wars begin!
Wrong. Apple almost failed (a decade ago) because they let the bean counters control the computers they released. Maximized profits made for poor comparisons to stock pc equipment. With Windows95, microsoft closed the gap on performance, all the while apple stalled. A company can survive on a few percentage market share (see bmw) as long as their market is distinct...
you silly narrow minded fools, you should be on the Apple payroll. I'm just stating the facts.
Why did Apple almost fail a few years ago? Because of market share. Why is iPods popular?
Because it works on both platforms. Why did BetaMax fail? Because Sony didnt open the licensing of the Beta format to mfgrs. Let the Blue Ray wars begin!
When Apple's true competition is Dell, and HP, and there are PC OEMs out there with less marketshare then Apple and still doing well, I would have to ask you not to call everyone in your thread something that you are. Apple does not need to license Mac OS X, they need to Sell Macs. They will never be profitable by selling Workstation class computers at Under Budget Prices.
Sebastian
I figured youre in San Fran (Go Giants--hahaha)
Did you know Bill Gates bailed out Apple during that hard time?
When Apple's true competition is Dell, and HP, and there are PC OEMs out there with less marketshare then Apple and still doing well, I would have to ask you not to call everyone in your thread something that you are. Apple does not need to license Mac OS X, they need to Sell Macs. They will never be profitable by selling Workstation class computers at Under Budget Prices.
I figured youre in San Fran (Go Giants--hahaha)
Did you know Bill Gates bailed out Apple during that hard time?
Yes, I'm in San Francisco, how is that relevant to the topic? (For the record, I rather hate Sports)
Hard Time I assume you mean the 90's, of course he bailed out on Apple. Apple was screwing itself with the very strategy you deem profitable, except even they had enough sense not to cut their prices down to almost non existent.
Sebastian
Did you know Bill Gates bailed out Apple during that hard time?
Nice try at revisionism.
http://news.com.com/MS+to+invest+150..._3-202143.html
Nice try at revisionism.
http://news.com.com/MS+to+invest+150..._3-202143.html
Hmmm I thought he meant some sort of Apple/Microsoft deal before the latest one.
My Apple History is still lacking
Sebastian
Hmmm I thought he meant some sort of Apple/Microsoft deal before the latest one.
My Apple History is still lacking
Sebastian
The story, which I linked to, is from 1997.
Here's my labeling:
iMac---keep it but start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Book---keep it but start them at $399 w/ Celeron Processors
Mac Book Pro----call them PowerBooks again and start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Mini---keep it but start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Airport Extreme----iport
Superdrive----DVD-RW
Final Cut Pro 5-----Final Cut
Furthermore:
sell motherboards at Frys, New Egg, Tiger Direct, Comp USA, etc starting as low as $69
open all game software up to the Mac platform, no licensing necessary
open up all mfgrs to Mac-compatible, no licensing necessary, so we can buy a DVD writer
without checking to see " if it works on a Mac"
open up Leopard FREE to all OSX users
No offense or anything, but you are a complete idiot. I see others have refuted your "ideas" quite eloquently, but I feel compelled to do the job myself anyway.
Here's my labeling:
iMac---keep it but start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Book---keep it but start them at $399 w/ Celeron Processors
Mac Book Pro----call them PowerBooks again and start them at $599 w/ Intel D
Mac Mini---keep it but start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
Airport Extreme----iport
Superdrive----DVD-RW
Final Cut Pro 5-----Final Cut
As for the first part of your post, Apple should NOT build totally underpowered machines. They would run horribly and give all their other products a bad name. OS X is graphically demanding and is not gonna run on a $299 machine.
Mac Pro-----call them G5 start them at $299 w/ Intel D
WTF? Why call it a G5 if it doesn't have a G5 processor? And are you saying they should have their HIGHEST END MACHINE be priced at $299?
open all game software up to the Mac platform, no licensing necessary
How? No one wants to develop games for the Mac, what is Apple supposed to do about that?
open up Leopard FREE to all OSX users
Even better, they should just give away FREE COMPUTERS to anyone who wants one.