Posts by snoopy

Quote: Originally Posted by MacTac I am very close to giving up and switching to Windows. Seriously, have you considered a used Mac Pro? The only drawback might be its size. You say that your requirement is internal devices. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by Snowdog65 IMO Apple could ramp market share and profits if the headless desktop lineup was something like this for starting points: $499: Mini $999: xMac (similar to described above) $1999: Mac...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism That's the world of Windows-based vendors, not Apple. I clearly explained there is no viable market FOR APPLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO MONEY FOR APPLE. Apple already takes the lion share of the profuts...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism 1) ... The market Apple functions in determined this eons ago and so argument about how it would be cool if Apple just made a tower that wasn't as towery as the Mac Pro but more towery than the Mac...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism What desktop market? Desktop sales pale in comparison to notebook sales, and that's without even considering Apple's notebook dominance. They'd probably make more money bringing the iPod Classic...

If a significant percentage of desktop users preferred an all-in-one computer like the iMac, or a tiny thing like the Mac Mini, most companies making Windows based computers would be offering such products, but they do not. They are not...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacTac That is the reason that I haven't replaced my old Mac. . . Consider bypassing Apple to get an affordable tower. I now have my xMac, so to speak. I just bought an older Mac Pro with 2 dual core,...

Quote: Originally Posted by hmm . . . Also remember Apple hates competing products within their line. Could you explain your comment? I see the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro all competing within the laptop computer line. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeph I bet that if the xMac was a viable business proposal, Apple would already have one out. Fact is, they know the market better than most and their track record/sales figures prove it. Face it, they...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeph It's kind of amusing to see the pundits here claim Apple is missing out on a great opportunity by not making an xMac when the company just sold 4.63 million computers and 12 million iPads. Laptops...