Posts by mrochester

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage It's that fad for oil which has kept Exxon up there for all those years. All the kids are using it (daddio) C. Yep, popular or not, they can stand on the credibility of their product.

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit How long will we have to wait? Who knows? Quote: Are the results in yet on power consumption using flash on a phone... and, please, anecdotal evidence won't cut it... "a friend of my...

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit This sounds like fantasy. I can't give you real market data but I have plenty of anecdotal evidence (ie. switchers) that tells me people are not buying Apple products just because they are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Apple are within a few months of becoming, in-terms of market-cap, the largest company in the world being traded. Larger than Exxon. You think that is because of a fad? C. Partly, yeah. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit I think you're wrong. Think of it this way... if the Mac share is increasing yet it is more expensive then what does that tell you. To me it says that people really do see a difference, for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage But fortunately, in clothing, in automobiles, and in technology there is a high end. And that high end is where all the innovation and development happens. New ideas trickle down to the low...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Perhaps Wall Mart's fine clothing lines meet all your apparel requirements too? C. Exactly, now we're on the same wave length. For most people, there simply isn't any reason to pay the extra...

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit Obviously this statement can't be true... or the Mac would be dead. Because some people need things the Mac does that a PC doesn't, but most don't.

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage It not entirely fine. If you look at the PC, you see a product that has stagnated because its progress is tied to a single vendor. The hardware manufacturers are so impoverished there is now...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage While the Mac vs. PC story is always cited as an "Apple fail" - it has an interesting coda. Apple is now the most profitable personal computer manufacturer too. It makes more money...