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post #121 of 124
1/19/02 at 3:19pm
[quote]The IDC numbers don't account for the installed base - only units sold in a specific time frame.<hr></blockquote>

Installed base and market share are not the same thing and are not calculated the same way. Apple's market share is under 3% and has been for well over a year. Apple's installed base is higher than that, but this as a percentage is shrinking because of the shrinking in market share. The two are not the same thing, but there is causality in their relationship, at least in the long run. In the short term, trends are harder to see.
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post #122 of 124
1/19/02 at 3:37pm
[quote]Originally posted by TheAlmightyBabaramm:
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Installed base and market share are not the same thing and are not calculated the same way.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I know that, but when Apple says they have 5% of the market they mean that 5% of the computer users have Macs.
JLL

95% percent of the boat is owned by Microsoft, but the 5% Apple controls happens to be the rudder!
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JLL

95% percent of the boat is owned by Microsoft, but the 5% Apple controls happens to be the rudder!
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post #123 of 124
1/19/02 at 4:31pm
Suppose that the rumor is true; i.e., that the new towers will range from 867 - 1000 MHz (G4), with perhaps no mods to the bus speed, etc.

IMHO, I expect these machines to be all duals, as this is the only way that Apple could differentiate them (in the context of performance) from the top end imac.

I expect the bottom of the line tower to be dual 800 or dual 867 at a price of 1700-1900, with a combo drive rather than a superdrive. If you put that together with a 15" LCD (+$600), upgraded to a superdrive (+$200 - $300), you would have a bottom of the line power system which had potentially far greater performance (and expandability) than the top of the line imac, but cost another $1K.

Under these circumstances, the imac would not cannibalize tower sales and, conversely tower sales would not cannibalize imac sales.

I expect next week to be very positive for Apple.

danho
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post #124 of 124
1/21/02 at 3:07am
[quote]Originally posted by jdbon:
<strong>Well to get back on topic, the consensus seems to be that a minor speed bump will occur this week

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For the average Mac user (the ones that do not spend absurd amounts of time lurking on the appleinsider boards) these specs would be very appealing.

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I disagree. For the majority of Mac users (ones that do not have any emotional attachment to Apple), these specs are a joke and will probably be announced via a small press release because Apple is embarrassed about them. That says a lot right there.

The whole G5 fantasy I'm reading about here just kills me. From every credible source on the planet, desktop G5s might be ready sometime in 2003.

Apple can't work miracles, guys. That's exactly why they are such a minority player, and will always be.
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