very interesting article i stole from somones sig. it says how apple has choose technological advancments over maket share currently and discusses its views on apple
The Chicken Little routine pops up about twice a year. I've gotten quite used to this, so you'll have to excuse me if I don't blink. Besides, I don't have such a big "emotional" investment in Apple, like the nay-sayers must have. If Apple goes belly up (companies don't die, they just file for Chapter 11), I guess when the time comes, I'll buy another machine.
Oh, BTW, there is a bad recession, tech is especially hurting, the computer market is super-saturated, and the sky is falling in "Reality."
And to round things out:
WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AND BUY SOME DELL WINBLOWS PC THEN, YOU WIDOZE-LOVIN TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!
You're completely right about 'emotional' investments though: silly. When a machine becomes obsolete, you buy the next one that will get the job done. When those aren't macs anymore, what can you do but shrug and move on to something else. I had an Amiga once. I loved it, I thought it was great, but I can't understand the gaggle of die-hards who still spend money to keep those things chugging. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
There'll be Windows, and if M$ gets too stupid with DRM and licensing, there'll be linux to keep them honest. Computing won't die if Apple does.
And Apple won't "die," but they will become something else entirely if their marketshare continues to shrink.
<strong>You're completely right about 'emotional' investments though: silly</strong><hr></blockquote>
I knoiw it becuase I used to be like this until I realized how inane it was. There are other more important things to be really passionate about.
[quote]<strong>And Apple won't "die," but they will become something else entirely if their marketshare continues to shrink.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Now this I can definitely see. I think they've gotten a good lesson on that with the iPod, and the recent deals to stock only iPods in consumer stores show that they're testing those waters even now.
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Oh, BTW, there is a bad recession, tech is especially hurting, the computer market is super-saturated, and the sky is falling in "Reality."
And to round things out:
WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AND BUY SOME DELL WINBLOWS PC THEN, YOU WIDOZE-LOVIN TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!
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You're completely right about 'emotional' investments though: silly. When a machine becomes obsolete, you buy the next one that will get the job done. When those aren't macs anymore, what can you do but shrug and move on to something else. I had an Amiga once. I loved it, I thought it was great, but I can't understand the gaggle of die-hards who still spend money to keep those things chugging. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
There'll be Windows, and if M$ gets too stupid with DRM and licensing, there'll be linux to keep them honest. Computing won't die if Apple does.
And Apple won't "die," but they will become something else entirely if their marketshare continues to shrink.
<strong>Though each time it inches closer to the truth...
And Apple won't "die," but they will become something else entirely if their marketshare continues to shrink.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good point. My biggest fear is that they will become like Gateway, just another <a href="http://accessories.gateway.com/accessorystore/Default.htm"; target="_blank">electronics store</a>.
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<strong>You're completely right about 'emotional' investments though: silly</strong><hr></blockquote>
I knoiw it becuase I used to be like this until I realized how inane it was. There are other more important things to be really passionate about.
[quote]<strong>And Apple won't "die," but they will become something else entirely if their marketshare continues to shrink.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Now this I can definitely see. I think they've gotten a good lesson on that with the iPod, and the recent deals to stock only iPods in consumer stores show that they're testing those waters even now.