Apple is coming back.
I know, I know, I am always looked at by fellow AI members as an idiot loser with nothing better to do than kiss Steve Jobs' ass. I am here to say: Just Hear Me Out.
Apple Computer is in an interesting place right now. The economy is sluggish, the PC industry is slothful and the world doesnt really care about computers. I honestly believe that if Apple were in the position that they are in now, 5 years ago, they would be selling 5 times the ammount of computers they are selling now, per quarter. Apple trots CEO Steve Jobs onstage every MacWorld for seemingly the last two years to talk about the same thing; the digital hub strategy. While I agree that there are great ideas behind this strategy, Apple would be better suited to release a $650 computer, than to be trying to sell $1,000+ computers with flashy software. The truth be told, PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT SOFTWARE. They really just do not. If they did, we would all have Macs!
Apple is now in a situation (product wise) that they have been in for the last 3-4 years. They have great software and a lack of competitively priced (and performing) hardware. WHY IS APPLE COMING BACK THEN? Well, they never were going away but I believe the days of 10-15 % market share are ahead of us. I think that the future looks bright for Apple hardware because of a certain Power4 chip.......Flames?
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Apple Computer is in an interesting place right now. The economy is sluggish, the PC industry is slothful and the world doesnt really care about computers. I honestly believe that if Apple were in the position that they are in now, 5 years ago, they would be selling 5 times the ammount of computers they are selling now, per quarter. Apple trots CEO Steve Jobs onstage every MacWorld for seemingly the last two years to talk about the same thing; the digital hub strategy. While I agree that there are great ideas behind this strategy, Apple would be better suited to release a $650 computer, than to be trying to sell $1,000+ computers with flashy software. The truth be told, PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT SOFTWARE. They really just do not. If they did, we would all have Macs!
Apple is now in a situation (product wise) that they have been in for the last 3-4 years. They have great software and a lack of competitively priced (and performing) hardware. WHY IS APPLE COMING BACK THEN? Well, they never were going away but I believe the days of 10-15 % market share are ahead of us. I think that the future looks bright for Apple hardware because of a certain Power4 chip.......Flames?
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Sales sucks now because consumers are dumb, but the product is good even if it is slow. Don't worry, apple will triple their market share, but I don't know why or how.
<strong> PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT SOFTWARE. </strong><hr></blockquote>
This is plain WRONG. People DO CARE about software. I'm working right now (in a PC only company) and the guy sitting next to me is seriously considering buying an iMac with Superdrive because of iMovie and iDVD I personally know quite a few people who's bought Mac because of attractive SW packages. I think people are becoming more concerned about hassle free computer experience than let's say the number of Gigaherz.
The consumer lineup at Apple is rather slow and that's a problem, yes. But don't say people don't care about the SW. It's the SW along with outstanding design that's currently selling Macs.
<strong>Another typical Macintosh thread.</strong><hr></blockquote>
What's that supposed to mean?
His reaction was that he never even would have thought about it before, but the DRM clauses in the agreement might just be enough to turn him to the Mac. He's now looking at an eMac and an iBook for him. Was it FUD that I was spreading by reading him the DRM clauses? Maybe, but at least he's educated. If people would just realize what they were agreeing to, Apple would be in much better shape.
-t
ps - I read my OSX agreement, and I accepted the fact that I shouldn't run a nuclear power plant on my Ti.
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What's that supposed to mean? </strong><hr></blockquote>
It means this was another thread like all the other ones Macintosh (MafiaMac) starts.