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Quote: Originally Posted by Lemon Bon Bon. So what? Lemon Bon Bon. Agreed. I'm tired of the only argument against Apple selling an xMac is to justify Apple's huge gross margins, let alone the fact that no one can actually tell what the g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism "involving or causing a complete or dramatic change? A display ratio change from 16:10 to 16:9, and desktop-class CPUs over notebook-class CPUs for the first time. I?d define those two things as revolution…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea You mean just big enough to be in the top 5. Especially for Apple in the US with their margins and mindshare. You'd rather be Dell or Apple? Nuff said...or evidently not for xMac zealots. But nooooo....J…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea ... Explain to me then how Toshiba is #5 worldwide without a tower. That's two less models than Apple. Or is this an indictment of how small both of these companies market share is.
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Quote: wizard69: Tired of this thread! Apple has the flexibility to make a profit on anything. Agreed
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot Why? Because, as I have said all along, I believe the reasons Apple doesn't sell an xMac are purely economic... and not technical. And because most of the advantages / disadvantages that you listed were related to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hobBIT Apple's current Mac margins are around 30%. So an iMac sold for $1,499 earns Apple about $450. ... Apple's overall margin is ~30%. No one knows margins for individual products, I contend iMac margins are l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot It's a shame that profits and shareholders have to come into the equation... but that is the argument that you xMaccers keep making! You keep saying that Apple is missing out on a large and lucrative market yet yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea WTF? A freaking xMac post in a tablet thread. Brilliant. Get over it. Consumer towers are dead to Apple. This is like trying to skate to where the puck was 2 periods ago. Sorry for my mistake, but …
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I see really @ least 2 arguments here: What are the advantages of either AIO or desktop tower and what is best for Apple. AIO advantages -easier initial setup -footprint disadvantages -only user friendly updrade is ram (kind of) -any u…
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deleted, I posted in the wrong thread how embarrassing
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot ... .... I just think with the growth of the Mac and Apple's tight control of their margins and inventory they might just know a bit more about the computer business than everyone on this forum. No doubt they …
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot Frankly I was a little surprised to see so many models of AIOs available from manufacturers other than Apple. Why are they building them... and why are retailers offering them for sale? You say that they just …
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot Show me the money! How many consumer PC desktops sold are AIO's? (There's around 20 different models listed on frys.com) How many consumer PC desktops sold are expensive, powerful machines that compete with…
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Seems like X Mac threads appear everytime updates are nearing. I wouldn't expect Apple to offer a consumer desktop that actually offers desktop CPUs separate monitors any PCI slots empty bays for adding hard drives or optical drives O…
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I would assume that in the case of textbooks a student would need the ability to print from the book. If so, just print a copy for yourself if you are so inclined to keep a copy indefinitly for reference.
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Quote: Originally Posted by tundraboy The training material says the $300 you save by buying a Mac is good for two Geek Squad sessions to remove viruses and spyware. Whoever came up with this "selling point" for Windows is a total idiot. Ag…
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In defense of AT&T, I have not experienced any problems with AT&T at all. No dropped calls, internet speeds are great, email response fast and texting good. Maybe AT&T just has good coverage here in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area, I don…
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Quote: Originally Posted by davidT Just out of curiosity: is there a resource where we can find out how many computer owners use various aspects of their machine? eg. i wonder how many people actually use firewire? I and a few of my friends do (m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Apple's newly-coined 13-inch MacBook Pros appear to be off to a hot start, with the company reportedly having difficulty keeping some of the new models in stock as it enters the heart of the back-to-school…