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Quote: Originally Posted by Messiah Hehehe... Yeah, you hear it all the time that Apple's laptops outsell their desktops. I'd love to know if it's 51/49, or 99/1! This they do break down. In their quarterly report for three months end…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Well yes. I was being somewhat facetious about Apple sending someone to arrest you. A letter from their legal department is as far as it goes since this would be a contract violation. Even if you lose, you'r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea ..... You aren't legally allowed to install OSX except on Apple hardware because the EULA forbids it and you have no license to do so if you decline. .... I know of no law enacted by any government referenci…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasein 1 I don't think it's gone to court in Germany. This company is getting out in front of itself legally. Could be, I don't know. Quote: Originally Posted by dasein 2 Remember that Apple's different in most …
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Quote: Originally Posted by marokero What's wrong with people of this generation? They don't follow rules, they don't create ANYTHING from scratch, yet they want everything for free and screw the creators of that IP. Huh? I'm not saying it is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin ....Nah, I think it's partly Intel's fault combined with Apple's design choices. Good desktop chips have been out for ages but they can't go into Apple's consumer lineup. The mobile chips haven't really improved…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin .... Days since updates: Mini = 546 iMac = 281 Mac Pro = 392 Cinema displays = 671 XServe = 392 ... Is it possible the delay is due to some significant architectural changes? Has anyone figu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PPie OK, I already thought it was Adobe. I googled 'Operating Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 29.02' and found it. ...... < a lot of neat and interesting facts about software companies> ...... Thank your for this infor…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PPie Interesting numbers, but what company is this? It could be a local small software company with a yearly revenue of 1 dollar, of which 89.87% is kept. This way these numbers tell nothing. Pieter. Opps, sorr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by shadow ... They view the hardware as a platform for their software. This means that the two components are very tightly related. ... Agreed wholeheardedly, Pretty simple isn't it.
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Quote: Originally Posted by PPie But what if you compare this with other software makers? What about other OS companies? Adobe Gross Margin (TTM)\t89.87 Gross Margin - 5 Yr. Avg.\t90.52 Operating Margin (TTM)\t28.72 Operating Margin - 5 Y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by meelash You just proved what all of us have been saying for three pages now! Your logic is that Apple makes much more profit than MS because MS doesn't sell the hardware. Subtract the hardware and Apple is doing worse…
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Quote: Originally Posted by meelash In most cases, software companies do not spend millions of dollars in R&D and then give the software away free on new computers (or sell it for only 120). The operating system business is VERY VERY differen…
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Great for Apple to blow by projections. Running on all cylinders for everything, except desktops, sad to see, what was it, a 25% decline? Maybe updates will help in the coming quarter.
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While I don't agree that Apple should license OS X, the argument Apple makes its profit on hardware may not be a good one. Look at the gross margins of software companies and I think you will find that in most cases the software companies have a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by joe in miami ... Add to that $28 billion in the bank. Cash represents about $30/share. You have to take current share price minus cash and you get a forward p/e ratio of about 8 times earnings. This is a ridiculous…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Phong If they can't update the Mini or deliver a decent headless Mac, nothing else matters. I don't care if it's a Tablet MacPhone nano that shoots photon torpedoes. Screw Apple for ignoring its core competency. …
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I'm just curious how hard, if it is even possible, to design a lithium-polymer battery that would be user replacable? And, if it is possible, how long before Dell, HP, etc. do indeed design one.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SSA True, FW devices are common in both the Audio AND the video worlds, BUT anyone using any of the pro audio devices that are FW isn't likely to be using a Mac Mini. Everyone I have encountered using Cubase or anythi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lidofido No it doesn't make them legal; the items are ALREADY legal. Using them to do something against the law makes your ACTIONS illegal. Not really sure why this is so difficult for you to understand... Because…