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viclauyyc said:

mpantone said:

applesauce007 said:

Ok, let's see...  Apple has zero stores in Colombia.  Oh well...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Store

Those are bricks-and-mortar stores. You don't need a bricks-and-mortar location to do business.

Ever hear of Amazon.com? How many bricks-and-mortar stores do they have where you live? How about Roku? Or Sony? Or LG? Or Logitech?

How many retail stores does Nintendo have? Two: New York and Tel Aviv. Zero in Japan: not a single one.

I think what he meant was the market in Columbia is so small that Apple don't bother to open an apple store there. 

Oh, please Jony has his time, his period of growth. However, technology and BUSINESS change. Many want Apple to look back, and or go back to its roots. Not the so called “beleaguered” that many of us remember.  Apple moved ahead with innovative technology and without having to imitate itself “ad nauseam” because of times past. I got my first 128 Mac when it first came out. I never looked back. Perhaps we leave the cosmetic behind to see the new chips, software, and dynamics. We shall say: thanks Steve and Jony we miss you both, BUT Tim moved the company ahead looking after the clients. Period. Welcome to the always new Apple.

dewme said:

blastdoor said:

This the most interesting potential development in the PC CPU space since Ryzen (potentially more interesting, really). 

Qualcomm doesn't have to beat Apple to succeed, they just have to beat Intel. Major factors affecting this outcome include:

1. Do they get strong support from Microsoft? 
2. Does TSMC retain the process lead over Intel? 
3. Do developers port and optimize?

My guesses:

1. Sort of...
2. Yes.... barely
3. Some key developers do... most second tier don't

And so the result will be:
moderate success, enough to keep trying. 

Nice summation that sounds reasonable. The X-factor that I see that’s still working in Apple’s favor is that they still own the whole HW/SW stack. If Qualcomm’s definition of “PC” encapsulates current Wintel (or WinX86) products Apple still comes away a big winner. Trying to take on Apple by emulating Apple’s strategy (Apple Silicon) is one thing, but when you’re doing it without the benefits that Apple enjoys by owning the whole stack is quite another thing. Your #1 and #3 points are going to be a big struggle for the vast majority of PC vendors, save Microsoft itself. Even then, Microsoft probably wants to do their own silicon.

I remember when Safari used to have a windows version
   

Sorry ppl, it looks like a back pocket box-holder of you know what…