Slashdot Mirror
What to Expect from Macworld Tomorrow
Steve writes "The Mac fellows at iThings.de have posted an entertaining read about what could happen on Tuesday at Macworld in San Francisco."
That's pretty good. Also at the top of the reading list for such Apple rumor satire is Crazy Apple Rumors.
seems to be working for Dell... But seriosuly, Apple should dispense with the huge profit margin, hell maybe even take cue from consoles and sell at a slight loss to increase what they really need right now: market share. With market share thye get more weight to throw around, more users, and the possibiltiy of more sales in the future.
This particular article was not exceptionally humorous to me, but I figured most of us could use a bit of an antidote to the "serious" rumors that have been floating around. YMMV.
seems to be working for Dell...
Dell computers are not particularly less expensive than Apple computers. You'll spend between $700 and $5000 on a computer from either company. Sure, you can build a pretty good PC for around $400, but you can't get a full machine with monitor from dell for that cheap. They advertise a $449 machine on their site under "Hot deals" but by the time you get it into your cart it's basically stripped down and doesn't include any support or labor warranty. It also doesn't include a monitor.
Apple should dispense with the huge profit margin
Why? Aren't profits more important than market share? Who cares if you've only got 15% of the market as long as you're making money?
I think it's nice to have a company like Apple around. They're willing to take design risks and charge the high prices that allown them to take design risks simply because they only target a small portion of the market. If it makes you upset that you can't afford a mac, you can always pick up a used on for a fairly reasonable price.