hurray for apple
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selderrr
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does anyone know how many pre-orders there were ? According to the usual zealot sources, the G5 is supposed to be the stemcell of apples resurection. Albeit a fabulous machine, I wonder if there will be enough sales momentum to influence marketshare.
Re:hurray for apple
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Rolman
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· Score: 3, Interesting
It doesn't really matter. I don't even think it's necessary for Apple to try and get a bigger marketshare. Most Apple users I know are really happy with their choices and sometimes it's their only choice, because of the software they run.
I can certainly see all Apple owners salivating for this one, so I believe eventually they'll own one. It's comparatively cheaper to a G4, after all.
Now, for me, I can't have a Mac as my main computer because the kind of software development I do is mostly x86-based (not Windows, mind you), but I am recommending buying Mac for everyone, because I don't like people around me to waste time learning how to use their computers, fix their crashes or remove that damn Blaster thing. Not to say MacOS X is indestructible or anything, but it's a big reliability leap for most Windows users.
At worst, I think they'll keep their marketshare, but I also believe people will have less of an argument not to buy a Mac.
-- - Otaku no naka no otaku, otaking da!!!
Re:hurray for apple
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arloguthrie
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You're dead-on correct about the OS X-native Quark XPress. It's also worth mentioning that OS X-native Exchage support has finally reared it's ugly head, making OS X that much easier to deploy. Other than Quark, Exchange support is what was holding up the design department at my office. I hope Apple's homegrown Exchange support includes iCal, since Entourage tends to, you know, suck.
Our preordered G5s should be here soon. Hooray!
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Cheese it! It's the FEDS!
Re:hurray for apple
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GigsVT
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· Score: 5, Interesting
I work for a printing company. We still use OS9 in prepress. Quark is one major factor, but also the "enhancements" in Illustrator 10 make it not backward compatible with our trapping software (on IRIX).
We are looking to upgrade our trapping software, but so far all the offerings seem to suck, badly. If anyone knows of a good trapping software, that runs on UNIX/Linux/or even OSX as a last resort, that is up to date, that doesn't require you buy into their "workflow management" software as well, that can be automated, preferably with a shell script or hot folders, let me know.
There was some issues around font management, but I think they are fixed now, with some training in OS X font management. That's been another hurdle, getting the artists to accept the change. I think they are ready for it now though, just need to get that trapping software ready, and Quark going.
-- I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
You've probably already considered this, and as far as I know it hasn't been ported from OS9 to OS X yet, but ArtPro was an excellent trapping solution that replaced a Scitex workflow system at the printing company I used to work for. If they ever get around to porting it to OS X, it may be exactly what you're looking for.
Elsewise, all the other solutions I could offer (Creo, Creo-Scitex, etc) all suffer from the problem you site as unwanted; they all want you to completely change how you do things and buy into their "workflow" as a total solution. It's frustrating, I would imagine.
To add to the frustration, the Quartz display system is PDF-based, which *should* mean that development of trapping systems should be really straightforward, yet no one seems to be doing anything with it. But I offer you a hearty good luck, and my condolances for being in print during this time of changes in platform. Prepress/printing is a pretty thankless job, made more difficult by slow-moving software development, compounded even more by the high turnover in said software development dev positions.
-- /*- Mohammed -*/
Re:hurray for apple
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c1pher
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i've got a 1989 era Mac that can still run a web server, and a original classic Mac (well it's a 128k, from like 85 or 86) that still runs nicely in the kitchen as a glorified recipe book. I've still got a Apple IIc too in a box somewhere, that last i checked worked, which could probably do the same in the kitchen too i suppose.
New G5 dual 2.0 orders don't ship until november
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Interesting
My friend was trying to order one of the duel 2.0 GHz G5 machines and got a quote of november at the earliest for s ship date. So much for G5 production.
it's about freaking time!
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192939495969798999
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I'm sorry, but they have been advertising this thing a little heavy considering they weren't even shipping them. I've visited the apple store here at least twice, seen the ad, and then looked in the store for the box. It is really disappointing to see the ad up as if the computer is right there, and it's not. I surely hope for their sake that there are no major bugs, recalls, etc! Could this be the box that changes the tide? interesting to think about.
Once again, Apple releases a product whose packaging is almost as desireable as the contents inside! Now if only they would update the Powerbook 15" line.
-- "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." -- John Ashcroft
Re:That box!
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Darth+Maul
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The box for the iPod is a work of art; the clamshell design is wonderful. I'm just amazed at Apple's attention to detail with something so seemingly trivial as product packaging.
P.S. - rumour has it that new 17 and 15 inch powerbooks are coming out soon. Head on over to thinksecret.com.
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Soon we will have 64-bit laptops
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Anonymous Coward
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Soon we will have 64-bit laptops.
Now, some people may feel that 64 bits is not needed; that 32 bits is fine. However, certain hi-end rendering applications are already feeling the confines of a 32-bit application; since gaming uses rendering technology, games will also be feeling the limits of 32-bits in the foreseeable future.
Another application of 64 bits: Certain cryptographic algorithms (Whirlpool hash, Tiger hash, and the Hasty Pudding Cipher) are designed for 64-bit systems; these systems perform poorly on 32-bit systems.
The G5 is the first 64-bit computer-dummy-desktop available; in particular, high-quality laptops need to be produced in large numbers, and must be computer-dummy friendly. Hence, this will be the first time a high quality (small, light; tadpoles are neither small nor light) 64-bit laptop will be available.
Re:Soon we will have 64-bit laptops
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raverbuzzy
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· Score: 4, Interesting
Re:ObWhines
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TheRaven64
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· Score: 4, Interesting
1) One button mouse
The one button doesn't bother me, but the lack of wheel does. On the other hand, I now have a logitech (USB) keyboard on my PC which has Apple symbols on the keycaps so presumably works on the Mac. It has a scrollwheel to the left of the keys, which I prefer using since it can be used by any finger easily, which reduces finger strain from stroking the mouse.
2) I can't afford one because I'm too lame to have a good job
Yeah, that was a shame. I'd been trying to avoid having a real job, but then when I saw Apple's prices I finally bit the bullet. Now a fully paid up member of the establishment.
3) Quicktime should be open source
I don't care if Quicktime is open source, free software, or dictated to a trained monkey by God himself and compiled in secret. It should, however, support full screen video playback without upgrading to Pro for $30.
OS X version 10.2.7?
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kaan
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According to the Jaguar upgrade website, the latest available version of OS X is 10.2.5. But according to The Register, "All three systems will ship with Mac OS X 10.2.7, a 32-bit version of the operating system optimised for the new CPU".
Does anybody have any insights into what optimizations might be included? Are there any enhancements or features that aren't present in 10.2.5?
Re:OS X version 10.2.7?
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larkost
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The latest version of MacOS X is 10.2.6.
Apple has a long history of shipping a new a.b.x release to support new hardware, and then latter shipping another version for all hardware. In almost all cases there were few changes no directly related to supporting the new hardware.
In this case the rumors are that 10.2.7 will add libraries for handling 64 bit processes. The libraries will be in parallel to the 32 bit version, so simply by changing the library you link against will change the application from a 32 bit to a 64 bit application (in many cases... if you did something fancy.. you might have to change you code).
This is how apple apparently plans on allowing the 10.2.x series to use 64bit applications without a major re-write. Eventually MacOS X will be 64bit only... but I expect that to take a few years (thinking 5 or so).
Well, that's one switcher
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Anonymous Coward
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I, for one, am going to buy one of these beauties come hell or high water. I plan to save as much money as I possibly can from my newly acquired job over the next year so that around the time Apple revises/updates the G5 I'll actually be able to afford one. For now I'll just hobble along on my refurbished IBM.
BTW, someone asked how many preorders there were. According the the Register article linked earlier, "over 100,000".
Re:The last of the Apple-based OSX machines?
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RalphBNumbers
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And those "well respected sites" are trolling too. Having someone with media connections write a poorly thought out article about an idea that has been debunked countless times over the last decade or two doesn't suddenly make the idea valid. It just makes the 'journalist' in question the real world equivalent of a karma whore; posting things everyone has heard and ought to know better than, in order to bring in readers and generate buzz, even if they are hostile.
-- "The worst tyrannies were the ones where a governance required its own logic on every embedded node." - Vernor Vinge
2 things keeping market share down
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zapp
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As a long time windows/linux user, I can tell you why myself (and probably many others) do not buy Apple computers.
1. Price. I am about to start my 5th year of college. That means I have 4 years of student loans already. I cannot afford $2,000 for the low-end model G5. College kids buy cars for less than that!
2. If you don't like it, you're stuck with it. While this is somewhat true with PCs, it seems more so with Apples. Probably because it's a package deal - I can't tear the machine apart for parts, or (asside from Yellow Dog Linux) put another OS on it.
I had a phase for a while where I wanted a PowerBook sooooo bad, but the price kept me away, and now I'm over it. No switch for me.
If they want more of a market share, they need to accomodate the financial standing of a larger crowd
-- Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way...
Apple has no competition (G5 discussion)
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Anonymous Coward
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(user opinion)
Apple has no competition.
The usual hoo-ha about market share is noise, not signal.
Pay attention to 'installed user base' instead of 'market share' and you will get a much more usable idea of what Apple, as a business, is really up to.
The 'PC market' equals a huge gradient of cash; Apple successfully siphons 3 to 5% of that cash.
'Low market share percentage' might mean something, if Apple was actually in competition with other computer manufacturers.
Apple 'competes' with other computer manufacturers in the same way that Mercedes and BMW 'competes' with Ford and Nissan.
The Apple installed user base continues to grow, 'even' while 'market share' is a small percentage of total systems sold. Apple products succeed because they are NOT 'like' the so-called 'competition'.
Apple (read: Steve Jobs) strategy of gaining 'mind-share' though quality, style, and ease of use is made ridiculously easy, by the self-sabotaging business 'plans' of PC manufacturers. Apple continues to ask a slightly higher price for much better goods, while PC makers fight among themselves to hold parity in a saturated market. Making a profit by cutting costs may seem reasonable, but cutting quality and customer support equals financial suicide, in the long run.
Apple has no competition. Apple products represent a separate universe of hardware, software, and attitude. Yes, that separate universe intersects the PC universe, but remains separate. Or 'different', if you will.
Apple products represent a 'step up', not just in price, but in overall quality and usability, and most importantly, in user self-esteem. I am not ashamed to be seen driving a Mercedes, and I am not ashamed to own and use Apple products. Ask a Ford owner if he would drive a Mercedes if he could.
Stop in at your local workman's pub, where auto mechanics eat lunch. Each of those guys, who work for a living, can build a car from the ground up. There is no faulting their knowledge or experience; they know automotive technology from the level of metalurgy, to embedded computers. They are the best on-the-scene critics of the products which they service. They can tune (overclock) for speed or economy. They each have opinions concerning functionality vs economy.
Ask a cluster of experienced auto mechanics (machine hackers) to name 'the best car to buy' and then hang around for the ensuing discussion. You will find it enlightening. Then come back here to/. and read the remarks 'about' the 'Apple vs PC'/marketshare/price/cost issues.
Apple has no competition, but someone _could_ steal a bit of Apple market share, by analyzing how Apple 'does it' and simply emulating that behaviour.
-A.C.
Wow, this is totally wrong
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Exitthree
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Macs are hardly known for their long shelf life (i.e. builtin obscelesence) so it seems that the best strategy is to wait for a machine which actually delivers on its promises (and throws in some extra Ghz in the meantime) and not some half baked go-between.
Macs are definitely know for long shelf life. In fact, it's one of the Macs strongest arguments. I personally know someone still using a 9 year old Mac as her production machine, simply because there was no real necessity to upgrade. She hopes to be moving to a G5 now, but 9 years is almost unheard of in the computing world. In fact, this lifespan is one of Apple's problems. The move to OS X has been slow because people are happy with their current computers and don't want to adopt a new OS yet while their computer has life left.
Re:Crash Different
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Nuoji
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My mother had left her iBook in sleep mode although it had only like 5 minutes of battery left. She didn't try to use it until a couple of days later and by that time the computer had completely shut down itself.
I got her to plug in the cord but then she asked me why it didn't start. I told her to press the start button, but she didn't know which one that was.
When the gray startup screen started showing she turned horrified to me and asked: "What's this? Is there something wrong? I haven't seen it before!"
I had to calm her down and explain that was the startup screen. She had only used the sleep function ever since she bought it two months ago.
That is how stable it is. (OS X 10.2.6 on an iBook 12" 900)
That's not the point. Couldn't find a 2003 Fortune list, so these are from Forbes. Here are some players you might have heard of:
Microsoft, #15
Intel, #28
Cisco, #38
Dell, #50
Hewlett-Packard, #109
Texas Instruments, #200
Sun Microsystems, #213
wait for it...
OH! There they are, Apple, #381!
Numbers speak it all, my man.
Why would Macs be dying?
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Kjella
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It comes up every time, and the logic is usually the same: Too expensive.
The speed limit in my country is 100km/h max. Can you find a single car on the market that can't reach that? No. So then everybody should be driving around the cheapest of cheap cars then, right? Nope. People pay many times that for a car, though it'll get them there no faster (assuming you're reasonably law-abiding and doesn't speed beyond the capabilities of a low-end car). The Mac whining is about as bad as a person looking at a Ferrari, then bragging about how his compact car will get him from A to B just as fast at a fraction of the cost.
I'm more tempted to buy a Mac now than I've ever been since I moved off C64 to a PC. Perhaps not tempted enough yet (mostly due to applications I know and love), but the scales are definately moving in the right direction.
Kjella
-- Live today, because you never know what tomorrow brings
Re:What is up with slashdot?
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dasmegabyte
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My wife games exclusively on the Mac (because she had been gunshy about using my PC ever since she found my usenet porn dump folder). She plays The Sims, Sim City 4, Warcraft 3 and Everquest. You might have heard of these games, they're pretty good sellers on the PC too, and they're lots of fun.
No, she doesn't have the choice of games I have on my PC, and I'm sure she really regrets being unable to play Postal 2 or Soldier of Fortune considering how much she loves needless gore. Yeah, they came out an average of 6 months later than the PC version. But she doesn't care. I dunno why, but apparently since she's still hung up on The Sims: Hot Date, she's not been too worried about waiting for Neverwinter Nights.
Define "dead"
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chia_monkey
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It still cracks me up when people say "Apple is dead" or "Apple is dying". How can a company that has been turning out profits for quarter after consecutive quarter be "dead"? A company that continues to set standards in the industry be labeled as "dead" is silly to me.
I know this analogy is overused, but is BMW dead? Because they sure don't command 95% of the industry. Poor BMW.
Apple as a niche player? Fine. If you want the best machine for doing your video work or whatnot, you know where to go. You won't find me running to my local Ford dealership for a high performance racing machine that I plan on racing in the circuits. I'll get my "niche" Panoz or Ferrari. Then again, if I feel like "downgrading", I guess I could always get an eMac.
Dead. They're not dead people. They're a company that is alive and well. No they don't own the "market", but just because McDonald's sells more fries than anyone else doesn't make them better either. They are alive and well, still doing R&D, still innovating, still giving shareholders value for their stock.
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"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts...for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang
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does anyone know how many pre-orders there were ? According to the usual zealot sources, the G5 is supposed to be the stemcell of apples resurection. Albeit a fabulous machine, I wonder if there will be enough sales momentum to influence marketshare.
When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
My friend was trying to order one of the duel 2.0 GHz G5 machines and got a quote of november at the earliest for s ship date. So much for G5 production.
I'm sorry, but they have been advertising this thing a little heavy considering they weren't even shipping them. I've visited the apple store here at least twice, seen the ad, and then looked in the store for the box. It is really disappointing to see the ad up as if the computer is right there, and it's not. I surely hope for their sake that there are no major bugs, recalls, etc! Could this be the box that changes the tide? interesting to think about.
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Once again, Apple releases a product whose packaging is almost as desireable as the contents inside! Now if only they would update the Powerbook 15" line.
"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." -- John Ashcroft
Soon we will have 64-bit laptops.
Now, some people may feel that 64 bits is not needed; that 32 bits is fine. However, certain hi-end rendering applications are already feeling the confines of a 32-bit application; since gaming uses rendering technology, games will also be feeling the limits of 32-bits in the foreseeable future.
Another application of 64 bits: Certain cryptographic algorithms (Whirlpool hash, Tiger hash, and the Hasty Pudding Cipher) are designed for 64-bit systems; these systems perform poorly on 32-bit systems.
The G5 is the first 64-bit computer-dummy-desktop available; in particular, high-quality laptops need to be produced in large numbers, and must be computer-dummy friendly. Hence, this will be the first time a high quality (small, light; tadpoles are neither small nor light) 64-bit laptop will be available.
The one button doesn't bother me, but the lack of wheel does. On the other hand, I now have a logitech (USB) keyboard on my PC which has Apple symbols on the keycaps so presumably works on the Mac. It has a scrollwheel to the left of the keys, which I prefer using since it can be used by any finger easily, which reduces finger strain from stroking the mouse.
2) I can't afford one because I'm too lame to have a good job
Yeah, that was a shame. I'd been trying to avoid having a real job, but then when I saw Apple's prices I finally bit the bullet. Now a fully paid up member of the establishment.
3) Quicktime should be open sourceI don't care if Quicktime is open source, free software, or dictated to a trained monkey by God himself and compiled in secret. It should, however, support full screen video playback without upgrading to Pro for $30.
4) Ogg Vorbis? Hel-LO!!!
Hello
5) I can't run 12-year old software on it
Software lasts more than 18 months? Wow.
6) They should give it away for free
Well, I really can't disagree with this one. Of course they shouldn't give it away for free to everyone, just me.
7) No x86 (though this is actually a plus
More to the point, no x87. Now that is one brain-dead architecture...
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According to the Jaguar upgrade website, the latest available version of OS X is 10.2.5. But according to The Register, "All three systems will ship with Mac OS X 10.2.7, a 32-bit version of the operating system optimised for the new CPU".
Does anybody have any insights into what optimizations might be included? Are there any enhancements or features that aren't present in 10.2.5?
I, for one, am going to buy one of these beauties come hell or high water. I plan to save as much money as I possibly can from my newly acquired job over the next year so that around the time Apple revises/updates the G5 I'll actually be able to afford one. For now I'll just hobble along on my refurbished IBM.
BTW, someone asked how many preorders there were. According the the Register article linked earlier, "over 100,000".
And those "well respected sites" are trolling too.
Having someone with media connections write a poorly thought out article about an idea that has been debunked countless times over the last decade or two doesn't suddenly make the idea valid. It just makes the 'journalist' in question the real world equivalent of a karma whore; posting things everyone has heard and ought to know better than, in order to bring in readers and generate buzz, even if they are hostile.
"The worst tyrannies were the ones where a governance required its own logic on every embedded node." - Vernor Vinge
As a long time windows/linux user, I can tell you why myself (and probably many others) do not buy Apple computers.
1. Price. I am about to start my 5th year of college. That means I have 4 years of student loans already. I cannot afford $2,000 for the low-end model G5. College kids buy cars for less than that!
2. If you don't like it, you're stuck with it. While this is somewhat true with PCs, it seems more so with Apples. Probably because it's a package deal - I can't tear the machine apart for parts, or (asside from Yellow Dog Linux) put another OS on it.
I had a phase for a while where I wanted a PowerBook sooooo bad, but the price kept me away, and now I'm over it. No switch for me.
If they want more of a market share, they need to accomodate the financial standing of a larger crowd
no comment
What is the power consumption of the G5 processors?
The upcoming P4 3.4GHz is going to consume 103 WATTS.
Intel document confirms Prescott dissipates 103 W
Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way...
(user opinion)
/. and read the remarks 'about' the 'Apple vs PC'/marketshare/price/cost issues.
Apple has no competition.
The usual hoo-ha about market share is noise, not signal.
Pay attention to 'installed user base' instead of 'market share' and you will get a much more usable idea of what Apple, as a business, is really up to.
The 'PC market' equals a huge gradient of cash; Apple successfully siphons 3 to 5% of that cash.
'Low market share percentage' might mean something, if Apple was actually in competition with other computer manufacturers.
Apple 'competes' with other computer manufacturers in the same way that Mercedes and BMW 'competes' with Ford and Nissan.
The Apple installed user base continues to grow, 'even' while 'market share' is a small percentage of total systems sold. Apple products succeed because they are NOT 'like' the so-called 'competition'.
Apple (read: Steve Jobs) strategy of gaining 'mind-share' though quality, style, and ease of use is made ridiculously easy, by the self-sabotaging business 'plans' of PC manufacturers. Apple continues to ask a slightly higher price for much better goods, while PC makers fight among themselves to hold parity in a saturated market. Making a profit by cutting costs may seem reasonable, but cutting quality and customer support equals financial suicide, in the long run.
Apple has no competition. Apple products represent a separate universe of hardware, software, and attitude. Yes, that separate universe intersects the PC universe, but remains separate. Or 'different', if you will.
Apple products represent a 'step up', not just in price, but in overall quality and usability, and most importantly, in user self-esteem. I am not ashamed to be seen driving a Mercedes, and I am not ashamed to own and use Apple products. Ask a Ford owner if he would drive a Mercedes if he could.
Stop in at your local workman's pub, where auto mechanics eat lunch. Each of those guys, who work for a living, can build a car from the ground up. There is no faulting their knowledge or experience; they know automotive technology from the level of metalurgy, to embedded computers. They are the best on-the-scene critics of the products which they service. They can tune (overclock) for speed or economy. They each have opinions concerning functionality vs economy.
Ask a cluster of experienced auto mechanics (machine hackers) to name 'the best car to buy' and then hang around for the ensuing discussion. You will find it enlightening. Then come back here to
Apple has no competition, but someone _could_ steal
a bit of Apple market share, by analyzing how Apple 'does it' and simply emulating that behaviour.
-A.C.
Macs are definitely know for long shelf life. In fact, it's one of the Macs strongest arguments. I personally know someone still using a 9 year old Mac as her production machine, simply because there was no real necessity to upgrade. She hopes to be moving to a G5 now, but 9 years is almost unheard of in the computing world. In fact, this lifespan is one of Apple's problems. The move to OS X has been slow because people are happy with their current computers and don't want to adopt a new OS yet while their computer has life left.
My mother had left her iBook in sleep mode although it had only like 5 minutes of battery left. She didn't try to use it until a couple of days later and by that time the computer had completely shut down itself.
I got her to plug in the cord but then she asked me why it didn't start. I told her to press the start button, but she didn't know which one that was.
When the gray startup screen started showing she turned horrified to me and asked: "What's this? Is there something wrong? I haven't seen it before!"
I had to calm her down and explain that was the startup screen. She had only used the sleep function ever since she bought it two months ago.
That is how stable it is. (OS X 10.2.6 on an iBook 12" 900)
- Microsoft, #15
- Intel, #28
- Cisco, #38
- Dell, #50
- Hewlett-Packard, #109
- Texas Instruments, #200
- Sun Microsystems, #213
- wait for it...
- OH! There they are, Apple, #381!
Numbers speak it all, my man.It comes up every time, and the logic is usually the same: Too expensive.
The speed limit in my country is 100km/h max. Can you find a single car on the market that can't reach that? No. So then everybody should be driving around the cheapest of cheap cars then, right? Nope. People pay many times that for a car, though it'll get them there no faster (assuming you're reasonably law-abiding and doesn't speed beyond the capabilities of a low-end car). The Mac whining is about as bad as a person looking at a Ferrari, then bragging about how his compact car will get him from A to B just as fast at a fraction of the cost.
I'm more tempted to buy a Mac now than I've ever been since I moved off C64 to a PC. Perhaps not tempted enough yet (mostly due to applications I know and love), but the scales are definately moving in the right direction.
Kjella
Live today, because you never know what tomorrow brings
My wife games exclusively on the Mac (because she had been gunshy about using my PC ever since she found my usenet porn dump folder). She plays The Sims, Sim City 4, Warcraft 3 and Everquest. You might have heard of these games, they're pretty good sellers on the PC too, and they're lots of fun.
No, she doesn't have the choice of games I have on my PC, and I'm sure she really regrets being unable to play Postal 2 or Soldier of Fortune considering how much she loves needless gore. Yeah, they came out an average of 6 months later than the PC version. But she doesn't care. I dunno why, but apparently since she's still hung up on The Sims: Hot Date, she's not been too worried about waiting for Neverwinter Nights.
Which, I might add, came out August 8th.
Hey freaks: now you're ju
It still cracks me up when people say "Apple is dead" or "Apple is dying". How can a company that has been turning out profits for quarter after consecutive quarter be "dead"? A company that continues to set standards in the industry be labeled as "dead" is silly to me.
I know this analogy is overused, but is BMW dead? Because they sure don't command 95% of the industry. Poor BMW.
Apple as a niche player? Fine. If you want the best machine for doing your video work or whatnot, you know where to go. You won't find me running to my local Ford dealership for a high performance racing machine that I plan on racing in the circuits. I'll get my "niche" Panoz or Ferrari. Then again, if I feel like "downgrading", I guess I could always get an eMac.
Dead. They're not dead people. They're a company that is alive and well. No they don't own the "market", but just because McDonald's sells more fries than anyone else doesn't make them better either. They are alive and well, still doing R&D, still innovating, still giving shareholders value for their stock.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts...for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang