Will Mac mini Lead the Charge to Smaller Desktops?

elecngnr writes "Maybe size doesn't matter. ZDNet has a story about how the Mac mini may shift consumers away from the larger tower style desktops to smaller ones. Other computer makers, such as HP, have so far been unsuccessful in marketing small computers to consumers. However, Apple does have a history of leading the charge in paradigm shifts in certain aspects of consumer products (e.g. GUI's, color changes, the iPod, and the list goes on). It is also important to recognize that they have been wrong at times too (e.g. the Cube, the Newton, and the one button mouse). Time will tell which list the Mini will belong to."

Comments

Re:No

[GodHead]

No.

Office - No. What major corp is going to choose to roll out 5000 minis?

Home - No. People MIGHT buy a similar PC, but not an apple. Not running windows is a major drawback to most users.

It'll be another nitch for apple and the rest of the world will move on, after taking some of the best ideas of course.

Re:Cost

[*weasel]

If you can convince people to pay for it - design introduces dramatic profits.

The internal electronics of a mid-range Mac are not worth twice of what's inside an HP/Dell. And the bundled software is not worth twice as much as what's bundled in your average HP/Dell. So what cost did Apple shoulder to justify people paying double?

Design. (and marketing)