Jon,
I read finished reading your "Steve Jobs And The Oh-So-Cool iMac" article. It was a good read. But I have to say, I think you contradict yourself by adding that Apple "accounts for 4.5 per cent of new personal computer sales." In todays Windows dominated market, that's a lot.
Maybe you didn't contradict yourself so much, as possibly missed the point? Apple's sold 6 million iMac computers in just 3 years. As the president of a Massachusetts based S-corp, I wish I could say the same for my companies product sales.
6 million computers in a Windows-dominated industry is a heck of an accomplishment.
And last I checked, Apple's already sold 160,000 of their iPods. In just under 3 months. Damn.
Both Bill Gates and Steve Case are definitely successful businessmen, no doubt about it - but I'm not really sure why you brought them up in this article. Neither of the two are computer manufacturers. Again, not so much as a contradiction, just perhaps a misunderstanding?
Apple's not in a war against Microsoft. That's not the point. Apple's merely a computer manufacturer, making computers and making money. It's that simple.
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Jon,
I read finished reading your "Steve Jobs And The Oh-So-Cool iMac" article. It was a good read. But I have to say, I think you contradict yourself by adding that Apple "accounts for 4.5 per cent of new personal computer sales." In todays Windows dominated market, that's a lot.
Maybe you didn't contradict yourself so much, as possibly missed the point? Apple's sold 6 million iMac computers in just 3 years. As the president of a Massachusetts based S-corp, I wish I could say the same for my companies product sales. 6 million computers in a Windows-dominated industry is a heck of an accomplishment.
And last I checked, Apple's already sold 160,000 of their iPods. In just under 3 months. Damn.
Both Bill Gates and Steve Case are definitely successful businessmen, no doubt about it - but I'm not really sure why you brought them up in this article. Neither of the two are computer manufacturers. Again, not so much as a contradiction, just perhaps a misunderstanding?
Apple's not in a war against Microsoft. That's not the point. Apple's merely a computer manufacturer, making computers and making money. It's that simple.
Respectfully, Shilo McDonald Technologist