Google| Subject | Re: mac sales down |
| From | ZnU |
| Date | 05/12/2008 19:41 (05/12/2008 13:41) |
| Message-ID | <znu-181D0C.13412712052008@news.individual.net> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | Steve Carroll |
| Followups | Mayor Of R'lyeh (9h & 21m) > ZnU |
In article <trollkiller-4CE796.06595912052008@newsgroups.comcast.net>, Steve Carroll <trollkiller@TK.com>wrote:
Steve Carroll
In article <znu-E09115.23033411052008@news.individual.net>, ZnU <znu@fake.invalid>wrote:
Not all that compelling in the long run, I think, since people buy new computers every few years anyway. And since Macs run Windows now, there's no particular risk in a Windows user buying one. If it turns out they're not happy with OS X, they can just use it as a Windows machine.ZnUSteve Carroll
Precisely what is supposed to be so much more compelling about OS X on, for instance, a Dell, vs. OS X on a Mac?
Besides the already mentioned lowered cost for hardware, the fact that you likely already own a Dell (or other non-Apple PC) is pretty compelling.
If Apple released OSX for all these other PCs they would sell more OS units... at the cost of hardware sales.And substantially higher development and support costs for OS X.
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