Google| Subject | Re: mac sales down |
| From | Sandman |
| Date | 2008-05-12 10:49 (2008-05-12 10:49) |
| Message-ID | <mr-D431E6.10491012052008@News.Individual.NET> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | Mayor Of R'lyeh |
In article <sckf24l7di9alnaoqgob99f28kiec8l9kb@4ax.com>, Mayor of R'lyeh <mayor.of.rlyeh@gmail.com>wrote:
But, what "a" user needs is not the baseline in product comparisons, since there are than one user. Unless one of the product is missing a crucial feature (like LIGHTSCRIBE!! we all hear Edwin chime in) you have to assume that both products are equally fitted for "a" user.Mayor Of R'lyehChance FurlongWarchildMayor Of R'lyeh
That old horseshoe has been disproved time and time again.
Only when artificially skewed in the Mac's favor.
How is it artificially skewed in the Mac's favor? I ask for in formation only.
The most glaring example of that is the insistence of using the Mac as the baseline instead of the user's wants and/or needs.
When that is sorted out, you have to fall back on feature by feature. By saying that computer A and computer B would fit "a" users needs, but computer A is a $399 POS Windows PC and computer B is a $4000 Mac Pro means that you're still comparing apples to oranges.
YES, there are PCs that are cheaper than Macs. News at 11. But those that are, generally lack some features of the more expensive Macs making the REASON for them being cheaper not be because PC's are cheaper for the same features, but cheaper for having less features, smaller screen, shorter battery life, ugly casing and so on, and so on.
Basically, what you're claiming is that one shouldn't compare a more feature-rich Mac to a feature-poor PC if the feature-poor PC is enough for a specific user. I agree, but that means you're agreeing with us "Maccies" that a comparison between the feature-poor PC and the feature-rich Mac is misleading.
The other way is to try and inflate the costs of PCs by insisting on adding some phantom assembly fee that you're supposed to charge yourself for building your own PC. That's like insisting that you charge yourself what a restaurant would every time you cook your meal.While I do agree that time spent cooking is time wasted if compared to going to a restaurant eating (i.e. the convenience of having someone else do the cooking has a certain amount of value), I agree that this isn't important in computer comparisons.
If you build your own PC, more power to you. Most don't, and for "a" user, it's totally irrelevant.
DIY-computers is most certainly not a viable option when talking about "what people need" in general terms.
-- Sandman[.net]
2008-05-08
