Google| Subject | Re: mac sales down |
| From | Mayor Of R'lyeh |
| Date | 2008-05-13 05:03 (2008-05-12 23:03) |
| Message-ID | <l01i24h4hee6q0r9hphjnljrjp9gacb4kp@4ax.com> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | ZnU |
| Followups | ZnU (1h & 36m) > Mayor Of R'lyeh |
On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:41:27 -0400, ZnU <znu@fake.invalid>wrote:
ZnUWhich would make sense if the prices were even cloe to equal. Since they're not you get the clamor for MacOS X for generic HW.
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:ZnUZnUSteve 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.
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.
And as Microsoft showed us by struggling to get by and finally being liquidated in the bankruptcy procedings its impossible for a company to prosper if their main product is an OS.Steve CarrollZnU
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.
2008-05-08
