arstechnica.com— Analysts predict a record quarter for Mac sales, meanwhile a featured article in the NY Times says Apple could do better.
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This editorial cites a statistic mentioning that despite an increase in Mac sales, on a percentage basis, they remain at 3% penetration ... meaning that while more computers have been sold, the percentage of those computers that are Macs has remained the same. This editorial then goes on to dismiss this statistic as "garbage" without actually explaining why it's "garbage". Not exactly the most convincing argument....
Yea, except Apple isn't DOING anything to capitalize on the Vista lag time, and thats why I'm tired of it. They had a chance and it's slipping away right now, and they have done absolutely nothing to show that they are even CAPABLE of making computers that can serve the role Microsoft currently fills, that means business users, workstations, advanced users who don't want apple dictating how the UI works (I'm looking at you, maximize button/taskbar titles/un-finder).For anyone who actually needs the computer to get the hell out of their way while working, OS X just doesn't work well and a lot of people feel they are spending more time fighting it than working. Thats not to say its a bad system, but it must change massively before Apple has any chance of expanding past the markets who barely can use computers. Apple is currently defining who they want to sell products to instead of making products that work well for the majority of the market.
Boy, you are so right. Apple isn't doing a thing. They should be taking advantage of the Vista lag by developing a new operating system for this year - not next, revamping their two home and office suites....Oh wait...........
Closed AccountSep 19, 2007
h00r4y f0r m4(!!!
uptownSep 19, 2007
This editorial cites a statistic mentioning that despite an increase in Mac sales, on a percentage basis, they remain at 3% penetration ... meaning that while more computers have been sold, the percentage of those computers that are Macs has remained the same. This editorial then goes on to dismiss this statistic as "garbage" without actually explaining why it's "garbage". Not exactly the most convincing argument....
mrsteveman1Sep 19, 2007
Yea, except Apple isn't DOING anything to capitalize on the Vista lag time, and thats why I'm tired of it. They had a chance and it's slipping away right now, and they have done absolutely nothing to show that they are even CAPABLE of making computers that can serve the role Microsoft currently fills, that means business users, workstations, advanced users who don't want apple dictating how the UI works (I'm looking at you, maximize button/taskbar titles/un-finder).For anyone who actually needs the computer to get the hell out of their way while working, OS X just doesn't work well and a lot of people feel they are spending more time fighting it than working. Thats not to say its a bad system, but it must change massively before Apple has any chance of expanding past the markets who barely can use computers. Apple is currently defining who they want to sell products to instead of making products that work well for the majority of the market.
slayerabSep 19, 2007
You have anger issues dude...
Closed AccountSep 19, 2007
DId you say Vista or Mac OS X? Since they took most of Vista's "new" features..
ccmachinedSep 19, 2007
apple: expense, proprietary, lock-in, annoying, confusing hardware AND software :D
bosskeySep 19, 2007
Boy, you are so right. Apple isn't doing a thing. They should be taking advantage of the Vista lag by developing a new operating system for this year - not next, revamping their two home and office suites....Oh wait...........