And what do you get? A plastic system with worse battery life, non US based tech support, inconvenient repair procedures, and Windows. You are on a Mac forum, people aren't going to let up on you...
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Apple Claims 91% of $1,000+ PC Market Revenue in June
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And what do you get? A plastic system with worse battery life, non US based tech support, inconvenient repair procedures, and Windows. You are on a Mac forum, people aren't going to let up on you...
Cost is a differentiation metric - apparently for all the tech guru reporters, bloggers, and yes - Apple itself. Is anyone denying the internals of an iMac and laptops are about the same? They pretty much are.
It's the OS (primarily), packaging, premium pricing, and marketing spin that has awarded Apple its place in the high-end market, NOT the components under the hood of its products.
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I wasted all of my posts and time and you come in a make the point I have failed to make. Thank you.
I was hoping to read such a post
, at the end of the day they are still less than 10% market share. To put that into perspective, even though BD isn't wildly adopted in all machines, i would say the total PC users with BD is greater than all Apple hardware. As other folks have said, this just speaks to the fact that apple refuses to cater to the market place. Of course their margins are high, they are overpriced.
I think you have the order reversed - it's marketing spin, premium pricing, packaging, and the OS.
(Or maybe there's some website that I don't know about where people post their "unboxing videos" for their Inspirons, VAIOs and Pres.)
I thought that you were talking about BRLawyer, then realized that you mean BD (Blu-ray Disc).
what you mentioned was software related base on your usage - Malware and AV? What are you doing that puts you at that much risk? and power supply? How is that Microsoft's fault? Last time i checked, they are a software company and don't make power supply's. Its not like Apple has an exclusive power supply company that only they can use.
I would add in quality control, industrial design, customer support, and integration across product.
You do realise that 'a PC' is actually a representation of a massive range of machines with near infinite customisation and that for the same reasons you say we can't compare Macs to PCs we can't consider PCs as a homogeneous product either?
Now if we're talking specifics then, yes, we can. Generally though? Nope.
I was hoping to read such a post
You'd be wrong. There are only about 11 million blu-ray players in the US. More than half are PS3s.
http://gizmodo.com/5317003/blu+ray-sales-up-91-awesome-percent
And just how many of what do you and have you owned? And when? Personally, that is.
Interesting that you should say that, since you seem to be following the "I'm a PC" trend.
You mean things like Photography? Writing? Blogging? Newsletters? WORK? My iMac does all of that, and hasn't given me a moment's trouble.
You purposely misread that one, since he said that the technician blew up the hard drive. The iMac with OS X is one of the most robust desktops out there for reliability. And it even runs Windows better than an 'equivalent' PC--as has been reported by many different reviewers, including, of all publications, Popular Mechanics.
Where have you been, Apple have slashed the quality ever since the Intel switch!!!
ahhh....Gizmodo, there is scientific data. My point being all this posturing about how Apple is far superior and they are still around the 10% market share and i would be interested to see the metrics of PC's w/BD vs total Mac sales. My gut says that it would an eye opener for most
I thought that you were talking about BRLawyer, then realized that you mean BD (Blu-ray Disc).
I stand corrected
2 years ago? It was 3 months ago. If Apple has a huge profit margin on every product they make (which they do), they are not alone in that. Like I said, Alienware may have even bigger profit margin since they don't spend as much money on industrial design as Apple does, yet they sell the same product for approximately the same price.
If that's your opinion about the iMac, then I must emphasize that you know absolutely NOTHING about the Apple computing experience and reliability, a platform that I've used since 1989.
Even if you wanted so hard you would not be able to show a single personal computer brand that is better than Apple in terms of design, ease of use, reliability, thinness (for those who need it), build quality, integration between hardware and software, customer service and overall return rates. Simple, because there is NONE.
Alone, I have helped at least 5 work colleagues switch to Macs after their HORRID experiences with the platform you seem to admire so benightedly; and ALL of them tell me: why didn't I switch earlier?
So again, go drink your decaf with Mr. Gates and enjoy the Windows experience...this is a Mac enthusiasts' site after all.
Of those three, I value the customer support the most. Though I must say it is quite an experience trying to schedule any One-to-One time on MY schedule. The Apple retail store I go to only schedules like a week or less out ... How can I possibly plan to use the service I've paid for with this small window?
I give kudos to the engineers and propeller heads on the innovative designs of Apple's products (Unibody Aluminum ranking at my personal favorite design), but come on now ... Apple neither invented nor personifies the embodiment of quality control or industrial design, did/do they?
I also give honorable mention to Apple's integration across product category. Clearly, I have the Mac Mini to thank for my wonderful little Netbook running OSX.
I run my business from my mac. My sister earns thousands from her mac. What do you do... play games?
again, market share has nothing to do with what you feel is superior, it strictly that, market share. What you,i, or anyone else "feels" is irrelevant. Facts are that PC's dominate Mac's 9:1 give or take.
*BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ* Wrong answer!
Apple does something the other brands don't do, except for the high-end builders like Alienware; they actually specify the parameters of the parts they order and if those parts don't meet the specification, the entire shipment is returned to the supplier. How do I know? I used to work for one of those suppliers and I've seen a shipment returned because a random sampling of components fell outside of Apple's specification; forcing a 100% QA retesting before Apple would accept another shipment.
Maybe you should check out iSuppli. Their teardowns of computer products have reported more than once that "...with Apple you get more bang for your buck."
Your gut is less scientific than Gizmodo. I was just trying to find a ballpark number. There are less than 6 million BD player outside of PS3 in the US. Split between standalone players and PC drives. There are over 30 million Mac users.
You said "the total PC users with BR is greater than all Apple hardware." You were wrong.