Uhh yeah, lack of focus. Apple shifts from being an innovative computer company to being a multi-electronic appliance company.
I wouldn't call that "lack of focus" ... so far all their products are still computer-based. The iPhone is basically a computer. It runs OS X. The iPod is basically a computer, but the iPod OS seems to be on the way out; it'll most likely be replaced with the iPhone OS X.
They shifted away from designing custom conputer hardware with non-mainstream chipsets and OS, to being just another PC company that uses off the shelf chipsets and crammed them into the previous custom housing.
You inaccurately say that they shifted away from using a non-mainstream chipset and OS, when in actuallity, they ONLY shifted away from using non-mainstream chipsets. The Mac OS is still non-mainstream.
So Apple is like an indie band? OMG Decemberists signed to capitol! SELLOUTS.
Apple wanted to have processor speeds. IBM and Motorola were lagging behind with their PPC chipset, so Apple ditched them. It's not about who's popular, it's about who's best. PPC were good processors, but lately they have lagged behind. Remember the 3Ghz promise?
And you are using negitive connotation, trying to sway people's opinions. I doubt Apple "crams" off the shelf chipsets into their computers. It's been reported that Intel and Apple have worked closely to replace the PPC innerds with x86 ones.
They changed their name to signify the shift in company vision away from computers.
Yes. And therefore their computers suck. Good logic.
They jumped into the phone market.
And phones aren't computers? And that phone isn't running OS X?
All their products are either: 1) computers, or 2) run on computers (the majority on OS X) So I would argue that you're an idiot, and you don't understand Apple's way of business.
They slowed the update cycle for OS X.
Steve Jobs said when OS X was introduced that the development cycles were going to be fast for the first couple years, and then slow down. So it's slowing down. It's not surpiring to most people. Who wants to pay $120
every single year for a new OS X?
The Mac Pro, iMac, and MacBook Pro designs are essentially unchanged other than swapping out the PPC components for the last 4-5 years.
Most likely they did that to show they were
still Macs. Unlike a lot of people on this forum, many of Apple's customers are not savvy with how computers work, so to show that Macs are still Macs, they kept the custom casing the same, and changed the chipset.
Quality control of computer products has dropped significantly over the last 5 years. Just look at all of the problems with heat, fan, battery, poor backlighting, etc. that has plagued the current line of MacBook Pros.
No it hasn't. There were problems with the MacBook Pro, and the MacBook. No other products had major problems. And it's no wonder the notebooks had problems; using a whole new chipset in a notebook that is 1" thick .. I'm betting that's hard. Although no excuse for Apple. They should have done better.
However, I got a first generation Intel iMac. No problems at all. Very nice quality. I couldn't be happier.
So if you list the products without major problems, and compare it with the product with problems, it would look like this:
Without problems: iMac Intel, Mac Mini intel, Mac Pro, Cinema Displays, Xserve Intel, iPod 5.5G, iPod nano 2G, iPod Shuffle 2G, iPod Hi-Fi
With problems: MacBook Pro, MacBook
So 9 vs 2 just in the past year. Oh, yeah. Apple is doomed.
Apple Computer is "Apple Inc". The new "Sony Style".
Yeah, besides differing philosophies and execution of business, they're exactly the same.
???. Apple didn't steal a spark from windows vista release...but in february Apple will take revenge!!
