.And how's Nokia doing these days?
How are the PC makers (who "know exactly what they're doing") faring with PC sales' profitability these days?
I'd much rather be in the position of RIM or Apple selling my own devices for my own platform than being a manufacturing schlub for someone else's (Google, Microsoft) platform. HP learned this lesson the hard way, pumping out cut-rate, razor-thin-profit-margin hardware for the sake of Microsoft's profit. Snatching up Palm seemed to be their way of saying they aren't going down that dead-end street in the mobile market (and the continued absence of Ballmer's HP Win 7 Slate seems to support that argument).
But let the increasing number of Android manufacturers continue busily commoditizing their products on behalf of Google's quest for world information domination (and Microsoft's desperate bid to become relevant in mobile again) and we'll see where everything ends up.
Uh huh. I'm sure that's the reason behind it.
Ah, the old "accuse the opposition of bias rather than responding to facts with counter-facts" ploy. Someone already used that lame trick on me in this thread. You're too late.
Wait, Dell sells 287 million computers every year? Astounding!
And are Apple users happier because they pay too much (as you claimed above) or because there are too few of them?
Yes.
Wait, so now the survey data itself is bogus? I thought it was based on joy from overpaying or being a member of a minority.
You seem conflicted.
If you pay £1k plus to, 'join a club' you aren't gonna say you are unhappy as you would look like a clown.I hope Jobs wakes up and opens up the iOS platform a bit - at least allowing developers to use whatever development language they want - instead of closing the platform even further, which appears to be his current approach.
Because this is first quarter where Android has surpassed Apple's sales for the quarter. Android's marketshare for the same quarter last year was 1.8%, now it's 17.2%. It would probably still take a year or two or even longer for Android to catch up on devices in the wild, depending on how often people upgrade their phones.
Leaving WinMo isn't so much a choice as a survival mechanism.
As for platform churn, I suppose it's difficult to tell what's going to happen so early in the game as people are locked into 2-year contracts.
Baloney. If I spend premium money on a premium product I'm going to be even more critical. And no one is more critical than an Apple customer. Which is evidenced right here on this forum.
New Mac buyer: "ZOMG, I just opened my new iMac and there's a 1/8" scratch on the back in the bottom right corner! Here's a photo I took with my macro lens! I'm taking this POS back to the Apple Store and the manager is going to hear about it! WHAT HAPPENED TO APPLE QUALITY???"
New Dell buyer: "Whew, it actually powered up! I'm happy!"
Perhaps the best way to debate a point is to introduce your own rational counterpoint rather than just throw out the biased, rabid fanboy accusation?
Blind is being unable to debate an issue without resorting to lame copouts.
Computer satisfaction surveys are done by computer manufacturer. It's Apple vs. Dell vs. HP vs. Acer. It's not Apple vs. Everyone Else In A Single Lump.
You sound a lot like my uncle who spent a lifetime working at Ford. He argues the only reason people prefer their Toyotas and Hondas over their Fords is because of reviewer bias (sound familiar?), smaller customer base/product lineup (sound familiar?) and various conspiratorial paranoias (Honda pays Consumer Reports!!!).
(That said, Ford has turned things around substantially, but my uncle has been making these same arguments for decades, when Ford clearly made the far-inferior product.)
Irrelevant. Satisfaction is satisfaction. It's not Apple's fault the Dells and Microsofts of the world rely on finger pointing to resolve their issues.
And you just proved my point regarding the benefit of making the whole widget (Macs or iPhones).
Unless they agree with your point of view. But you're not biased.
