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Posted by Steve Guidry on 04/12/06 13:31
Here we go again.
Don't _MAKE_ me stop this car . . .
"William Davis" <davisbill@mac.com> wrote in message
news:davisbill-44999F.20234011042006@news.west.cox.net...
> In article <pGI_f.3757$ee6.2364@trndny01>, "doc" <doc@anywhere.com>
> wrote:
>
> > well stated. moreover, just think, obviously mac too realizes the value
of
> > windows/pc based applications since they too wanted to be able to run
the
> > same. is there such a desire from the pc manufacturers? i've not heard
of
> > one myself, in fact, i don't know a single pc user having even the
slightest
> > desire to have or for that matter use a mac.
>
> SNIP
> >
> > "nappy" <gospam@yourself.com> wrote in message
> > news:B0B_f.68641$dW3.7593@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> > > Apple is giving in and admitting they have no friggin chance of EVER
> > > breaking the market barriers of Windows.
> > >
> > > it is a simple as that. now that the Mac is a PC I think it is time
for
> > > all the mac zealots to throw in the towel.
> > >
> > > It is that simple.
> > >
>
> I really can't believe the level of half-baked thinking in this thread.
>
> If I had to reduce this thread to dialog here's what it would sound like.
>
> "Mine does."
> "Mine does too - and better"
> "No it doesn't. Mine does everything better."
> "How can you say that, you don't even know what I need mine to do??!!"
> "I don't need to, I KNOW mine must be better"
> "Why would you think that?"
> "Cuz it is"
> "Well, it's stupid to say that if you haven't even tried the other way."
> "Well, if I did that, I'd put at risk my current self-satisfied feeling
> that MY way is smarter than the other way.
>
> You'll note that I've carefully avoided linking either "mine" to any OS
> becuase it's clearly true either way.
>
> And clearly schoolyard silly either way.
>
> Apple is in virtually no Jeopardy since they have excellent talent, fine
> and popular products and a solid balance sheet flush with cash.
> MS is going nowhere because they have many of the most widely used and
> popular product lines on the planet.
>
> But BOTH companies have things they do well and things they do poorly.
>
> With both in the game, everyone has choices.
>
> To the extent they can adapt and bring to market solutions people buy -
> in sufficient quantities to keep their balance sheets strong, they will
> thrive.
>
> My simple prediction: In another 10 years, both companies will still be
> going strong.
>
> Note that anyone posting that opinion 10 years ago would have been
> precisely right.
>
> And ANYONE saying "my way is so much BETTER that YOUR WAY will surely
> dissappear any time now" would have been clearly wrong.
>
> Just like now.
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