Tom there are just some points you never seem to get.
For a lot of us, and I mean the vast majority price point is the most
important thing out there.
If toy A does the same thing as toy B and is $80 less. I am buying toy B.
I do not buy computers out of fear, or OS's out of fear. I buy them
based on price point. Does OS A do the same things as OS B? How
much is the equipment going to cost me? Which in the end will be
cheaper. (By the way, yes I did read the comparison, and I do not
buy equipment at that level. I drive a Ford because I cannot afford
a Lincoln, I drive Chevy's as I cannot afford Cadillacs.)
One of the biggest differences between Apple and Microsoft I see is
two totally different philosophy's.
Apple wanted to become a premiere Hardware and OS company. They have
achieved that but by going after that goal, they have limited their exposure.
Microsoft wanted to become a premier OS/Software company and they
have achieved that goal. Like Chevy's their product is pretty good,
but it is not the premier product out there. But hey when you have a
few million Chevy's out there compared to a few hundred thousand
Ferrari's and Porche's etc.
Ms sometimes gets into equipment sales, but it is far overshadowed by
their Software operation. Apple is a Hardware company that has a
great software but that is eclipsed by their hardware.
This is evidenced by the fact that their software is relatively
inexpensive as compared to their hardware.
Stewart
At 10:34 AM 9/22/2008, you wrote:
Not at all. I think you are just so emotional about your prejudices that
you don't read what I post. You just get inflamed and fire back
non-specifics like this one. I'm giving specific evidence, explaining
relationships, even citing exact numbers -- it ain't a free market and
the Zune really is thicker and heavier. The part of my post that you
quote is tangential. You won't respond to the core of it because I am
correct. Sleeping on a cold, hard park bench is not expressing a
free-market preference.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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