On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:58 PM, TJPA <[email protected]> wrote: > Correct, I wasn't, but you have just experienced another case of the same > phenomena. Strange assertions designed to create discord.
I do not think that suppositions about what Apple Corp. may do in the future are indicative of attempts to create discordance. Discordance within which body of people? I think it would be wise for Apple to forget about continuing to take on Windows in a traditional business computing environment. Windows has, in my opinion, an insurmountable lead in that arena. Apple could, as you point out, make gains in business by introducing an alternative computing experience as per the iPad and future iterations of that device. But, I think that most businesses are sufficiently stodgy as to not be all that willing to change the look and feel of their cubicle worlds. See how resistant our conservative and business loving representatives in government are to moving from Blackberry's to iPhones. Apple would have a very difficult row to hoe. Think of the howling of most IT personnel! Apple can much more readily tap the consumer market with very simple machines. I constantly hear folks say that they have no desire whatsoever to have to learn how to do stuff on computers. For instance, those who want to blog, and they are legion these days, have no interest, for the most part, in having to learn HTML or anything else. They really just want to push a few buttons or make a few mouse clicks to get things done. They want the reality of the old saw, "I thought all you had to do was click a few times and everything got done on a computer." This is where Mr, Jobs and his device that is suitable for all ages, four and up, comes into play. I'd almost bet that at least a million kids in the United States under the age of five get an iPad this coming Christmas. Let the inculcation begin. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
