At 3/6/2006 04:57 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
>On 6 Mar 2006 at 14:31, Phil Daley wrote:
>> Because PC desktops are very much cheaper than MACs, off-the shelf,
>> and have many more hardware add-on options.
>
>I thought we just demonstrated that on a head-to-head comparison
>basis, this is not true?
No. I was talking about the WHOLE market. Not the "premium" market.
>Mac is a premium product line.
Exactly the reason that they have such a low market share.
>The Apple low end corresponds to the
>middle range of most PC product lines. Thus, there are many PCs that
>are cheaper than Macs.
Isn't that what I just said? You are arguing my case for me. Thanks.
>But they aren't comparable in components, or specifications (they may
>be in performance -- that's a different issue, much harder to
>quantify).
But that only applies to people who need some premium hardware advantage.
Probably only 25% of the PC market, at best.
If you are only working with 25% of the market, it is going to be really
tough to get anything above a 20% market share of the whole market.
Phil Daley < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
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