MIKO .. wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2008, at 2:57 AM, Ted Treen wrote:
>
>
>> If Apple's business model works for them - and it certainly appears
>> to -
>> then it's better for all of us if they continue to thrive, and not go
>> belly-up like so many other companies who have tried too hard to be
>> all
>> things to all men. Here endeth the lesson ;-)
>>
>
> The problem is that it was not always- and is only recently- their
> business model! There used to be affordable G4 towers with extra
> drive bays and slots and such and now all we've got, before investing
> gazillions, are notebooks and iMacs!
>
PowerMac G4 AGp Released October 1999 Release Price $2499
/(On February 16, 2000, a reduced configuration was introduced --
M7641LL/A -- for US$1599)/
G4 500DP (GigE) July 2000
$3499/$3199
G4 867 QS July 2001
$2499
Skip a few years.....
MacPro Quad Core August 2006
$2499
MacPro Eight Core Jan
2008 $2799
Even taking the early vs the latest, there's an increase of $300 in
eight years for a helluva lot more capability.
Hell, even my old Beige G3/300 cost me £1499 in 1998 when I bought it -
the same as the UK price now of an 8-core MacPro.
Taking account of the reduction in purchasing power of both the US$ and
£Sterling, they're cheaper than ever.
It's just that (here in the UK at least) all other demands on my income
are becoming dearer at an exponential rate.
Ted
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a
group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on
Power Macs.
The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette
guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en
Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
