At 9:12 AM -0700 3/6/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Mar 5, 2009, at 10:42 PM, Dan wrote: > > The clients want Macs but cannot afford the heavy cost per seat. WHY >> is it such a crime to want a cost effective Mac solution for them? > >It isn't a crime. And your idea of 'cost effective' is not the same as >Apple's idea of 'cost effective'.
Yes, very different. >Apple executives have said, again and again and again, that they, as a >company, have no interest in competing at the bottom of the market. If Apple truly doesn't want to compete in the normal consumer or office markets, then why offer the Mini at all? The new Mini is an expensive box with low gas mileage. If Apple deals in luxury cars, why are they puttering in the dead SUV market? >Dell staked their business model on claiming the low end of the >market. Look where it's gotten them...they're in pretty serious >financial straits, and the overall PC market is still headed towards a >lithobraking market bottom. Noone is suggesting that Apple should offer ONLY low end machine. We're just looking for Macs that fit our markets. If Apple's current business plan really works, then offering such machines WILL NOT poach on the high-end sales. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
