on 3/10/01 23:49, Terry Mccune at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2) Apple's innovation. They are the BMW's of computers - end of > statement. They work and work and just work and look cool doing it. > Nobody does it better. Hey, that could be a theme song!
BMW & Mercedes don't really do any mass-marketing and they do quite well. Their advertising is targeted. Of course, an Apple is a lot more accessible to the unwashed masses than a BMW or Mercedes ;) > 3) Apple owners are not possessers:they are possessed. Evangelism - > does it apply to any other electical device that you own? Can > advertising buy this much devotion? What is a little scary is what will happen in the future. I'm a Mac user through and through and have been so since day 1 (1984 and 9 Macs later) yet I now see my next computer being a PeeCee if Windows XP is any good. Macs are cool and OS X is neat but Windows is now usable, and comparable no-name hardware is now ***much*** cheaper. The high speed Pentium III and IVs CLOBBER the iMacs on a price-to-performance basis, not to mention features. I will *never* again own an iMac (I had a Rev A for about a year, a nice machine but they are crippled for upgradeability (RAM + CPU) and new towers are twice to three times the price of comparable Pentium towers. The cheapest G4/733 128/40 + 17" KDS Trinitron with only a CD-RW is ~$3400 ($2600+350*1.15). A similarly equipped Dell P4 at 1.7 GHz (gives a 766 MHz G4 a run for its money) comes at ~$2200 (1900*1.15), $1200 LESS!!! The iMacs by comparison are useless b/c they're limited by their 15" monitors. I just hope Apple keeps on chugging. Without Apple who will be there to keep MicroSloth on their toes. L8r, Eric. -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
