> > especially
> > since I want to see what this new Intel deal will do to the Mac lines
> > and see how it'll affect used Mac prices.
>
> I haven't made up my mind on that. The Mac minis are doing a
> *phenomenal* job of depressing prices for G4 towers that are sub-1GHz
> (I'd say prices have dropped more than the 33% that's typical for
> computers over the past year)). I'm of two minds on the Intel Macs.
> For the top-of-the-line G5s prices may drop more slowly than they
> usually do for used Macs since they'll be the last PPC Macs (much like
> the last G4 towers to support OS 9 booting are fetching a slight
> premium), or, they'll drop like a stone b/c everyone and their dog is
> looking at the Intel Macs and saying "that's where the software will
> be. Why would I buy an expensive, good, but obsolete PPC?".
I know it's a bit of a leap from B&W upgrade to Apple future, but it
just dawned on me that we may see Apple spin off one, or even two
companies. Apple is already showing that their long-term plan is to
move into software (why else go Intel? Speed has never been the
selling point for Apple buyers... if I wanted a fast computer for my $
I'd buy an x86 clone and run Windows).
The next logical step is to make three companies under their own
(already) distinctive brands: iTunes, Apple and Macintosh.
Anyway, that's my off-topic thought for the day.
Eric.
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