on 5/18/04 5:20 PM, "D.F. Manno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sagely penned:
> At 12:04 PM -0400 5/18/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Releasing OS 8 or 9 for free would greatly encourage the used market >> -- which Apple would, apparently, rather see crushed. > > And why not? Apple sees not one cent from the second-hand market. It > makes no business sense to do anything that would discourage the sale > of new computers. Shortsighted on their part, the used market fuels the new market. Most of the people I know who are buying new machines figure what they can get on their old ones as part of their purchasing budget. Additionally, marketshare is becoming a crisis. And finally, no, I've never bought a new Mac, but I've led more than a few people by the hand to local Mac store and helped them buy new machines. And some of them were talking about escaping to Dell at the very last moment ;-) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
