On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 21:46 -0500, Jim King wrote: > Joseph McAllister wrote on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:07:31 -0800 > > The world is beginning to take notice. We thank Vista in no small > > part. > > > > Apple today reported the best quarterly revenue and earning in its > > history, ”surpassing $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first > > time ever,” according to Steve Jobs. Announcing results for its > > fiscal 2009 first quarter, Apple posted record revenue of $10.17 > > billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 > > per diluted share. During the quarter, Apple sold 2,524,000 Mac > > computers, a record 22,727,000 iPods, and 4,363,000 iPhones. > > As a fellow Mac user, I celebrate with you. However, there are some > unregenerate PDLMers who will never admit that anything good can > emanate from Cupertino... > >
Meh - unimpressed. Looking at the Apple Store, for $999 you get: 13.3" Intel 2.0 C2D 2GB RAM 120Gb SATA (they even MAKE those any more???) DVD +-RW My $899 laptop: 17" 1920x1200 Intel 2.0 C2D 4GB RAM Dual 320GB SATA II's DVD +- RW Triple Wifi BlueTooth SD/MMC/MStick reader Second battery Second charger IF I saw those above MacBook specs on a lappie, I'd expect it to be in the $399-499 range, as those are CRAZY lousy specs. My Wife's $349 laptop from Black Friday *2007* has better specs :) I got her an Apple Lappie in late 2006, lasted 13mos, and croaked about a month after the warranty expired. They wanted $450 to fix a $1299 lappie, so I got her that $349 Compaq in November 2007, and so far, at 1/4 the price, it's already outlasted her previous "fruittop" by a month, with no signs of slowing down. "Apple Tax" it's called... However, it is an unparalleled Marketing Machine, the likes of which may never be seen again - it really is impressive, and pure unadulterated genius. I can surmise, by saying that if Jobs were ever to leave Fruit, Inc., his offers should be unparalleled. Marketing Mercenary anyone? Tony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
