Tony, Apple is a religion, like Leica. Sunday I watched a friend try to answer his iphone. It quit as soon as he tapped it to answer, and proceeded to reboot itself. Of course, he missed the call. Nice looking gadget, but not for me! Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
