I'll speak tio what I know, i.e., my personal preferences. I have a MacBook and a Dell laptop. The Mac is a nice computer but I'm not particularly attached to it. I also use my Blackberry/iPod Touch to access the Internet for email, weather, etc. since they are faster than the computer unless I leave the computer on all the time. I can easily see me getting a Windows based desktop system because they are nice to work on for photos, documents, etc. and cheaper than macs. I would also get an iPad or similar device for Internet access because I can sit on the couch and browse with more ease and comfort than a laptop. I would also have a smaller portable device that serves as a phone and fits in my pocket.
Now the opinion: This is what most people actually want. The new addition is the iPad, because many people spend a lot of time browsing the net, going to forums, email, etc and an iPad on the couch is a tempting arrangement. I'm not saying Apple wins, and I'm certainly not an Apple fanboy, but as long as everything works pretty easily the great majority of consumers will show no loyalty whatsoever as long as capabilities are provided. . On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:21 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/1/2010 1:49 PM, William Robb wrote: >> >> On 01/06/2010 11:24 AM, steve harley wrote: >>> >>> On 2010-06-01 08:46 , P. J. Alling wrote: >>>> >>>> Google is a competitor with Microsoft, they both want the same thing, >>>> TWD, total world domination, Now Linux and Apple may want the same thing >>>> but for a number of reasons that's unlikely with either. Why give >>>> sustenance to your enemy? >>> >>> uh, Google and Apple are the more obvious sparring partners at this point >>> >> >> It is possible to have more than one competitor at a time. >> > My issue with Apple is simple, to a non iProduct user all the iProducts > except the Mac look like varioations on the same thing. > > iPod, tune player that has enough software to work as a game player and PDA > > iPhone iPod with Phone capability. > > iPad Overgrown iPod with possible phone capability in the future. > > Mac, good reliable yet overpriced computer using an OS substantially > incompatible with the OS on 80-90% of the rest of the personal computers in > the world. > > My issue with Linux, is it's a loose consortium of Geeks both profit and > decidedly non profit, who have two things in common, a general disdain, for > Microsoft and all it's works, and an inveterate urge to tinker, it's product > may be reliable, but it will also tend to be geeks have blind spots, (I know > I do), usually leading to problems along the line of, what do you mean it's > hard to do that, it's easy, just follow these simple steps and then... > > Much as I'd like to see Linux take off, it doesn't give me confidence, and > Apple has been playing on MS's turf all along without making major inroads > into their core business. > > If Microsoft gets it's act back together, easier said than done, it may make > Google more than a bit uncomfortable. In the past MS hasn't been above > dirty tricks to maintain it's market share and probably wouldn't be above > such activities in gaining market share either. But MS has the power of > inertia behind it. Apple doesn't. > > -- > {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 > Courier New;}} > \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the > interface subtly weird.\par > } > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
