Get what? Why is it impossible that there are actually people who don't mind...in fact prefer to use windows?
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Apple uses their software to sell their hardware. I personally buy > Apple to use the software. The hardware is very nice and usually lasts > quite well. But I but it for their software. I use Dell/IBM, etc. > laptops with Windows all day at the office, so I do know the > differences. > > I do not think WFBs get this. > > Thank you, > > Mark Snyder > -----Original Message----- > Tom there are just some points you never seem to get. > > For a lot of us, and I mean the vast majority price point is the most > important thing out there. > > If toy A does the same thing as toy B and is $80 less. I am buying toy > B. > > I do not buy computers out of fear, or OS's out of fear. I buy them > based on price point. Does OS A do the same things as OS B? How much > is the equipment going to cost me? Which in the end will be > cheaper. (By the way, yes I did read the comparison, and I do not > buy equipment at that level. I drive a Ford because I cannot afford a > Lincoln, I drive Chevy's as I cannot afford Cadillacs.) > > One of the biggest differences between Apple and Microsoft I see is two > totally different philosophy's. > > Apple wanted to become a premiere Hardware and OS company. They have > achieved that but by going after that goal, they have limited their > exposure. > > Microsoft wanted to become a premier OS/Software company and they have > achieved that goal. Like Chevy's their product is pretty good, but it > is not the premier product out there. But hey when you have a few > million Chevy's out there compared to a few hundred thousand Ferrari's > and Porche's etc. > > Ms sometimes gets into equipment sales, but it is far overshadowed by > their Software operation. Apple is a Hardware company that has a great > software but that is eclipsed by their hardware. > > This is evidenced by the fact that their software is relatively > inexpensive as compared to their hardware. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
