I am not being an apologist for MSFT. They have done many things wrong-
including the concept of selling 5 different versions of Vista and 7, and
screwing up Windows Mobile.
However, to compare an Apple with a Microsoft is not totally correct. That
would be equivalent to comparing Sherwin Williams with Punte Home Builders.
One provides something necessary for homes; the other provides the whole
home- with many subcontractors.
In addition, Apple outsources the bulk of its production to China. You can
do your own political calculations with that.
More- over the past three years, PC Manufacturers have made concerted
efforts to lower the price of their desktops and (especially) laptops-
whether due to competition or market is immaterial for this analysis. It
explains the changes to Dell, the disappearance of also-ran vendors (who are
by and large part of Acer nowadays). So, if the desire of the manufacturer
was increased volume at lower unit sales price (notice that laptops no
longer use specialized components and are serviceable by almost anyone), the
fact that Apple never lowered its prices would guarantee that the sales
percentage increases.
Now, a dose of reality (it's called examining the 10Q, 8K submitted to the
government and their stockholders) shows that gross sales of Macs (laptops
and desktops) as a gross number has decreased over the past year by some 8%
or more. And, that was before the much ballyhooed price drop (which is a
reflection of the information gleaned from the paragraph above). The growth
in Apple sales has been due to iPhone and iPod. I salute that performance-
it's what companies need to do to grow and survive in the marketplace. (Hey,
MSFT wake the .... up- and Xbox is NOT the answer.) But computer sales are
not what you thought they were for Apple.
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