>> 1) they're looking at a loss in the current quarter- which means any little >> bit helps if it will be a small loss. If you believe apple's statistics, >> there are 2.5 million active OSX users. If 5% of them preorder 10.2, that's >> ~$16.1 million. Helps the bottom line, when you consider the xserve so far >> will net them ~20 million. >> > > Why on earth would it matter when Apple is sitting on $150 billion in cash?
Apple is sitting on ~4.3billion in cash and short term investments. Their market cap is ~5.3 billion. > They don't have to do this to save their butts. Their future is VERY secure. That's not the point. Apple if they wanted to has the cash to BUILD their own PPC factory. They could build a space shuttle with a big apple logo. But that isn't the point. Without going into market economics or shareholder value, lets just say that quarters in the red are bad. >> Basically though, apple is doing it because they can. > > That is *exacltly* the reason Michael. Because they can. They know it and you > know it. I will buy 6 copies of Jaguar for my home machines without even > blinking. They got me. I wish I could tell if you meant that in a good way, or in a meloncholy-ish accepting of reality way. Michael Bryan Bell ------------------ ICQ: 16106263 Yahoo: mhbell1 No Link for you! AIM: drunkenbatman -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
