Bill,
You think that Apple's defacto standard in the DTP industrry is in danger? Think again.
Most software is still vaporware on a PC.
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It is interesting to note that most standard programs are in versions (7). Mac just released its eigth generation version.
Windose 95 is really the 4th or 5th version of that OS. from 3.0 to windos 95.
"I feel the platform is actually unimportant now, and the person who does the work is all important, and the work can be done equally well on both platforms."
And here is where you are deeply wrong, with all due respect. All shoes are not alike, even though they tell you they serve the same purpose. Content creation is a state of mind that will never be equaled on the Windows plat. And it is the demand for this content that drives this new buying cycle. An artist/creator can not create having to wear a pair of HARD Johnston&Murphy's,....
And for those that believe that not cloning will spell death to Apple...still do not get it.
The Cloners had a chance and they Blew it. They bit the owners hand when being fed instead of going out and looking for a real meal.
<In its quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, Apple indicated it is considering ending its licensing relationships with the cloners. >
"The benefits to the company from licensing the Mac OS to third parties may be more than offset by the disadvantages of competing with them" - APPL
Everyone must realize that the Income received from ALL cloners would be more than offset by selling 100,000 more MACs. How many Mac clones do cloners Sell?
I say " yeah, thats the way to play to Apple". If the cloners are going to be parasites at least need a symbiotic relationship, No? |
