That's an interesting point of view, zc66. A company cannot
survive with a better product because competitors are too strong,
regardless of what the product offers. Hmmm. So, where is the
competition in the marketplace? Seems that is what antitrust laws
are all about.
But I disagree in any case. I think that offering a significantly
faster machine for less money can keep AAPL profitable in its
niche. No, it may not replace Wintel, but it may recapture previous
5-10% marketshare. Rhapsody, on the other hand, has the potential
to displace Windows. Will it? Tough to know. Definitely, marketing
and competitive antitrust issues will be dominant over technology in
that outcome. Unless, corporate America becomes disenchanted with
Microsoft complete office solution. First reports are that the
product is not delivering to match the original hype, and some early
adopters who switched from other stuff are not so happy to have
done so.
I can tell you from personal experience that you pay a definite
penalty when choosing Wintel over Mac on a desktop in terms of
setup and maintenance. Unfortunately for Apple, they were never
able to communicate this to the consumer, or the consumer did not
feel this was worth the additional costs, real or opportunity.
By the way, how do your posts contribute to this thread? Your
opinion prima facia is of no interest to anyone, and you present
no analysis to back it up. In fact, your comments suggest you
are very naive about Apple's technology. Just trolling? |
