"Jobs has done only one good thing since his arrival. Cut the fat. I think he has no idea what to do."
OK, that's a start.
Too many CEOs have come into Apple with grand and complex plans that stretched Apples resources too far, and too fast. Look at E-World, Newton, Apple Workgroup servers, Pink, Apple's Hydra, etc.
Yes, Apple is not in the best of conditions. What Jobs wants to do is regroup and ready for another fight. The company is no condition to take anyone on at this point. They've bandaged the wounds and stopped the bleeding for the time. Now they have to carefully choose their allies, and pick their battle wisely.
The Apple snail campaign is not going to topple intel overnight. But it stirs up interest in the product, and hopefully will generate sales to build a stronger Apple.
You talk about people on this thread constantly ranting about user-loyalty. I think they are beyond that now. I have not heard that used in an argument in months! What they are talking about now are:
-Newer faster machines and newer hardware advances that show even faster, cheaper, competitive machines in the near future
-A leaner company that's finally making a profit
-Inventory being moved through a streamlined pipeline
-Rays of positive news shining through a sea of negative press that may build momentum for the company's PR
-Software innovations that show potential opening new markets
And not all of it is pro-Mac
There are concerns about Merced, Alpha and Strong ARM. Discussions that focus on their strengths and weaknesses in relation to the PowerPC.
Alternative OS technologies that may complement or compete with the Mac like Unix, Be, NT, and COS.
This thread is definitely not a cheerleading section. Twister! Back me up here!
And people like Alomex are always busy keeping everyone focused on some verys serious issues and arguments.
Every now and then on days like today when the stock goes up 11/16ths, some of them feel really good about gloating that they bought at 14.
I think they deserve that after being trodden for the past few years.
(now stepping down from soapbox)
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