Alan,
The [corporation to home downstairs decline] is an old argument, and has little validity today, though it sounds quite logical.
In micro analysis, a case could be made for that cause/effect having some impact in the past, but it is a dynamic that is very fluid and impossible to predict.
At best one can say that the computers used in business affects the selection of computers used by businessmen at home, which is almost a circular statement. It's like saying that the computer one uses affects the selection of computers one would buy. True. But true for any platform where there is a consumer priced equivalent to the office platform.
A similar argument could be expressed that the computer one uses at home will affect the selection of computer for the office. The difference being dependent on control of the buying decision, and which came first.
There is some concern that Apple has no momentum in the enterprise market. With programs like Microsoft Office and FileMaker Pro the software picture is changing, making the platform more attractive. Hopefully, the company intends to address that market with a Rhapsody server very soon.
One more note: There is no "similarly powered computer" to Apple's top of the line G3. And, for top of the line, it is very competitively priced.
Sippin' HOT AAPL cider,
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