...and now I'll have a few things to say about Apple corporate from time to time.
Apparently more than a few. Don't we all enlightened now?
Not so fast. Your post (a record for original non-pasted content in this thread, by my estimate) only shows that you're worried about your livelihood. It's quite obvious.
Killing the clones was the only way Apple could become profitable. Spindler and Amelio managed to make such bad deals with the clone makers that Apple was not being adequately compensated for the engineering expenses incurred by the process. Jobs knew this and put a stop to it.
One of the best things Apple ever did was get rid of the garbage -- large national chains that did nothing to help sell Macs. They knew nothing about them, and did little to maintain what they had. Good riddance.
Apple eventually wants to go 100% direct sell? Wouldn't happen for many years, but it works for Dell, doesn't it?
Specs of the iMac laughable? In what way? It'll have a 56k modem by launch, at least two models of add-on USB floppy drives to choose from (Newer Tech and Imation), and a some USB/ADB/serial/SCSI converter boxes for those who must have them until straight USB solutions become available. Oh, and in case you haven't heard, the laughable 233Mhz G3 chip in the iMac kicks 400Mhz Pentium II butt. The MacTV was a loser when it was announced, and I knew it to be so at the time. The iMac is the polar opposite of that. The iMac reportedly has 70,000 advance orders in the pipe at CompUSA. It's primed to be a great success.
You make some valid points, like the eMate and Newton, but rumors hint to an eMate replacement in the works with some Newton capabilities. We'll have to see what happens. But most of your post is mired in a self-serving rant, IMHO. |
