And I disagree that the iMac is ill-conceived as I know people planning on buying it who have had ample opportunity to buy another Mac the past few years and haven't. As Dennis said, this is for the ultra-low end consumer market and Apple hasn't really been playing there.
Marc,
Hear! Hear!
My first computer in the early 80's was an Apple II+. Even though its capabilities were obviously limited, especially by today's standards, it served me well for many years. I was ultimately forced into the PC environment by my employer.
Now, I have a daughter who will start college this fall. I consider the iMac to be a perfect computer for her. When they are available, I will get it. She has an ethernet outlet in her dorm room, and can E-mail me any files she needs to save, or print on the common dorm printers. With the bundled software, it should be all she needs for her Freshman year. I suspect there are thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of parents in the same position as I am.
My only other comment is that the word we got was that the AIO announcement was delayed a few weeks in order to finish selling off the 5500s.
I agree here also. My experience working for a government bureaucracy is that they cannot move fast enough to react swiftly to changing technology. I suspect many school districts have already ordered from available inventory, like the AIO's. Many will be unwilling to take the chance that the iMac's will be delayed.
To Marc, Soup and all,
Several questions. Soup, how are the PB sales in your store and elsewhere that you have knowledge of? Are they sitting on the shelves? Is the backlog being met? We are getting dangerously close to the end of Q3, and I hope that Apple is beginning to sell some of these puppies.
Also, does anyone know about Apple manufacturing sites? It strikes me that a key factor with sales is the amount of overtime some of the Apple employees may be working. Does anyone know whether Apple is running its factories around the clock? Does anyone know where the PB's are being made? Some reconnaissance in this area could prove beneficial to our bottom line.
Just some thoughts,
Sam |
