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To: Don Green who wrote (33951)	7/12/2002 11:04:27 PM
From: HerbVic	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

So then you concede that they are faster. - HerbVic HerbVic> I know you were rootin' for the other side, so all I can say is "Tough luck kid! Mebbie next time." Don> Since I own Apple stock I want Apple to do good. I just totally disagree that Apple is making any real gains in market share. They make great products but I don't own one. The Ipod is the only product in recent decades that really caught my attention. Too bad Apple missed a huge opportunity by limiting it to the Mac design. Now other companies as usual are catching up. Typical Apple! The biggest danger for Apple is Jobs stepping down.

To: Don Green who wrote (33951)	7/14/2002 4:57:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 213177

>>The Ipod is the only product in recent decades that really caught my attention. Too bad Apple missed a huge opportunity by limiting it to the Mac design. Now other companies as usual are catching up.<< Don - What companies are catching up to the iPod? What other product on the market combines its size, capacity, ease-of-use, and battery life? There are other products on the market that compete in some of these areas, but even after all this time, the competition hasn't caught up. I think it's quite telling that software companies have seen fit to come up with apps that allow Windows users to run iPods. If there was something available for the PC that could do what the iPod does, and do it as well, there would be no need for XPlay and the others. Anyway, the decision to offer iPod for Mac only was exactly the right one. Apple was not going to make a fortune selling these anyway, and Windows users would have cost them a fortune in tech support. As you yourself say, "They make great products." The fact that you don't own one is really just your loss. - Allen