Comments on: Apple and the Procrastinators’ Dilemma http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/ Oh please, not another Mac bigot Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:27:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: DeanGroom http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1698 DeanGroom Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:25:49 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1698 Its a generation thing. Apple represents mobility, flexibility and reliability. What self respecting sub 30 buyer has time for DLL issues? What does windoze do over osx? run Office - oh yeah don't forget Neo Office or Zoho or Google Docs or anyone one of the gazillion free web services that osx works great with and windows is pretending are not important. Look Bill, you had it good, you got a jump start, ripped off Apple OS for decades, but really ... what next ... the big ass table? the big ass wall? Nope Windoze peaked at XPSP2 - who cares? Life ona Mac and Web2.0 is perfect ... works ... right out the box ... anyone wanna mention windows iphone rip off. Bah, the world is changing, we want to publish, to make and share - things windows never did. Lets be pirates (again) Its a generation thing. Apple represents mobility, flexibility and reliability. What self respecting sub 30 buyer has time for DLL issues?

What does windoze do over osx? run Office - oh yeah don’t forget Neo Office or Zoho or Google Docs or anyone one of the gazillion free web services that osx works great with and windows is pretending are not important.

Look Bill, you had it good, you got a jump start, ripped off Apple OS for decades, but really … what next … the big ass table? the big ass wall?

Nope Windoze peaked at XPSP2 - who cares? Life ona Mac and Web2.0 is perfect … works … right out the box … anyone wanna mention windows iphone rip off.

Bah, the world is changing, we want to publish, to make and share - things windows never did.

Lets be pirates (again)

]]> By: A New Blog « Greg’s Weblog http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1697 A New Blog « Greg’s Weblog Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:45:36 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1697 [...] and what I have seen here is really impressive!! Anyone still wonder why I have been Mac? He lists reasons here why the Mac is a success. Also, search around- he has a very good site.. Now back to more of it for [...] [...] and what I have seen here is really impressive!! Anyone still wonder why I have been Mac? He lists reasons here why the Mac is a success. Also, search around- he has a very good site.. Now back to more of it for [...]

]]> By: Robin Bloor http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1653 Robin Bloor Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:57:47 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1653 As regards the trend to Apple, the fact seems to be that the home PC buyer is willing to "upgrade" the OS in a move to Apple. The difference between XP and Vista seems to be great enough to make a switch to OS X seem better than a shift to Vista. As regards "over $1000", about 20% of the consumer PC market is for machines over $1000. In contrast to you, I've not bought a machine under $1000 ever - but I have a tendency to invest in RAM from the outset. As regards the trend to Apple, the fact seems to be that the home PC buyer is willing to “upgrade” the OS in a move to Apple. The difference between XP and Vista seems to be great enough to make a switch to OS X seem better than a shift to Vista.
As regards “over $1000″, about 20% of the consumer PC market is for machines over $1000. In contrast to you, I’ve not bought a machine under $1000 ever - but I have a tendency to invest in RAM from the outset.

]]> By: Stephen http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1650 Stephen Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:56:37 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1650 I'd like to believe that you're right. But we saw xp go through a phase like vista is doing. The market really, really does not want to upgrade the OS. I still prefer 2000 pro over xp. If they'd just fixed the bugs with zero upgrades, i'd be happier. I mean, can you put vista on the internet without a firewall? And what's this BS about over $1000? I haven't bought an over $1000 pc since 1987. Current box: Athlon, 1.5 GB RAM, 320 GB disk, 2 dvd drives, flat bed scanner, color printer, 21" monitor, wifi router. Under $500. Still, an eepc shipped with linux is a really cool thing. I’d like to believe that you’re right. But we saw xp go through a phase like vista is doing. The market really, really does not want to upgrade the OS. I still prefer 2000 pro over xp. If they’d just fixed the bugs with zero upgrades, i’d be happier. I mean, can you put vista on the internet without a firewall?

And what’s this BS about over $1000? I haven’t bought an over $1000 pc since 1987. Current box: Athlon, 1.5 GB RAM, 320 GB disk, 2 dvd drives, flat bed scanner, color printer, 21″ monitor, wifi router. Under $500.

Still, an eepc shipped with linux is a really cool thing.

]]> By: Joe D'Andrea http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1649 Joe D'Andrea Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:08:07 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/2008/06/05/apple-and-the-procrastinators-dilemma/#comment-1649 Hear hear! Methinks Apple's game plan has roots in the Flywheel Principle espoused by Jim Collins ("Good to Great"). They have a core ideology, and they stick to it for the long term with laser-like focus. The momentum is subtle in the early stages, but it's also cumulative ... plus they can still adjust their biz strategies as they go. Hear hear!

Methinks Apple’s game plan has roots in the Flywheel Principle espoused by Jim Collins (”Good to Great”). They have a core ideology, and they stick to it for the long term with laser-like focus. The momentum is subtle in the early stages, but it’s also cumulative … plus they can still adjust their biz strategies as they go.

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