#5 With regards to point 1 and 4, they are less likely to upgrade their OS to the latest version, which means that the cool new features in the OS take longer to propagate, it's going to take 5 years for developers to release Vista only software using it's cool features, however in 2 years (maybe less for open-source/freeware) you will see Leopard only software.
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Apple are not going to enter the $500 PC market for several reasons.
#1 Cheap PC users don't buy any software (except for Office, possibly), so the only money to be made is up front, so software developers don't get extra sales.
#2 The margins on $500 PC's are very low as the market is extremely competitive, certainly not close to the 30% margins Apple is used to.
#3 The quality of $500 PC's is very low as they have to use lower end hardware, either Apple would look like a rip-off at the price point or they'd have to use the same hardware which is extremely unreliable, many cheap computers break after about 2 years or so.
#4 Many buyers of cheap computers don't understand technology as they aren't willing to spend more, so they are more likely to get viruses/spyware, yes you are shutting out poor computer geeks, but they'd probably build their own PC anyway as the specs are better.
#5 With regards to point 1 and 4, they are less likely to upgrade their OS to the latest version, which means that the cool new features in the OS take longer to propagate, it's going to take 5 years for developers to release Vista only software using it's cool features, however in 2 years (maybe less for open-source/freeware) you will see Leopard only software.
#6 you can get a $500 Mac, just buy a second hand one on eBay, it'll probably last longer than a $500 new PC anyhow, as it's been made of better quality materials.*
* Though a high quality (business) PC laptop would probably last even longer
before i got my laptop(macbook) i built a custom PC with 400dollars, for primary use, im poor, im student and i dont think i dont know about computers, oh and i have never got a virus under windows
Let's see:
A $600 phone
New 20" Aluminum iMac, a $1200 all-in-one?
Getting rid of the Mini?
Their CHEAPEST laptop is $1099?
What's up?
I remember when this was the problem before back in the late 80's, so to combat it, Apple came out with the Mac Classic (first Mac under $1000!) the LC, and the IIsi...
A: "i built a custom PC with 400dollars"
A: "i built a custom PC with 400dollars"
B: "i have never got a virus under windows"
C: "i dont know about computers"
Speaking of invalid points, what you say in A+B directly contradict what you say in C.
). Now, I'm saying this from the notebook point of view, I don't really bother keeping track of desktop prices because desktops bore me a little What you need to keep in mind, is that while Apple may start at the $1,000 level while HP and Dell might start at the $500 level is that they are drastically different computers (again, notebook perspective). Apple chooses to not sell at the bargain basement level, as does IBM(Lenovo) and Sony. Having higher standards is not equal to being a snob.
Let's see:
A $600 phone
New 20" Aluminum iMac, a $1200 all-in-one?
Getting rid of the Mini?
Their CHEAPEST laptop is $1099?
What's up?
I remember when this was the problem before back in the late 80's, so to combat it, Apple came out with the Mac Classic (first Mac under $1000!) the LC, and the IIsi...
BMWs don't whine and moo, don't have exploding batteries, and they don't have any discoloration either. And if you click this link you should find "site not found".
