Mac Become an Afterthought

[SDColorado]

Two things that drew me toward the Mac back in 2006 was that they were about the only company still making a matte display on a high-end machine and the ability to run Windows via parallels or boot camp. I never did get too much into the iLife stuff and still don't really care much for Pages, Keynote, Numbers, but I really did love Aperture and held on to that as long as I reasonably could.

I also did fall in love with the OS and found myself booting to Windows less and less until I began using OSX only. But now today, I find myself again having to use a couple of programs that only run under Windows and Mac no longer makes a high-end machine with a matte display. I find myself drifting back.

But yes, they definitely did take advantage of the popularity of the iPod to attract recreation users and tried to hold on to that as long as they could at first denying PC users iTunes, etc.

As it stands now though, it is clear iDevices are their focus. The computer section of all 3 of the stores in my area shrinks more with every remodel they do. The store used to be full of computers and ACD's and such, now iPhones, iPad, Apple watches and trying tables for watch bands.

 

[kazmac]

Again, there is the Costco and 90-day return option. I believe you would find that within 90-days, if you were going to have T-2 crashes, coil whine, audio-drop out, etc. that they would present themselves before the 90-day return was up.

I hear you, but with that many problems for the Mini and Costco not offering BTO, I’ll skip.

Two things that drew me toward the Mac back in 2006 was that they were about the only company still making a matte display on a high-end machine and the ability to run Windows via parallels or boot camp. I never did get too much into the iLife stuff and still don't really care much for Pages, Keynote, Numbers, but I really did love Aperture and held on to that as long as I reasonably could.

I also did fall in love with the OS and found myself booting to Windows less and less until I began using OSX only. But now today, I find myself again having to use a couple of programs that only run under Windows and Mac no longer makes a high-end machine with a matte display. I find myself drifting back.

But yes, they definitely did take advantage of the popularity of the iPod to attract recreation users and tried to hold on to that as long as they could at first denying PC users iTunes, etc.

As it stands now though, it is clear iDevices are their focus. The computer section of all 3 of the stores in my area shrinks more with every remodel they do. The store used to be full of computers and ACD's and such, now iPhones, iPad, Apple watches and trying tables for watch bands.

Yeah, our Apple store needs double the iMacs it once had on display and two Minis. Lots of phones, watches, iPads. Oh well.

 

[drzen]

Looking at the store near my home, you can easily tell the importance (or lack thereof) of the Macs. They are in the far left back corner of the store. The vast majority of the store is dedicated to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and accessories for those devices.

The iPhones & iPads are the “gateway drug” - quite literally.