Comments on: Why Apple isn't selling more Macs

Why Apple isn't selling more Macs

[billcy]

Apple is just being Apple

Apple's are overpriced and lack of compatiblity is a problem and software and hardware support is nowhere near what there is for a Windows based computer. They are a hardware company that competes with Dell, HP, IBM, ACER, Gateway etc. whereas Microsoft is primariy a software company that competes with just Apple and versions of Linux on home computers. Apple is getting like Sony, great conception but pricing and marketing missing the mark.

[ezfa]

Read It And Weap.

Next time dont make stupid statement in which you know nothing about, I
wouldnt Exactly call these numbers miserable.


http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/07/25results.html

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/apple-now-third.html

[Alexrod55]

NONSES !!!

I have a new mac and I will buy another in January 2008 not to mention my new ipod i will also buy apple is more reliable than windows i have them both I rarely use windows.

I think Mac user disagree

[ClarkShuler]

What are you smoking?!

Apple's technical support is light-years ahead of PC's. Because Microsoft is a software company their support sucks because they have no idea how their work performs! Hardware support is spotty because different vendors= different issues. Apple was recently rated (again) as having the highest satisfaction rate with its service. Read before you speak.

[tenc21]

Calm down, folks!

Michael has readily and often admitted he's ignorant of the Mac world. IMHO, he does a decent job of parroting what the NYTimes article said; so, people, don't shoot the ignorant parrot, blast Apple for being stupid marketing-wise.

What could've been useful is for Michael to have become conversant with Mac. Then, if it remained his opinion, explain why Windows with all of its faults should still be preferred over Mac. If fluent in Mac, he could've compared OSes and show how OS X is in fact no better or far better than XP or Vista. No one can deny the brute fact that there are more Windows users than Mac users; and so, for businesses to be profitable, conversions from Mac to Windows are simply not cost-effective. This not to say Michael couldn't have escaped the herd and led the charge to a new and better world...Mac. But what would you expect from a blogger who lacks the intelligence to flee a sinking ship, any sense of logic, and a comprehensive view of computers?

[erisajd]

Apple needs to buy Parallels

If Apple sold its computers with Parallels, XP and Boot Camp integrated into the operating system, along with both windows XP and parallels set up out of the box - think about the marketing opportunities.

The cost would be $75 a unit including parallels and XP -= a computer which natively is safer than a windows unit. Better built. Better customer service with a better machine and the choice of operating systems right out of the box.

What would people do if they did not have to spend hours setting up their computers and peripherals when they bought a new computer? What would they do if they could simply transfer their old data and apps right to their new system in an hour, by running a program and plugging in a cable? How would they react to joining a network and printing to a printer attached to the network or even a new computer immediately?

Nah, the marketplace has spoken - nobody wants that. . . .

[tenc21]

No, the marketplace hasn't spoken...

Only the obdurate and unenlightened persist in following the lesser path