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> On 2009-12-29, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> ____/ Megabyte on Tuesday 29 Dec 2009 15:57 : \____
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>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> ____/ Fritz Wuehler on Tuesday 29 Dec 2009 07:54 : \____
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>>>>> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/200
>>>>> 9/11/rumors_emerge_t.html
>>>>>
>>>>> While netbook manufacturers are on the verge of introducing sub-$100
>>>>> Smartboos and possibly $150 full-size ARM-based laptops (ARM recently
>>>>> introduced a dual-core 2Ghz ARM processor which uses 1% of the power of
>>>>> a comparable Intel processor) Apple has had the bright idea of coming
>>>>> up with a $1200 - $1500 tablet Mac. The price is inflated since Apple
>>>>> is insisting that the device will need an OLED display of comparatively
>>>>> large size.
>>>>>
>>>>> And recently the OLPC foundation showed a beautiful tablet-like
>>>>> prototype design which they aim to sell for about $100 which is razor
>>>>> thin and uses a flexible plastic display.
>>>>>
>>>>> So it seems Apple is becoming too big for its britches and is losing
>>>>> touch with reality if they think they can sell a device at that price!
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure there are some people out there (a niche) with more money than
>>>> brain, but then again,
>>>> that's the same crowd which brings Mac OS X market share close to that of
>>>> GNU/Linux.
>>>>
>>>> Apple is a no-starter in the vast majority of the world (and class).
>>>>
>>>> Apple will never have mass appeal in the board market, just a portion of
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> iPhone has 46% market share of the Smartphone market in Japan, just a niche
>>> I guess.
>>
>> Japan is a niche.
>
> Perhaps. However, that doesn't alter the fact that "smartphone" in Japan
> doesn't cover enough of the market to make those numbers impressive. Although
> that's not restricted to Japan. Even in the US, the whole notion Apple
> "owning" the smartphone market is not as impressive as it sounds.
>
> [deletia]
>
> Apple doesn't look good unless you cook the numbers enough and simply
> ignore what most of the market is actually doing.
Apple has also many fans that get across these illusions.
How about we talk about the market share of Linux in Brazil, one of the world's
biggest populations?
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