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> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:22:47 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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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.
>>
>
> OTOH, Apple shareholders make money.
Yes, but we're not measuring money here. Microsoft loves to belittle the share of
GNU/Linux servers (Red Hat for the most part) by talking only about sales
revenue in servers (preinstalls), not actual usage.
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