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Attention versus comprehension
---You insist that a good business practice is to have 15
times less profit that you can have and fight for survival. Is
it correct?---

No, I just stated that Apple is a profitable business. I also
think it's a good business practice not to throw away huge
profits on a risky scheme that is doomed to failure.
Porting your OS to the X86 chipset worked real good for
BeOS, didn't it?

---This is not the cheapest kit but ? $638.99 PC is faster
than
Dual 2Ghz G5---

Faster at what, exactly? Let's see your benchmarks.

---I can't choose a PC with Windows, but without WMP, IE,
Outlook, etc. same as I can't choose a Mac with OS X, but
without iLife, Mail, iChat AV, etc. (I can delete them but
this
is not the point).---

No, that is the point. If you don't want them, throw them
out. When I bought my car, it came with a cigarette
lighter. I don't use it, but having it removed before the
sale would not have lowered my purchase price. Are car
manufacturers monopolies now too?


---why I should
pay extra for RAM, Video, Monitors, mouse, keyboard,
speakers, etc?---

And there are PC manufacturers who charge more for
these things than Apple does. Since Apple uses standard
parts for all of the above, you can purchase things like
RAM, Monitor, and speakers elsewhere and not pay for
them on the Mac.

---You explained that because Dell is not monopoly Dell
?can
afford to make less money per sale as they have a higher
volume of sales. Apple has a lower volume of sales, hence,
the need to profit more from each one to stay afloat.---

Wrong, wrong and wrong. It has nothing to do with one
being a monopoly. It has to do with marketshare. Very
different things.

---Probably, you are trying to prove that iPod is
successful
because of PC users. Can you admit it? ---

It was successful (and profitable) before it was ported to
the PC.

---Maybe OS X would
be successful on Intel platform too?---

But porting the iPod did not mean throwing away all other
profits derived from Mac hardware, as what you're
suggesting does.
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Wrong  ndelc | 01/08/04
RE: right on!  JakAttak | 01/08/04
and you ignore  doh123 | 01/08/04
It was inevitable....  mlindl | 01/08/04
Getta LIFE  Hard Cider | 01/08/04
Stirring The Pot  nikoli | 01/08/04
NBM =  MacGeek2121 | 01/08/04
... and Mac is underpriced too, right? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/08/04
For what you get...  MacCanuck | 01/08/04
Who can compete with MS? According to you - nobody.  Vily Clay | 01/08/04
Huh?  bgoss@... | 01/08/04
Too complicated?  Vily Clay | 01/08/04
but linux does exist Vily (NT)  doh123 | 01/08/04
Thanks God, yes. Did it change the issue ? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/08/04
Sheesh  tic swayback | 01/09/04
Thus, you do not care about if MS is monopoly or not. It?s sad. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/09/04
I do care, but....  tic swayback | 01/09/04
Exactly.  Vily Clay | 01/09/04
Exactly what?  tic swayback | 01/12/04
I was talking about reasonable proportions.  Vily Clay | 01/12/04
NOT  nikoli | 01/08/04
Mileage may vary but my experience  MacCanuck | 01/09/04
sure  stephen732@... | 01/08/04
Read an example of Apple?s greed  Vily Clay | 01/08/04
Laughable  tic swayback | 01/09/04
The point is Apple never give a $break to Mac users but Dell, etc. Funny?  Vily Clay | 01/09/04
Apple should give breaks on someone else's products?  tic swayback | 01/09/04
Try to use common sense.  Vily Clay | 01/09/04
Try to understand business  tic swayback | 01/09/04
Can you read your post again and pay attention?  Vily Clay | 01/09/04
Attention versus comprehension  tic swayback | 01/12/04
Be impartial, please.  Vily Clay | 01/12/04
And the "M" stand for...  nikoli | 01/08/04
Charging for iLife  MacGeek2121 | 01/08/04
RE: Charging for iLife  JakAttak | 01/08/04
Complain a lot on apple sites! It usually works.  MacGeek2121 | 01/08/04
when birds fly over...  stephen732@... | 01/08/04
And my only problem is...  BitTwiddler | 01/08/04
Talk about lock-in  Chad_z | 01/08/04
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You related to the infamous Florida hanging chads?  MacCanuck | 01/08/04
bad for apple??  wax_z | 01/08/04
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talk about missing things  nikoli | 01/08/04
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Panther is NOT a bug fix  iKenny | 01/08/04
One more thing.....  iKenny | 01/08/04
Still Churching It Up  nikoli | 01/08/04
nikoli, you are so off base  doh123 | 01/09/04
Another clueless NBM Zealot  Rick_K | 01/09/04
XP bug fix for 2000?  JoeMama_z | 01/09/04
joemama... Funny coming from an avowed Windows user and fan  MacCanuck | 01/09/04
Ok who's the ignorant one?  nikoli | 01/09/04
if they change the start menu  doh123 | 01/09/04
why?  stephen732@... | 01/08/04
iLife  kidmidnight | 01/08/04
Don't exaggerate  FirstNLastN | 01/08/04
In Other Words...  nikoli | 01/08/04
Nothing new  FilledOut | 01/08/04
Hmmm, iLife is cheap!  Zoraster | 01/08/04
If You Were The Least Bit Creative  nikoli | 01/08/04
If You Were The Least Bit Creative  Zoraster | 01/08/04
there is no use arguing  doh123 | 01/08/04
Ah, The Elitist Attitude Reveals Itself  nikoli | 01/08/04
you assume too much  doh123 | 01/09/04
Now It's Really Obvious  nikoli | 01/10/04
Price Is About The Same !?!?!  nikoli | 01/08/04
I just saved 130 bucks!  Zoraster | 01/08/04
How Many Months In A Year ???  nikoli | 01/08/04
Hahaha!  iKenny | 01/08/04
Cost Of My PC w/ AV vs. Your Mac  nikoli | 01/08/04
Clueless comparison and off topic  Zoraster | 01/08/04
All That Means To Me  nikoli | 01/09/04
price a system  doh123 | 01/09/04
WTF.... Man, Are You Really  nikoli | 01/10/04
RE:Cost Of My PC w/ AV vs. Your Mac  stevec999 | 01/09/04
You Can't Build A Mac  nikoli | 01/09/04
Now the expect you to pay?!?! Yeah. . .right!  orlando@... | 01/09/04
you do know that...  doh123 | 01/09/04
how about a different headline?  endtransmit | 01/09/04
Another headline Change  Squawkbox | 01/09/04
Hundreds of dollars? I don't think so...  TheWerewolf | 01/09/04
Excellent Post  nikoli | 01/09/04
Terrible Post...  MacCanuck | 01/09/04
To nikoli  iKenny | 01/09/04
I Support 2 Macs  nikoli | 01/10/04
You're nothing but a baiter...  MacCanuck | 01/10/04
You showed nothing except senseless emotions.  Vily Clay | 01/11/04
Actually neither of these is the point  iKenny | 01/11/04
Should I prove that the sky is blue everywhere?  Vily Clay | 01/11/04
I Posted The Problems  nikoli | 01/12/04
Emotions... perhaps, senseless I'll leave to you  MacCanuck | 01/12/04
You have a lack of common sense. I am very sorry. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/12/04
I Can't Even Pay Mac A Compliment  nikoli | 01/12/04
Chill out nikoli  MacCanuck | 01/13/04
Why Apple is cheating the public?  Vily Clay | 01/13/04
Homerism  nikoli | 01/14/04
Let's look at your mindset...  MacCanuck | 01/15/04
Joseph, you are the best example of how to talk about nothing.  Vily Clay | 01/15/04
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