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The general public for the most part is extremely ignorant when it comes to computing. No matter how superior, easier, elegant and cool Mac's are, they'll still go out and purchase what their neighbors, relatives or friends have. Superior marketing rules, not rational judgments.

And forget about Apple gaining any kind of significant footholds in the enterprise. IT guys love Windows because it's so non-intuitive and buggy, it provides them a very high degree of job security. If enterprise were to migrate back to Mac, half the IT force would lose their jobs. I've seen shops that were 50% Mac and 50% Windows. The support staffs time spent supporting the Windows using users was about 90% of all helpdesk calls.

People still think Macintosh systems are too much money. They still think there is no software for the Mac, especially their coveted games. People are either too busy or too lazy to research the truth.

The success of the iPod has helped Apple get some attention, but most people are still not taking a second look at the Mac.

I agree with you, OS X rocks. So did the Rolling Stones, but very few people are listening to them anymore. They prefer crappy hip hop or rap because that's what all their friends listen too. Same thing with computers. Sad, but true. We can evangelize the Mac all we want, it doesn?t seem to change anything.
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But look under the hood too...  Nick Green | 04/12/05
and Microsoft can't get it together  alex.alexzander | 04/12/05
doesnt seem like it  Stuka | 04/12/05
Care to share  nomorems | 04/12/05
Care to share - voice recognition  andrewbt | 04/13/05
But then can steal  DarthRidiculous | 04/12/05
Hey, is that called "innovate"? (nt)  el1jones | 04/12/05
Remember Apple current strategy  mabricen | 04/12/05
Longhorn 2006 = Windows XP SP3  MTMacPhee | 04/12/05
Re: Microsoft getting it together  robgroh | 04/12/05
It doesn't matter...  gtdworak | 04/12/05
Mac users  rkadowns | 04/12/05
agree  Monkeypox | 04/12/05
It does matter....  Masari.Jones | 04/12/05
Nice plug.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/13/05
RE: Nice plug.  richdave | 04/13/05
The Tiger says, They're Great  educateme@... | 04/12/05
I'll still wait until 10.4.2  dzash2000 | 04/12/05
Good strategy  tic swayback | 04/12/05
er....  Stuka | 04/12/05
RE: er....  JakAttak | 04/12/05
hmm  Stuka | 04/12/05
RE: hmm  JakAttak | 04/12/05
a bit of topic - canon issue - a tip  atsysusa | 04/12/05
vuescan? It is $30.00?  kininn | 04/12/05
Try Vuescan...  MacCanuck | 04/12/05
RE: The Tiger says, They're Great  nightshade0143 | 04/14/05
One of the great mysteries...  MacCanuck | 04/14/05
I'm there dude  tic swayback | 04/12/05
RE: Preorder  JakAttak | 04/12/05
Always a wise policy  tic swayback | 04/12/05
Yep!  j.m.galvin | 04/12/05
Bleeding edge  rkadowns | 04/12/05
Ordered Family Pack with $50 Rebate  Ken_z | 04/12/05
I'm there as well  ace942 | 04/13/05
OS Tigger...no-one's seen it, yet it's the....  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/12/05
Ever hear of a beta test?  tic swayback | 04/12/05
It is natural for the Wolf to FEAR the Tiger!  Laff | 04/12/05
On Authority  atsysusa | 04/12/05
No 64-bit support for the Tiger?  dvm | 04/12/05
64 bit support  atsysusa | 04/12/05
Re: No 64-bit support for the Tiger?  brent1a | 04/12/05
Huh?  canuck_z | 04/12/05
64-bit  zal@... | 04/12/05
re:  dvm | 04/12/05
dv  mabricen | 04/12/05
64bit spinning wheel  kzin@... | 04/13/05
64bit spinning wheel - Microsoft!  JGetchel | 04/13/05
Gee I'm part of the top 2%  vidyman | 04/12/05
64 bits not necessarily faster  hipparchus2000 | 04/12/05
RE: Re: No 64-bit support for the Tiger?  nightshade0143 | 04/14/05
No 64-bit support for the Tiger?  Bridesign | 04/12/05
I've previewed OS Tiger beta  norm52 | 04/12/05
what about the Windows SEARCH ?  idic5 | 04/13/05
Search Functions  Jkirk3279 | 04/13/05
More on Spotlight  tic swayback | 04/13/05
ALERT - OFFENSIVE MESSAGE  sackbut | 04/13/05
We can at least find one to take out happy  MacCanuck | 04/14/05
Spinning the gears....  rob.astleford@... | 04/12/05
Um it's not illegal to be a monopoly it's only how you  Laff | 04/12/05
Why so sad?  tic swayback | 04/12/05
Still??  nomorems | 04/12/05
Tell me, author. How DO people look at Apple?  BitTwiddler | 04/12/05
68 viruses have affected the Mac while 97,467 have affected Windows  chris jablonski ZDNet Moderator | 04/12/05
thanks for that info  Jeff Spicoli | 04/12/05
Let us hope it stays that way for a while  ace942 | 04/13/05
It will - OSX is secure by default  ITGuy04 | 04/13/05
Don't blame the general public sad  soulcircus | 04/12/05
iSync upgrade  tic swayback | 04/12/05
The Dashboard is available in Linux for a long time.  chiishen | 04/12/05
RE: Dashboard  JakAttak | 04/12/05
Thanks for the info, JakAttak.  chiishen | 04/12/05
Sorry, Apple had this first  tic swayback | 04/12/05
Actually  LinuxHippie | 04/13/05
Free upgrade.  mabricen | 04/12/05
Switching to Mac OS9  hipparchus2000 | 04/12/05
Upgrade  rkadowns | 04/12/05
Spotlight  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 04/13/05
Apple's weakness is with lack of enterprise s/w  Wagadonga | 04/12/05
enterprise software may be changing  hipparchus2000 | 04/12/05
Apparent to whom?  Richard Flude | 04/12/05
Mac Attacks  StolenMac | 04/12/05
Sorry to hear that  ace942 | 04/13/05
just in time for a birthday gift  Arm A. Geddon | 04/12/05
Happy Birthday!  StolenMac | 04/12/05
thank you!!  Arm A. Geddon | 04/13/05
Mac and Linux...  Fairlane | 04/12/05
This will be...  Qbt | 04/12/05
Have you ever used a Mac yourself?  ace942 | 04/13/05
Well said  dave95 | 04/13/05
Sour Grapes  tic swayback | 04/13/05
RE: Sour Grapes  richdave | 04/13/05
Not really an issue  tic swayback | 04/13/05
RE: Not really an issue  richdave | 04/13/05
If Apple is so unimportant then why do you waist  Laff | 04/13/05
Loosing = getting less tight?  tic swayback | 04/13/05
tic are you LOSING your patient? (nt)  dave95 | 04/13/05
Just like Flies!  Outside T. Box | 04/13/05
Peter - I challenge you to try a Mac ....  dave95 | 04/13/05
Waiting for a bundled box!  Reverend MacFellow | 04/13/05
I won't buy it until I visit the USA!  kzin@... | 04/13/05
That scratching sound you hear coming from Redmond...  Userama | 04/13/05
"Tiger" most advanced desktop OS  Rodney Blevins | 04/14/05
Apple still behind  muldurfox@... | 04/14/05
Try to catch up...  MacCanuck | 04/14/05
how would anyone know?  tech_ed | 04/14/05
Bad list of requirements  deepee912 | 04/15/05
Tiger is available on CD and well as DVD  MudocMan | 04/15/05
Tiger  davy1535@... | 04/15/05

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