Apple has always been ahead of the game. You don't want to be the biggest, you want to get a dedicated base of users and milk them for every dollar you can.
Designer electronics. It's a goal that Sony has been reaching for forever.
They will get people to buy that uber-laptop and the profit on it will be far greater than churning out millions of E-machines.
Well, my example was pricing yourself into a situation where you are more expensive than the competition (but offering a comparable product) but using your brand name (and the implied social cache that it carries) as the reason for the consumer to pay more. You will never be the market leader (unless you get lucky on a hot product) but will always turn a profit.
The same concept used in the jeans, shoe industry for years.
Sony has always done that with their other electronics (televisions, etc) for years.
The keyboard illuminates! I'll buy a dozen.
man, it may be ugly, but best buy has a 17" 1680x1050 gateway P8400 with a 512MB 9800gts and a blu-ray drive for $1049. apple cachet ain't worth a $1600+ premium to me, and i can actually afford the damn thing!
man, it may be ugly, but best buy has a 17" 1680x1050 gateway P8400 with a 512MB 9800gts and a blu-ray drive for $1049. apple cachet ain't worth a $1600+ premium to me, and i can actually afford the damn thing!
I wouldn't take a dump on a 17" laptop that only had a resolution of 1680x1050. 1920x1200 or bust.
lol $2800 17-inch laptop w/o blu-rayI checked, to upgrade the iTunes songs I have to DRM-free, it'll be close to $200. smh, Apple. :-\
lol having to pay for songs you already bought to be DRM-free
lol ilife
I don't get why computer enthusiasts still care about Apple's hardware.
i just went to the apple store tonight with my totally hip 20-something swiss mac-user friends and we read a liveblog of the macworld keynote in real time on my friend's iphone while drinking starbucks lattes
yeah, we're better than you :tophat
To be fair, the OS is pretty rad. That said, despite the fact that I work in an Apple store, I'd still never actually pay that much for a computer.
:bow My $700 PC :bow2
:piss Paying twice as much for the same thing from Apple :piss2
i just went to the apple store tonight with my totally hip 20-something swiss mac-user friends and we read a liveblog of the macworld keynote in real time on my friend's iphone while drinking starbucks lattes
yeah, we're better than you :tophat
Could you spit on something and mail it to me?
To be fair, the OS is pretty rad. That said, despite the fact that I work in an Apple store, I'd still never actually pay that much for a computer.
:bow My $700 PC :bow2
:piss Paying twice as much for the same thing from Apple :piss2
Certain netbooks can run OSX pretty much perfectly. I forget which. I know there's some blatant issue with my EEE 1000H that prevents me from using it. No sound driver or something like that in OSX.
Surely Linux is faster for Netbook use, though?
Certain netbooks can run OSX pretty much perfectly. I forget which. I know there's some blatant issue with my EEE 1000H that prevents me from using it. No sound driver or something like that in OSX.
Ever since the CD was invented, has Apple made any must-have hardware that impressed people only because of it's functionality? Cause that was actually a long time ago.I don't get why computer enthusiasts still care about Apple's hardware.Image.
Apple knows how to hook 'em. People are paying for the image. It is the same vein as like said earlier, fashion. We all know that Prada bags aren't worth the $1,000+ that they go for but having one makes you look cool and above the unwashed masses.
Ever since the CD was invented, has Apple made any must-have hardware that impressed people only because of it's functionality? Cause that was actually a long time ago.I don't get why computer enthusiasts still care about Apple's hardware.Image.
Apple knows how to hook 'em. People are paying for the image. It is the same vein as like said earlier, fashion. We all know that Prada bags aren't worth the $1,000+ that they go for but having one makes you look cool and above the unwashed masses.
Can someone explain to me why all the graphic designers, publicist and other artsy assholes love apple so much? do the macbooks have super magical photoshop or something?
And you hadn't been so distinguished mentally-challenged lately. Bummer onbreaking the streak, but the iPhone functionality has killed everything else out there, including the Android. But if you want to go back a bit further, Apple was the first to have dibs on the Core line of Intel processors. Before that? Well, 10.4 is pretty much the only reason XP has needed to be upgraded.I was mostly interested in computer hardware but I didn't know about the Intel thing. The iPhone was WAY overpriced considering the quick price drop and it's still a pretty niche cell phone since most people don't need data plans and web browsers.
Facts are facts: If you think Apple doesn't bring anything new to the table, you are pretty dumb. They aren't perfect, and they have a bad habit of cutting corners on non-prime hardware, but the fact still stands: Despite recent apparent improvements, am nintenho is still a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.
Yeah, looks like I am wrong about the Core thing. I am distinguished mentally-challenged. I do know that comparatively speaking Apple's were kind of cheap compared to the other PCs swith the same tech. It was Apple's first Intel chip, so I think they got them at a competetive rate.That's OK buddy. Nobody expects accurate technical information from Mac fans.spoiler (click to show/hide)I am distinguished mentally-challenged :([close]
Can someone explain to me why all the graphic designers, publicist and other artsy assholes love apple so much? do the macbooks have super magical photoshop or something?
For me, it's the general ease of use and productivity-friendly nature of OS X that does it. Once you get used to dragging documents to the dock apps, using exposé and stuff like that, going back to a windows environment feels very cumbersome in comparison. Also, for graphic designers and artsy assholes, I suspect the superior aesthetic qualities of OS X visavi the windows equivalents is also a factor
Well you are a woman, it is to be expected.
Just show her your penis, Cajole.
Thought I was on OA for a second :/
Sorry we don't hide behind moderators here, princess
You have nice tits and I would bang you so hard
Oh I'm aware you don't hide behind moderators here, I just didn't think there were many genuine assholes.
Sorry we don't hide behind moderators here, princess
You have nice tits and I would bang you so hard
Oh I'm aware you don't hide behind moderators here, I just didn't think there were many genuine assholes.
Yeah, looks like I am wrong about the Core thing. I am distinguished mentally-challenged. I do know that comparatively speaking Apple's were kind of cheap compared to the other PCs swith the same tech. It was Apple's first Intel chip, so I think they got them at a competetive rate.That's OK buddy. Nobody expects accurate technical information from Mac fans.spoiler (click to show/hide)I am distinguished mentally-challenged :([close]
i never get viruses or spyware. where the fuck do you people browse? do you even know about browser security settings? jesus!
i can crash a mac effortlessly, though, because it won't let me do anything remotely interesting with it
i never get viruses or spyware. where the fuck do you people browse? do you even know about browser security settings? jesus!
i can crash a mac effortlessly, though, because it won't let me do anything remotely interesting with it
i never get viruses or spyware. where the fuck do you people browse? do you even know about browser security settings? jesus!
i can crash a mac effortlessly, though, because it won't let me do anything remotely interesting with it
Sorry we don't hide behind moderators here, princess
You have nice tits and I would bang you so hard
Oh I'm aware you don't hide behind moderators here, I just didn't think there were many genuine assholes.
If we're being honest, most of the assholes here aren't genuine. Mostly they are pretentious douchebags :-*
the only thing i get on my vista sp1 is tracking cookies (avg8, spybot, malware), always tracking cookies.
Sorry we don't hide behind moderators here, princess
You have nice tits and I would bang you so hard
Oh I'm aware you don't hide behind moderators here, I just didn't think there were many genuine assholes.
If we're being honest, most of the assholes here aren't genuine. Mostly they are pretentious douchebags :-*
And there are random people on here who do not Vomit or Swear Loudly when they see Christian Laettner on television.
And there are random people on here who do not Vomit or Swear Loudly when they see Christian Laettner on television.
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well, in defense of the compu-nubs, if you buy an oem machine and don't immediately reformat it, you'll be stuck with a whole host of bloated, unusable, busted-ass shitware installed by the manufacturer. many of those programs are gaping security holes or memory leaks.and don't reformat it with dell/toshiba/etc... windows discs because they are pre-installed with the same shit software.
well, in defense of the compu-nubs, if you buy an oem machine and don't immediately reformat it, you'll be stuck with a whole host of bloated, unusable, busted-ass shitware installed by the manufacturer. many of those programs are gaping security holes or memory leaks.
edit: In the effort of full disclosure I went to Georgia Tech. My allegience to dook came long before I decided to study engineering.
TA, what?
edit: In the effort of full disclosure I went to Georgia Tech. My allegience to dook came long before I decided to study engineering.
Wait....you went to GT and you decided to become a Duke fan? That should be illegal!!!
The Big Ten is on the rise big time. Look out for Minnesota and Michigan in particular.
Lauveranous Coles is a dickwad who is going to cost 7 mil against the cap. He's not worth 1.5.
Macs suck. What the hell is it that you people browse that cause spyware+viruses? Can't be porno cause I go on one website and I basically have everything I need.
And College Basketball sucks.