Just me thots : I think we should also add that Apple has always been interested in the Niche market, not the numbers market. If it was upto Apple to serve the world's needs for cheaper and affordable computing, we would still be stuck in the 80s. Processor developments, semiconductor advancements, you name it. Microsoft, through vendors like Intel AMD etc, has given the best technology revolution over the past 25 years and Apple was not there. The Centrino processor and family changed mobile computing. Apple was busy creating rack mounted servers and still trying to create a niche in the core end market. The latest Niche is the iPad, as you know, and price wise it keeps many out of its reach. I'd still settle for an MS operated netbook than an iPad because of various tasks that the iPad would not do. Apple's business goals have been first world where access to easy credit, large middle income sectors have caused it to thrive due to a fashion statement. In developing countries, it has not had much success. So if you have over 500 USD to throw away at a Niche manufacturer, I'd still go the MS and Nokia way because I get more universal value, if not the fancy looks. :-) Apple has given almost nothing to the development or the advancement of the technology sector, just great looking devices and desktop publishing. It did not even have a pinger app tool in its interface until very recently. But if love the devices then its great! :-) Corrections most welcome. On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:17 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:
goes to show how much worth there is when you create new stuff for people to do.....microsoft makes applications that are needed...Apple makes ideas and sell them both as unique and fun