Comments on: Apple dominating the $1,000+ PC market because, well, it doesn’t really offer a cheaper one

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:28:12 +0000

Thanks Ice, yes, the numbers are very impressive.

By: ice

ice — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:12:01 +0000

I was a little surprised at reading those numbers. If its true then its pretty phenomenal. I think you are correct in everything you've written.

My comments-
1. I agree that Mac mini should be merged with the apple tv. If you could (without hacking) watch streaming content on the appleTV, that would be super awesome. Movie studios will make this an excuse and run away from the iTunes store, if this were to happen.
I am a appleTV fan regardless. People complain about apple TV only supporting 720p HD, yet no one seems to mind that the netflix box is not HD at all. For me non HD content is ok to view, but horrible to hear (non 5.1 sound).

2. There is no money in the cheap PC market. And its over crowded. Your company ends up in China, if you go down that route. They are better off exploring newer markets (iphone, tablet, car navigations etc) than try and build things cheap (not their forte).

Good post

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By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:19:16 +0000

No worries, I certainly see how you could read it the other way. Glad we're on the same page now.

By: Falkirk

Falkirk — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:15:32 +0000

Please accept my apologies for misreading your post. I did, in fact, read it the way I responded. Perhaps I should focus more on my own reading comprehension than on critical analysis of others?

Nah! What's the sport in that!

Thank you for your gracious reply.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:35:34 +0000

You're reading it the wrong way Falkirk. I'm suggesting the only reason Apple isn't dominating the entire U.S. consumer market in the same way is because it doesn't offer a viable solution for less than $1,000. I'm not saying that is why it dominates the $1,000+ market – it does that, in my opinion, because it offers the best computers at those price points.

By: Falkirk

Falkirk — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:12:39 +0000

Your logic is, to be kind, flawed. To be unkind, it sucks.

You state that Apple dominates the $1,000+ computer market because they only sell computers for more than a thousand dollars. Microsoft only offers one Zune model at the high end of the portable player market so naturally they dominate...oh wait?

Just because Apple only sells computers for more than a thousand dollars does not in ANY WAY explain why they currently sell 66% of the computers in that market. It DOES explain why Apple sells a disproportionate number of it's own computers in that segment of the market.

Next time, please try to use a causal relationship when constructing a logical argument.

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Tue, 20 May 2008 05:35:32 +0000

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