[jrnetwork]

Why hanst it died out yet?

[Big-K]

I'm not a mac user, but a brand that has been going strong for almost 30 years doesn't just die out.

[jrnetwork]

Well its on its way there, if there are 15 IBMs for every Mac, something's bound to happen. Not to metion all the other ppl who make PCs (Dell, Gateway, etc.)

[Big-K]

*psst* IBM is one of the least popular pc makers out there these days, they mostly do business things. Face it, apple is going to leave no matter how badly you want it.

[brendandonhu]

There are more than 15 Honda Civics for every Bentley too, but Bentley isn't going anywhere.

[I Fix 4 U]

LOL I doubt Macs are going anywhere, they still sell at a decent price and those who love them will pay that price, and yes it has its good fan group. Picture a horrible tv show that they may air, but that show has its own group that loves the show, and will only tune to that channel for that show. That is a potential to bring more people into watching the tv channel, and may even get those hooked on that particular show watching more of that channel.

[Big-K]

Think of it as Christianity vs. Judaism. One came first, the other was born from that first one, the second now is much more popular, but neither one is going anywhere.

[brendandonhu]

Huh? Windows didn't come from Mac...it was announced before Mac OS came out.

[Big-K]

I meant with Apple.

[jrnetwork]

Originally Posted by jrnetwork

Well its on its way there, if there are 15 IBMs for every Mac, something's bound to happen. Not to metion all the other ppl who make PCs (Dell, Gateway, etc.)

By that I meant something BAD is going to happen to apple. Eventually it wont be able to keep up. First it was the IBM barrier (back in the '80s), then when Windows was released, Apple took another huge blow. Now with more PC manufacturers (Dell, Gateway, etc.) Apple is pretty much doomed. The only way I see apple surviving is if it lives off its iPod. Its the most popular MP3 Player in the market, but that can change.

[brendandonhu]

Once again, Bentley doesn't sell nearly as many cars as Honda- but they're doing just fine.

Apple's sales have increased more than a billion dollars from a year ago. Why would they have problems now?

[I Fix 4 U]

Yah apple is gonna live for awhile, and not selling off to gateway or dell actually makes them better, less variables.

[i hate ram]

if anything , PCs are slowing down.. i bought a gateway PIII 733 mhz back in 2000, and it finally died earlier this year.. and with 384 megs of ram and a pentium 3, it was still considerably faster than my friend's brand new dell. i now own a gateway 5310S and while it's fast, it still could be faster.. i was a little dissapointed at how little of a difference i saw between a new computer and a 5 year old computer.

[I Fix 4 U]

Just put win98 on the new computer. Then see the speed. You gotta realize that they (os producers) are trying to use every last bit of power in the new machines to "improve" the UI.

[Nytemagik]

I am not sure what the new Intel platform is going to mean for Apple, but Apple is stronger and has a "slightly" larger market share than it has in years.

One reason is they work. They add devices cleanly, very few even require some esoteric driver software and they are actually UNIX boxes in disguise. This means they have a MUCH stronger security.
Talk about viruses....we don't

And the graphics world will still always depens on either Silicon graphics Unix platforms or macintish systems for those of us that can's afford an SGI system.

John