The Second Coming of Apple

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] The Second Coming of Apple



[Note:  This item comes from reader Monty Solomon.  There are two
separate article cited below, both worth reading if you're into Apple
and its future.  DLH]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Date: December 24, 2004 3:48:49 PM PST
> Subject: The Second Coming of Apple
>
>
> The Second Coming of Apple
> December 20, 2004
> By TIM HANRAHAN AND JASON FRY
>
> Apple Computer has been reborn -- and now it's on the verge of a
> renaissance.
>
> Yes, we know Apple's share of the PC market remains little more than
> a rounding error: According to market-research company International
> Data Corp., its share of PC shipments hovers around 2% in both the
> home and commercial sectors, with more than half the commercial
> numbers coming from educational sales. But we see a confluence of
> events that we think will substantially change some of those numbers,
> ushering in an Apple tidal wave that will remake the home PC
> landscape.
>
> ....
>
> <http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB110313866314201096,00.html>
>
>
> Readers Weigh In on Apple
> And Possibility of 'Halo Effect'
> December 23, 2004
> By TIM HANRAHAN AND JASON FRY
>
> In Monday's column, we predicted that the combination of the iPod's
> popularity and the increasing worry over viruses, security holes and
> spyware in Windows PCs will lead to the second coming of Apple
> Computer as a home-computing power.
>
> To say that struck a chord would be putting it mildly. Boy, did we
> ever get mail -- including a significant number of people who said
> that the iPod, Windows security concerns or a combination of the two
> had made them switch to a Mac or plan to do so. We also got letters
> from readers who disagreed with our hypothesis.
>
> ....
>
> <http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB110373871528907298,00.html>


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