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more on The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:35:29 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: gjones () ScottStringfellow com Date: June 7, 2005 2:31:09 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: RE: [IP] more on The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization
Many folks on IP are far to close to the situation. Far to technical. The average Joe/Jane buying a computer is not immersed in the minutia of processor design. He/she could care less. They just want a computer that works. Apple has to reach the crowd that is buying millions upon millions of the $500 Dell Wintel machines if they want to actually compete and move beyond the niche and iPod. IBM is not going to be there with all sorts of marketing muscle. Intel has done an incredible marketing job with the "Intel inside" campaign and I would not be surprised that some folks did NOT buy and Apple because it did not have the "Intel inside" label on the box. Just ask AMD how successful that marketing program has been. -----Original Message----- From: owner-ip () v2 listbox com [mailto:owner-ip () v2 listbox com] On Behalf Of David Farber Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:21 PM To: Ip ip Subject: [IP] more on The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization Begin forwarded message: From: Jack <j_c () mvps org> Date: June 7, 2005 2:00:04 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization Reply-To: J_C () mvps org ---- Original Message ---- From: dave () farber net To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: RE: [IP] The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:28:42 -0400
Osbournization Personally, I'm concerned for Apple - not because of the technical challenges (they are surmountable) - but because of the likelihood that Apple has now 'Osbourned' themselves. (I assume that most IP readers are old enough to understand the "Osbourne" reference.) For example, I had been planning for some time to replace my aging Intel laptop (running Windows NT) with an Apple PowerBook. But I now wonder if I should wait a year or so until Apple comes out with a (presumably much better performing) new Intel-based PowerBook.
What was their other choice? To continue to wait for something from IBM which was never going to arrive? It was obviously a painful decision, but this is probably the best time to make the switch as they still have lots of iPod cash rolling in to support themselves through the transition. You have to admire Apple for making the tough decisions and following through. -Jack Dahlgren ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as gjones () scottstringfellow com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. is a wholly-owned non-bank subsidiary of BB&T Corporation.
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