Comments on: Can Apple buck the trend? http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/ Get to grips with the issues affecting world business Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Seth http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-325 Seth Wed, 14 May 2008 14:14:52 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-325 The key to the iPhone's success is its software. I have owned several windows mobile pda/smart phones that possessed hardware features lacking on the iphone (3G, GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, etc.) Sadly, these technological marvels are crippled by Windows mobile and its clunky, buggy, and slow interface. If I could put MAC OS X on a ATT Tilt, it would be an amazing phone. The key to the iPhone's success is its software. I have owned several windows mobile pda/smart phones that possessed hardware features lacking on the iphone (3G, GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, etc.) Sadly, these technological marvels are crippled by Windows mobile and its clunky, buggy, and slow interface. If I could put MAC OS X on a ATT Tilt, it would be an amazing phone.

]]> By: Alison http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-308 Alison Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:55 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-308 The huge thing with Apple is that each and every one of its customers is a walking marketer for the company. I don't know how many times I've heard someone say "Apple's are the best" or "It doesn't happen to my computer because I have an Apple" So the only question is.. when will the Apple effect disappear and fade out. The huge thing with Apple is that each and every one of its customers is a walking marketer for the company. I don't know how many times I've heard someone say "Apple's are the best" or "It doesn't happen to my computer because I have an Apple"

So the only question is.. when will the Apple effect disappear and fade out.

]]> By: Spark Jack http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-300 Spark Jack Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:21 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-300 In recession business does the unthinkable; It continues to do business. Tonight at nine cancer patients that don't commit suicide and other people not flipping nuts like the world is ending. Oh, sorry, I meant to say, "That crazy Steve Jobs, it's a recessions, he should just pack it in and go back to making them crazy digital disney whatchamacallits whilst everyone saves their money and gets of debt." Ha. Oh, and anyone who was a Mac faithful before OS X and the return of Jobs, were you in a coma during the entirety of the 90s? Did pseudo multi-tasking in the finder thrill you? While intel and amd competed to actually get faster processors out the door were you consoling yourselves with the paltry PowerPC and "supercomputing"? Do you find that last question insulting based on an article from the mid-90s theoretically telling you you were right? Was that article in a mac magazine? Perspective children. PERSPECTIVE. If you're a fanboy, rejoice in your current superiority and pray Apple never gets another soda company ceo to steer its agenda. The rest of you buy Apple cause we need probably 50 percent market share before the EU can sue Apple into letting their OS be licensed to non-apple machines. I want to build my mac now that I can actually upgrade cpus with actual cpus rather than ::shudder:: those...cards... Vista is terrible, vista is terrible, MS isn't going to fix the APIs/kernal/or host of other dubious design and code decisions while Balmer has fingers to sign contracts with. If Windows 7 handles like Win2k with an OSX stardock gui mod I'd consult my therapist before putting down money for something that came from Redmond. In recession business does the unthinkable; It continues to do business.

Tonight at nine cancer patients that don't commit suicide and other people not flipping nuts like the world is ending.

Oh, sorry, I meant to say, "That crazy Steve Jobs, it's a recessions, he should just pack it in and go back to making them crazy digital disney whatchamacallits whilst everyone saves their money and gets of debt." Ha.

Oh, and anyone who was a Mac faithful before OS X and the return of Jobs, were you in a coma during the entirety of the 90s? Did pseudo multi-tasking in the finder thrill you? While intel and amd competed to actually get faster processors out the door were you consoling yourselves with the paltry PowerPC and "supercomputing"? Do you find that last question insulting based on an article from the mid-90s theoretically telling you you were right? Was that article in a mac magazine?

Perspective children. PERSPECTIVE.

If you're a fanboy, rejoice in your current superiority and pray Apple never gets another soda company ceo to steer its agenda. The rest of you buy Apple cause we need probably 50 percent market share before the EU can sue Apple into letting their OS be licensed to non-apple machines. I want to build my mac now that I can actually upgrade cpus with actual cpus rather than ::shudder:: those...cards...

Vista is terrible, vista is terrible, MS isn't going to fix the APIs/kernal/or host of other dubious design and code decisions while Balmer has fingers to sign contracts with. If Windows 7 handles like Win2k with an OSX stardock gui mod I'd consult my therapist before putting down money for something that came from Redmond.

]]> By: Jeff Hayford http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-289 Jeff Hayford Fri, 09 May 2008 19:52:35 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-289 If you had written this piece 3 or 4 years ago you would have been trolled by Windows fanboys on how inferior the Mac is to PCs. For Mac users like myself who have used one ever since they were old enough to talk we've been on the front lines defending out decisions since day one. I thumb through Mac vs. PC comments often and we're all seeing a gradual land slide effect happening. We're modest in our reactions but deep down we're all screaming "I told you so!" I'm actually in the camp that wants to retain Mac's exclusive market share. I think if too many people get their hands on the prize it will turn into the Microsoft of the technology world. Microsoft has their place in the market, albeit dwindling they have gone after the lowest common denominator skimping on innovation and selling themselves short on products and services. Jobs maybe once said it best, they just don't innovate and in a technology world you need to be ahead of the curve. Unfortunately Microsoft has always been behind it. They'll claim their innovating at or faster but the truth is their either borrowing or stealing from companies to get where they are. We all know how they got started, it's unfortunate that for a while smart business ruled out over quality products, but we're finally seeing a shift in that model. People are beginning to expect not just computing power but elegance. If you're going to stare at that screen and the hardware around it for 8 hours or more a day, why not make it somethings not only appealing to look at but intuitive to use. If you had written this piece 3 or 4 years ago you would have been trolled by Windows fanboys on how inferior the Mac is to PCs. For Mac users like myself who have used one ever since they were old enough to talk we've been on the front lines defending out decisions since day one. I thumb through Mac vs. PC comments often and we're all seeing a gradual land slide effect happening. We're modest in our reactions but deep down we're all screaming "I told you so!"

I'm actually in the camp that wants to retain Mac's exclusive market share. I think if too many people get their hands on the prize it will turn into the Microsoft of the technology world. Microsoft has their place in the market, albeit dwindling they have gone after the lowest common denominator skimping on innovation and selling themselves short on products and services.

Jobs maybe once said it best, they just don't innovate and in a technology world you need to be ahead of the curve. Unfortunately Microsoft has always been behind it. They'll claim their innovating at or faster but the truth is their either borrowing or stealing from companies to get where they are. We all know how they got started, it's unfortunate that for a while smart business ruled out over quality products, but we're finally seeing a shift in that model. People are beginning to expect not just computing power but elegance. If you're going to stare at that screen and the hardware around it for 8 hours or more a day, why not make it somethings not only appealing to look at but intuitive to use.

]]> By: Da Coyote http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-288 Da Coyote Fri, 09 May 2008 19:26:57 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-288 Microsoft is the dominant player in the corporate market and is not likely to ce"...de any market share without a fight..." And the only way that they're going to fight Apple is to purchase some creativity - since Microsoft has an unparalleled record of abysmal product development (Vista being the latest example). Microsoft simply cannot create. Their only hope is to purchase some other company that has a corporate policy that encourages creativity. Microsoft is the dominant player in the corporate market and is not likely to ce"...de any market share without a fight..." And the only way that they're going to fight Apple is to purchase some creativity – since Microsoft has an unparalleled record of abysmal product development (Vista being the latest example). Microsoft simply cannot create. Their only hope is to purchase some other company that has a corporate policy that encourages creativity.

]]> By: Is Apple Recession-Immune? | Blaqkmarket http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-287 Is Apple Recession-Immune? | Blaqkmarket Fri, 09 May 2008 17:54:21 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-287 [...] a fair question.  Will Apple continue to thrive as the United States enters a recession?  It’s a question tackled in this blog on CNN, and one I hadn’t particularly thought [...] [...] a fair question.  Will Apple continue to thrive as the United States enters a recession?  It's a question tackled in this blog on CNN, and one I hadn't particularly thought [...]

]]> By: luis http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-286 luis Fri, 09 May 2008 16:12:10 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-286 I switched to a macbook and osx and i only setup bootcamp to play COD4.. otherwise I got pretty much the same functionality I had in win xp. Cheers I switched to a macbook and osx and i only setup bootcamp to play COD4.. otherwise I got pretty much the same functionality I had in win xp.

Cheers

]]> By: Mitch http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-284 Mitch Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:25 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-284 Macs are perfect for the home user and are slowly moving corporate. They however will need to develop a true support system before they will make it in big business. And anyone who says they don't have problems is crazy. I have worked on enough macs to realize they are not without faults. I do however recommend them whenever someone asks me for a good computer for home. Because they control the hardware and software very tightly on there machines there tend to be less compatibility issues. That same control also drives more technical people crazy. My prediction is that the current spike in linux interest by home users will steal some of the mac thunder in the next couple years. Adapt or die! Macs are perfect for the home user and are slowly moving corporate. They however will need to develop a true support system before they will make it in big business. And anyone who says they don't have problems is crazy. I have worked on enough macs to realize they are not without faults. I do however recommend them whenever someone asks me for a good computer for home. Because they control the hardware and software very tightly on there machines there tend to be less compatibility issues. That same control also drives more technical people crazy. My prediction is that the current spike in linux interest by home users will steal some of the mac thunder in the next couple years. Adapt or die!

]]> By: The Apple Watchdog » Can Apple buck the trend? (CNN) http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-283 The Apple Watchdog » Can Apple buck the trend? (CNN) Fri, 09 May 2008 15:10:29 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-283 [...] So I was struck when I read that Steve Jobs is busy expanding Apple’s empire. Tuesday, Apple announced a deal with Vodafone to distribute the iPhone in 10 countries. (more) [...] [...] So I was struck when I read that Steve Jobs is busy expanding Apple’s empire. Tuesday, Apple announced a deal with Vodafone to distribute the iPhone in 10 countries. (more) [...]

]]> By: Jarvis Chan http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/07/can-apple-buck-the-trend/#comment-282 Jarvis Chan Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:31 +0000 http://cnnibusiness.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-282 I'm a big fan of Apple's Design, from the UI up to their industrial design. I really believe the reason why they are ahead is because Steve Jobs really do get Design(along with his other brilliance). Others barely know what design is all about, they're just following the bandwagon. As a frustrated designer working for a boss who doesn't get it . I've been longing for a boss that knows "design is not just how it looks, design is how it works"(Steve Jobs) However, I am not quite as excited about owning a mac. Simply because everybody wants one now and I don't want to be like everybody else. Unfortunately, There is really not much of a choice considering Vista sucks big time. I'm a big fan of Apple's Design, from the UI up to their industrial design. I really believe the reason why they are ahead is because Steve Jobs really do get Design(along with his other brilliance). Others barely know what design is all about, they're just following the bandwagon.

As a frustrated designer working for a boss who doesn't get it . I've been longing for a boss that knows "design is not just how it looks, design is how it works"(Steve Jobs)

However, I am not quite as excited about owning a mac. Simply because everybody wants one now and I don't want to be like everybody else. Unfortunately, There is really not much of a choice considering Vista sucks big time.

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