christopherboffoli
GenHillOne: Just because you are more accustomed to one system doesn’t mean that that system is superior to another with which you are unfamiliar. And honestly, where does this whole “Mac users think they are so cool” argument come from?! It sounds more ridiculous every time I hear it. I use Macs because they work. Really well. The notion that someone would use a Windows PC in protest because Mac users think they’re so cool sounds like something right out of 8th grade.
Apple’s success wouldn’t have lasted five minutes if ‘the illusion of cool’ was all there was to it. I think the fact that Apple is selling upwards of a million Macs a quarter while Microsoft (and its share price) continue to circle the drain indicates that lots of people have made the right choice by purchasing much more well-designed products from a truly innovative company. And the fact that Apple has repeatedly set revenue records during a deep recession also indicates that most people understand the true meaning of value and cast off the whole “Macs are so expensive” myth. But you don’t have to take my word for it:
Despite terrible economy, Apple has another spectacular year: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16703362?nclick_check=1
Apple’s holiday quarter MacBook Air shipments could hit 750,000 units: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20101126PD204.html
Mac shipments outpace PC market 3:1: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/23/mac-shipments-outpace-market-3-to-1/
Critics are losing the Apple price argument: http://bit.ly/bYJSpV
Microsoft is a dying consumer brand: http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/27/technology/microsoft_pdc/index.htm
Apple becomes the world’s second most valuable company: http://bit.ly/cho7dN
Houston Chronicle: Apple iMac: No Windows PC can compare: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/silverman/7156270.html