05-14-2008, 12:07 PM
We have a blog, written by a Mac user, asserting that Mac will have 50% of the notebook market in a year? Why is this a good supporting argument?
Re: Can't recommend all models
You can, depending on your use. That sort of configurability is a benefit, in my opinion. If I want to spend $500 for a laptop, I can. If I want to spend $2000 for a laptop, I can. I'm not sure where he's coming from when he says that's not what customers want. Some people just want to buy something and be done with it but you pay for that sort of "make it go!" lack in involvement in the config process.
I'm not arguing that they're not capable machines, they are. The people who use and love them, however, tend to be in a specific industry with specific responsibilities. Yes they're great at multimedia, but not everyone cares to make uber-movies. Until I can do the same thing (read: work) on one for the same price, you're not going to convince me they're better.
Re: Can't recommend all models
You can, depending on your use. That sort of configurability is a benefit, in my opinion. If I want to spend $500 for a laptop, I can. If I want to spend $2000 for a laptop, I can. I'm not sure where he's coming from when he says that's not what customers want. Some people just want to buy something and be done with it but you pay for that sort of "make it go!" lack in involvement in the config process.
I'm not arguing that they're not capable machines, they are. The people who use and love them, however, tend to be in a specific industry with specific responsibilities. Yes they're great at multimedia, but not everyone cares to make uber-movies. Until I can do the same thing (read: work) on one for the same price, you're not going to convince me they're better.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth