Pinto opened this issue on Sep 19, 2002 ยท 45 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Thu, 19 September 2002 at 9:01 PM
Don't get me wrong - I've worked with Macs in the recent past, and I think that the Mac is a great machine.
But, on balance, the Mac is too pricy, and Apple is too restrictive in its company policies. The betaMAX comparison is entirely apt.
At our local CompUSA store, the Mac section used to occupy about a quarter of the floorspace; now, the Mac section occupies about an eighth of the floorspace.
Of course Gateway stores are closing. Gateways are too expensive. Just like Macs.
Being a great, high-quality, wonderful machine isn't enough. You also need to SELL IT.
But, as I said in an earlier post, I doubt that the Mac will totally go away. Then again, I could be wrong.......who knows what computer system will dominate the market in 30 years? Provided that a market exists in 30 years.