[IP] more on The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement: Osbournization
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From: gjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: June 7, 2005 2:31:09 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 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.
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Subject: [IP] more on The real problem with the Apple-Intel
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Date: June 7, 2005 2:00:04 PM EDT
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Subject: RE: [IP] The real problem with the Apple-Intel announcement:
Osbournization
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From: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
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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
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