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Posted on 05-26-10 07:23:53 PM Link | Quote
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Oooooooooh boy guys

I knew Apple was making a killer off of their whole shiny gadgets campaign but dang. 600% in the last 5 years.

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Posted on 05-26-10 07:48:23 PM Link | Quote
Ugh, Apple... I've hated them since the whole iFad (like iPod, iPhone, iMac, iBook, etc. =/)

They were much better in the 1980s and 1990s... the Apple II series, the Performas, the Quadras, the Power Macs... I personally think Apple doesn't really need Steve Jobs, since Microsoft is faring just fine without Bill Gates. =P

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Posted on 05-26-10 08:18:10 PM Link | Quote
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I'm not surprised. Microsoft owns a big chunk of desktop computers. Apple, like fools, nearly killed themselves trying to take Microsoft in their home market.

Then they just pulled a Nintendo and decided to grab all those juicy untapped side markets instead.

That said, in their bigness, they begin to resemble Microsoft more and more. :p

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Posted on 05-26-10 09:53:06 PM Link | Quote
About the iPod/ iPad... my sister joked that they were "planning on releasing an iPad mini" at some point. No proof for it but... It would be funny if they did.

I could see some fanatics buying one... Just 'cuz it's the newest Apple product

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Posted on 05-26-10 09:56:01 PM Link | Quote
This is what happens when you sell the hardware, software, and a billion other things, all at huge markups.

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Posted on 05-26-10 10:02:05 PM Link | Quote
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This is what happens when you sell the hardware, software, and a billion other things, all at huge markups.

^

It also helps that they have an iron grip on the app market, allowing them to sell what they like and only what they like, at whatever price they like.

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Posted on 05-26-10 10:54:57 PM Link | Quote

Originally posted by MajesticLight
About the iPod/ iPad... my sister joked that they were "planning on releasing an iPad mini" at some point. No proof for it but... It would be funny if they did.

I could see some fanatics buying one... Just 'cuz it's the newest Apple product


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Posted on 05-26-10 10:59:05 PM Link | Quote
No, the iPad is the iPod Touch XL...

It doesn't surprise me either. They have a huge market now in music, games, PCs, and portable devices. iTunes and the app store are huge revenue, besides the iPad, iPod (and its 30 iterations), iPod touch, Macbooks... They have a wide variety of products and a very good business practice: make it simple.

That said, I don't like them for PCs

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Posted on 05-26-10 11:58:46 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Xkeeper
This is what happens when you sell the hardware, software, and a billion other things, all at huge markups.

At least they're nice enough to give things like student discounts--


oh wait that's still twice the price of a laptop with the same specs.

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Posted on 05-27-10 12:18:34 AM Link | Quote
Gotta hand it to them, though...

They've gone from crashing in the mid '90s to this now. All it took was a little re-innovation to get the ball rolling and they were on par.

Which, admittedly, is like saying 'oh hey RadioShack was flailing until they became a cell phone place'. That being said, I hate RadioShack now. You can't even buy a freaking radio in-store there now unless it's a franchise store (which most of them are corporate).
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Posted on 05-27-10 04:41:09 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by MajesticLight
About the iPod/ iPad... my sister joked that they were "planning on releasing an iPad mini" at some point. No proof for it but... It would be funny if they did.

I could see some fanatics buying one... Just 'cuz it's the newest Apple product


But she's got a new hat!

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