Comments on: Apple Climbs To The No. 4 Spot In Notebook Sales http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/ Technology News, Reviews & How-To Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Poker http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48554 Poker Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48554 Another difference is the way OPENForum utilizes key words. Business owners input key words about what they do (web design, marketing, sales, etc.) and what they might need. OPENForum's Connectodex searches OPENForum's site for potential contacts and presents them to you, the business owner. Profiles in the Connectodex are intentionally designed to highlight what businesses have in common with each other, making networking and connecting easier than ever. These contacts can be businesses that provide what you need, businesses that are in the same location as you, businesses that provide similar services, or any other type of connection your custom settings indicate. Connectodex does most of the social networking for you; all you have to do then is make contact. Another difference is the way OPENForum utilizes key words. Business owners input key words about what they do (web design, marketing, sales, etc.) and what they might need. OPENForum’s Connectodex searches OPENForum’s site for potential contacts and presents them to you, the business owner. Profiles in the Connectodex are intentionally designed to highlight what businesses have in common with each other, making networking and connecting easier than ever. These contacts can be businesses that provide what you need, businesses that are in the same location as you, businesses that provide similar services, or any other type of connection your custom settings indicate. Connectodex does most of the social networking for you; all you have to do then is make contact.

]]> By: Ron Schenone http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48553 Ron Schenone Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:38:59 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48553 Hello Dave A., Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your comments. Regards, Ron Hello Dave A.,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your comments.
Regards, Ron

]]> By: Dave A. http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48552 Dave A. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:16:45 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/26/apple-climbs-to-the-no-4-spot-in-notebook-sales/#comment-48552 WIndows makes more sense for a desktop, and Mac makes more sense for a laptop. Why? "Proprietary hardware". Apple's business model is based on proprietary hardware. Advanced computer users who like to build their own desktop PC's don't WANT proprietary hardware: they want a computer that they can repair and upgrade quickly and affordably, at home, themselves. (the "Mac Mini" would be these users' worst nightmare!) These users can still install XP on their homebuilt PC instead of Vista (as of 2007) if they wish, to they get a 'free pass' out of the many Vista issues. (yes, this is the market that wishes they could run OS-X on their homebuilt boxes!) Apple doesn't want to cater to this (large) market, they want to sell their profitable proprietary hardware along with OS-X. When you get to laptops, though, ALL laptops are "proprietary hardware"! Most new Vista latops can't be 'downgraded' to XP, even if you wanted to. And, laptops in general still have less performance than same-cost desktops, and on Vista the loss in performance will be more noticable than it was in XP. (and laptops are harder to upgrade) Add to this that Mac OS-X is more secure from viruses and malware (alhtough NOT data-logging and key-logging!) in a public Wi-Fi setting where laptops are commonly used (duh!), and it makes sense even for the "Gamer" with the $4K killer homebuilt XP rig to buy a Mac laptop, for those occasions when he DOES get out of the basement and wants to surf the web at Starbucks.... WIndows makes more sense for a desktop, and Mac makes more sense for a laptop. Why? “Proprietary hardware”.

Apple’s business model is based on proprietary hardware. Advanced computer users who like to build their own desktop PC’s don’t WANT proprietary hardware: they want a computer that they can repair and upgrade quickly and affordably, at home, themselves. (the “Mac Mini” would be these users’ worst nightmare!) These users can still install XP on their homebuilt PC instead of Vista (as of 2007) if they wish, to they get a ‘free pass’ out of the many Vista issues. (yes, this is the market that wishes they could run OS-X on their homebuilt boxes!) Apple doesn’t want to cater to this (large) market, they want to sell their profitable proprietary hardware along with OS-X.

When you get to laptops, though, ALL laptops are “proprietary hardware”!
Most new Vista latops can’t be ‘downgraded’ to XP, even if you wanted to.
And, laptops in general still have less performance than same-cost desktops, and on Vista the loss in performance will be more noticable than it was in XP. (and laptops are harder to upgrade)

Add to this that Mac OS-X is more secure from viruses and malware (alhtough NOT data-logging and key-logging!) in a public Wi-Fi setting where laptops are commonly used (duh!), and it makes sense even for the “Gamer” with the $4K killer homebuilt XP rig to buy a Mac laptop, for those occasions when he DOES get out of the basement and wants to surf the web at Starbucks….

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