Re: What's happened to Apple's pricing competitivness?

"kdt" <scarface_74@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Edwin" <thorne25@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "kdt" <scarface_74@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Edwin" <thorne25@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> On Oct 26, 3:36 pm, Steve <Stephen.Fin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>> Up until fairly recently, Apple's iMacs were fairly competitive
price
>>>>> wise with a similarly spec'd Dell PC. This no longer seems to be the
>>>>> case!
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently for $1200 you can get a Dell Insiron 530s Desktop
>>>>> * Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4400
>>>>> * 2GB RAM
>>>>> * 250GB Hard Disk
>>>>> * 128MB ATI Radeon X1300 Graphics
>>>>> * 22" LCD wide screen monitor
>>>>> * Windows Vista Home Premium
>>>>>
>>>>> The nearest Mac model is the 20inch2.0GHz iMac
>>>>> * 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>>>>> * 2GB memory ( Upgraded to match Dell model )
>>>>> * 250GB hard drive
>>>>> * ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory
>>>>> ~ $1900
>>>>>
>>>>> A $700 difference!!!
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, but Apple makes more profit and has a higher stock price.
>>>> That's supposed to make you want to buy a Mac instead, for reasons
>>>> known only to Mac Advocates...
>>>>
>>>
>>> You do know that he was talking about Australia right?
>>
>> Yes, from the first time I saw his post.   The inclusion of 
>> aus.computers.mac was a dead giveaway.  Why do you ask?
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> So you went on rampage

When did I do that?

> about Mac fanboys and stock prices and everything even though you knew
his 
> prices weren't the prices in the US

What did my remarks have to do with whether or not the prices were in the 
US?   They apply regardless of where one purchase a Mac.

> ---- doubtful.

That you'll ever express rational thought WRT to the subject of Apple.

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