Glorb wrote:
> Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:23:43 -0500, Glorb <Glorb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:57:49 -0700, George Graves
>>>> <gmgraves2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 13:18:23 -0700, ZnU wrote
>>>>> (in article <znu-5B168E.16182312052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <0001HW.C44DEAC5000BFDC2F01846D8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>>>>> George Graves <gmgraves2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 11 May 2008 23:23:00 -0700, ZnU wrote
>>>>>>> (in article <znu-12A819.02230012052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>>>>> [snip]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I rather suspect most people who call for OS X on generic x86
>>>>>>>> hardware just haven't considered the logistics of sup****ting
>>>>>>>> generic hardware vs. simply selling cheaper Macs. The rest are
>>>>>>>> simply people who believe multi-vendor hardware platforms are
>>>>>>>> inherently good, usually for some reason that isn't relevant
>>>>>>>> to most users or to current market conditions.
>>>>>>> You're right. It would cost them a lot more to sup****t OSX on
>>>>>>> generic Winboxes than it would probably cost them to make a
>>>>>>> really cheap Mac (and even sell it as a loss-leader). But I
>>>>>>> don't see them ever doing that, either.
>>>>>>> Its just not Apple's style and let's face it, they don't have
>>>>>>> to despite our
>>>>>>> resident Windroids' protestations to the contrary. But,
>>>>>>> certainly they could
>>>>>>> if they wanted to. Look at the Apple TV. Its "almost" a
>>>>>>> complete computer with HDD and memory, and it sells for less
>>>>>>> than US$250.
>>>>>> Sure. Keep in mind, Apple already has relation****ps with the same
>>>>>> Taiwanese manufacturing companies that make computers for
>>>>>> companies like Dell -- in some cases Macs are already made in
>>>>>> the very same factories. Apple might even be able to come in a
>>>>>> little below Dell's prices, for equivalent hardware, because
>>>>>> they wouldn't be paying an external supplier for their OS and
>>>>>> because they'd probably focus on one or two models rather than
>>>>>> having many models and a complex build-to-order system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will they do it? I don't see them having much interest, at the
>>>>>> moment. But who anticipated the Mac mini, introduced as a $500
>>>>>> Mac when the cheapest Mac was previously nearly twice that
>>>>>> price, or the Xserve, a product targeted at a market in which
>>>>>> Apple had previously shown no interest at all?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> The thing is that any computer designed to compete in that space
>>>>> would have to be more computer than the Mini. Let's face it, for
>>>>> the cost of a Mini one can buy or build a Windows box with near
>>>>> Mac tower performance and capability. Not that the Mini isn't
>>>>> useful, it certainly is, it just doesn't stack-up, hardware wise,
>>>>> very well against similar priced Winbox offerings. It's main
>>>>> appeal is that it runs OSX. This makes it worthwhile to those who
>>>>> value OSX, but to our local Windroids and Wins*** here, many of
>>>>> which have never even seen, much less used OSX (Edwin), the Mini
>>>>> merely looks overpriced.
>>>> Mac user (at work anyway) here to say that the Mini is grossly
>>>> overpriced for what it is. If the higher end Mini were priced at
>>>> $500 and the lower end one at $300 they'd be flying out the doors.
>>> IOW, if Edwin had bought a Mac Mini, he would have found his
>>> *****sment of it too generous. He would have had made a $600-$800
>>> mistake. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com
**
>>
>> That depends entirely upon how much this Edwin of which you speak
>> values the things the Mini does offer. If he puts a premium on the
>> form factor then he might have found it a great bargain. However if
>> he were basing his judgement on the machine's specs then he would
>> have been greatly disappointed.
>
> Who is the form factor im****tant to, and why?
Many people and not just for rational reasons. People like the cool
factor
of having a tiny computer much as they like the cool factor of certain
cars.
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