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From: George Kerby on 7 Dec 2009 12:20 On 12/6/09 10:34 PM, in article de1b8d61-7a2e-4c41-8c85-bec7e58abc72(a)j35g2000vbl.googlegroups.com, "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Because they'd corner the market? Hardly. Their aspirations about > replacing PC's haven't and won't come to pass. It comes down to > design. Apple products are plagued by a soulless European minimalism > that to some appears attractive, but from a functional aspect, sucks. > Think about pro cameras then think about newer small cameras and what > is the small camera's main problem? Lack of up front functionality, > lack of buttons. Everything is buried in menus or simply lacking. > This is why despite the constant griping by some there ARE no small, > pro-level DSLRs. > Apple doesn't use buttons. Everything is in multi-layed menus > onscreen. If the could commit the keyboard to a screen, likely they > would. This is not the kind of hamstrung functionality people who > know better want in a camera. They want the functions available to > them with a one-button push, ideally. > Which is why pro cameras will stay large. You are just pissed because you shorted the stock, and now you want to bellyache in here. As Don Henley said: "Get over it!".
From: George Kerby on 7 Dec 2009 12:23 On 12/7/09 6:01 AM, in article srhi-6BD2BC.07013207122009(a)news.newsguy.com, "Shawn Hirn" <srhi(a)comcast.net> wrote: > In article > <de1b8d61-7a2e-4c41-8c85-bec7e58abc72(a)j35g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, > RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Because they'd corner the market? Hardly. Their aspirations about >> replacing PC's haven't and won't come to pass. It comes down to >> design. Apple products are plagued by a soulless European minimalism >> that to some appears attractive, but from a functional aspect, sucks. >> Think about pro cameras then think about newer small cameras and what >> is the small camera's main problem? Lack of up front functionality, >> lack of buttons. Everything is buried in menus or simply lacking. >> This is why despite the constant griping by some there ARE no small, >> pro-level DSLRs. >> Apple doesn't use buttons. Everything is in multi-layed menus >> onscreen. If the could commit the keyboard to a screen, likely they >> would. This is not the kind of hamstrung functionality people who >> know better want in a camera. They want the functions available to >> them with a one-button push, ideally. >> Which is why pro cameras will stay large. > > Apple did make a digital camera. Apple's QuickTake was one of the first > consumer-level digital cameras on the market. Apple has never aspired to > replace the PC. Steve Jobs has said that in public several times. You > need to update yourself on history before you spout off with clearly > uninformed information. Hell will freeze over before he stops his spouts.
From: RichA on 7 Dec 2009 13:36 Ray Fischer wrote: > RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Because they'd corner the market? Hardly. Their aspirations about > >replacing PC's haven't and won't come to pass. It comes down to > >design. Apple products are plagued by a soulless European minimalism > > Rich is an effete snob who doesn't realize that Apple's computers are > designed in California. And judging by Apple's stock price they seem > to be doing quite well. > Selling iphones. European means European style, not built there. Apple is the Ikea of computers, but not nearly as successful with computers as Ikea has been with cheap furnture.
From: RichA on 7 Dec 2009 13:38 Shawn Hirn wrote: > In article <4b1c9c09$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, > rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: > > > RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >Because they'd corner the market? Hardly. Their aspirations about > > >replacing PC's haven't and won't come to pass. It comes down to > > >design. Apple products are plagued by a soulless European minimalism > > > > Rich is an effete snob who doesn't realize that Apple's computers are > > designed in California. And judging by Apple's stock price they seem > > to be doing quite well. > > Let's see. As of close this past Friday ... > > APPL = 193.32 > HP = 36.80 > DELL = 13.46 > > > Hmmm ... > > Apple shareholders are laughing all the way to the bank. Clueless. Individual share prices mean nothing, unless contrasted against historical prices. There are plenty of huge, successful companies with share prices in double-digits and plenty of boutique companies with share prices in the high hundreds.
From: GMAN on 7 Dec 2009 13:38
In article <fh4qh5dobfo5bvrvabv2vas892j2hhtv27(a)4ax.com>, John A. <john(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:05:54 -0500, Shawn Hirn <srhi(a)comcast.net> >wrote: > >>In article <4b1c9c09$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, >> rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: >> >>> RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >Because they'd corner the market? Hardly. Their aspirations about >>> >replacing PC's haven't and won't come to pass. It comes down to >>> >design. Apple products are plagued by a soulless European minimalism >>> >>> Rich is an effete snob who doesn't realize that Apple's computers are >>> designed in California. And judging by Apple's stock price they seem >>> to be doing quite well. >> >>Let's see. As of close this past Friday ... >> >>APPL = 193.32 >>HP = 36.80 >>DELL = 13.46 >> >> >>Hmmm ... >> >>Apple shareholders are laughing all the way to the bank. > >The iPod & iPhone are to thank for that. And the idiots who have to replace their devices every 6 months either because they have to be a duchebag snob and have the latest model or Apple throws something into the next device that can only be done on the new 6 month model. |