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Rich: I agree that most

Ian Lamont779313 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:33 -0500

Rich: I agree that most people will have far fewer issues with a new Mac than a new PC.

The issue that must be considered is price. There is a huge population of people and bulk purchasers (think schools) who might have shelled out money for an iMac two years ago who now simply can't afford it. Some may put off new computer purchases until their own cash picture improves, but others will grit their teeth and go for some of the cheap PC and netbook alternatives.

Apple doesn't break out iMac sales, but I would expect that the bulk of its Mac revenue is now derived from low-end MacBooks where the price/features comparison is attractive enough when true Windows laptops (as opposed to cheap netbooks) are the alternative.

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If Mac sales defy logic,

Rich Webber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:39 -0500

If Mac sales defy logic, then the logic is flawed or someone is lacking some relevant data.

Having spent over a decade as a PC, my new world is faster, easier and I hope to be exploited with this improved Mac experience for many years to come.

PCs are a mixed bag of nuts. Just imagine if every win 95 machine for 10 bucks could have upgraded to win 98, and another 10 bucks and win 98 would be upgraded to win 2000. Microsoft won't do it

But Mac facilitates those OS upgrades instead of overcharging and rushing out more troubles. If your hardware is compatible, you can simply stay in the latest OS, all the time, for chump change. Most Mac users stay up with latest OS, so we are all having the same (great) experience.

PC defenders simply have not spent the time with Mac.

And I will be picking up 2 27" new imacs within the week. 1 for desk and TV type usage, one for an office desktop. Better choices? Maybe. But I will get more years out of these machines than most PCs can give. With far fewer issues.

I'll add my voice to the

Kennedy Brooks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:34 -0500

I'll add my voice to the Pleas[e] ...Please Verizon: take all the lessons from AT&T's fumbling and the clear message about the public's Willingness To Buy - there is NO WTB QUESTION here - and build a network to support all of us AT&T Users who are ready to jump. 2 points from me: [1] I had a V1 iPhoney and spiked it after the umpteenth dropped call one busy Friday afternoon and [2] I just spent the week in San Francisco with my BB Curve - still with AT&T - and the EDGE service - as well as my colleagues' 3G iPhoney service - was abysmal. Network 'Busy' signals, 'call failed' messages with multi-bars showing, and dropped calls were constant: 2-3 such annoyances for every call made/attempted. AT&T should just quit pretending, because they have obviously quit trying to run a network that functions, let alone 'provides service', in SF.

Verizon: this is your chance to skim the cream of AT&T's customers and put T back into the primordial garbage dump from which this miserable excuse of a mobile operator has reared its ugly head.

Apple: you need to do the deal with Verizon because continuing AT&T's monopoly will drive everyone away to other handset hardware and the iToons tie-in won't be enough to overcome the inadequacy of AT&T's support of your otherwise wonderful device. The problem is that there is no telephoney app in the App Store. You need it, to complete the offering and maintain your market power. Announce the deal before Xmas so nobody will be tempted to buy anything until the Verizon deal is live. I'll wait, and I suspect many others will too.

why is this here? this has

travis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:32 -0500

why is this here? this has nothing to do with firefox or wii

Judged! Closed yesterday

Ian Lamont779313 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:21:33 -0500

Judged! Closed yesterday above $30.

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The Industry Standard

Fox News — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:59 -0500

The Industry Standard stealing our way of creating sensationalist headlines?

Online advertising grows

regg anders — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:39 -0500

Online advertising grows with more than 10% in US? I guess a lot of people put their hopes in advertising to overcome the financial crisis consequences. That's tells a lot about people's perceptions on marketing in general.
Regg, Clickbooth agent

Sounds like a vote of

Ian Lamont779313 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:03 -0500

Sounds like a vote of confidence in Windows 7. Or general optimism about the economy?

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Microsoft is currently at

Tay Bass — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:30 -0500

Microsoft is currently at $29.86, two weeks before judgement.

Judged. The word from the

Ian Lamont779313 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:06 -0500

Judged. The word from the editor for the Computerworld Salary Survey package: "Total comp (salary + bonus) is down 0.4%."

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Judged. The total

Ian Lamont779313 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:29:09 -0500

Judged. The total compensation for CTOs in this year's Salary Survey is listed as $135,633 -- that's a drop of close to 20% from the total compensation listed on the 2008 survey, and a 4.7% drop from the self-reported 2008 levels submitted by survey participants this year.

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This was an official

Ian Lamont779313 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:06:24 -0500

This was an official confirmation, so it suffices.

The press release makes does not come out and say all of the required approvals are granted, but judging by past comments from Armstrong and others saying that they were waiting for federal approval, it seems that they got the nod from the feds they were looking for.

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Based on David's link, this

Ian Lamont779313 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:16 -0500

Based on David's link, this prediction is judged.

Man, you are fast.

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Spin off to take effect Dec

David Kuan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:53:53 -0500

Spin off to take effect Dec 9

Does a majority shareholders

David Kuan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:09 -0500

Does a majority shareholders vote meet the criteria or must there be formal regulatory approval?