From: "David Illig" <usenet@davidillig.com>

Date: November 22, 2006 5:17:20 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: new firewire Italian camera


Milton Aupperle wrote:


... Apple is evolving and moving  

from a computer company to a consumer electronics company. At some  

point and time they have to make up their minds what they want to do  

and frankly, their growth areas are not in computers - it's in cell  

phones and multimedia devices.


Cell phones? Apple can't make a cell phone that stands out from the

very crowded field. In multimedia, TiVo (which Apple should buy *now*)

has the same head start over Apple that Apple has over Microsoft in

the music market, so that's going to be a struggle; the TiVo hardware-

software is an outstanding combination, universally loved by its users.

Apple can, however, make a computer that stands far ahead of the

crowd, and they do.


And what I'm just pointing out that Apple's PC market share is  

basically stagnant.


I again beg to disagree. The SEC filings just don't bear that out.

In any case, it's absolute numbers and margins that count, and

not market share, isn't it? A 12% year-over-year growth in CPU

(not iPod) sales in Q3 is nothing to complain about. Look at

portables, and its a 37% year-over-year growth. Go back two

years in porables, to Q3 2004, and Q3 2006 is up 58%. Nearly

half of CPU buyers at Apple Stores are coming from Windows

or are first-time computer buyers. And there is no sign of

defections by Mac users to Windows. This equals increased

market share.


Further, you may call Bisque's astro software for Mactel

vaporware, but you don't have it on your Mac, and I do.

Bisque are just about the slowest developers on earth

-- they are long overdue for a Windows update as well.

(When I said that on the Bisque Mac group, Tom Bisque

replied "OUCH! That really smarts.")


Anyway, I do think you ought to stop complaining and get back to

work. If you decide to dump the Mac for Windows you do not owe

anyone, including customers like me, an explanation. Would I buy

Astro IIDC for Windows? Probably not, because running Windows

isn't worth the effort for me for "nice-to-have" apps, only for

"really-want-that apps." And I do have XP Pro SP2 on my MB Pro

under Bootcamp and on a Sony Vaio laptop.


David