I, am fed up with Vista and planning to switch to Apple as several friends have already.

Hey Maggie em a big fan of yours. Talking of Apple its their fortune and strategy to reach the different markets. The name Apple sounds too good to be associated with. It might happen that someone launches Mango or Cherry tomorrow. Even they will rock keeping in mind the technology the put in their products.. Apple, Mango, Cherry, Banana .. wow

Apple has achieved what no one else in the tech sector has…..cult status!! I think the love affair with Apple will go on,atleast until Steve Jobs is still the “Top Man”.

As much as it’s great having a lone wolf, innovative company like Apple create these wonderful products. It contrasts with the less-than-greatness trait of belittling your competitors. With this I mean Microsoft or Windows Vista. When just about everybody on the planet knows how afwul Windows Vista is, it seems so childish for Apple to attack it as they do in their ads.

Nobody who became truly great, and was of honour, became so by mocking or belittling their competition. They became great by setting an example and letting the “public” decide who was best. Being honourable even to your enemies sets you apart so much more than belittling them.

But these traits seemingly mean little in 2008, and to Apple. It really is about the thing you hold in your hand, not what kind of heart it spurned from.

I got fed up with viruses and moved to Apple three years ago. At first, I was not overly impressed, but now, each time I go back to a Windows system, I have to say “Oh, yeah…I forgot about that frustration.” The Apple store in my neighborhood is packed all the time. Even my wife, who hates change, wants a Apple for home. The difference between an Apple and a Wintel machine is not huge at first glance, but it is better in so many small ways that once you get used to an Apple, you never want to go back. I am reluctant to leave my job for a new one because I do not want to go back to using a Wintel computer. All my friends are talking about making the switch to Apple. 10 years ago, everyone thought Apple was dead. The Apple come back is amazing.

Apple rocks, I’ve got Vista, but it sucks in many ways, and what is the most irritable that Bill seems to be coping almost every beautiful feature which Apple creates.

I am a Apple fan but it has come at a cost, that being time. Dot Mac is not a live customer support product and to be told to read forums to get your answer is not what you want to hear when you pay for this service. Over all the experience of leaving Windows or Apple machines has been good enough to keep me. i will not go back to Windows no matter what, which is easily said because i am self employed. I just bought an iPhone, simply outstanding. Now, if Mr. jobs would give us our freedom of choice with carriers, even better. I had to unlock my phone because of my travel and multi sim cards, that being done, life is good.

Apple’s growth is sort of a paradox. On one side the company is growing because of its advertised and renound security and stability over other operating systems, namely Windows. Indeed this is true, without a doubt unix is a much more stable and has much more development behind it than does ms dos, which Micrsoft Windows code is written with.

However, the strength of the Mac OS is not so in a vacuum. All systems can be hacked and have viruses designed for them. As of now Apple has not achieved the market share to bother malicious code writers and hackers to develop viruses and code to attack Apple computers. As Apple continuously grows market share it will gain the attention of these people and groups who will turn more attention to Apple and consequently more viruses and malicious code will exist to attack Macs.

Although Macs are much more stable and reliable due to its UNIX foundations (which is almost 30 years old compared to ms dos which is about 15 years old) the more Apple becomes popular the more viruses will exist to threaten its long trumpeted stability and supremeacy.

I am a mac user of 16 years. I will never buy a windows. I tell people not to buy Macs.

I had one of the first square box macintosh computers with floppy disk drive in collage in 1989. Then went to work and have used PC ever since. Recently bought an imac for home (love it) and will continue to fold my PC world into Mac. I use lots of Marine navigation software however, most of which is not mac compatible. I hope apple will continue to rebrand and position products for the corporate world so there’s incentive for software makers to develop products that are mac compatible.

The process that goes into buying an Apple computer is much simpler, there’s just too much comparisons to be made among windows machines.

Using an Apple computer is so much simpler it’s a joy. That sheer joy because of its ease of use, automatically makes myself an evangelist for Apple. I began converting our household, extended families, divisions of our family business and began mentoring them on how easy it is to use Apple’s products. This viral effect is what will prove to be the difference between a good product, and an excellent product.

And in the past year, I’ve seen Apple stores/resellers spring out like mushrooms here in Indonesia, and spreading like wildfires. I have been a 16-year user of Windows PCs, switched completely 2 years ago and never looked back.

i buy Apple computers because in totality it makes my tedious job bearable. the graphic is superb. moreover, i am tired of windows with its hanging problem and its viruses. i started with powerbook 15′ in 2003 and in october 2007 i bought macbook 13′ black.
apple is the best.

I switched to Mac from Windows and Linux, being a composer and being used to custom-build my own computers I have never looked back, at all.

After 2 years none all claims that convinced me to switch - I’m talking about the “why you’ll love a Mac” points on Apple’s site - have been true.

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I bought a Pc with Vista and after three months of aggravation at stupid little glitches I made the switch to Macs. It was by far the best decision I could have maybe. Their products are great and if you ever have a problem, their tech support is awesome.

I have an iMac, MacBook, ipod, and would purchase an Iphone if my carrier would provide it. I would recommend an Apple to anyone over a PC.

My employer began the switch to MacBook a year ago. I have tried to love it, but I can’t.

We run MSOffice. Word it balky, characters don’t always show up right away, It frequently requires two hits to set the cursor, and it goes into an endless loop at times when I try to integrate spreadsheets and Word documents.

PDF loads are slow and sometimes drop into that endless loop as well as the other Word problems. I hold my breath when I see the colored pinwheel start spinning on my screen! It just wiped out 5 lines of typing so I’m redoing this (nothing unusual there). It does work great with my iPod.

Bill and company have two years to get Vista worked out. I retire then. I’ll try to buy this machine from my employer for a song, literally and figuratively - i want it for my music. I’ll then buy a good solid Windows machine for my real work, not this toy.

Hey there, I live in France now and I think that the I phone in Europe would revolutionaze the market and bring a whole new world to the market and therefore it would force big companies like NOKIA, which is huge in Europe to raise the banner and come up with better hardware and software…I think that europeans are still a little curious and not sure about Macs and Apple but with a break through like this one it would help them realize the quality and compability of Mac computers everywhere…
And if the Iphone isintroduced in France or Switzerland i would love to buy one…
Leo

It’s also worth noting to say that just recently Apple and América Móvil (AMX) announced that they will be selling the iPhone in Latin America. AMX is the largest cell phone provider in Latin America with well over 150 million users.

The (hacked) iPhone is already being used in the region and is widely in demand due to its revolutionary interface and popularity. But most users are shying away from the hacked version due to warranty and availability issues; not to mention overpriced iPhones.

Apple has been enjoying renewed popularity in Mexico since the opening of its Apple Online Store and is sure to be a big seller in said country. I can only guess the opening of more stores in latin-american countries and it will be only a matter of time until the adoption process is complete. One big issue is tech-support, though; a lot of people are wary they will not get 1st class tech-support and are sticking to PCs.

Apple has two problems in Europe. The first problem is the Iphone is not able to take advantage of the faster networks in Europe. The functionality does not appeal to business or average Europeans simply because it lacks the capabilities the Blackberry possesses. Mac software is difficult to locate in Europe as well. One must order it online and wait for a considerable amount of time if it ever comes at all. Usually items are sold out and never are available.

The other main problem is cost. Yes, I own An Apple and am quite pleased with it, however I am an American who purchased mine in America but i live In Europe. The cost of a Macpro is much more costly in Euros as is in Dollars. If Apple took advantage of the risen Euro and British pound and lowered the cost of their items in Europe they would broaden their appeal and still maintain a profit margin. They would increase in popularity and please the consumers of Europe.

One Mac pro costs 1999 Euros 1999 British Pounds and it costs 1999 Dollars. The Iphone costs 499 Euros without contract 499 British Pounds sans contract and 499 Dollars last i checked. Apple is clearly able to meet the import taxes and still make a clear profit from the exchange rates. This would certainly open a larger market for Apple and their products. The Ipod is still not a favorite mp3 product except for the tech collectors. However Apple products do have a certain appeal and name value in Europe. It would be great if the Iphone were able to increase the functionalities to compete with such products as the Blackberry.

Here in the UK Apple have opened several town-centre stores and they are doing great business but, as a convert who now has a 24 inch home Apple as well as a laptop and an ipod, I think Apple’s problem remains the lack of any good step-by-step manuals. They sell One-to-One lessons which are very good but you have to wait a week to get questions answered and everyone knows they only sell them to keep getting youback into their shops. There are manuals (e.g. Duffers Guide) BUT none of them take you simply step by step - - and they all compare Apple systems to Microsoft’s - - which is no longer of any relevance to someone concentrating on Apple systems. Apple are probably three years ahead of anything in the Microsoft stable but they would be five years ahead if they had decent, understandable, manuals (and oh, by the way; their word-processing package (Pages) is not a patch on the old Lotus WordPro whichremains the best ever available). Cheers, Gerray Thomas.

I bought an iMac after dealing with one too many viruses on my home computer and one too many crashes on my work computer. I have never looked back, and now use an iMac at work and a MacBook at home. These computers work beautifully and are a joy to use. I now own my own business but if I hire employees, they will get Macs as well. Cool products that work are just fine by me. And look ma, no malware!

I will be changing my company to Macs; but I wish you could get iPhones on a different provider; I will not switch cell phone provider and thus cannot get an iPhone; they woudl sell so many more iPhones if they just allowed them to be offered by other networks

I also plan on switching to mac for my next computer, and would love to get an iphone. If however vodafone continues to be the only carrier that offers it, an iphone will simply not be an option. Customer satisfaction the most crucial part of Apple’s marketing strategy and therefore -in my opinion- making a customer feel like he “has” to be “confined” to one specific carrier is definitely a step in the wrong direction.
If their goal is to reach different markets, I certainly think Apple should also take a good look at their international representatives. I live in Greece, and I know for a fact that the quality of service for Apple merchandise here doesn’t even come close to that in countries such as the U.S. and the U.K.. It is simply disappointing.

I’ve been using a Mac for 2.5yrs now. I don’t see myself going back to windows (XP/Vista/etc).

My pet gripe about apple? Price! Here in India you can buy an excellent mobike [ Royal Enfield, no less!! ] for less than what a MacBook Pro costs

[ don't try to sell me any other kind of Mac - I use my PowerBook for work+entertainment. No other Mac fits my needs.]

As a long-time Apple loyalist (15 years), Vista is the best thing that could have possibly happened to Apple. If Microsoft actually stops selling Windows XP (as they have planned), expect a mass-exodus to Apple.

Steve Jobs is brilliant. One should not underestimate him. I’ll be a Apple brand evangelist until I’m six feed under! Bye, bye Bill. Thanx for Vista!

I will come clean and admit that, for years, I scoffed at Macs and Mac users. Yes I know, the ’smug’ stereotype was too easy to ignore! Then last year, circumstances at work meant I had to use a Mac. And now? Well, I feel like a complete idiot for having berated them for so long. A few weeks with a Mac made me accept that Apple really has produced a superb operating system. Fair play to them. I won’t be returning to Microsoft anytime soon.

Iphone can’t touch Windows Mobile when it comes to real power. I’ve got a Macbook running Windows XP exclusively and am very happy with this combo.

Apple is and will always be the most user-friendly computer in the world. Steve Jobs is always three or more steps ahead of others. I often wonder whether he has seen the future before mortals like us. His “clairvoyancy” never ceases to amaze me. The only question that remains, is “Are people finally smelling the coffee ?” And about time they did.

P.S. Wish Mr. Jobs would have have brought the iPhone to Norway today. KInda getting tired of the waiting game.

We’ll be getting the iPhone here in South Africa shortly. Well I can tell you there is a huge demand for Apple products. As far as people moving from PC to Apple, I have 6 friends who have recently bought Macbooks and iMacs. They are Apples biggest advertisment, as all I hear is how great it is. It even runs Windows better that most PC’s

I am becoming a loyal customer of apple… never planned for that to happen. it just did.
my macbookpro has yet to disappoint me and ipod works fine as well… however i will not even consider to buy an iPhone if i have to change my mobile phone provider!

p.s. did noticed in all the recent movies these days… every time there is a computer in the background there is a 95% chance its a Mac!
i often wonder if apple pays film-makers to promote their products???

Apple might now very well beat the PC, because it can be a PC (!), when unfortunate circumstances demand it (i.e., Windows can be run on Macs these days). No more worries about incompatibilities. No more worries that some software that runs on a PC, might not run on a Mac.
(That Vista is such a disappointment is a nice facilitator for Apple too, of course.)

Mac has been a very refreshing change from Windows that I’ve used for years… When it was time for me to buy a laptop I settled on a black macbook and a year and a half later (and after going through five iPods) I would definitely call myself an Apple fan…I love the beautiful designing and the user friendly products that have literally become Apple’s signature…the only thing I would find fault in would be the battery life… all my iPods (after constant use) were able to last only about a year before beginning to show signs of wearing down….and unfortunately the warranty is only a year…what apple should do next would be to increase battery life in my opinion….

This guy must be kidding or he has never read a news paper. Hey pal, you really need to consider getting a computer with internet conection.

Your header (in the front page) says: Can Apple stay afloat?
If you read the news, you can see that APPLE HAS MORE THAT 20BILLION (that is 20 thousands of millions) in CASH, not to mention that stock options are rising everyday (they recovered from 123 to 186) so sure they can stay afloat for a while. Why do you ask?

The iPhone DOES NOT COST MORE THAT RIVALS, again, if you read the news, Nokia N95 cost about 150 Dlls more than the iPhone.

the iPhone is a phone that people who own it has CHOSE that phone and was not imposed byt the companies they work for (like us that we have to use the crappy black berries).

Another deal was signed with AMERICA MOVIL who has more that 150 million subscribers in America Latina (and yes, they have 3g from a long time ago).

So, if you get your self informed, 10million phones is a very conservative estimate for the iPhone, they already have sell 44 million even that the iPhone it is sell in 4 countries legally (USA, France, GB and Germany, Austria was added just a few months ago). So now, can you imagine how many iPhones will be sell just in India and America?

I am not a apple stock holder (I wish) but I do read the news and have a computer with internet.

I have long been a user of both PC and Apple, and have consistently found that my Apple computer is categorically more reliable and easier to use than my PC. Vista is quite possibly the worst operating system I have ever tried to use, and my PC’s days are limited. Apple all the way.

I would love to by the new Air, but the problem is that it only has 1 USB port. add another one and I will become an Apple user !

I must admit I am stuck with Apple and has been so since their Macintosh SE came along, way back in the 80:s. My cheeks turn red when I look back and see all the Macs I have aquired thru the years - and what I have paid for them not to mention the Apple Laserwriter NT which was good for its time with a price tag that almost looked the tag of a used car. But anyway I am happy with Apple and I think I will go on with these oevrpriced and lovely products. And, by the way, has anybody heard anything about the Big Blue and their personal Computer (”PC” lately??

When is it coming to Japan!?

Apple did not say ANYTHING about the 3rd quarter “being tough”. They did not guide conservatively. The analysts heard something and misinterpreted it. Peter Oppenheimer, Apple CFO said about earnings next quarter, quote, “about one dollar”, unquote. That’s incredibly vague, and does not mean exactly $1.00.

For some color, let’s look at the other things he guided, $7.2B in sales, and 33% gross margins. Since, he did say there would be anything unusual in margins next quarter, or that there was anything unusual in the last quarter’s margins, he actually tells you alot. Last quarter Apple sold $7.5B, next quarter’s $7.2B is 96% of that. The Gross Margins are virtually identical, 32.9% to 33%. In other words, you only need to apply the 96% to income of $1.16 per share to get the new guidance of $1.11.

So, “about one dollar’ when you do the math, becomes $1.11.

If you want to know does Oppenheimer really want analysts to do their own math, you only need to listen the conference call, where he does tell one analyst, that very thing.

So, Apple did NOT guide conservatively, it guided in line with analysts expectations. In fact, they guided a little above, since they’re not counting iPhone revs from March to when the SDK is released. The analysts figs include those revs, so Apple guided above expectations.

First the desktop computer , then the laptop and now the iPhone . I completely agree with the view that the iPhone is a revolutionary machine . Not revolutionary in the sense of ad world hype but genuinely a completely new platform . It’s a fantastic computer . Apple will make it better and better . They know how to do that . And speedily . Consumers will increasingly see it as an ingenious user friendly computer with a fantastic phone , video and music player , camera etc . And who knows , a miniature micro screen projector inside the iPhone before too long …presentations , movies , videos …

What if Apple and Google tie-up?

Having been a MAC user for all of my computer life I can think of nothing else. All items are easier and when you take it out a meeting it really gives you some cache.

I could never go to PC land and applaud all of those who are catching on.

There is not ONE good reason to prefer PC to MAC. I’m 53 and began with computers only 8 years ago, and i thanks god every day that i’ve began my computer experience with a IMac. All my friends who began with a PC are still struggling with them………everything is so easy with a Mac, really, that it’s hard to understand how the PC did dominate the world ….until now.

Apple… only.

I would never buy a non Apple computer. I see what my PC friends suffer through — firewall problems, reliability and the like — and I wonder why they waste their time with non Apples. I bought a Mac classic in the early 90’s. An iMac in the late 1990’s — which had a few heating problems, but they were minor. I now have a G4 laptop and love it.
The only way I would buy a non Apple computer is if Jobs were to shut down the company.

Doug

It looks as though Apple is coming to the realization that not all phone markets are created equal and are diversifying strategies across the globe. We’re eagerly awaiting the launch of the iPhone down here in Australia, with vodafone on board and rumours of another carrier, Optus, coming in as well. It will be interesting to see how they market the iPhone here as most handsets are either free on service contracts or subsidized in some way. It’s very rare for customers to buy handsets outright and still pay network access fees. We shall see…

I have worked as admin for large company before (both for work and family) and I have had it up to my neck maintaining windows. I am now a happy mac user and I work freelance as an artist rather then a “chained to my desk” sys admin

Vista stinks, I miss XP, but my next computer will have and APPLE on it.

The first computer I ever bought was in college when the colored iMacs appeared. The real reason I bought it was because I didn’t have to buy a monitor separately. The hardest part was choosing the color. I went with purple. Compatibility was an issue then, but being in Iraq, and just now buying a new MacBook, my fourth Mac, I’m as big an Apple fan as I’ve always been since Steve Jobs first sold me on his vision to make computers the way they always should have been made. Macs no longer have those compatibility issues because people love them. I don’t know one single person who has ever switched from a Mac to a PC. Where’s the computer, was what everyone used to ask. Now my fellow soldiers ask me, you’re computer talks?

Hi Maggie,

In Chile Apple sales have been growing fast during the last two years. And Mac stores are allways out of stock. It’s really crazy.
I think that Apple has reborned with Steve Jobs as CEO, and that word of mouth phenomenon that you’ve described, does not just happen in working offices in some countries. It’s a global phenomenon.

The iPhone is an important step in the shaping of our digital world. Like the first Macintosh almost 25 years ago, it is the first pocket device truly usable for powerful modern computing and communication. It is a new platform. I believe the launch of the iPhone app store, in less than two months, will surprise the world with some of the best mobile applications ever, from innovative and nimble developers all over the planet. With very limited distribution until now, the iPhone already has shown its power by taking first place in Mobile Internet market share. With the wider distribution model taking shape in Italy, the June launch of business-friendly 2.0 OS, and the coming wealth of third-party applications, the iPhone stands a very real chance of repeating the iPod’s exploit of taking a whole market by storm, and building itself into a massive economic and technological force.

Apple products are really stat of the art! However they are still slow to come by in this part of the world. After reading so much about it, iphone is still not available in Asia!

I am a businessman in my 40s. Last year I bought an iPod Touch and loved it. Fed up with Vista and XP, I tried an iMac, then I bought the Macbook Air (wonderful machine) and now I am replacing all my company’s computers with Apple. Mac computers are so much more stable and they work right out of the box.

Microsoft wont’s cede any market? They ARE fighting, with VISTA and they’re usual illegal monopolistic practices. They are losing obviously. Servicing corporate clients is expensive? Yeah for Microsoft and for the end user business, Macs work a heck of a lot better, so it will be MUCH less expensive for Apple and the corporate world. This article was written by a PC person who does not understand Apple. Yet.

As a user of Microsoft PC’s since my first lessons in primary school until now almost 15 years later; I recently bought a Macbook Pro and can safely say, that with all due respect that Bill Gates and Microsoft will no longer earn any money from me.

As the famous apple tagline goes ‘they just work’ out the box with limited knowledge necessary to make them work, they do not come loaded with tonnes of unnecessary and deadweight software which you spend hours uninstalling when you first get a PC and even with limited computer experience you can be up and running and doing what you need to do within minutes.

It is a shame that Microsoft has had such a monoply on the computer market in business and education for so long as this has really made many people oblvious to the alternatives to PC/Microsoft.

I encourage anyone who is frustrated by viruses, spy warr, restarting their PC after installing/uninstalling software, removing software to try improve system speed etc… Take the plunge and get a Mac.
I will be the first to admit that I was sceptical about Mac’s until I got one for myself and now I actually look forward to using my computer where before I actually dreaded it not knowing if anf how my PC would respond and for how long!

Slightly biased opinion, but then again all Apple fans are…try find a person that actually gets excited talking bout their Microsoft powered PC … few and far between I am sure.

Not so with gamers

Excellent Apple, there is no comparison between Apple and Vista. We are also fed up from the bugs of vista. Once again thanks for Apple team and management.

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When speak about PC VS MAC, why everybody forget the other unix systems on “IBM compatible”? MS is the dominant but not the sole on the pc. And…today’s mac are more a pc than a “real” mac

Like many I was sceptical before owning a Mac for the first time last year, but it truly is a fast and simple machine.

But is has one serious drawback unless I am using it incorrectly.

Files saved in Mac often open with format and text errors in XP - this I struggle with when emailing my business partners who are still XP users and scattered all over the world, and I have even taken to emailing the files to myself on a Vista machine to re-save and forward the file on.

I understand though that Leopard has resolved this and our company is certainly planning to go Apple.

What is the world market share of APPLE computers and PC?

I’m a bit skeptical because as the economy flounders “luxury” items such as a $300+ cell phone are going to get hit hard. Nothing in this article makes me think Apple will “buck the trend”, necessarily. Entering new markets does not mean success in those markets.
I’d also ask why every single article about Apple has to be turned into an “Apple is the greatest/MS is for losers!!” fest by the fanboys.

For my part I think Apples products are stylish and sophisticated. I just wish it was a more open platform for hardware and software as opposed to the monolithic tyranny. Ironically Apple users are “color outside the lines, be different” sort of crowd buying computers and cell phones from a company that lets no one do the same with their products.

I must admit that Vista is turning me away from Microsoft, if they dont do anything about it I will change to APPLE. Oh and APPLE design is just beautiful.

Apple has always been and will always be about style over substance. The of the cult status of the Apple line of products is a reflection of the computer illiteracy of their own userbase, wherein they would rather blame the tool than their own skills. This is where Apple comes in - products that do just a few things, give you a few choices and don’t expect you to achieve much in the way of corporate productivity.

I cut my teeth on a Commodore 64 writing visual basic (thinking I would be a real computer geek one day) and worked my way through DOS then windows. I began using Macs in 1993 doing the layout for manuals and newsletters for a small corporation. I then worked in Saudi Arabia for Aramco as a multimedia specialist where we used Macs exclusively (heavy graphics, video and animation).

Since those days I have used PCs here and there out of the reluctance of employers to step up to the Mac table, but wouldn’t dare have one in my home office. A boat anchor or door stop is what they end up being after a very short while. Any MS products simply bloat the system and what they write for Macs does its best to saturate my hard drives with useless space-taking ‘bits’.

My graphic and photographic work demands I work on a system that operates the way I want it to, not vice versa. Macs are a bit overpriced, but for what I receive - not to mention the peace-of-mind that I can quickly repair any boo-boos - I am always willing to pay for the best.

A friend of mine brought a windows laptop to my house the other day that was infected with a virus that made the computer do incredibly distressing things - it scared me to death. It was a shock to see this behaviour in a ‘tool’, but he refuses to buy Macintosh because he ‘knows’ they are the same as PCs just cuter and over-priced.

Shame really

It’s amazing how the Iphone - or any other apple product -once in the home- instantly becomes the ‘thing you need to touch and play with- much to my fiancee’s dismay
Seriously, I am walking around with a (cracked) )i phone that is undoubtedly much less user friendly as a phone (calling, bluetooth, sms, contacts) than the other brands.. but is so nice to ‘play with’ that I wouldn’t trade it for another one.
Toys for boys, ach.
In about 6 months I have bought the Imac, the macbook, the iphone and the time capsule.. It is not as wonderfully perfect as one tends to advertise, but compared to the ‘other brand’, it’s like leaving some dark, musty and ill lit place and stepping into an airy, light and friendly place.

I’v been using MAC for 3 months . It’s amazing. I was about to go for Vista (new microsoft windows) But I was pushed to try MAC OSX Leopard . I felt the difference right away . No lags , No crashes , No annoying masseges . Everything is just in the place you love to be in your desktop . I recommend you to use it and dont hear any critical point of view without trying it your self

.. Unfortunately, The I phone is not SMS friendly… a big issue in the growing culture of Sms in Europe…. I have doubts on the European iphone tidal wave….

I’m not a tech / gadget person. I’ve had my Nokia 6310i four 6 years because it was robust and the battery lasted a week.

The iPhone is a step change in mobiles. It’s what nuclear energy was for power generation, space travel for space exploration.

The halo effect is true although we use windows at work on my next contract I will as for an iPhone ( when this becomes available) instead of the Blackbery. My next PC?… Most likely an Apple.

Maddox, I don’t understand your point! Apple can run EVERY os available. With a few software products, Apple computers can even run several OS’es at the same time. Sorry but your opinion is clearly from someone who doesn’t ever touched a Mac. I’m a IT user since a long time, and I use every operative system available. Lately I’ve been using MacOSX a lot and it’s a joy. You can use it for the most brainless task and you can use it for the most complex one. It gives you anything at any user level. My University has been replacing PC’s for Macs as servers with lots of beneficts concerning systems management. Your opinion is just a demonstration of what you are calling “computer illiteracy”.

I have been a mac lover for the last 10 years, and I live in Uganda! I now use a macbook pro and 2 iphones. I still wish that Apple didn’t play those tricks of using selected phone companies only, thus denying most people of the great iphone. If they are targeting 10m, they could have sold 100m phones.
Still, there products are the best!!

Our office has nothing but PC’s. Slowly now some people have started using Mac Book instead of Vaio. I have now purchased an Imac and am about to buy an Apple TV. I think in another 2 years 75% of the PC’s will be apple’s and mind you this is in spite of the fact that in India there are hardly any dealers for Apple products and ZERO support after you purchase their product.

As a self employed service provider who has never advertised, I truly believe in the word of mouth concept as it has worked for me for ages. Nothing beats your own customers doing the sales pitch for you as they have nothing to gain from it other than the satissfaction of giving good advise.

I have given up waiting on a quad core powermac, as it will take too long to wait. Im jumping now.

I so hate microsoft that I was going to drop Yahoo if they were to be bought out by BILL>

Go Apple…