Mac Os X Leopard Vs. Windows Vista

[waldwolf]

CobraSnakeNecktie - You seem to have missed the point. The comparison is between products with the same basic function selling in approximately the same price range. Obviously a manufacturer can design more performance, technology and luxury into a $100,000 automobile vs. a $10,000 vehicle. One could also build a "better" home for $1,000,000 than for $100,000.

In this particular discussion, the fact remains (for whatever reason) Apple computer sales over the past 10 years have been in steady decline. The question is why?

waldwolf

[Guest Reimar]

Waldwolf wrote:

In this particular discussion, the fact remains (for whatever reason) Apple computer sales over the past 10 years have been in steady decline. The question is why?

May the rason are simple: In the nineties MS and Apple was going seperate ways not like in the eighties! And not seperate ways only they was getting huge concurents!

And under this circumstances the cost of production of an Apple/Mac was much higher than for the PC! The CPU's from Apple, mainly Motorola was pruduced in low quatity but the Intel CPU's and their Clones was produces in very high quantity. The same happens to the other CPU's and IC's on the different Boards.

And that's for much of the hardware used in the Apple/Mac untill today even for the x86 version or Intel based Mac's! The cost of production is much higher than for the PC's because of the produced quantities!

[waldwolf]

Reimar - Most of what you say is accurate, however, your points basically reflect on Apple's production costs, not their sales volume (or lack thereof). There's an old saying in the manufacturing world..."Volume cures all ills."

It is a well known fact that, in the 2 years prior to the Apple-Intel switch, the Apple/Motorola/IBM relationship was severely strained, due mainly to IBM's delay in developing newer, more efficient processors for Apple, and Motorola's inability to guarantee on-time delivery of current production chips. Both lead to Apple's inability to compete with the PC/Intel challenge, especially in the growing laptop arena, where performance vs. heat vs. battery life are three vital factors.

Simply stated, Apple realized there was little prospect IBM/Motorola would be able to supply comparable chips at a competitive price, within a reasonable time period. Thus the historic switch was made.

waldwolf