[CRT] prices have gotten so low there is no place for prices to drop. |
AMD has touted that 64-bit systems are future-proof, and it was able to drive that message to the mainstream market. |
Apple stands for something. It's very rare for somebody to be able to sustain that through such a long time. And they went through some very severe down times. |
Both these products are a way to get more people slowly hooked into the Apple brand in the living room, sort of like what Sony did in its heyday. |
Companies don't typically under promise and over deliver, and that's exactly what Apple has done. |
Creative is refocusing their efforts from higher-end computers to the mobile market, which they believe is going to be moving much faster. |
Dell has not seen the success in China that it's seen in the U.S., and now its top two China guys are gone. It's a crushing blow for Dell in Asia in the same way Johnny Damon signing with the Yankees hurts the Red Sox's chances this year. |
Gateway is heavily weighted toward placements at Best Buy, and Wayne Inouye was the guy who made that really tick. |
I could see this being used more by business users than casual users, |
It's an uphill battle, but they seem poised to be able to do it. And the reason I say that is they have a strong management team in place. |
It's going to impact retailers, chip manufacturers, and computer manufacturers. It's really going to hurt consumer-focused PC makers. If you're a PC maker and you have all your eggs in the consumer market, your sales over the holiday season are likely to be less than you expected. |
It's kind of like signing a top pitcher from another team. For Dell, it's definitely a loss. It's not just that he retired, he went to the top competitor. |
Microsoft really dropped the ball on this one. There are significant negative ripples that will be felt throughout the personal computer industry. |
Nobody buys traditional handhelds anymore, ... The entire market underwent a paradigm shift. The mass adoption of cell phones eliminated the need for basic PIM (personal information management) functionality from a Palm Pilot. |
Nobody buys traditional handhelds anymore. The entire market underwent a paradigm shift. The mass adoption of cell phones eliminated the need for basic PIM (personal information management) functionality from a Palm Pilot. |