[DIGITAL HUB. Instead, the new Mac World Order will be all about catering to consumers, and in the process showing how ham-handed Windows PC vendors have been at winning the much coveted place as a fixture in the living room.] The guys in the PC industry realized that the enterprise market flattened out and that the next true growth market is going to be consumers, ... Steve Jobs, to his credit, declared early that the Mac was going to be the hub of the digital lifestyle, and it's a strategy Apple has pursued aggressively and with no apologies since then. |
A lot of people were concerned that the transition to the Intel platform would not be smooth. Apple proved today that it not only is smooth, it is seamless. |
All the vendors are trying to differentiate on design. Clean industrial design has become a critical success factor. |
Anybody that's coming into the market at this point really has a tough road ahead of them. |
Apple has struck a cultural nerve, especially with Generation X and Gen Y, while Windows and PC are viewed in essence as 'My parents' computer'. |
Apple is on more people's radar now that the company is a major force. And these are all growing pains. |
Apple is taking steps to move their brand to other rooms beyond just the Mac. It's no longer just sitting in the den. |
Apple will continue to be a force in portable music and video, and desktop innovation. |
Apple will continue to be a force in portable music and video, and desktop innovation. Its key challenge now is how it will extend the Mac more into the digital lifestyle, into the living room and the rest of the house, as well as to other portable devices. |
Apple's laptop line desperately needs to be refreshed. In that context, I wouldn't be surprised to see a strong updated line of laptops. |
As long as Jobs is at the helm, I think they will continue pushing the innovation envelope. He actually believes technology can change the world. I don't see him changing that. |
Bottom line, this is very good news for BlackBerry users. It means their service will continue, and it allows RIM to continue going after corporate business. |
Conceptually, what they've got is very interesting. If they can deliver fluid motion and lifelike functionality and intelligence, they have something that breaks new ground and could be quite a hit in the toy market. |
Consumers buy on cost, and while you can potentially upgrade them to a bigger hard drive or perhaps one with a bigger screen, you're going into new territory with pink or yellow or blue. |
Dell is notorious for taking a wait-and-see approach, and then, if something catches on, coming in and dominating it. |