Comments on: Apple Laptop Sales Are Spectacular… But Why?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:34:32 +0000

I should be getting my 4th apple next year. I’ve used the Microsoft OS at work since it came out and when I get home I want something that I don’t have to twiddle with. I get enough of that at work. Standard (Apple) applictions are intuitive, powerful and often unique (Garage Band). I buy Apples because they work, plain and simple.

By: simon

simon — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:20:41 +0000

Asam, I don’t bash Macs… or Apple. I just give honestly held opinions. Sometimes these opinions are “pro” Apple, somtimes they’re not…

By: Asam Bashir

Asam Bashir — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:32:48 +0000

These machine have pedigree, they’re not just the result of a few months of design, they’re the product of engineering evolution since the first PB 100 in 92

By: Asam Bashir

Asam Bashir — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:26:43 +0000

PS lookout for the new rev 3 MacBook Pro coming at WWDC - 800 MHz Santa Rosa, 4 MB L2 cache, LED backlit screens, plus some use of Flash memory - Apple will be taking the lead again performance wise - these books are gonna be sizzling…

By: Asam Bashir

Asam Bashir — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:10:18 +0000

OOOOOOOOOOO, Si been Mac bashing again and I missed the whole debate, damn rain!!

An Apple laptop is a fine instrument that becomes an extension of yourself, you have to live with an Apple laptop day in and day out to fully appreciate the experience - nah, not even experience, it’s a way of life. And Si, Macs aren’t just a hardware experience, it’s the combination of hardware and software, the way it integrates all your gadgets and the way the Mac becomes the center of all your digital activity.

I’ll read over in detail all the points raised, just seen this pure example of Si Mac bashing now, but will come back to it later ;P

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:25:48 +0000

James, your “Frankenstein” description brilliantly describes PC’s, Windows, and especially Windows apps for me. PC’s are physically just a conglomeration of elements with no design concept for functionality; but it even better describes the essentially piecemeal conglomeration of patches and add-ons requiring more patches and so-on that constitutes Windows, and app design is obviously from a similar perspective which results in no logical consistency for the user and invites the myriad difficulties encountered by users. Thanks again for a great metaphor!

By: Tony Touch

Tony Touch — Mon, 28 May 2007 04:00:15 +0000

Hey Simon
Your PC laptop doesn’t power down when you close it
It doesn’t power up right where you left off
It does not allow you to share your WiFi with others.
It does not run for weeks without a Blue Screen of Death.
It does not interfere with your computing experience - clippy and innoucus (sp) messages every minute.
Does not simply connect to available WiFi without requiring drivers and extra programs.
Apple laptops are well designed, “future proof”, simple and reliable.
Plus 90% of America is within 50 miles of an Apple Store. If I have a Dell with issues I have no where to go. My laptop is 3.5 years old and does everything except Windows.
Apple needs only to make a tablet and a ruggederized (sp) MacBookPro to completely sweep the market.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:45:10 +0000

I think the sales growth of Apple laptops boils down to being able to “just get things done” on them. Whether you’re a creative type and go for iLife, Aperture, GarageBand, or one of the expensive high-end packages; or if you’re a developer and want a csh, gcc, emacs, environment; or even an online designer and want a good mix of content creation, scripting, graphics, and services… Apple’s laptop comes with a great, easy to buy, easy to use selection for all of it.

Unlike Apple desktops, Apple laptops tend to be reasonably priced, good performance at the mid-range, and have the right mix of features included and omitted.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:27:26 +0000

The real question is “Who WOULDN’T buy a Mac laptop?”… Seriously. I am completely platform agnostic. I could not care less what computer I use as long as it is the best tool to get my work done. Having worked in the computer industry for over 20 years, I’m equally at home with Window, Linux, Unix, or - now - Mac OSX. Hands down, Mac OSX blows every other OS out of the water for PRODUCTIVITY. I would argue now that it also blows the others away for power and flexibility too, thanks to its UNIX core. I put my money where my mouth is and plunked down the cash for a Mac Book Pro (15″), and discovered that they are NOT expensive for what they have built-in. I took the time to learn it (which was nothing compared to the learning curve I went through with Windows, or Linux) and - whaddya know - it is a fantasic, complete, and well-thought-out computing experience. There is not the slightest reservation in my mind when I say this is the best computer I’ve ever owned (and there have been MANY). Oh, and I still have fully native installs of Windows and Linux installed AT THE SAME TIME. So, really, its 3 computers in one! The only computers in the world capable of that today have an Apple logo. So, again, who WOULDN’T buy a Mac laptop?

By: James

James — Sun, 27 May 2007 21:40:19 +0000

Becuase Windows XP sucks and Vista sucks worse. Not to mention those Frankenstein PC laptops and PC desktops for that matter.

The number one priority in Windows PC commodity culture (read: Walmart) is price over everything else, and choice even if all of those choices suck.

Consumers today want style and are willing to pay for it = Apple.

Consumers today want easy of use and are willing to pay for it = Apple.

Consumers today want quailty and are willing to pay for it = Apple.

The industry is changing and computers are now purchased like cars, homes, and clothes, not toilet paper.