$200 billion plus on hand and Apple can't

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p8712 wrote:
[quote=Sam3]
The first new Mac under Steve was the bondi blue iMac, who's retail price was $1299. This was the cheapest PC on the market.

Not even close.

They could save that billion by patching the security holes in snow leopard and re-releasing it.

IIRC, if you purchased one of those machines, you were required to sign up for a 2-3 year internet service contract with them.

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Sam3 wrote: When the First Macbook Pro came out, with a Core Duo processor, I did a side-by side comparison with a Dell Latitude (it's construction quality equivalent) and the Macbook Pro was cheaper (for the same components).

It was only like that for a year, the next year you could buy a Dell with a better GPU. Then Apple ignored USB 3.0 for 2-1/2 years and didn't release a "Pro" desktop with Thundercrap for almost 3 years. Also the reminder that Thundercrap didn't work when they shipped the first laptop with it. It took almost 4 months to release the OS update that enabled it. This contributed to delay of Thundercrap peripherals and high prices.

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Grumpyguy wrote:
Yeah, they brought the money in, but how short sighted not to invest in Macs, the Mac OS, SIRI, or your core programs.

Just a billion could accomplish a lot. I think Steve knew that.

Your hero started this process.

Cook needs to stop the pining for Jobs (your hero) and get on with running the world's most successful business.

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Cook needs to stop the pining for Jobs (your hero) and get on with running the world's most successful business.

He's running a brothel?

Oh! I thought you said "oldest"!

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Ammo wrote:
I've always wondered why Apple didn't cut its customers a little slack and lower prices a bit. Why keep stockpiling billions and billions when you don't really need to?

We outsiders have no idea what Apple's needs are. What we do know is that Apple is spending $10 billion annually on R&D so it's fair to infer they've got something significant on the go.

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Article Accelerator wrote:
We outsiders have no idea what Apple's needs are. What we do know is that Apple is spending $10 billion annually on R&D so it's fair to infer they've got something significant on the go.

MOAR THINNER!!!!

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bendy. i want bendy.

[p8712]

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IIRC, if you purchased one of those machines, you were required to sign up for a 2-3 year internet service contract with them.]
Nope, that came later when they sold 'em for $199 (incredibly cheap for the day). I had an emachine that retailed for $499 in 1998, a 333mhz celeron. For it's day it was fast and cheap.

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p8712 wrote: For it's day it was fast and cheap.

Yes, just garbage in comparison to the iMacs of the time.

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I'm hoping they're cooking up cold fusion myself. We'll see that quicker from Apple than we'll see an expandable consumer desktop.