| Tuesday, November 19, 2002 |
23:42 - Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still doooooomed
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And as the volume of PC sales continues to rise, and as Apple's sales continue to stagnate or even drop, that price disparity will only become worse, with the PCs continuing to fall in price due to economy of scale while continuing to rise in relative value compared to the Mac both because of improvements in technology and because of network effect. What this really means is that the "Switch" campaign is doomed; there will be little in the way of switching, and most of that will be Mac users switching to the PC. Apple's primary business will continue to be replacement units for existing users in a declining overall customer base.
Quick, somebody tell the eight people at my company who have all bought iPods and/or their first Macs over the course of the past year.
Someone remind them that they're supposed to be all dissatisfied with them and stuff, and want to switch back to the trusty Windows world. They just won't snap out of it. What's wrong with them?
And for God's sake, do something about the numerous people I know, both at work and elsewhere, who have gone from outright derision of Macs as of a year or two ago to curiosity, intrigue, respect, and genuine, money-on-the-table interest. Someone warn them before it's too late!
Doomed! Dooomed, I tells ya!
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