I think we're a clone now

[Iggy]

...The entire eco-system was in danger...

From competition...
I knew there were reasons to dislike Jobs.
Add one more.

eco-system=Jobs protected revenue stream

So, are those value in line with mine (or do I buy elsewhere)?

Thank God there are alternatives.

[Iggy]

History has many examples of people who tried and those who avoided cannibalising their own market share. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It's more to do with the execution & Apple did it wrong.

Whether it's the lack of Steve's reality distortion field, or other changes in the computer world, Apple are losing market share in PC's now and when the loss hits critical mass then it's game over.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-mac-lost-most-pc-market-share-in-2016-chart-2017-1?r=UK&IR=T

Think the foolishness of a smartphone company being unwilling to equip it's laptops with touchscreens has anything to do with it, or that the value of the hardware (compared to the cost) just isn't there?
OSX/MacOS is a pretty good operating system.
But I'm not willing to pay a premium just to run it, and then have to put up with the design issues, like the a fore to mentioned lack of a touchscreen, thunderbolt adapters, etc.

[Iggy]

:laughing:

Of course there is this, now:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/for-the-first-time-you-can-upgrade-your-mac-at-home/

The picture in this article alone terrifies me.  That's a lot of disassembly just to change basic components.  

Sure...just pay a lot, then void the warranty opening it, to install some expensive upgrades.
And we think an X5000 is expensive.

BTW - How do you think the $500 dual core i5 MacMini would compare to my dated 2.5 GHz quad G5?
Under Linux, I think I'd have an advantage, at a fraction of the cost.

Now if OS4.2 were available for that...