Comments on: Survey: Plans to buy a Mac hit an all-time high

By: Chetan G, Chandigarh, India

Chetan G, Chandigarh, India — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:10:41 +0000

There is no way of knowing from this survey results if the number of would be apple owners has grown at the expense of people who actually went and bought the machines. Are people putting off purchases?

By: Christopher Gilliams, Los Angeles, Ca.

Christopher Gilliams, Los Angeles, Ca. — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:28:13 +0000

They may be buying into problem equipment. I bought an Imac 3 years ago and have had hardware and software problems. I recently had to replace the motherboard and powersupply. Now it doesn't interface well with the internet, shutting down regularly without warning. Apple did give me a credit for the motherboard after the warranty had just expired. Also it does not access certain media programs that only Windows handles which is frustrating. They are also over priced.

By: siva, kcmo

siva, kcmo — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:26:04 +0000

This is to Paul – I think you meant GM not GE. GE is a huge company that has never posted a lost and has many more billions in the bank compared to Apple. GE also has the market cap about 3 times that of Apple. They make more profits per quarter than what Apple makes in a year.

By: jeremiah, bullfrog, ut

jeremiah, bullfrog, ut — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:31:23 +0000

15,000 Is a very large number for ANY survey of the sort. I don't know where someone gets off thinking there's some under-sampling going on here…

By: Paul, Indianapolis, IN

Paul, Indianapolis, IN — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:36:55 +0000

Apple has a great opportunity here. Vista is, at least perceived, to be a joke. Dell, like GE, is essentially bankrupt. HP is rumored to be moving on a Linux initiative.

By: pabs ny ny

pabs ny ny — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:29:23 +0000

i love apple but 15000 tech savvy subscribers does not a survey make

By: Peter, Merseyside, UK

Peter, Merseyside, UK — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:43:16 +0000

Apple have an interesting balance to maintain during this time of opportunity for them.

On the one hand they need to attack the market share that is on offer.

On the other hand, they must not lose sight of the values that put them in this strong position. Quality of experience requires a degree of over-resourcing and controlled expansion.

I wonder if Apple crossed this line in July, bringing out many products at the same time, and that is why there was a fall in quality ( MobileMe & iPhone 2.0 ). Steve Jobs talked about lessons learned – hopefully not just technical.

By: Jeff, St. Louis, MO

Jeff, St. Louis, MO — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:06:06 +0000

Jobs quietly mentioned in a CNBC interview that sales were at a "tipping point". He's right. The failure of Vista and the satisfaction levels for Apple products will continue to drive momentum toward Apple. There is an awful lot of market share in consumer and enterprise for Apple to take. And when the economy turns up… well, game on.