Comments on: AMEX vs. Amazon; Macs vs. netbooks

By: jmmx, PDX

jmmx, PDX — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:05:05 +0000

I did Amazon selecting Laptops (no netbooks in here now). Here 4 of top 10 are MacBooks ranging $894-1849. The rest are HP Pavilions and Toshiba Satellites at $639-699.

BUT what I find really interesting in this article is how popular (in AMEX site) is the Apple TV! This is a real surprise that it is number 5!

By: Steven, Atlanta GA

Steven, Atlanta GA — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:53:49 +0000

Phil,

Don't pay that guy any attention. Because he doesn’t know how Amazon maintains its lists, that makes you a “liar” (!?!?). It's folks like Tony who give Apple aficionados a bad name.

Anyway, I wanted to say that this is one of the most telling comparisons I've seen with respect to the markets which PC's and Macs occupy and, more importantly, seek out. The problem this illustrates for PC's is this: where are the premium PC's, the ones which have high ASP's and help sustain profitability? No where to be seen.

My advice to Microsoft and their cohorts: if you feel you can continue to live off the razor-thin margins generated by hordes of netbook sales, just keep on emphasizing price as your primary differentiator. Good luck with that.

By: Tony Los Angeles

Tony Los Angeles — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:25:30 +0000

Want to check that the Apple Macbook #10 on Amazon's list, go here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/pc/ref=pd_ts_pc_nav

By: Tony Los Angeles

Tony Los Angeles — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:24:18 +0000

NO NO NO NO… uhhh, the first Apple notebook is listed as #10, TEN NOT #17 as your article suggests. That's QUITE a misrepresentation!!!! Get it together will you, you PC people will stop at nothing short of lying about the facts of Apple products.

ex ped: You are pretty quick to call a stranger a liar, Tony.

FYI, those lists on Amazon are updated every hour. The MacBook was No. 14 (not 17, as you have it) when I took my snapshot. It is indeed No. 10 as I write this note.

By: Gene, Denver, Co.

Gene, Denver, Co. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:27:17 +0000

I don't understand why the netbooks are always included in the PC category, but the iPod Touch/iPhone isn't.

The iPod touch/iPhone uses the same Darwin base OS that the mac uses, even an Agua interface, and developer tools.

For me, the ipod is my netbook, and the fact that it is fits easy in my pocket I have it with me all the time. Unlike the so called netbook that has an equal amount of compute power.