The end is Nigh! Personally I don't hate them. Just wish their policies didn't gargle donkey balls. Wish I had a powermac right now though.Hubilub said:
Apple Passes Microsoft as Most Valuable Technology Company
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Does this figure in how many mindless sheep bought more than one Ipad?
Mindless sheep, like this guy..
I have nothing against Mac computers, but Ipads are useless to me since I have an Iphone
Mindless sheep, like this guy..
I have nothing against Mac computers, but Ipads are useless to me since I have an Iphone
Yes it does. Think of it like this: market value isn't necessarily the real value of a company. Apple has revenues of about $43 bn, while Microsoft makes a bit less than $59 bn (although you should probably check those numbers, I believe they're more or less correct). Microsoft also has a larger profit margin than Apple, as far as I know, and a similarly larger amount of assets.oranger said:
However, the perception of Apple is better and rosier than for Microsoft, thus it is valued higher in stocks, but in terms of market share Apple is still dominated by Windows in the PC realm. Financial markets are often fueled by perception -- that's why you often get companies that operate profitably and grow their revenues year-to-year above the rate of inflation, but because they don't meet an earnings forecast they can be pummeled in the market.
I love that graph, in 2000 Apple's struggling to break 10bn whilst MS is at 500bn ^^
I don't hate Apple... Ok, maybe a little. I dislike how they try to own everything to do with their products. There are very few, if any, independent retailers that sell Apple merchandise or hardware upgrades, so there's bugger all competition. You get much more freedom with a PC.
I don't hate Apple... Ok, maybe a little. I dislike how they try to own everything to do with their products. There are very few, if any, independent retailers that sell Apple merchandise or hardware upgrades, so there's bugger all competition. You get much more freedom with a PC.
Oh, I have plenty of other reasons to hate Apple, I just can't hate on them for, you know, doing what a business does.Wicky_42 said:Why not? Seems to be a perfectly good reason for lots of people to mate lost of popular thingsBrain_Cleanser said:
You can always tell yourself you're hating them for different reasons
The major reason for this is the iPhone, because Macs are meh. Sure, they look nice, but there price averages at nearly twice of a PC, you can't even take it apart to update it with new parts to keep it from going obsolete, and it sucks for gaming, something we here at the Escapist and other gaming sites truly care about. Steam might help make them a bit better for gaming, but it will be long before they measure up to PC.
Meh, it's probably due to market saturation since technology since there are more competitors (Google) than previously, while Apple had some good marketing.
Will we be seeing a sequel to the "Pirates of Silicon Valley" movie?
That said it's impressive that Apple has managed to catch up, but I wouldn't nessicarly be counting on Microsoft staying under very long.
That said it's impressive that Apple has managed to catch up, but I wouldn't nessicarly be counting on Microsoft staying under very long.
Tell me Apple, do you run Flash yet?
No...? Well then, can you multi-task?
No...? Ok, do you allow third party software?
Well...We'll await the Monopoly Commission's decision, shall we?
No...? Well then, can you multi-task?
No...? Ok, do you allow third party software?
Well...We'll await the Monopoly Commission's decision, shall we?
aaah, but the problem comes when certain people believe a certain thing is the next big advancement. when that happens, it usually shuts off routes that technology could have gone and diverged off into. Without anybody to point out problems or who like a certain product more than others, the route technology takes becomes extremely limited, especially if those who liked the earlier products gave up when the new one came out as opposed to voicing thier opinion.geizr said: