They are the Apple of the PC market.
Retaction: My statement was too bold I suppose.
NO - I am not giving credit to Gateway as being the "Apple of the PC world" wrt comparing their offerings to Apple. If I thought that, knowing the mainstream push of PC over Apple, I would have Gateways everywhere.
I am merely suggesting that when you look at the PC world - we have no innovators. The closest one is Gateway - based on their marketing/products over the years (over the years) Gateway has been innovative. Dell has just swiped; copied; and mass produced (the MS way).
I just strolled over to my PC (ok, I opened a Netscape tab..) and went to Gateway and Dell.
Gateway - Camcorders; 42" Plasmas -- oh yeah, they sell computers too. Read: We got the bit...
Dell is sitting with their PCs; their JukeBox; their PocketPC and teeny weeny 23" LCD "HDTV" if you want to call it that. -- "JUNK" -- Read: Pick me.. Pick me.. ohhh.. Pick Meeeeee
Right off the bat, Gateway wins in my books. To say that makes them equal to Apple NO. But compared to "PC" makers - they are what Apple is to the Mac World.
Don't try and convince me about Apple's products. But unfortunately fixed pricing due to no competition is the one thing they suffer from. End of story. Unless they can bring the prices down and provide a bit more options on the gear, they will suffer.
The last bastion of hope was the classroom. Even with that, Dell is winning. As at September, my 5yr old's school has better equipment and running XP before me..
Again - if I had the money, I would have Apples all through the house. I owned the Apple ][+ and Apple //e (proper spellings) - if Apple hadn't turned "SONY ME NO SHARE ME NO SHARE" on the world, Apple would be #1 today and Bill Gates and Michael Dell would be yelling FOUL!!
Another problem is, as Frank said, with trading platforms.
With my new computer I am hoping I can actually read from my Dad's Sony and get movies into my computer - FINALLY.
If I bought a Mac today, hope would instantly turn to whatever and I would move onto what else I could do.
Merci Ron...
Ron, long Apple Computer and Music for the next couple of weeks.
You are suggesting you are long on AAPL and what music companies?
Blake
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Dr. Alexander Elder on using stops.
