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18. They're geeks. Incapable of making something that people will pay for.

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Got all the warmth and psychological awareness of a stone in a creek.

Apple sells real stuff and has done ok. I won't stretch the metaphor because it's messy. Everyone but Apple wants to rent out hardware (cycles) and software.

It has worked with enterprise customers but MS is bludgeoning average folks with it, and they are slowly migrating to linux or even apple. I got a $600 mini that blows away more expensive units. And software is almost entirely free on it. Image editing, office, whatever. I ran and supported unix/solaris/linux and macs for many years and did OK.

Most small companies (startups) are bought rather than go public. We are in a bubble, where things are bonkers crazy, and we'll see what life is like after it bursts.