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Art_from_Ark

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12. Apple didn't back out of the PC market

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 05:45 AM

Feb 2012

The company sold a million more Macs in Q4 2011 than it did in Q4 2010. And it had the 3rd-largest US market share of computer sales in 3Q 2011.

http://betanews.com/2011/10/12/apple-and-lenovo-make-shocking-q3-pc-sales-gains/

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Sorry, Apple, and Apple fans, but that's how it goes. [View all] Zalatix Feb 2012 OP

That's just how it is. Some one, or in this case some company, is going to be made the example. jillan Feb 2012 #1

Indeed, people need to focus their anger on one target. Zalatix Feb 2012 #2

that might work if they were not already there nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #31

The thing about Apple is that they don't need cheap labor to make a profit. wilsonbooks Feb 2012 #3

It's not about money. Apple has plenty. xenie Feb 2012 #14

Actually, you're all mostly wrong frazzled Mar 2012 #26

That argument they use is total bullshit. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #30

You said "synergy." WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #32

Evidence of short term memory. Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #16

Hey, who ever said taking the high road is easy. Pholus Mar 2012 #19

More "common wisdom" Jakes Progress Mar 2012 #22

Targeting Apple is just a cheap stunt? You've just agreed with me that the FLA is a sham then. Pholus Mar 2012 #27

Play your games. Jakes Progress Mar 2012 #28

You're right. I thought I started neutral but I have BECOME a "hater." Pholus Mar 2012 #33

This thread wasn't supposed to be the inane Jakes Progress Mar 2012 #37

Oooooh, such a good try, but not quite. Pholus Mar 2012 #39

Made in U.S.A. not more expensive--Apple not so good any more xenie Mar 2012 #21

You are operating on bad information. Jakes Progress Mar 2012 #24

His ideas on how much it costs to make things here are correct. YOU are uninformed. Zalatix Mar 2012 #42

Allstate has been outsourcing to a company called Genpact in New Delhi derby378 Feb 2012 #4

You make an example of the worst offenders. Which is more important, the bankers, or the... joshcryer Feb 2012 #5

Nope. uberblonde Feb 2012 #6

The most odius thing? Every evil news story about Apple? Stocks go up. joshcryer Feb 2012 #8

As the outsourcing wave started that started too. Pholus Mar 2012 #20

I thought you were going to mention their vulnerability now AnotherDreamWeaver Feb 2012 #7

That's kinda petty. Windows has been vulnerable forever. Linux is also potentially vulnerable. Zalatix Feb 2012 #9

ANY computer that connects to the outside world is vulnerable. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #35

If there's so many more PCs than Macs, how come Apple is so prominent? saras Feb 2012 #10

Apple is a big player in the mp3 player market, the tablet market and the cell phone market. Zalatix Feb 2012 #11

Apple didn't back out of the PC market Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #12

The problem is by attacking Apple you're attacking the company that's doing the best jeff47 Feb 2012 #13

Hardware vs software -- Apple's done us wrong xenie Feb 2012 #15

Microsoft's hardware is built by Foxconn jeff47 Feb 2012 #18

Microsoft has less software than Apple xenie Mar 2012 #23

MS is a bad company, but the problem here is Dell, and HP, and Sony and . . . Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #17

But people make good money by investing raouldukelives Mar 2012 #25

And THAT includes nearly every dollar in our retirement funds. saras Mar 2012 #29

Then "our" retirement funds are poisoned. Zalatix Mar 2012 #38

Apple rips off people on their pricing. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #34

They're paying for the marketing that's used to suck them in maximusveritas Mar 2012 #41

One bad Apple ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #36

.. mdmc Mar 2012 #40