Macs at Harvard

Reports are coming out that nearly half of the personal computers sold at Harvard are Macs. Wow! Things sure have changed! The fairer platform is making its move!

Happy Birthday, iPod!

Well, gents, it's been 5 years for the iPod. Five years and 76% of the marketshare - not bad!!

-Le

Gartner article rebuttal

I see there are others in the business world who are as appalled as I am at the Gartner article. Check it out:

Business Week Article

Apple out of Hardware Business?

An article by Gartner said that Apple should stop making hardware and license it's Mac OSX to Dell, letting Dell manufacture Macs in the future. I try not to laugh because I want to maintain an open mind until I see what you guys think. Here is an excerpt:

"The future success of Apple, Dell and Intel lies with a licensing deal between Steve Jobs' company and the PC maker according to analyst Gartner," Andrew Donoghue reports for ZDNet UK.

"Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday," Donoghue reports.

Donoghue reports, "In a surprisingly ambitious report, called Apple Should License the Mac to Dell, Gartner says Apple should concentrate on what it does best — create software — and make use of Dell's production and distribution infrastructure. 'Apple should leverage its close relationship with Intel and team up with Intel's closest ally, Dell,' the report states. 'We recognise that this move would surprise and even shock many. We are aware that Steve Jobs cancelled previous Mac licences when he took over at Apple and that he guards the Apple brand zealously.'"

"Apple increased its share of the PC market to around 4.6 percent in July this year, according to analyst figures," Donoghue reports. "Gartner claims that with the right partners, distribution channels and a more affordable price, computers running the Mac OS could eventually account for 20 percent of the total PC market."

"Apple will not be able to substantially increase this growth on its own because of increasing pricing pressure, Gartner warns," Donoghue reports. "Apple's margins for its Mac business, currently around 40 percent, are only sustainable because component makers such as Intel choose to prop up the business, Gartner claimed."

the Red iPod

Gentlemen, the new iPod (ProductRed) is out with a brilliant red hue. Will it sell? More, or less, than the coveted black 8 Gb iPod?

R.I.P. Tower Records

Gents,

Tower Records is no more. It has been sold for divestiture and dissolution. They really have only themselves to blame - they simply refused to change with the changing market. But, it's quite unfortunate - end of an era.

The Tower.com site may live on, however, as it was sold separately.

-Le

RUMOR - Wireless/Video iPod nearing completion!

As the title says, it's only a rumor, but a powerful one! Not only wireless, but also widescreen as we have drooled over! Any independent confirmation? It would be AWESOME, especially before the holidays!

Now Target?!!

Gentlemen, it appears now that Target is upset with online movie downloads, and they want "equitable pricing" for DVD's. One can assume they mean comparable prices for their DVD's. Does it make sense? Online you don't get the same video quality, you don't get extras, you don't need packaging. I don't get it! Anyone else? Comments?

Target gets mad