[DM-MUG] Mixed Feelings

[John Kisner]

I think part of the rumor involves IBM taking over Apple.  Selling 
their PC division left them free of anti-trust worries should they want 
to acquire Apple.

Headless Macs make sense in oh so many ways, since monitors don't need 
upgrading as fast as CPUs.  I think a killer new version of AppleWorks 
would also do wonders, but frankly as long as Office has a stranglehold 
on business (and increasingly school software) it will be hard to 
penetrate (even in wild dreams) beyond the 10% margin.

On Dec 30, 2004, at 6:31 PM, John Eller wrote:

> wild success of a headless imac could make the company ripe for 
> acquisition.
> hope that doesn't happen.
>
> mitigating any chance of a big boom in sales to migrators is the fact 
> that most folks just don't want to be bothered by the effort to learn 
> anything new.  concerns about compatibility will remain (i've learned 
> with Word that having any graphics in a document decreases the chances 
> for smooth transfer across platforms).  i WOULD look for sales to 
> increase among the faithful - families might find it affordable to 
> provide the kids with their own systems, for example.
>
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