[DM-MUG] Questions I've pondered as well

[Victoria L. Herring]

>http://www.surf-bits.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=383
>
>Right along my thinking processes. Gonna be hard to sell PBooks at 
>the end of the year...real hard. Would you like a rebate with that 
>Mac... anyone?
>
>Matthew

I wasreading various comments last nite too - someone pointed out 
that the life of a computer these days [not our Macs of course but in 
terms of warranty etc.] is only 3 yrs -- so even if you bought a G5 
now [maybe cheaper than normal given this move] and kept it - it 
would still work in 2007-08 and beyond and the new chipped machines 
won't really be out til then anyway....this is not too much different 
than when Apple moved to OSX and let Classic survive and prosper and 
continue to run == though that has now, finally, ended....but folks 
with Classic programs and machines still run them just fine...not 
everyone needs the newest and greatest --

except business enterprise - businesses turn over machines yearly or 
biyearly it seems [WIN of course] - maybe the stability and 
cross-platform ability of the new OSX will allow Apple to move more 
into business enterprises - after all, we all pay higher taxes 
individually because business take tax writeoffs to maximize 
profits...maybe businesses wouldn't be able to justify the computer 
turnover so much??

I think Matt is right, it's a business decision plain and simple and 
not much different than deciding to create a new OS and leave 9 in 
the dust at some point.
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