[OT] Market Share

[Jim Carwardine]

True to a point... In a technical business, there must some kind of synergy
between technical and marketing.  For MS, Gates had the huge market built
for him thru IBM opening the architecture to clones.

Jobs had the solidness of the system architecture - deeply integrated
operating system with the hardware, standards for the GUI that were not only
used by Apple but published to developers with the promise that their app
would always run on a Mac if they adhered to the standards and Guy Kawasaki,
who built the niche.

Technically speaking, the Mac, even using the Intel chip, is light-years
ahead of the PC.

Anyone who thinks that buying a PC today running Windows isn't buying a
computer still running DOS only has to look at the monitor when it crashes.
I just purchased an LG monitor for my Powerbook.  It came with a 4 page
manual for installing the drivers in the various versions of Windows.  I
just plugged it into my Mac and started using it.

Both Gates and Jobs did a superb job of marketing.  Gates in convincing the
PC was on the leading edge and Jobs in ignoring the status quo and building
his niche.

Jobs is the true visionary.  What's his vision?  It was stated 20 some odd
years ago and I think is still true - Jobs believes there is no reason why a
personal computer shouldn't be as easy or common to use as a toaster.
Remember that?
  Jim


on 7/4/06 11:44 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Kay,
> 
> Great point. Fact is, marketing is where Jobs truly shines!
> 
> On 7/2/06, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macmail at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> My point exactly. How many other CEO out there can make so much money out of
>> such irrelevance. From a technological standpoint, truly embarrassing. From
>> a marketing standpoint, head a shoulders, world record, Gold medal, hall of
>> fame never to be forgotten kinda of stuff.
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