Apple immune to Windows 7 impact, analyst says

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Apple immune to Windows 7 impact, analyst says

Analysis shows Mac sales typically climb after Microsoft unveils a new OS

By Gregg Keizer
October 12, 2009 02:38 PM ET

Computerworld - Microsoft's introduction of Windows 7 later this month won't cost Apple any Mac sales, a Wall Street analyst said today.
"I analyzed the impact of the last four Windows launches and found no negative correlation between them and Mac sales," said Brian Marshall of Broadpoint AmTech. "In fact, [Microsoft's launches] almost act like a delayed accelerant on Mac sales."
After comparing Mac sales with the launches of Windows 98 in June 1998, Windows 2000 (February 2000), Windows XP (October 2001) and Vista (January 2007), Marshall found that in all but the case of Windows 2000, Mac sales either increased or stayed steady.
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Read this on a couple other sites, and on one of the sites posted the following (to lazy to rewrite the post). :)

Also, the writer failed to point out that Apple doesn't fear Microsoft any more because they are not really in the same boat when it comes to OSs. They lost out long before Win 2000, and Win 98 SE. They lost out back in 1992 when Windows 3.xx, and then Win 95 in 1995. The 7% increase in quarterly revenue is not because of the Mac, albeit the iPod, and iPhone.
 

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Antman, + 1.
 

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Antman said:
The corporate workspace is immune to the Apple impact.
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But the expensive designer furniture shops have been in crisis meetings re what to do about the Apple Mac threat.
 

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My beautiful wife and I recently went to a new furniture store in the area. Mind you, we live in the richest county in America.

The first couch we saw was very striking. The price tag knocked me on my *ss. $29,000.

We left and went to Wendy's for a cheeseburger. We couldn't afford a Big Mac.
 
I've never really had any Mac experience, however I do own a working almost, what 30 year old apple with the 2 floppy drives original kb& mouse ect. I played with for a little bit. IMO people who purchase Macs do it as a trendy uppity lower your head cause if it rains you'll drowned kind of attitude. It's like a designer computer. And not very upgraded able at least not without spending major jack. sorry probably got a little carried away with this one. Fabe
 

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Antman said:
My beautiful wife and I recently went to a new furniture store in the area. Mind you, we live in the richest county in America.

The first couch we saw was very striking. The price tag knocked me on my *ss. $29,000.

We left and went to Wendy's for a cheeseburger. We couldn't afford a Big Mac.
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Hehe

You know it's an expensive furniture store when they refer to their wares as "pieces", as in "yes, that's a lovely piece, and it's only $6400 plus chairs!"

Needless to say, my entire household was purchased on eBay for $70 (as several transactions of smaller magnitude).
 

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Well Apple maybe not lose business but maybe they will not get as much "new" business because 7 is coming out.

Everyone who wants an Apple computer will most likely get an Apple computer. Those people not so sure now can be like o Windows 7 is out and is getting great reviews. I will just take 7.

Make sense lol?


Also those people really big into photoshop etc for a while I don't see why you would buy a Mac? Windows had 64bit photoshop before Apple did and I still don't believe they have it yet. And Windows also has a ton of great video editing software. I truly think that Apple is just running off an old note when it comes to that and just riding it out until it ends.

I never see a reason to buy an Apple computer. Same hardware in a fancy shell and a different OS and they can charge way more for it. Does your harddrive stand to live longer because it is in an Apple computer over the same brand in a PC? I don't think so. ;) ;) :)
 

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Adamd said:
Well Apple maybe not lose business but maybe they will not get as much "new" business because 7 is coming out.

Everyone who wants an Apple computer will most likely get an Apple computer. Those people not so sure now can be like o Windows 7 is out and is getting great reviews. I will just take 7.

Make sense lol?


Also those people really big into photoshop etc for a while I don't see why you would buy a Mac? Windows had 64bit photoshop before Apple did and I still don't believe they have it yet. And Windows also has a ton of great video editing software. I truly think that Apple is just running off an old note when it comes to that and just riding it out until it ends.

I never see a reason to buy an Apple computer. Same hardware in a fancy shell and a different OS and they can charge way more for it. Does your harddrive stand to live longer because it is in an Apple computer over the same brand in a PC? I don't think so. ;) ;) :)
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Very well put. What you said plus its a "designer" computer, there is no real reason to need a mac. Its a lifestyle, not a "OS written by Jesus Christ himself" (should copyright that so Mac don't use that in their next anti windows propaganda). Why would you spend 2x (literally) on the same hardware to have a mac that can only do maybe 20% a PC (at best)? Just stupid. People are suckers for "it just works" ... well, newsflash, Windows always "just works too" except it goes beyond "just" working into a fully functional and versatile system! MS should use that as an ad haha.
 

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Does Apple still solder the CPU and GPU onto the motherboard?
 

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Apple's got groupies, Windows has followers...
 

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Belkin Laptop Cooler
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Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0

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Night Hawk said:
ahriman said:
Does Apple still solder the CPU and GPU onto the motherboard?
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Pick a model and look over the specifications on it. Apple - Support - Technical Specifications

For a Mac Pro you will find cpu = Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors For video card not integrated graphics = NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (single-link DVI and dual-link DVI) Mac Pro - Technical Specifications
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Latest Mac Pro
One 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
3GB (3x1GB)
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide

$2500

My 7 Box
One 3.6GHz Quad-Core Intel Core2 ~$150
4GB 1066MHz $80
30GB OCZ Vertex 1TB $160 + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s $80
Radeon 4650 $50
One 24x DL DVD burner $30
MS Wireless KB & mouse $20
Add motherboard, wireless card, TV tuner, media center case & PS, MS media center remote and receiver AND Windows 7 Student discount for about another $250 total

I could build THREE computers with Windows 7 for the price of one home-directory munching Mac Pro.
 

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i7-4980HQ
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16GB
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Yeah. I've never understood the Apple fanaticism.
Especially when they solder components onto the motherboard.
(Seems they still do. I just did a quick search, since it doesn't really concern me as I would never buy a Mac.)
 

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built-in
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internal & Samsung SyncMaster 191T / internal
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1366x768 & 1280 x 1024 /1920x1200
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2 WD Raptors (74 G)
1 WD Caviar (250 G)
1 HP Personal Media Drive (USB, 300 G)
etc.
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none
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built-in
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generic mouse / Wacom Intuos 3 tablet
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(very variable) high-speed cable
baarod said:
I could build THREE computers with Windows 7 for the price of one home-directory munching Mac Pro.
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And that is understating things a bit there still! :D I never got into Apple/Mac simply when seeing the prices way back in the 98 days!
 

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    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
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    Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
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    Zalman CNPS9900A
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    MSI DS200 Programmable, Logitech Cordless
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    30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
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    GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
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    Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
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    Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
    Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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    W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
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    AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965
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    Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
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    Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
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    MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
    Sound Card
    Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
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    VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
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    1600x1080
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    WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
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    Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
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    NZXT Vulcan mini tower
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    Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
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    ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
    Mouse
    ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
    Internet Speed
    DSL 5G
    Browser
    MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly
    Other Info
    OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
I would have to agree that Apple really has no place in the business world but I'm going to say something that I thought I would never be saying. I've been considering a Macbook Pro. Not because of OSX but because the hardware... They have their place in the world.

My beautiful wife and I recently went to a new furniture store in the area. Mind you, we live in the richest county in America.
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Just curious.. which county: by which measurement?
Highest-income counties in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm in number 19. :) Kinda neat. I always liked stats.
 

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Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.92 GHz
Motherboard
EVGA 790i FTW
Memory
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia 260 GTX
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x 24" Dell S2409W
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 802.11 1.5TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 800 Watt
Case
Raidmax Smilodon
Cooling
Passive
Keyboard
Logitech BT MX5500
Internet Speed
22Mbps/1.5Mbps
You could get the identical hardware from another brand, like Dell or HP for much less the cost. Hardware is definitely NOT a reason to consider an Apple. Only consider it, if for some reason, you prefer OSX over Windows 7.

They have their place, just like a diamond studded cell phone case has it's place. I don't see them worrying about Windows 7 to be honest, because they have their followers, or zealots as they are known, who will buy anything with an apple logo on it, regardless of cost. If you approach it rationally and unbiased, it is difficult to justify the costs. If an Apple cost the same as a similarly configured Dell, then it would certainly warrant equal consideration.

In my company, I got my graphic designer a Mac Pro tower that cost more than 5 of the other Dell towers I purchased for others. Those 5 Dells out-paced the Xeon Mac Pro in Photoshop scripts, general rendering tasks, and even in load times for Photoshop. It also has more stability issues than 12 other Dell systems we have in the office.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
I bought a Mac a few months back, more out of curiosity than anything else. Got the bottom of the line Mac mini. I used it quite a bit at first but now I hardly touch it because it just isn't anything special. I upgraded OSX from Leopard to Snow Leopard because the upgrade only cost me $10 but it was a very ho-hum upgrade. My Win 7 machine blows it away. I only play on the Mac, I always go to one of my Win machines if I want to do any real work.

I hang out on some Mac forums and I have to chuckle when I see the Mac guys crowing about how they upgraded their HD and RAM (the only upgrade options on a mini). Many of them pay Apple to do those simple upgrades for them because they are scared to death to open the case. I'd bet most on this forum have built numerous rigs from scratch so replacing an HD or adding RAM is no big deal and certainly nothing to crow about.

After spending some time in both camps it seems to me that the average Win user is more knowledgeable than the average Mac user.
 

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Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet
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W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
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3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7
Motherboard
ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
Memory
16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet
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AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card
High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
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Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12"
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3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440
Hard Drives
500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
PSU
Corsair CX 750M
Case
Antec 100
Cooling
CM 212+
Keyboard
IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse
Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse
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400M down 8M up
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Windows Defender
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FireFox
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Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
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