I think my experience is probably more typical of a business and casual user of an OS. I just recently began using a digital camera on a regular basis. iPhoto and the ease with which OS X uploaded the pictures was amazing. The presentation of the photos, with music, blew my friends and family away.
I can guarantee that there will be numerous new Mac converts out there - who were moved and amazed by the sophistication and ease with which a laptop became such a powerful new medium of communication.
These are people who all have Wintel based machines and are very dissatisfied with their experiences. So, I'm not going to disregard the Apple Digital Hub strategy. I think Apple will definitely increase it's market share with this strategy. I have absolutely no doubt on that.
As to Microsoft's .net strategy, or their new tablets - I think that these tools will appeal more to the corporate set. And that won't be good for Apple. However, for small businesses - and for medium sized businesses, the .net strategy is still meaningless and without context. It sounds good - but it's not going to translate as a counterpunch to Apple's digital hub strategy. The digital hub strategy is clearly a consumer and niche market strategy (advertising/film/media).
Also, with the Jaguar strategy, and the power of Unix, there is no question that Apple will still be making inroads into the corporate space. People want an alternative that works - that makes their life easier - and that integrates all pieces of their digital life together - professional and personal - conveniently, powerfully and elegantly. As the platform speeds up - I think the market will warm heartily to Apple's integration of hardware and software into a better platform that connects easily into a system of standards based additional hardware and peripherals. Microsoft continues to mess with the standards - and that mindset will not make their products better. Maybe I'm wrong - but I'm confident in my future expectation.
I can guarantee that there will be numerous new Mac converts out there - who were moved and amazed by the sophistication and ease with which a laptop became such a powerful new medium of communication.
These are people who all have Wintel based machines and are very dissatisfied with their experiences. So, I'm not going to disregard the Apple Digital Hub strategy. I think Apple will definitely increase it's market share with this strategy. I have absolutely no doubt on that.
As to Microsoft's .net strategy, or their new tablets - I think that these tools will appeal more to the corporate set. And that won't be good for Apple. However, for small businesses - and for medium sized businesses, the .net strategy is still meaningless and without context. It sounds good - but it's not going to translate as a counterpunch to Apple's digital hub strategy. The digital hub strategy is clearly a consumer and niche market strategy (advertising/film/media).
Also, with the Jaguar strategy, and the power of Unix, there is no question that Apple will still be making inroads into the corporate space. People want an alternative that works - that makes their life easier - and that integrates all pieces of their digital life together - professional and personal - conveniently, powerfully and elegantly. As the platform speeds up - I think the market will warm heartily to Apple's integration of hardware and software into a better platform that connects easily into a system of standards based additional hardware and peripherals. Microsoft continues to mess with the standards - and that mindset will not make their products better. Maybe I'm wrong - but I'm confident in my future expectation.
