Thinking of getting an Apple...

asininity

He's never done anything for me:(

asininity

I dont attack it, I just defend other things from it fanatics.;)

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

He's never done anything for me:(

Sure he has!

You print stuff in Linux don't you?

asininity

Yes but are we confusing the man with the company?

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

Yes but are we confusing the man with the company?

Some would argue they're the same thing.

Certainly, it's his way or the highway.

asininity

Marty_J wrote: »

Some would argue they're the same thing.

Certainly, it's his way or the highway.

Something I'm not particularly fond of.

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

Something I'm not particularly fond of.

Strong leadership is very important for a company. Just look at what happened to Apple when he left. Michael Dell said at the time that he would "shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders". Now Apple is worth almost 8 times more than Dell.

asininity

Hey I'm not arguing about how good he is at his job, I just view more as a dictatorship. You think apple will survive him? History says no.

BTW I've never used wolfram before but I !!!!!!!ised your search out of interest with microsoft, they seem to be mirroring each other: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=microsoft+apple+market+cap

I do have to say wolfram is rubbish.

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

Hey I'm not arguing about how good he is at his job, I just view more as a dictatorship. You think apple will survive him? History says no.

It depends who his successor is. I doubt he or she will be as charismatic, but there are plenty of visionaries in the tech world.

BTW I've never used wolfram before but I !!!!!!!ised your search out of interest with microsoft, they seem to be mirroring each other: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=microsoft+apple+market+cap

If you look at the 10 year view, it tells a different story:



Many analysts are predicting that Apple will overtake Microsoft within the next few years and become the most valuable technology company in the world. So much for market-share. :rolleyes:

They do seem to share some peaks and troughs though. It would be interesting to find out what events caused them.

I do have to say wolfram is rubbish.

Wolfram is excellent at what it is designed to do. Try the search you've just done in Google and see what happens.

asininity

Marty_J wrote: »

It depends who his successor is. I doubt he or she will be as charismatic, but there are plenty of visionaries in the tech world.

True true, bill used to be considered one, suppose he still is. Wonder if he'll take the job?:D

If you look at the 10 year view, it tells a different story:



Many analysts are predicting that Apple will overtake Microsoft within the next few years and become the most valuable technology company in the world. So much for market-share. :rolleyes:

2000 is around the time XP came out, after ME no wonder, which was with us a long time probably explains the cooling off. Now windows 7 is here they'll probably go back up again as businesses move over.

They do seem to share some peaks and troughs though. It would be interesting to find out what events caused them.

2008 was probably the crash.

Wolfram is excellent at what it is designed to do. Try the search you've just done in Google and see what happens.

I tried, I just dont get how to use it is all.