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It's not about being rich or not. People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. People who cannot choose will use work comput

It's not about being rich or not. People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. People who cannot choose will use work computers in their office with Windows installed, that corporate chose for them. People who do not want a computer at all will have neither PC or Mac. The majority of people do not want to have a computer – they see enough of them at work, and they are happy with their smart phones.

globalnode 2y ago
I think Apple is a very American thing. Outside the US, which you may not care about, only the most aspirationally Americanised people I've known have gone for apple products. Im not sure what the reasons are.
- carlosjobim 2y ago
  Europeans generally don't purchase the things they want, they purchase the things they are supposed to be wanting, after having long deliberations together with relatives and friends. So then they'll only look at specs and price and not how useful a product is or how pleasant it is to use. Europeans are in general very weird about money. They are as greedy as anybody, but what do they do then with that money? They think turning on the air conditioner will ruin them financially and they count how many cents each person owes each other.
  - rewgs 2y ago
    > They think turning on the air conditioner will ruin them financially Literally laughed out loud at this, it’s so accurate.
  - theragra 2y ago
    This is pretty dumb generalization. In baltics, where I live, nobody counts cents or limits appliance use, despite low overall income.
- vishnugupta 2y ago
  In 2007, when the article was written, I distinctly remember being at Amazon and Windows laptops were the default option. So was the entire office suite, their share point thing, not to speak about Outlook. In fact one had to beg to IT guys to allow us to use Linux laptops. MacBooks were still a few years away if I remember correctly. It's amazing that PG looked around in his bubble, saw MacBooks and decided to write that Microsoft is dead.
- theragra 2y ago
  100%
whobre 2y ago
| People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. No, we will not.
- Ekaros 2y ago
  You would have to pay me considerable sum of money to pick anything Apple over other options.
subsection1h 2y ago
> People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. FYI, this guy is a troll. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41153109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41153109
- carlosjobim 2y ago
  You are just doing yourself a disfavor by dismissing anybody who doesn't think exactly like you as non-human (a troll, a bot, a Russian, a heretic!). On that route, you'll end up living your life much less than to the fullest. I think your example speaks for this. Yes, I think that a graphical user interface would be excellent for a server. And I'm probably not the only one who would like that idea: Apple invested a bunch of money trying to do just that with their Mac OS X Server.
  - caspper69 2y ago
    > People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. I have worked for an awful lot of people over the years, and given they could afford my services, I would guess they fall into the "people who can choose what kind of computer they will choose" category. Some could choose what kind of Ferrari they wanted, lol. Your intuition is anecdotal. Plenty of people either don't care, or gasp prefer Windows. They are not stupid (I'm one of them, which I'd be happy to discuss with anyone, up to and including Mr. Torvalds). An operating system is a tool to allow you to use your computer hardware and to run software. What fits your needs may not fit everyone's. There's nothing wrong with that.
    - carlosjobim 2y ago
      > Your intuition is anecdotal. Plenty of people either don't care, or gasp prefer Windows. They are not stupid (I'm one of them, which I'd be happy to discuss with anyone, up to and including Mr. Torvalds). You're one of who?
      - caspper69 2y ago

globalnode 2y ago

I think Apple is a very American thing. Outside the US, which you may not care about, only the most aspirationally Americanised people I've known have gone for apple products. Im not sure what the reasons are.

carlosjobim 2y ago
Europeans generally don't purchase the things they want, they purchase the things they are supposed to be wanting, after having long deliberations together with relatives and friends. So then they'll only look at specs and price and not how useful a product is or how pleasant it is to use. Europeans are in general very weird about money. They are as greedy as anybody, but what do they do then with that money? They think turning on the air conditioner will ruin them financially and they count how many cents each person owes each other.
- rewgs 2y ago
  > They think turning on the air conditioner will ruin them financially Literally laughed out loud at this, it’s so accurate.
- theragra 2y ago
  This is pretty dumb generalization. In baltics, where I live, nobody counts cents or limits appliance use, despite low overall income.
vishnugupta 2y ago
In 2007, when the article was written, I distinctly remember being at Amazon and Windows laptops were the default option. So was the entire office suite, their share point thing, not to speak about Outlook. In fact one had to beg to IT guys to allow us to use Linux laptops. MacBooks were still a few years away if I remember correctly. It's amazing that PG looked around in his bubble, saw MacBooks and decided to write that Microsoft is dead.
theragra 2y ago
100%

whobre 2y ago

| People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. No, we will not.

Ekaros 2y ago
You would have to pay me considerable sum of money to pick anything Apple over other options.

subsection1h 2y ago

> People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. FYI, this guy is a troll. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41153109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41153109

carlosjobim 2y ago
You are just doing yourself a disfavor by dismissing anybody who doesn't think exactly like you as non-human (a troll, a bot, a Russian, a heretic!). On that route, you'll end up living your life much less than to the fullest. I think your example speaks for this. Yes, I think that a graphical user interface would be excellent for a server. And I'm probably not the only one who would like that idea: Apple invested a bunch of money trying to do just that with their Mac OS X Server.
- caspper69 2y ago
  > People who can choose what kind of computer they have will choose Apple over PC. I have worked for an awful lot of people over the years, and given they could afford my services, I would guess they fall into the "people who can choose what kind of computer they will choose" category. Some could choose what kind of Ferrari they wanted, lol. Your intuition is anecdotal. Plenty of people either don't care, or gasp prefer Windows. They are not stupid (I'm one of them, which I'd be happy to discuss with anyone, up to and including Mr. Torvalds). An operating system is a tool to allow you to use your computer hardware and to run software. What fits your needs may not fit everyone's. There's nothing wrong with that.
  - carlosjobim 2y ago
    > Your intuition is anecdotal. Plenty of people either don't care, or gasp prefer Windows. They are not stupid (I'm one of them, which I'd be happy to discuss with anyone, up to and including Mr. Torvalds). You're one of who?
    - caspper69 2y ago