Comment Re:Sounds great, get it out there! (Score 1) 1088
FYI: Volvo is owned by Ford, not GM.
WRT Daimler Benz vs. Daimler Chrysler, I beleive that EvilTwinSkippy was referring only to cars bearing the Mercedes Benz logo, not to all cars manufactured by the parent company. His comparison is valid in that light.
These comparisons are wavering between hardware and software. Apple is in both industries, and we should be making distinct analogies for each.
In the hardware industry, the car analogy is very good. Dell is like GM or DaimlerChrysler -- huge, lots of variety, covering the whole market. HP, IBM/Lenovo, Fujitsu/Siemens, etc. match roughly with Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. You can spend a little, or you can spend a lot, and for the most part you get what you pay for. Apple is like BMW. For their low-end model, you spend a fair amount of money, and you get something quite good. For their high-end model, you spend a lot, and you get a very, very good machine.
In the operating system industry, there are really only two competitors: Microsoft and Apple. I don't mean to disregard Linux and its brethren, but mentioning it would be like mentioning Bugatti in a discussion of US car market share. :-)
-Jake
WRT Daimler Benz vs. Daimler Chrysler, I beleive that EvilTwinSkippy was referring only to cars bearing the Mercedes Benz logo, not to all cars manufactured by the parent company. His comparison is valid in that light.
These comparisons are wavering between hardware and software. Apple is in both industries, and we should be making distinct analogies for each.
In the hardware industry, the car analogy is very good. Dell is like GM or DaimlerChrysler -- huge, lots of variety, covering the whole market. HP, IBM/Lenovo, Fujitsu/Siemens, etc. match roughly with Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. You can spend a little, or you can spend a lot, and for the most part you get what you pay for. Apple is like BMW. For their low-end model, you spend a fair amount of money, and you get something quite good. For their high-end model, you spend a lot, and you get a very, very good machine.
In the operating system industry, there are really only two competitors: Microsoft and Apple. I don't mean to disregard Linux and its brethren, but mentioning it would be like mentioning Bugatti in a discussion of US car market share.
-Jake
