And someone has one... Re: Virus Alert !!!

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri Mar 9 07:51:39 2001

>And why is everyone so afraid of giving the newbie a Mac?

    The problem with the Mac is the perceived lack of support for them,
whether in places to purchase software/hardware or to which to take one if
it breaks for repair. What does the newbie see in television and print ads?
 Intel, Gateway, Dell. Regardless of the merits of alternatives to these,
the first thing a newbie is going to do is ask for that Pentium 4 processor
that they see all the advertisements for. Apple has some cool ads being
aired, but they aren't being shown enough. The newbie won't think much
about a Mac because they haven't seen the ads, haven't seen them in the
stores, haven't seen the magazines from which to get information. In thier
mind, they won't consider themn because they see them as not being
accessible enough. It certainly hasn't helped that Apple lost it's foothold
in the education market. Apple needs to get thier ads out in peoples faces
for a start and then work on getting them sold in places other than CompUSA
and a handful of hardcore Apple dealers. It's basically the same problem
that the Amiga had most of it's exisitence.

    Jeff
Received on Fri Mar 09 2001 - 07:51:39 GMT