Re:Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple (1997)
by pyre on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @09:23PM
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> "Fanboys" call them the underdog due to their 7-8% market
> share of the computer market compared to Windows ~90%
> market share.
>
> I'd still call that an underdog.
I wouldn't. You're ignoring several factors:
* Even though Microsoft may own 90% of the market, the fact that their company as a whole (which includes other markets) is worth less than Apple is telling. The investors certainly don't think that they are an underdog.
* A few years ago Microsoft own 95% of the market. (i.e. The trend is towards a shrinking strangle-hold on the market)
* The 'market' usually refers to the general PC market which (IIRC) includes corporate purchases. Most corporate purchases for the foreseeable future will probably remain in Microsoft's court, but that doesn't prevent Apple from taking over the personal computer market. [Yea, I know PC stands for 'Personal Computer,' but here we are referring to personal in terms of ownership, instead of personal in terms of desktops vs mainframes.] I would definitely not call Apple the underdog in terms of personal/family computers.
* Apple has great mind-share right now, as well as a number of devices that tie-in well with their Macs. Those devices (iPhone,iPad) are at the top of a lot of people's minds and at the cutting edge of their respective niches. Those devices will probably do well at driving people towards Macs when they next upgrade their desktop/laptop even though that probably isn't their ultimate goal.
* You're ignoring the other markets that Apple is in where they are not the underdog (mp3 players, tablet devices).
> Also who is the "you", that you are referring to?
To the poster of the comment I was replying to? Maybe I should have phrased it as such:
Though you claim that saying, "AAPL is worth more then MSFT,"
is a sign of fanboy-ism,
I was refuting the claim that talking about Apple's worth vs Microsoft's worth is a sign of fanboy-ism.
* Even though Microsoft may own 90% of the market, the fact that their company as a whole (which includes other markets) is worth less than Apple is telling. The investors certainly don't think that they are an underdog.
* A few years ago Microsoft own 95% of the market. (i.e. The trend is towards a shrinking strangle-hold on the market)
* The 'market' usually refers to the general PC market which (IIRC) includes corporate purchases. Most corporate purchases for the foreseeable future will probably remain in Microsoft's court, but that doesn't prevent Apple from taking over the personal computer market. [Yea, I know PC stands for 'Personal Computer,' but here we are referring to personal in terms of ownership, instead of personal in terms of desktops vs mainframes.] I would definitely not call Apple the underdog in terms of personal/family computers.
* Apple has great mind-share right now, as well as a number of devices that tie-in well with their Macs. Those devices (iPhone,iPad) are at the top of a lot of people's minds and at the cutting edge of their respective niches. Those devices will probably do well at driving people towards Macs when they next upgrade their desktop/laptop even though that probably isn't their ultimate goal.
* You're ignoring the other markets that Apple is in where they are not the underdog (mp3 players, tablet devices).
To the poster of the comment I was replying to? Maybe I should have phrased it as such: I was refuting the claim that talking about Apple's worth vs Microsoft's worth is a sign of fanboy-ism.