tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9676534.post3746526040274316637..comments2024-03-27T12:24:08.314+03:00Comments on Zeid Nasser's Tech & Media Blog: Apple completes comeback in the computer marketZeid Nasserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15619050379221753185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9676534.post-6162132404505755182008-09-23T19:43:00.000+03:002008-09-23T19:43:00.000+03:00Thanks Hani for your thoughtful comment. Your poin...Thanks Hani for your thoughtful comment. Your point is valid too, indeed Apple's 'closed systems' approach has been both its weakness and strength. The brand identity, and uniqueness of Apple products is maintained through this policy... but the future potential and spread of the product is not.Zeid Nasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619050379221753185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9676534.post-16602203920476011642008-09-21T05:20:00.000+03:002008-09-21T05:20:00.000+03:00I think their failure has less to do with inabilit...I think their failure has less to do with inability to reinvent themselves as opposed a basic flaw in their strategy.<BR/><BR/>The PC was modular so you could buy almost any part within a specific spec from dozens of different vendors and put it into 1 PC either to reduce cost or to have a very high end machine.<BR/><BR/>With Apple, not only did you lose that advantage, but they went so far as to setup their machines such that you need a special screwdriver even to open it!<BR/><BR/>Aside from graphics professionals, and people who want a computer that looks good, I wouldn't recommend buying a MAC.<BR/><BR/>At the very least, you will have a very limited choice of software, and what little choice you have will be too expensive. Even the hardware itself is much more expensive that it's PC counterpart.<BR/><BR/>Although the way PCs became modular may not be apple's fault, even though they had an excellent product, they ruined it by continuing the same strategy problem with Iphone today.<BR/><BR/>Iphone is locked, you can't just crate software for it yourself and install it, you need to get it from the apple store.<BR/><BR/>Vendors submitting software to the apple store may find it summarily rejected because it has anything that resembles an are that apple's own software covers.<BR/><BR/>You can't even make your own ring-tones for it.<BR/><BR/>Worst of all, they made it exclusive to a specific service provider.<BR/><BR/>They're lucky so far no one has come up with a product that matches all the iphone's features. When (not if) that happens, they better be more flexible.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which,I just got a new creative Zen-XFI 32GB MP3 player, it blows Ipod out of the water.Hani Obaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030803365502348949noreply@blogger.com