JonesPC

I was thinking back to the little hating I did on Mac’s the other day. A few questions went through my mind, most of them I can answer myself and are pretty obvious.

Why do people like Mac’s? Why do everyone talk about Mac’s? What make Mac’s such a big deal?

The answers to those questions are simple, I can hate on them in a random blog post all I want, but in all reality I know the answers to those questions are…

They are sexy. They are pretty. They have nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft. And simply put, all hating aside, they are overall really good computers.

My hating on Mac’s the other day had nothing to do with my opinion of Apple or Mac’s. I just don’t understand why they get so much press, they definitely do not have the market share to support all the press they get. which lead me to my other question.

What would Apple have to do to to completely take control of the market?

Of course I’m talking about the PC market, we all know that they completely own the portable media player market with their iPod. But what would Apple have to do to see the same success with the Mac business?

I have answers to that question, and the answer would pretty much make all you Mac zealots roll over in your iChairs and scream bloody iMurder.

Price, Mac’s are just to expensive!!!

• When you go to price a Mac, the first think you’d notice is that you can go to Bestbuy or Compusa and buy a similar PC for a lot less. Its not just the price of the models that Apple carry, because I simply see them as specialty items and would expect them to be a little more expensive. The biggest hold back when it comes to price is that there isn’t a Mac for every price range. Apple needs a line of Mac’s that fall into all the categories your average PC purchaser’s would fall in. They need a $500 dollar or less line, a $500-$800 line, a $1000ish line, then the rest is free game.

I know what you’re going to say

"The Mac Mini is $600ish"

They don’t count. I’m talking about a full fledge Mac….An iMac in those price ranges. With a monitor and everything. If Apple have all those ranges covered, then they could truly be an option for everyone that goes to buy a computer. The sleek and sexy design of a Mac would really come into play if they put themselves on the same shelves as the other PC’s in every price range.

Get rid of the MacOS!!!

Ok, calm down and listen. We all know that a lot of people think of Mac’s as machines that run their favorite OS and not just as a piece of hardware made by Apple. Apple even seems confused as to which way they want to go in this situation. They call themselves a hardware company first, but they still push the OS almost like they want to compete with Windows.

• I would bet that the number one reason people who don’t use Mac’s, aren’t interested in Mac’s because they have no desire to start learning or using a whole new OS.Fear that may not be compatible with what they are currently using (sounds like Vista doesnt it). Take that deterrant away, make them all Windows machines. Put XP on them, Put Vista on them. make them what we all want. I’m not talking about Bootcamp. Im not talking about Parallels. Thats just more work and money people have to spend. Not to mention my mother will never sit down long enough to figure out how to duel boot a Mac.

Now I’m not saying that the MacOS has to disappear, cause it is cool, but make it an application. Id even say offer the choice between the getting the MacOS or a Windows OS or dual boot. but make a line of Windows based Mac’s in all price ranges

Id be willing to bet my iPod is that if Apple made those 2 changes, they would completely own the PC market within about 4 or 5 years

(Jokes on you, I don’t own an iPod…..Yet)