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Offline Simon

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Apple profit rises 36 percent
« on: April 23, 2008, 23:30 »
In spite of the economic slowdown, consumers continued to snatch up Apple's Macintosh computers and helped the company record a 36 percent rise in second-quarter profit, it announced today.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/technology/ci_9028734
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 23:30 »
impressive. Didn't they announce this over a VOIP chat with the world?
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2008, 23:37 »
Dunno, I wasn't invited. 
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2008, 00:27 »
I always thought that Simon, like Clive, lived on a different planet to the rest of us Sam  ;D
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2008, 00:33 »
I wish!   ;D
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2008, 09:11 »
I wonder how many people are choosing Macs rather than buying Vista PCs?
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2008, 09:44 »
I still think the gap between Windows and Mac is too wide for people to change just like that.  At least there's some degree of compatibility between Windows operating systems.
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2008, 10:12 »
I'm not convinced Si - people see the mac and go wow... and it does everything that most users would want (apart from decent games but I bet most people don't care) and looks cooler. I think people might have been put off buying a new windows pc with all the bad publicity vista has gotten. That plays straight into "reliable" apples hands. Also with the new macs you can easily install XP too...
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2008, 11:00 »
But if you've been running Windows, what about file compatibility and all that, Sam?  How easy is it to convert from a Windows machine to a Mac, and keep all your existing data?
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2008, 11:07 »
Data is not a huge problem these days, Simon, the big issue is your investment in software.
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2008, 11:19 »
Indeed. 
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2008, 11:34 »
Quote from: Simon on April 24, 2008, 11:00
But if you've been running Windows, what about file compatibility and all that, Sam?  How easy is it to convert from a Windows machine to a Mac, and keep all your existing data?

no problem, the files are all compatible... but as Rik says some of the software to read them could be an issue.... though I've never had an issue.. I routinely use a combination of mac, windows and linux systems... all fine.
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2008, 12:02 »
Sounds way too complicated for me. 
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2008, 12:04 »
nah it aint!! (proper common language there!) you just gotta have patience... but I bet the SATA connector knows all about that  :)x
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Re: Apple profit rises 36 percent
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2008, 12:07 »
Cruel, Sam.  :devil:
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