Apple is Now Worth More than Google and Microsoft Combined

[wintercoat]

Thats my main concern too, but its hardly Apples fault. When one guy jumps off a cliff and survives without tricks, you dont blame him when 10 gullible idiots jump off after him and die.

They aren't jumping off a cliff, though, are they. They're selling lies to people at extortionate prices. Sure, they're well presented and polished lies, but that's all they are. Their products are no better than most of the other shit that's out there, they're just advertised in a way that preys on people's gullibilities. It's their fault alright. Exploitation isn't justified by the fact that people are exploitable.

How exactly are they lying though? Most of the stupid shit comes from Apple supporters, not Apple themselves.

They advertise their products like this... "Hey everybody! Look here! Theres an Apple on the back of this thing! And its about as hard to use as a toaster, you press a button and either something works or it doesnt! Get it nooowwwwww!" And thats completely correct. Theres an Apple logo on the back of the thing and even your grandma could use it. Its not like they are promising you free blowjobs.

Hehe, iToast. I can see it now. One bread slot, "patented" heating coil technology. Bluetooth enabled with a wi-fi adapter and 2 usb ports. $399 for the 2 year plan, 3g network, unlimited texting. Texts print out on the toast.

OT: According to the report, the increase in Apple's value is due to speculation. So nice that even after the market crash they go straight back to trying to run the world economy based on speculation.

 

[Waaghpowa]

There was this dude who sat next to me in class, who showed me his dream set-up for a mac.

Fun fact: it cost 14,6 thousand dollars.

You could buy a goddamn car + 2 better PCs for that money.

14.6? As in 14,600 dollars (Fourteen thousand, six hundred dollars)? Is he stupid? And I bet that if you built the same PC, it would cost $1200 or less. (Probably not since I don't know what components this guy wanted, but you should get my point).

Yep, 14.600 dollars.

I did the math and my computer was about half as good as the proposed rig, yet it only cost 729 dollars.

I literally have no words to respond to this, none. I CANNOT think of anything to say.

 

[Zen Toombs]

Apple is now worth more than Google and Microsoft combined.

So what are your thoughts?

In a word: BOSS.

In more: That's really cool! Although I think that this is something of a bubble and it won't last. Apple should still be very high, but not worth more than both combined. Just my non-economist opinion.
[small]which is totally worth a lot, by the way. [/small]

 

[gigastar]

I think any half-blind fool can see its not going to last. I know i can.

Apple is still running off its "underdog" support, but now with this and that Jobs isnt with them anymore, i can see them being hard pressed to do anything other than releasing more Mac's, iPods and iPads in the near future.

Except for an Apple home console. That has a chance of happening soon.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

So what does this prove?

That people have more money than sense, it seems. I believe we may have a couple of million magpies masquerading as humans.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Well lets see how long this lasts without Steve Jobs.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Worth more, but their new director isn't an ideas man. He might be able to implement the ideas of others, but he's not an innovator. If he can find people as good as Jobs was at coming up with the ideas people want, then Apple will survive, otherwise it won't. It'll probably last a while off just remaking the iPad/iPhone/iPod but smaller and with more bells and whistles, but without real innovation, which is the mainstay of the company, it will eventually lose momentum.

 

[Sirron Kcuch]

Apple supported SOPA and has a quite bad environmoental policy.
Yet their products are aimed at youngsters (although not as much lately, but everybody remembers the first iPod)

 

[Griffolion]

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I agree that so many people don't do research on competitor products. I personally have the Asus Transformer Prime (as you mentioned) and it is totally awesome (for the obvious turning into a laptop at will reason). I've shown this off to many people who like Apple products only to have them say "Oh that's so cool, but I don't need that sort of thing, it will only cost more." Then I'll reply with, "Well the set cost a straight £500 AND it has 32GB built in memory with the opportunity to hold 64 more GB through memory cards. It has a faster processor, more memory, a better screen, it's thinner, lighter, has a better battery and runs a better OS".

At that point the little Apple chip in the back of their neck has detected an attempted breach in their mindset choke-hold software and proceeds to shut the host down, leaving only empty responses like "Well I just like it because Apple make it nice".

So I certainly agree with you in that Apple turn otherwise normal human beings into mindless magpies, unable to see passed the marketing hype and prettiness (I will give that to them, they know design better than most, then again the Transformer Prime bucks that trend).

Worth more, but their new director isn't an ideas man. He might be able to implement the ideas of others, but he's not an innovator. If he can find people as good as Jobs was at coming up with the ideas people want, then Apple will survive, otherwise it won't. It'll probably last a while off just remaking the iPad/iPhone/iPod but smaller and with more bells and whistles, but without real innovation, which is the mainstay of the company, it will eventually lose momentum.

Erm, you appear to be talking as if Jobs was an innovator. Did I miss something here?

 

[standokan]

I think it's time we stop calling them Apple and start calling them the Empire

 

[kasperbbs]

Good for them i guess, still not buying any of their restrictive overpriced merchandise.

 

[Levethian]

The horror.

I still don't know what touch-screens are for. Tablets makes me feel so old.

 

[mb16]

i just did a comparison of the prices between a 17-Inch MacBook Pro and a similar dell laptop.

17-Inch MacBook Pro:
FROM £2099
Dell Laptop with all round better specs (apart from the screen resolution):
£879 (£950.48 if you get it bundled with MS office)

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

I think it's time we stop calling them Apple and start calling them the Empire

Or Skynet.

OT: While I do own an iPod, and got my wife a Macbook Pro and iPad 2 for her graphic design stuff, I cannot stand Apple or their policies. The whole reason my wife prefers their gear is because of the software and OS, not because it's some kind of miracle equipment.

 

[Pinkamena]

I'm glad that I haven't contributed to their wealth with a single dollar.

 

[getoffmycloud]

This pretty much sums up apple fans perfectly and explains this completely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA