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Re: Goodbye MacAddict There is a difference in a magazine declaring the war of Mac vs PC over and being won and concluding/believing Apple is at risk based on such a statement by a magazine editor. Also market research groups count old/retired(3-5yr old) & new PCs so marketshare data is very skewed- a computer may ship with Windows/MacOS but later uses could be for Linux/Unix/BSD. I've ordered Dell machines with Windows but nuked the OS & tossed the CD+license because it'll be a Linux server til death/scrapheap.
If/when Steve Jobs retires, whoever steps in will have huge shoes to fill and the press watching every move/decision closely for a gloom & doom.
A rename to MacLife reminds me of that big magazine catalog called Mac Directory with reviews and how-to... it lost magazine shelf space at quite a few non-bookstores upon the staff/publisher changing every 2-3 months into a quarterly. I'm worried about Mac Addict transition to MacLife will go in the same direction, there is only so much a magazine can try reaching additional readership or find a way to fluff up their numbers.
I've been subscribing to MA since 1998, the transition of new editors/staff, dotcom boom to collapse, etc put a dent into growth with product info/reviews rapidly being posted online. Ever since Rik became editor the humour had began to get toned down, The Disc being geared towards commerical product demos for ad revenue so free/shareware developer submissions became squeezed out, Max going MIA then returning. Honestly I haven't been reading the issues completely anymore, Niko is maybe the reason I still like MA... I miss Ian & Prison Guy  |
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 Scott WPremium
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Beaverton, OR
1 edit | said by HappyFrappy:There is a difference in a magazine declaring the war of Mac vs PC over and being won and concluding/believing Apple is at risk based on such a statement by a magazine editor. I agree the market share numbers aren't accurate, but I don't understand the above comment. I never based any of my views on what this editor said. I was using my views to express that I think the editor is wrong, not the other way around. What I'm trying to express is that there is no finish line in the personal computing industry, so in that sense, anyone in the business is at risk. I'm not saying Apple is not in a good position and is not doing well. All I'm saying is, people who think Apple can cruise now are on crack. 
There *is* risk when Jobs leaves. For everyone who has all this confidence that Jobs knows it, and he's sure to bring in someone who won't let Apple slip into being boring and dull again, Jobs isn't a miracle worker. He'll have to work with what's at his disposal. You can't change the basic nature of a human being. Not many people think like Jobs, for better and for worse. His unique viewpoints on life have been positive for Apple overall. He can work with a protoge and teach them everything he knows, but you can't teach someone to inherently grasp coolness, functionality, and what customers want if you don't have it. Please witness Windows XP and Vista as exhibit 1.
I'm not a huge "Jobs the man" fan, but he does help Apple create great products in a way I don't think many others can. Hopefully there ARE others who can. I don't think it's a slam dunk that there are like some of you guys do though. That's all I'm saying. |
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 The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D.Premium
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Denver, CO | said by Scott W:Jobs isn't a miracle worker The post-iMac investors disagree.
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Scott WPremium
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Beaverton, OR
2 edits | said by The Dv8or:The post-iMac investors disagree. Even more reason then that the likelihood the post-Jobs investors might not be as happy as the post-iMac investors is quite high. I'm sure the people underneath him are very capable, but he has a sense of (I hate to use this word but it is what it is) vision that few others in the industry have.
I hope to be pleasantly surprised by whomever fills Jobs' shoes someday. Unfortunately I don't expect to. Again, you can learn the technical aspects of a job. You can't inherit someone else's creative vision. You either have it, or you don't. Your statement that Jobs is thought of as a miracle worker supports my premise that it's likely to blow chunks for Apple when he sails off into the sunset. |
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