Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 12th Sep 2004 07:33 UTC
Fourteen months ago I wrote an editorial, suggesting that Apple should create an ultra cheap machine to battle the PC world. On that article, I suggested some specs for the hypothetical "Strawberry" computer. As technology is moving on fast, I am now updating these specs. To get the idea though, please make sure you read last year's article before you read on this one.
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This isn't intended as flamebait but Apple is simply irrelevant. Since 1984 Apple has approximately halved in real capitalisation (accounting for inflation) and gone from 20% market share to perhaps <3%. The Mac may have been innovative but it has been a commercial failure since it's inception. Apple earns less from its operations than it would by simply selling its assets and earning interest.
Someone can always create a better, faster + cheaper copy of almost any product.
People always talk about Apple being the BMW of the computer industry. The better analogy is that BMW is the Alienware of the automotive industry(BMWs are simply a high quality version of a generic vehicle type). In PCs cost and compatiblity are the only important criteria.
The US$300 headless Mac would be competing directly against far faster cube PCs.
The best thing that could happen to Apple and the world is that Steve Jobs leaves and the board sells Apple Inc to IBM. IBM could then dump the Mac and GPL parts of OSX.