Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Mar 2007 22:32 UTC
"Misery, heartbreak, sorrow, and despair. No, I'm not talking about adolescence; I'm referring to what happens when you're stuck with a PC from Hell. Systems that were overpriced and underpowered, parts that failed two days after the warranty expired, marathon phone calls with brain-dead tech support staff - over the years we've suffered more than our share of ills, and so have millions of other innocent PC users. But picking these 10 Worst PCs of All Time wasn't as easy as it sounds."
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RE[4]: The original IBM PC
by sbergman27 on Sat 24th Mar 2007 00:20
in reply to "RE[3]: The original IBM PC"
Member since:2005-07-24
Well, things have worked out pretty well for Apple. You don't have to be the most popular to make a ton of money.
But the battle for popularity was really lost when regular folks started going out and buying computers... and they didn't know anything about RAM or hard drives or resolution, or any of that technical stuff. But they did know one thing. And they new it because they had been told by one or more people... their spouse, a friend, a loved one, or perhaps that weird kid down the block that "knew about computers". They knew that they wanted a machine that was "IBM PC Compatible".
How do you compete with that?
Edited 2007-03-24 00:21
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2005-11-10
Of course, I was just presenting it from their angle, given the work they had recently achieved.
The original Mac could have been cheaper, but there was perceived value in the technological advantages of the Mac. Apple didn't understand that the user wasn't technical enough to be aware of these differences, and was driven greatly by price.