[X4U] Apple dumping the Mac...again!!

[Eddie Hargreaves]

There are other Macs beside the G5, and some of them are aimed at consumers.
But when did you see an ad for the iMac G5? They made many for the G3 models
and a few for the G4 models but none for the G5 models.


On 12/24/05 8:26 AM, net kat <netkat at comcast.net> wrote:

> well, I wonder if the explanation for that is less a "shift" of emphasis more
> to a recognition that a Dual-core, dual-processor G5 with oodles of firepower
> is never going to become a consumer lust object, whereas an iPod is.
> 
> it might be that the pro gear is already known the the pros who buy it.I mean,
> really..does a day go by for anyone on this list where somebody misses the
> latest increment in G5 hardware?
> 
> nk
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 24, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Michael Elliott wrote:
> 
>> Actually great point. I mean, the last commercial I remember seeing was the
>> G5 commercial where the guy gets blown through the wall or something.  That
>> was a looong time ago.  I didn't even realize that there weren't any more
>> computer ads going on.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 23, 2005, at 3:33 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Apple has already thrown its greatest weight behind the iPod. How many
>>> 
>>> Macintosh television commercials did you see in 2005? 
> 
> 
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