$ Apple is Now Debt Free $

[MrBaggins]

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy


Oh, I get it now. Silly me.

Anywayz, it's the other way around. Behaving like a monopoly may make a company rich in the short-run, but in the long run it leads to downfall, so no, this is not a good "money-making" way to do bizness.

So Apple making the iPod with a proprietory format... behaving like a monopoly, will lead to the downfall of their music biz in the future?

Ahh... I guess they'll be giving back some of that growth then.

[Hagbart]

Originally posted by Asher

Last I heard Apple had 33% of the market for MP3 players...

Link this, please.

Source: Steve Jobs, Macworld Keynote January:

733.000 iPods sold oct. to dec. 2003
2 milion iPods sold total in the last 2 years (untill dec. 2003)
Market share (incl. small 50 $ flash players that only hold like 3 songs) (not incl. chritmas sales):
31 % in units,
55 % in revenue,
1 % in revenue and units in the world (of all types of mp3players)

That IS impressive, you can't argue against facts Asher.

[Urban Ranger]

[dannubis]

true enough ... i stand corrected.
asher slasher then ?

[Urban Ranger]

I don't bash Asher. I only state the facts.

[dannubis]

yeehaw... asher basher is back

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
The point was, he said Apple was smarter than its competitors...MS being a competitor, and having way way way more money than Apple will ever have.

MS has been engaging in illegal practices. They have also been taking advantage of loopholes in accounting practices.

I reckon Apple would make a lot more money too if it has been acting like MS.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

[Asher]

I see, and I admit that I am rubbing it in.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Originally posted by Asher

You have no choice but to try to play it cool.

"Impartial"?

See.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy
I find it a sad fact that a person on one of side of the debate would say such a thing, while one on the other side is willing to be impartial.

Be .

You have no choice but to try to play it cool.

"Impartial"?

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Originally posted by Asher

This must be one of the blatant exceptions, then.

I find it a sad fact that a person on one of side of the debate would say such a thing, while one on the other side is willing to be impartial.

Be .

[Asher]

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy
In most debates, there is usually never a clear winner, so get over it.

This must be one of the blatant exceptions, then.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Originally posted by VJ

Not necessarily.

He also might just be stupid. Or too proud to admit that he's wrong.

In most debates, there is usually never a clear winner, so get over it.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

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