Apple is the new Microsoft (they’re just a lot cooler)
Newsweek has the story:
Apple is looking like what Microsoft was 10 years ago—a Bigfoot that squeezes smaller competitors. A former lieutenant of Steve Jobs’s once told me something surprising about his ex-boss. “Steve is a monopolist at heart,” he said. “He’s just like Bill Gates. He just hasn’t been as successful.”
Gone are the days where Apple was the hip underdog. Now they’re becoming the cool monopoly, and I’m fine with it so long as their products stay fresh and the prices remain competive.
September 9th, 2008 at 9:48 am
If the fact that Steve Jobs longs to be Bill Gates is a news flash to anyone in 2008…well I guess it would be ok to find that out now if you’re 14.
P.S. Apple’s prices are anything but competitive.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
They have always been sold at premium. However, that is changing since the switch to Intel.