Does Apple Computer have a future?

What does everyone think of the future prospects for Apple Computer?

Will Apple still be in business ten years from now?

Yes, absolutely

Yes, probably

Yes, but not in its present form

I don't know

No, probably not

No, they're already dead they're just not broke yet.

What value is OSX to Apple?

Very valuable, it is a modern OS that brings macs up to par with PCs

It is very valuable to the company because they can easily port it to the PC

Valuable because it is unix based and taps into the open source movement

It is neither a help nor a hinderance to the company

Hinderance because niche apps for the Mac aren't written for it

Hinderance because of few apps and having to run classic apps in a virtual machi

Hinderance because of performance and device driver problems

It is a help for another unlisted reason.

It is a hinderance for another unlisted reason.

Should Apple get out of the hardware business and port all of OSX to the PC?

Yes, there is no way they alone can keep up with the pace of PC hardware development

Yes, PCs are cheaper and are what people buy

Yes, they will make more money if they do

No, that would mean they would have to compete.

No, they would lose money and eventually go under

No, its sacriligous(sp?)

Yes, unlisted reason

No, unlisted reason

What should Apple do to be more competitive?

Stop trying to change the world and start trying to make a better computer system.

Avoid taxes by filing for religious recognition.

Drop prices on their systems

Cultivate a developer base for new and better applications

Port their OS to the PC

Write Apps for both Macs and PCs where the file formats are identical and interchangable.

There isn't anything they can do, its all over but the shouting.

What operating system / environment do you normally USE?

What Operating system / environment do you PREFER?

If you were once a Mac user and have since switched to something else, what did you switch to?

If you have not always been a Mac user and have switched from another OS, what did you switch from?

Which do you think is faster in real world performance?

PC's running Windows

Macs running any version of MacOS

This poll was created on 2001-11-18 22:53:08 by kelticman1972