My family is making a gradual--and expensive shift--to Apple. My son gave me his Sony MP3 when he got his iPod. My daughter opted for a Macbook to drive her Bamboo pad. And I am typing this post on my wife's abandoned and battered laptop that she replaced with a Macbook Pro.
Last night, I caught all three scanning our ATT account, counting the days until they can upgrade to the new iPhones. None of them even have the old iPhones.
Hopefully, Santa will spring for or show up with Macbook Airs for Christmas, so I can claim my daughter's discarded Macbook and join the Apple movement.
Zimm's Two Cents
This does not appear to be happening in one household; in fact, this appears to be a steady trend across the country.
For personal reasons, I bought Jamie a Macbook Air. He now complains about his PC desktop at home. As he sits and waits on updates, virus scans, and the system to finish processing everything else under the sun, he ponders the idea of a nice user-friendly iMac. (He has already picked out the one he wants.) Yet, his PC is not even a year or two old.
For business reasons, I bought him the iPad; however, I have been the one playing with it all weekend. I knew that this was a popular tool, but after reviewing at work the last few weeks and then playing with it this weekend, I started to realize that this is the future - this or renditions thereof.
Take a look at the Kno. Text books were already on the way out the door, but with the Kno they are truly dinosaurs - as is the Kindle. Amazon (and other sites) are already marking them down.
I'm sorry to say it, but once you have an iPad and played with it for a while, you will realize that this is the future. You will no longer need your PC or your laptop. You definitely don't need a Kindle or a netbook.
Netbook sales are on a nosedive, and I was one of the ones who bought one for my father-in-law this past Christmas. However, Jamie and I are already discussing an iPad for them this year. Anyone interested in an outdated netbook?
While this may be my first year of Apple purchases, I realize that this is only the beginning. I now understand the craze that surrounds their products. While PC focused on mass distribution, Apple focused on stability, reliability, and ease-of-use. Apple understands their customers.
And while Bayard's kids count the days to the iPhone, I count the days until the iPhone is offered via Verizon and/or T-Mobile.
Zimm's Two CentsThis does not appear to be happening in one household; in fact, this appears to be a steady trend across the country.
For personal reasons, I bought Jamie a Macbook Air. He now complains about his PC desktop at home. As he sits and waits on updates, virus scans, and the system to finish processing everything else under the sun, he ponders the idea of a nice user-friendly iMac. (He has already picked out the one he wants.) Yet, his PC is not even a year or two old.
For business reasons, I bought him the iPad; however, I have been the one playing with it all weekend. I knew that this was a popular tool, but after reviewing at work the last few weeks and then playing with it this weekend, I started to realize that this is the future - this or renditions thereof.
Take a look at the Kno. Text books were already on the way out the door, but with the Kno they are truly dinosaurs - as is the Kindle. Amazon (and other sites) are already marking them down.
I'm sorry to say it, but once you have an iPad and played with it for a while, you will realize that this is the future. You will no longer need your PC or your laptop. You definitely don't need a Kindle or a netbook.
Netbook sales are on a nosedive, and I was one of the ones who bought one for my father-in-law this past Christmas. However, Jamie and I are already discussing an iPad for them this year. Anyone interested in an outdated netbook?
While this may be my first year of Apple purchases, I realize that this is only the beginning. I now understand the craze that surrounds their products. While PC focused on mass distribution, Apple focused on stability, reliability, and ease-of-use. Apple understands their customers.
And while Bayard's kids count the days to the iPhone, I count the days until the iPhone is offered via Verizon and/or T-Mobile.
