Wednesday, September 15, 2004
C|NET: "Apple's Missed Opportunity"
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM
"With its new iMac G5, Apple Computer has once again come up with a unique package of design, power and ease of use. But will it be enough? No. Apple has missed the opportunity to stay way ahead of its PC manufacturing competitors by not including Wi-Fi as standard and by failing to catch the early-adopter personal video recorder wave by including a TV tuner card."
This mirrors much of what I wrote about in my earlier article regarding the new G5 iMac. Apple is taking the wrong strategy by "dumbing down" the iMac even further than its predecessor, when they should be adding features to the product line which enhance or enrich the Mac experience. From a design standpoint, the new iMac can best be described as an over glorified laptop, even less functional than the desk lamp model.
Is this really the direction Apple should be taking? Consumers will answer that question by voting with their wallets.
This mirrors much of what I wrote about in my earlier article regarding the new G5 iMac. Apple is taking the wrong strategy by "dumbing down" the iMac even further than its predecessor, when they should be adding features to the product line which enhance or enrich the Mac experience. From a design standpoint, the new iMac can best be described as an over glorified laptop, even less functional than the desk lamp model.
Is this really the direction Apple should be taking? Consumers will answer that question by voting with their wallets.
