Comments on: Half of Macs Sold in Apple Stores to First-Time Buyers http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/ Sat, 25 May 2013 16:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440822 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:28:18 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440822 “Half of Macs Sold in Apple Stores to First-Time Buyers”

This is not news. This has always been true since the first AppleStores opened. You just now caught on to this?

]]> By: zunetips http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440821 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:06:51 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440821 I’m a first time buyer, purchasing an i7 core 27″ iMac two weeks ago. I’ve been a long time Windows user (and app developer) and just recently jumped ship. Apple certainly does have the best hardware and an OS that works well with it. It took me a little time to get use to the new OS, but I’d definitely recommend a Mac over a Windows machine. The cost is higher, but you get a higher quality product with a boost in productivity.

]]> By: Ron MACdonald http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440820 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:52:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440820 I am liking the new core i7 27″ iMac myself but first I have to upgrade my iPods. I am seriously thinking about purchasing that $99 Apple TV gizmo, it looks hawt. Looks like my CC is going to take another hit this fall, just like last year Apple thank you very much.

I am not a first-time buyer but I am buying some of their newer products for the first time! There are a lot of people like me in the Apple camp as well.

Just keep making good products and Apple market share will take care of itself.

]]> By: EverNoticeThat http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440819 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:17:29 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440819 Apple just makes great stuff, period. It never ceases to amaze me with the products they come out with. Case in point, the new Apple TV at $99 is now an impulse buy, and the new iPods as well. Time to get my credit card out.

]]> By: Johnny A http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440818 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:47:58 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440818 Wow Apple store are just so cool. They are artistic statements by themselves much like each Apple product they sell. Apple just gets the whole ecosystem thing, something Microsoft never got. The Microsoft way is just to throw the product over the fence and let the dogs come and get it pretty much.

Time to buy my new iPod 64Gb and a few cute colorful nano squares for friends.

How bout that Apple TV ? It is like so so tiny, the size of a hockey puck but so very very powerful. It will stream 99 cents no-commercials TV shows, stream Netflix movies and stream your iPad and Mac content straight to your HDTV. How cool is that for just 99 greenbacks ! I know I sound like a big Apple Ad but this stuff just rocks!

]]> By: Mark Gary Blumenthal, MD, MPH http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440817 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:53:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440817 IMHO, that’s good news for Apple’s future. I’ve bought nothing but Macs since 1984, but one of the computer newbys who just signed on with Apple is my 84 year old Mom. She’s now the happy owner of a MacBook Pro, and wonders why she never tried it before.

]]> By: Jeff http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/half-of-macs-sold-in-apple-stores-are-to-first-time-buyers/#comment-440816 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:25:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=68218#comment-440816 I believe this. Though I didn’t go through the training, I just bought my first Mac, a Macbook Pro 13″, last Friday and enjoy the experience in the store. This coming from an IT Professional whom has only used Windows my whole life. I’m still running Windows on the Mac using Parallels, and thoughly am enjoying the experience.

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