Back to School with Apple!
We’re barely past the fourth of July, and parents, teachers, and students are already planning their back-to-school tech purchases. I was glad to see a report in Investor’s Business Daily about “a big jump in consumer interest in buying Apple’s Macintosh computers, especially desktop models.” Dell is still number one, and Apple tied with Hewlett-Packard for the No. 2 brand overall.
Now, I have a very hard time believing 11% of the people polled actually want to buy an HP computer; that’s like someone saying they’d prefer a raw potato to hot and crispy tater tots. Still, this poll reveals significant gains for Apple.
The report reads “Among those saying it’s likely they’ll buy a new desktop PC in the next six months, Apple was the No. 2 preferred brand, with 16%. That’s the highest number for Apple since TechnoMetrica began collecting purchase-intent data more than two years ago. In May, 6% of likely desktop PC buyers said they would choose Apple.”
Click here to read the report. I discovered this report from TUAW. I love TUAW; click here to read it!
Are you kidding? This sort of insanity is exactly what sells to geeks. If geeks are the market (and who else would buy a $400 blender?), this is a great way to get attention.
How soon will that poor guy die from some form of cancer (most likely lung) from having ground up all those electronic devices and dumped out the dust without wearing any type of protective gear? And all in the name of selling a blender. 🙁
Ahh iPod Smoothie my favorite! Even though blending an iPod is bad, I hear Microsofts refurbishing process for the Zune is to be much like this. 🙂