With the epic fail of MS Vista, Apple had the perfect chance to swoop in and get more users than ever before. They blew that chance. The best thing they could do is lower their ridiculously high prices for a piece of crap that can’t play games. The cheapest Mac on the market is the Mac mini, and at $600USD this thing is hardly affordable. The mini has the potential to get people to buy it, but it is still much too expensive. What they need to do is rip out the IR sensor, the built-in speaker, and reduce the price to about $400USD. They should also add a superdrive to it. They should do the same with their MacBooks. HP did it, and they a1ctually get their PCs to sell. Also, dump Justin Long for someone successful that actually use Macintosh, like Drew Carey, America’s sweetheart. Or a foreign guy, foreign people sell too.
Apple also needs more games. Mac-only games. Get back at MS for stealing your precious Halo, Apple. They need the ultimate Mac game to bring in more switchers.
Also, rethink your ad campaign. Geeky accountant vs. High School drop-out working at McDonald’s is kind of getting old. Try this: get Bill Gates (He does commercials now, right?) and put him up against Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is the richest person and the second most powerful person (behind Oprah Winfrey) in the world, and Steve Jobs is the coolest geek in the world. You know what? Forget that, get Oprah! People will do anything she says. Or even Al Gore.
I rest my case. Here’s a shout-out for you.