Apple's On A Roll; Google's Not
I officially jumped on the Apple bandwagon in August, which is when I purchased a new Mac running OS X Tiger. I'd worked with many Macs before, but it was Tiger's introduction in the spring that really caught my attention and for the first time made me view an Apple computer appreciatively.
Earlier this month Apple introduced new Mac product lines powered by Intel chips. The new systems include a striking new laptop called the MacBook Pro (the AP describes the new Macs as stunning).
Supposedly, my beloved titanium PowerBook is now obsolete. A few coworkers (you know who you are), familiar with my new Apple-fueled happiness, expressed their condolences.
"For what?" I asked.
"For having just spent a ton of coin on a now-outdated Mac," they said, or words to that effect.
But the condolences, however well intended, are misplaced. I love my PowerBook. I wouldn't change anything about it. I like it so much that, in a few years when it begins to become long in the tooth (I find its current performance to be comparable to my 3.4 GHz Windows Media Center Edition PC, despite having only a 1.5 GHz PowerPC chip and half the RAM), I'll buy another without thinking twice.
Apparently I'm not the only one. Apple's stock is trading at an all time high, and Steve Jobs recently enjoyed the pleasure of seeing Apple Computer surpass Dell in marketcap.
Meanwhile Google, the apple of so many investor's eyes, is showing uncharacteristic weakness. The company's stock plummeted on news the federal government was supoenaing its records, and then the firm announced it would cater to Chinese communists and begin censoring searches in that country. Not a good week.
Watch for Google to rebound, though, as its search engine is second to none and the Mountain View behemoth is known for hiring bright and talented folks who must certainly be preparing cool new services we'll all ooh and aah over upon release.
Earlier this month Apple introduced new Mac product lines powered by Intel chips. The new systems include a striking new laptop called the MacBook Pro (the AP describes the new Macs as stunning).
Supposedly, my beloved titanium PowerBook is now obsolete. A few coworkers (you know who you are), familiar with my new Apple-fueled happiness, expressed their condolences.
"For what?" I asked.
"For having just spent a ton of coin on a now-outdated Mac," they said, or words to that effect.
But the condolences, however well intended, are misplaced. I love my PowerBook. I wouldn't change anything about it. I like it so much that, in a few years when it begins to become long in the tooth (I find its current performance to be comparable to my 3.4 GHz Windows Media Center Edition PC, despite having only a 1.5 GHz PowerPC chip and half the RAM), I'll buy another without thinking twice.
Apparently I'm not the only one. Apple's stock is trading at an all time high, and Steve Jobs recently enjoyed the pleasure of seeing Apple Computer surpass Dell in marketcap.
Meanwhile Google, the apple of so many investor's eyes, is showing uncharacteristic weakness. The company's stock plummeted on news the federal government was supoenaing its records, and then the firm announced it would cater to Chinese communists and begin censoring searches in that country. Not a good week.
Watch for Google to rebound, though, as its search engine is second to none and the Mountain View behemoth is known for hiring bright and talented folks who must certainly be preparing cool new services we'll all ooh and aah over upon release.
posted by Erik Eckel at 8:17 PM
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