Microsoft's Windows Vista Marketing May Benefit Apple

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Steve Jobs may want to send Steve Ballmer a thank-you note. Microsoft's marketing of its new Windows Vista operating system could pay off handsomely for the company's old rival Apple.

"We think Vista is good for Apple," ThinkEquity Partners financial analyst Jonathan Hoopes says in an e-mail. "As people upgrade their PCs, we expect them to increasingly consider the Mac alternative."

In a report issued on Monday, Hoopes and financial analyst Michael Lew argue that Apple hardware sales will benefit from the "Vista tailwind," from the imminent release of Apple's new operating system, Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5), and from the upcoming availability of Adobe's Creative Suite 3 (CS3).

"We think Vista has established a 'hardware upgrade' mind-set among PC users," the report states. "Meanwhile, Apple's strong retail store presence; all the buzz around the iPhone, the hugely successful iPod/iTunes combo; and Apple's popular Mac ad campaign are likely to combine into a 'maybe I should buy a Mac' decision. In other words, we expect Apple to be a significant beneficiary of the Vista marketing effort."

"That's a legitimate question, especially with Apple's virtualization approach," says Tim Bajarin, president of consulting firm Creative Strategies. "But there's no doubt Apple could be very aggressive with a switch campaign and use that to lure PC buyers to the Mac platform."
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iMav

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ya i do agree to that to an extent but dont think it will true here in india
 
gxsaurav

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People can pay High prices in India, I have seen people buying 80K Lenovo desktops when they can get the same for 60k assembled + 5K for OS.

However, no one will buy a Mac for a really high price when they can't even upgrade it. PC can be easily upgraded as & when needed, it's not the case with Mac, & plz RAM upgrade is not all that is upgraded usually. What about Harddisk (Apple has there own firmwared hardisks). Graphics card (again Apple's own OEM BIOS because of which a normal graphics card will not work inside a Mac Pro's PCIe slot.
 
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