Dan's Profile

I’m not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV. I do, however, know that when you’re bleeding freely, the first thing you do is stop the bleeding. Once you’ve stabilized the wound, then you can begin fixing the damage. It’s the same for computer companies. The G4 tower and accompanying monitors were excessively over prices and under powered. Since Apple isn’t yet ready to fix the power problem, they addressed the only component of the problem the can fix – the price. Anyone who’s stuck their finger in the wind over the last six months knows that the IBM 64 bit chips are coming but they’re not ready for prime time yet. These price drops will keep Apple in the game until the new chips arrive – and when they do, assuming they’re as fast as everyone says they are, Apple will be right back in lead.