mojotronic

What an Apple Tablet Has to Be

Having used Apple computers for nearly two decades I have not always been a fan of some of their business strategies. Recently I upgraded to a new mac mini after a friend recommended it and although my last mac was rock solid and steaming fast, I was blown away by the extras (mainly iLife & multiple fast ports) included in the new package as well as the incredible performance of this mighty mite. As always (and even moreso) the switch over and data transferance was seamless with no hassle "plug n play" of several external hard drives.

It took me a few hours to download and test several freeware programs that enabled me to open and run videos in all the various (PC) formats, other than that it came loaded with everything I need. All my old programs (like Office 04) ran perfectly on Snow leopard, the latest Mac OS.

I had almost crossed over to the dark side a month ago, after checking out my brother's brand new HP laptop... until he mentioned that two weeks after buying it he had to call tech support to get help removing over 160 viruses and worms infecting it. And I still shudder when I recall a recent attempt to install a new hard drive in a friend's PC, and how the process was sheer torture.

So whatever Apple's newest products might be, I wouldn't discount their computer and software divisions as sources of revenue growth. Although PCs may be cheaper out of the box, Macs are a bargain for their quality and their no hassle user friendliness, which is attracting more and more users of all ages. I believe that appeal will grow exponentially among the youth market, and Apple's future sales will far outpace any current predictions.

BTW, I (idiotically) divested myself of my Apple stock several months ago so I'm not here pumping my portfolio. Just making an observation.

Wind Is In - Cramer's Mad Money (5/27/08)

One wind stock Cramer failed to mention is AWNE. They distribute wind turbines
and although a young company have been very profitable.