In article , Eric Stevens
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At that time the discussion was confined to Apple vs Dell PCs, with no
thought of "smartphone market, wearables market and previously
music player market." Is Dell in the smartphone market, wearables
market and previously music player market? No, I thought not.

you thought wrong, as usual.

dell has had numerous products in those segments, all of which were a
miserable failure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Digital_Jukebox
The Dell Digital Jukebox or just Dell DJ is a brand name for a series
of digital audio players sold by the Dell corporation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Streak
Dell Streak 5 (previously known as the Dell Mini 5) is a
smartphone/tablet hybrid ("phablet") from Dell that uses the
Android operating system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Venue
The Dell Venue (previously known as codename Dell Thunder) is a line
of Android smartphones and tablets manufactured by Dell.
http://www.thegeeksclub.com/dell-exp...ar****ch-weara
ble-tech/
Dell is exploring the possibility of wearable technologies including
a Smar****ch.
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/.../product/dell-
bh200-blth/manuals
Support for Dell BH200 Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Stereo Headset

dell is good at assembling parts, but that's about it.

you are fixated on market share being the only metric of success.

that's a fundamental misunderstanding.

you also don't understand what the market share numbers even mean.

I do know how to tell which number is the largest of the two.

what you don't know is what the numbers actually mean.

OK, what do they mean?

not what people think they mean.

dell and hp, with their 'twice market share', are barely more than a
rounding error to apple, the *opposite* of what one would expect from
having twice the market share.

the 'twice market share' numbers also include segments in which apple
does not compete, further invalidating the numbers.

in the segments in which apple does compete, apple has a substantial
market share, if not owning it entirely.

apple also designs the complete package, including hardware, software
and the entire user experience, whereas companies like dell mostly just
assemble parts, thereby making it a completely bogus comparison.

those who are fixated on meaningless market share numbers don't
understand apple or their products. they think the only difference is
the logo and the price. such people are ignorant.

A desktop computer sold is a desktop computer sold. It doesn't
really matter who the buyer is.

absolutely wrong.

Why?

common sense.

do you really think those who buy a $200 netbook, a $1000 laptop, a
$2000 midrange system and a $5000 high end workstation are the same
sort of customers?

not only are the customers different, but the product specs will
also
be different as well as the types of tasks done on them.

And their money is all equally good.

whoosh.

Can't answer that, can you.

i already did, and more than once.

I bet you won't tell me where.

you'd lose that bet.

I'm not betting: I'm asking.

already answered. do try to keep up.