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Originally Posted by nostatic
It is more than marketing. The problem is that the "better" areas you cited are non-issues with typical consumers. "Computer" geeks care about "compatibility" and being able to run every arcane app ever made. Most consumers just want it to work. And that's what Apple does better than any other tech company - create a simple and seamless user experience. It is perfect? No way. Does it please everyone? Nope. But it pleases most people and that is part of the win.
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I can agree that most of Apples market is indeed end users that are not overly technical. However this limiting factor in their products also keeps them mostly out of the corporate world as well. So it's really a trade off. But you can't deny that a lot of their sales are based on clever marketing and catchy designs.