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The Operating System

• Mac OS X is the most advanced operating system in the world

• Fluid GUI that focuses on simplicity

• One release for all users

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Features in OS X 10.4

• Parental Controls

• Plug and Play

• Aqua GUI

• Dashboard Widgets

• Spotlight

• Exposé

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Compatibility

• Macs are the only computers capable of running Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Vista

• Macs run Microsoft Office• Easy to transfer all of your music,

photos, and videos over via USB or Firewire cable

• Apple computers now featureIntel Processors

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Design

• Apple engineers are constantly at work pushing the limits of current technology

• Kicked off with the 1999 iMac

• Come on… the iPod!

Bam!

Mac-Pro 3.0 GHzFirst 8-Core Personal Computer

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Apple Fourth Quarter Revenue (in millions)

12%

21%

52%

15%

Desktops

Portables

iPods

Other

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Fourth Quarter Units Sold(in thousands)

3%5%

92%

Desktops

Portables

iPods

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Fun right out of the box!

• iTunes

• Garageband

• iPhoto

• iChat

• iMovie

• iDVD

• Safari

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More Reasons

• Viruses? Not on a Mac.

• “People who are interested in making good software should make their own hardware.” -Seymour Cray

• It just works.

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Sources

• Apple. 28 March. 2007. Apple Inc. 1 April 2007. <http://www.apple.com/getamac/>.

• Apple 4th Quarter Sales Figures. 4 January. 2007. Seeking Alpha. 1 April 2007. <http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/23494>.

• Cell Phone Makers Could Learn From Apple. 28 March. 2007. Mac News Network. 1 April 2007. <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/03/28/emi.on.iphone.at.ctia/>.

• Apple Unveils 8-Core Processing on the Mac Pro. 4 April. 2007. Mac Publishing, LLC. 4 April 2007. <http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/03/28/emi.on.iphone.at.ctia/>.

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