Apple not only needs the Mac, but to propose otherwise is simply foolish, analysts contended today when reacting to a Wall Street Journal story that said the Cupertino, Calif. company couldn’t afford to spend time and money on personal computers.

“That piece couldn’t be more off base,” said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, in a Monday interview. “Apple’s objective is to be pervasive in your life, whether it’s computing on your wrist, in your pocket or on your desk. You can’t take a singular area; you have to look at the Mac as part of a complete system.”

Moorhead and others were responding to the argument forwarded by Wall Street Journal technology writer Christopher Mims, who penned a piece labeled “Why Apple Should Kill Off the Mac” (subscription required).

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