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Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005

Posted by timothy on from the of-course-the-rates-have-gone-up dept.

sebFlyte writes "Spurred on by the iPod, Apple's share of the desktop computer market will grow to five percent (from three percent) this year, according to research from Morgan Stanley. Apparrently nearly 20% of iPod users surveyed are planning to switch to Macs, and the sales figures for the last few quarters are backing up the theory of the iPod Halo Effect. All this suggests the question ... how many iPod-touting Slashdotters are thinking of switching?"

8 of 1,045 comments (clear)

  1. I like the iPod Shuffle so much... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to buy a Mac, but not attach a screen to it!

  2. Yup by bahwi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, not a total switch, I think only a few slashdot readers are capable of switching.

    Did you mean, "Add to your collection?"

  3. Rumors of.... by aengblom · · Score: 5, Funny

    What was that? Rumors of Apple's imminent *survival*?

    I give Apple six months before Jobs shuts the place down just to spite us all.

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  4. Re:Why not by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is not the new MAC OS basicly Linux?
    No. It's basically BSD, which is, of course, dying .

  5. Re:Stock by finkployd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bought Apple stock a while ago at $14. I thought I was being smart by selling it at $30. I was wrong :(

    Course we are only talking about five shares.

    Finkployd

  6. Re:Stock by stilwebm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always get my stock advice from Anonymous Cowards on Slashdot.

  7. Switch?? by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Funny

    All this suggests the question ... how many iPod-touting Slashdotters are thinking of switching?

    Switching? Slashdotters don't switch hardware. We aggregate and incorporate. Why would I ever dispose of anything that could generate a couple more SETI@home points per month, while also filling in as my firewall, e-mail, and/or MAME and streaming media server? And that's just my 8088! You hipsters with your disposable hardware. Makes me sick.

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  8. Re:Switch? by argent · · Score: 3, Funny

    And how many of them swear off Windows?

    Swear off Windows, or swear at Windows. There is no third choice.