1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005

UltimaGuy writes to tell us AppleInsider is reporting that according to one Wall Street analyst over one million Windows users have switched to Mac in the first three quarters of 2005. It is speculated that these numbers are a direct result of the popularity gained through the iPod and related technologies in addition to security concerns from Microsoft. From the article: "According to checks with Apple Store Specialists, Wolf also said a larger than expected percentage of Windows to Mac converts appear to be purchasing Apple's higher-end systems and that their transition is fueled by the epidemic of viruses and malware on the Windows platform."

Comments

Certified A.S.S.

[k4_pacific]

Apple Store Specialists

Do you suppose these specialists abbreviate their title on their business cards?

Re:Is it because I bought a Mac?

[k4_pacific]

I seriously hope that I'm not lumped in that 1 million figure.

According to the article, you were the 137,565th person to switch, sorry.

Malware huh?

[Mkoms]

They must have not experienced the Adam and Eve virus... you know, the one that takes a few bytes out of your Apple. [Credit: somewhere on the internet]

The Mac Demographic (Re:Is it because I bough...?)

[Anonymous Coward]

"I don't particuarly care for OS X at all... it's such a different UI for me that I'm just not all that comfortable using it."

Well, here's the problem. Mac OS X, and in fact the entire Apple experience, is intuitive for a certain kind of person. Artists, fashion mavens, leftists, and other creative personalities can sit down with a 12-inch PowerBook running the iLife suite on Tiger and comprehend its sensitive, tasteful aesthetic. It's a rare instinct, this appreciation for beauty and truth; accountants and other such pencil-pushers haven't a prayer.

In summary, unattractive squares should stick to Linux and Windows. Macs are for different thinkers.

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Slashdot OS X Typo award winner!

[Overly Critical Guy]

Hello, you've won the "Slashdot OS X Typo" award.

You see, in every Apple article on Slashdot, someone always makes a typo when writing three simple letters: OS X. Scientists are divided as to why it's so difficult for Slashdotters to correctly spell this very simple combination of letters (pronounced "Oh Ess Ten," the tenth version of Mac OS).

Common typo variations are:

1.) OS-X
2.) OS/X
3.) OSx
4.) OSX
5.) OSX86

Related typos include:
6.) MAC (instead of Mac)

Yours, sir, is the first insane typo of many in the comments to come when it comes to typing three simple letters: OS X. Be grateful in your glorious splendor! You are a scholar and a gentleman. Good day.

Re:iTunes, not iPod

[mr100percent]

Can you imagine if Microsoft had tried to make a program like iTunes?

They did, and called it Windows Media Player. It sucks.