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1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the viva-la-pomme dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Onlly reason I haven't... by danrik · · Score: 5, Informative

    Your mistake is buying 2GB of RAM from Apple. They overchage for RAM unlike anything i have ever seen. Save yoruself some money and buy from someone else.

  2. Re:The Mac Experience - not all its cracked up to by MKalus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Have you had a look at Pages? That may just fit your bill?

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  3. Re:No Surprise Here by Laitment · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, it's based off of the Darwin operating system, and uses the XNU kernel, which is based off of both the Mach and a customized version of the FreeBSD kernel.

  4. Re:Analyze this! by jma05 · · Score: 5, Informative

    >> Most of this is working on CVS stuff (do a checkout when you have a net connection, edit away, then commit when you get back). I know it can be done on Windows, but it's damn ugly.

    Not really.
    http://www.tortoisecvs.org/