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Noise Over Mac OS Market Share "Slip"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-show-you-flatline dept.

OakDragon writes, "Mac OS market share actually slipped since last September. This reverses a trend in the winter and spring months that showed some slight growth. The actual percentage loss is small: 0.02%. But it may be significant since it follows a solid growth trend. It must be disappointing to Apple and Mac fans to see what is basically a flat line in desktop market share." Mac-oriented sites are pointing out the unreliability of the metrics from Net Applications, which are based on users of the HitsLink service.

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  1. SO I should not have switched back to CP/M? by pilgrim23 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Forgive! It was the Eye Candy what made me do it!

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  2. quick, lets help these dudes: by zoftie · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://useragentswitcher.mozdev.org/

    set to os x :-D

  3. beleaguered by ElephanTS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bloody hell! It's back to beleaguered then.

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  4. Re:Macintosh = Dell PC = HP PC by snuf23 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Au contraire. Have you ever unboxed a new Mac? Have you ever really spent time with a Mac? While the OS is most of the experience, it goes beyond the OS."

    Oh yes, oh yes I have. That new Mac smell, each little piece ready for the unwrapping, the soft white curves, the feel of plastic on my naked... ...um nevermind.

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  5. Re:Macintosh = Dell PC = HP PC by Lactoso · · Score: 5, Funny
    Dell's computers aren't cheaper than Apples for the same thing, but Dell sells cheaper computers. They just aren't comparable to any of Apple's.
    So you're saying we need to compare Apples to Apples?

  6. Re:Price much? by hunterkll · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jesus Fucking Christ, Get OVER YOURSELF! You don't want it, okay, we don't care, go away? And yes, I'm posting this from an apple laptop, so what? The $900 unit with student idscount was a great buy for me, and it's lasted me 4 years now, replacing the two dells I beat the crap out of and an IBM thinkpad that died of natural causes and a gateway that just went poof due to my abuse. the apple's the only thing that's survived. I've had your $500 dell laptop, and it just didn't stand up to my stresses. Not exactly normal, but I strap the ibook to a motorcycle gas tank every day, slam it shut and abuse it most henoiusly, and put it through the rigors of a lifestyle that most people consider insane. It worked. FOR ME. You don't see me wasting pages upon plages of slashdot space just detailing how I think everyone's wrong and that I need to show my superior intelligence by preaching and telling the ignroant crowd what theyu should think. You know what? I realize this post is completely SUBJECTIVE AND RELEVANT TO MY EXPERIANCE MOSTLY. Just like most of your posts. A post better not made. For the love of god, pleas,e just stop preaching to the slashdot chior. You know, the ones who already knew everything you stated and made an informed decision to buy what they wanted at the time they bought it.