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Noise Over Mac OS Market Share "Slip"
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.
You need to buy at least five or six PC's before you get one that works decently. The Mac always works the first time. :)
On a more serious note, what's the Linux vs Windows market share these days?
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Let's see: 1. Macs are pricier (oh, but they are "cuter"!) 2. There are far fewer software titles available (especially games) 3. To me, Macs offer a much lower utility. For #3 here's an example. I am a PC tech and was disgusted the other day when I couldn't even copy and paste (or drag and drop) a folder from a user's Mac hard drive to a Safari/Firefox-loaded FTP site. It prompted for username & password like it should, I authenticated, and the Mac browser displayed the folders, but wouldn't allow me to paste files. This procedure works like a charm in every version of Windows I use at work. To me the irony of this that Apple pretty much invented the whole drag and drop GUI, right? Regardless, they are touted as being so user friendly and this just hammered another nail in the coffin for me when it comes to Macs. I'll admit that they look purty, though!
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Tell me how fun this is in a year or two when your newer applications stop working because of broken/missing symbols and what not. If I bought a MacOS box I'd upgrade it, not only because I want security fixes but presumably because I'd use OSX software that I need to have running and can't afford the risk of it not being compatible with previous releases.
Tom
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Well, given that my blog is not really Macintosh centric, those stats should be valid.
Thanks for saying that. I needed a good laugh.
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Celeron D, 256MB, 80GB HD, CDRW, 6-in-1 media reader, 17" Monitor, All-in-one printer - $149. That's why Apple's marketshare is slipping. They've done wonders to lower their prices, but the Wintel world has not been standing still.
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