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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.
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HOHHHHHHHHH-M0HHHHHHHHH-SEXUALS! Every one of them. Of course, they only number about two hundred, total.
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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Once Steve "I have a big ego" Jobs switched the Macintosh from the PowerPC to the Intel processor, the Macintosh lost its mystique. Using some simple patches/tools, you can run Windows XP on the Mac. With a little effort, you can run the x86 MacOS on a Dell PC or an HP PC.
Since the Mac is now essentially a PC clone, why would you pay a premium for Mac hardware?
My custom Core 2 Duo desktop cost me $922 (CDN with tax + shipping), the cheapest similar thing [I didn't buy a keyboard/mouse with this] is the mac mini which cost $899 for the 1.83 Core Duo [not Core 2 Duo, e.g. conroe] version. Factor in taxes and the Mac Mini is $1024 in Ontario (6% GST and 8% PST). So for $100 less I got a better case [Antec 380W Tower], better processor [Core 2 Duo vs. Core Duo], and 512MB more memory.
OMG!!! COULD THAT BE WHY Apple is losing sales? I just don't know!!!
Tom
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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!
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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uh huh. Limited sample bias. Complete bull, apple is slipping because they switched to intel. Lot of life time apple users jumped ship, my dad being one of them. He has used an apple since the mac plus but explained to me that since apple sold out to intel, he won't buy a mac with intel chip in it. Lot of long term mac users hated intel due to their business policies and how they used their size to smack around amd much like microsoft smacked everyone around in OS market. For everyone who claims the intel was the better choice, it isn't about whats better, its about whats right and whats wrong. As my dad stated best, he wouldn't use micrsoft's next os even if it was the best product on the market because it came from a microsoft.
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