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Vista Taking a Nibble Out of Apple in OS Wars?

Posted by Zonk on from the chomp-chomp-chomp dept.

PetManimal writes "Despite all of the positive buzz about the Mac operating system and the 'halo effect' of iPod sales, Mac OS X market share actually dropped last month, reports Computerworld: 'The share of PowerPC-based Macs fell ... from 4.29% in February to 3.94% in March. That dip was not fully offset by an increase in Intel-based Mac hardware, leading to a overall net decline in Mac share of 0.3%, to 6.08% in March.' Meanwhile, Vista is rising, the article says, with just over 2% of computers connected to the Internet using the new Windows OS. The figures are from a company called Net Applications, which collects its data from the browsers of visitors to its network of 40,000+ Web sites."

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  1. 2%? by Stormx2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This strikes me as low for a brand new windows OS. I'm not familiar with previous statistics, but I would have thought that sales would increase quickly after the release then slowly decrease. If it is at 2% now, I don't expect we'll get much more after this.

    $20 says Microsoft will simply disable XP machines to boost sales.

  2. Sorry, that was just me. by varmint+jerky · · Score: 5, Funny

    I powered my Mac off yesterday and forgot to turn it back on. Try it again now...

  3. over 2 percent?!! by Sneakernets · · Score: 5, Funny

    *throws hands up in the air*

    Ok, Microsoft, you win.

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    "No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson
  4. In other news.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My new operating system had 100% growth as I sold my 2nd copy and it still had far fewer reported bugs than either OSx or Vista....Only 2 users reported blank CDs but thats just a distribution problem...

    =)

  5. Which websites? by smooth+wombat · · Score: 5, Funny

    What websites do they monitor so I can fire up my Windows 95 machine and make an entrance?

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    We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
  6. Here I come by Spackler · · Score: 5, Funny

    ' Meanwhile, Vista is rising, the article says, with just over 2% of computers connected to the Internet using the new Windows OS

    They won't be connected for long:
    net start BOTNET