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Windows 7 Overtakes XP, OSX Struggles To Beat Vista

Posted by samzenpus on from the top-of-the-list dept.

judgecorp writes "Latest market share figures show the difference between perception and reality. Windows 7 just nudged past Windows XP with both around the the 43 percent mark. OS X and Windows Vista divide the rest of the spoils, with all versions of OS X only just adding up to a little more than the failed Windows version, according to data from Netmarketshare."

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  1. OS X is THE superior OS by Mr.Wka · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've only used OS X during the current year but I have to say it is beautiful OS. You can see that it's light years better than Linux and even Windows.

    Why OS X isn't more popular then? Because Apple has no low quality products, and OS X comes with Apple's quality hardware. Not everyone has the money to buy them. Sad, for them.

    1. Re:OS X is THE superior OS by youn · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Don't worry, next year is the year of linux on the desktop (or so have I been told for the last 10 years :p)... all the people without money are in for a treat lol

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      Never antropomorphize computers, they do not like that :p
    2. Re:OS X is THE superior OS by foniksonik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Or maybe you completely biased her against a Mac with misinformation.

      First you don't need a USB DVD (optical drive) to install anything anymore ever. That's just dumb. Every software is available for download. Office to Adobe to drivers to games.

      Second, if she has a windows system, a Mac support person will copy that over to a bootcamp partition as part of the sale. No loss of any software, she'd only have to re-register/put in license keys (new hardware and all that Windows stuff).

      Then for $70 she could get VMware or Parallels added to allow direct access without leaving OS X.

      She is NOT going to find an ultra book equivalent to an Air for $700. Sure she can get another run-of-the-mill laptop (don't kid yourself, of course it's better because it's new but it's still going to be a generic Windows laptop).

      I suspect that with a very little hand holding this person would have been ecstatic with an Air and is now just going to be ho-hum satisfied.

      Good job taking her down a notch and helping her accept mediocrity.

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      A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.
  2. Re:My heart bleeds by BasilBrush · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of course you're not in the mood to be kind. You're a prick.

  3. Thunderbolt not at all useless by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Thunderbolt (good idea, but currently fairly useless)

    If she is doing video work she needs this:

    Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter

    Docks any SATA drive, gives you Thunderbolt speed in accessing the disk.

    We should see even more Thunderbolt storage stuff shortly.

    Being able to quickly swap out drives should be really useful for video work.

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    "There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley