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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. Re:OS X is THE superior OS by nysus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't view their pricing as extortionist by any stretch. Sure there is probably a couple hundred dollar premium you pay on their lower end products and about a $1000 premium on their highest end products (fully loaded MacBook Pro retina).

    But people expect to pay a premium for the best. Not everyone likes to shop at Wal-Mart looking for the lowest-priced piece of shit. Are Apple's prices higher? Certainly. But do they deliver a better product? In my opinion, absolutely.

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    ---Technology will liberate us if it doesn't enslave us first.

  2. Re:2012 Camry over takes 2009 Camry. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But they're struggling! They're struggling to beat Vista, see? They don't care about selling millions of iPhones and iPads and being the most valuable publicly traded company on the planet. They just want to beat Vista. It was Job's dream. Vista just is too popular, beloved, and has epic brand recognition value. Sorry Apple, Vista is like highly pure, addictive meth.