Comments on: Mac Market Share on the Rise http://cybernetnews.com/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-119749 Ashley Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:12:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/23/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/#comment-119749 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119712" rel="nofollow">jacques wrote:</a><blockquote>I would not switch for a Mac, while anyway needing Windows!</blockquote></div> I've always said the same thing. Almost all of my friends who have a Mac still run Windows in some sense, and I just couldn't do that. If I was able to completely leave Windows then I would consider a switch, but the appeal quickly fades when multiple operating systems are required for me to get work done. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119717" rel="nofollow">Lashiec wrote:</a><blockquote>I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?</blockquote></div> According to the source of the data we used for the graph it is Linux that is losing out. Well, we assume it is Linux because they have an "Other" column that is consistently going down. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119718" rel="nofollow">bob wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119717" rel="nofollow">Lashiec wrote:</a><blockquote>I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?</blockquote></div>I think market share is only counted whenever a computer with the OS or the OS itself is bought from a store. Since people download and install Linux a lot of the time, it can’t be counted accurately. Maybe not, but that’s just what I heard.</blockquote></div> In some reports that is the case, but the data source we used for the graph above is looking at website stats for a variety of sites on the Internet. It compiles these stats together to get the operating system trend. jacques wrote:
I would not switch for a Mac, while anyway needing Windows!

I’ve always said the same thing. Almost all of my friends who have a Mac still run Windows in some sense, and I just couldn’t do that. If I was able to completely leave Windows then I would consider a switch, but the appeal quickly fades when multiple operating systems are required for me to get work done.

Lashiec wrote:
I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?

According to the source of the data we used for the graph it is Linux that is losing out. Well, we assume it is Linux because they have an “Other” column that is consistently going down.

bob wrote:
Lashiec wrote:
I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?

I think market share is only counted whenever a computer with the OS or the OS itself is bought from a store. Since people download and install Linux a lot of the time, it can’t be counted accurately. Maybe not, but that’s just what I heard.

In some reports that is the case, but the data source we used for the graph above is looking at website stats for a variety of sites on the Internet. It compiles these stats together to get the operating system trend.

]]> By: bob http://cybernetnews.com/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-119718 bob Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:20:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/23/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/#comment-119718 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119717" rel="nofollow">Lashiec wrote:</a><blockquote>I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?</blockquote></div> I think market share is only counted whenever a computer with the OS or the OS itself is bought from a store. Since people download and install Linux a lot of the time, it can't be counted accurately. Maybe not, but that's just what I heard. Lashiec wrote:
I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?

I think market share is only counted whenever a computer with the OS or the OS itself is bought from a store. Since people download and install Linux a lot of the time, it can’t be counted accurately. Maybe not, but that’s just what I heard.

]]> By: Lashiec http://cybernetnews.com/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-119717 Lashiec Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/23/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/#comment-119717 I wonder... if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux? I wonder… if Mac marketshare is increasing, and Windows remains steady for the time being, who is losing share? Linux?

]]> By: jacques http://cybernetnews.com/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-119712 jacques Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:22:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/23/mac-market-share-on-the-rise/#comment-119712 I believe Mac market place is parallel to its OS and hardware compatibility and usuability for people. Its price seems to decrease a bit in Europe. In France last year, its price has been decreasing. Will Leopard have an impact to clearly bend up its market's sales line? I don't think so. Vista's increasing fast. Furthermore, Mac users will always be the same who don't want to appear drowned in the mass. Mac is often synonym of demarcation for them. Which doesn't mean Macs are this far away from commonly used computers. I would not switch for a Mac, while anyway needing Windows! That's the reason for, plus price of course. I believe Mac market place is parallel to its OS and hardware compatibility and usuability for people. Its price seems to decrease a bit in Europe. In France last year, its price has been decreasing. Will Leopard have an impact to clearly bend up its market’s sales line? I don’t think so. Vista’s increasing fast. Furthermore, Mac users will always be the same who don’t want to appear drowned in the mass. Mac is often synonym of demarcation for them. Which doesn’t mean Macs are this far away from commonly used computers.
I would not switch for a Mac, while anyway needing Windows!
That’s the reason for, plus price of course.

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