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Posted on 04/07/2007 11:04:23 AM PDT by aft_lizard
"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"
Another story for you to ping your list on.
Mac sux, 92% of the world agrees.
Agreed.
I am rather shocked at the lack of Apple defenders on this thread.
When the facts don’t agree with your own version dismiss, when they do agree accept.
Meh... I’m sitting here posting from my full Beryl KDE desktop with all the fancy zooming and special effects of both MacOS and Vista. First time I’ve played with it and I must say I’m impressed. One more reason not to want a MAC or Vista.
Meh..they all have there negatives and bonuses some more than others but I will stick with what I like, and I like Vista.
Mac users are in a holding pattern for a period... we’re waiting for OS X.5 Leopard. It is due in “Spring ‘07”... March 21 - June 21... In addition, it was announced that several announcements were due from Apple in April.
The first has already occurred: the introduction of the 3 GHz Octo-core MacPro on Tuesday.
Maybe because Apple no longer makes PowerPC Macs?. I'll wager that decline represents clearance of existing stock. As well as some users, like myself, who are waiting for the release of OS X "Leopard" before making a new hardware purchase. All that said, what's the trend line for 12 months?
Well, to play Apple Apologist,
a) Professional graphics artists are waiting for Photoshop CS3 before upgrading PowerMac G5s to MacPros;
b) Leopard’s release is almost upon us (”Spring”, sayeth Jobs), and many want to get the new OS by purchasing new hardware; and most importantly,
c) the iMac, Mac mini, and most importantly, MacBook Pros are right about due for an upgrade. There is a lot of noise that all 3 of these are going to be getting a major overhaul fairly soon.
As for me, I’m doing a lot of good work on a PowerBook G4, PowerMac G5 2x2Ghz, and an Intel Mac Mini Core Duo. The only thing that would cause me to upgrade my personal equipment is to better edit HD video coming off my new HDV camcorder - and the biggest battle there is disk space.
This brings up an interesting question for all computer makers: what will compel people to upgrade machines or operating systems? My professional needs -chip design - are insatiable. And people working with video need about 2x to 10x the horsepower we currently have. But what beyond that (and video games) needs incredible horsepower at the consumer level?
Companies are trying to make video editing and compression a part of consumer’s regular routine - but is it taking? And then what after that? This is a pressing concern for the Silicon Valley - we are pressing down into 22 micron territory, and it is expensive, and we really need to find a killer app for the kind of chips we’ll soon be able to make.
Mac is holding a big conference in Frisco on April 11-15 and I suspect they'll introduce Leopard and probably some other stuff too at that time.
Sadly, many of the 92% who don't own Macs agree that Microsoft "sux", but they feel they have no other choice, when in reality they do.
Hmm... Sales of a line of products that are no longer manufactured or sold in the Apple retail stores or on the Apple web site fell? How utterly shocking and counter intuitive. /sarc
The lack of reliable and accurate facts makes the entirety of the conclusions drawn by the article suspect.
This is also the current slow season as savvy buyers hold for new product announcements that are due in the April, May, June product cycle. There will be a significant pickup in May as the graduation season buying season picks up, and the momentum will carry through the summer, ending in early Fall, only to pick up again December.
In my experience, Apple has a new product cycle that occurs three times a year. January-February, April-June, and October-November. Product updates and new product releases are staggered. Apple will sometimes skip updating some models of their products for entire extra cycle and plan for a larger, more serious update for the next cycle, or an out of cycle update and release. It happens.
I'd like to see the sales report on how Vista PC sales are affecting XP PC sales. /sarc
Yes, but you missed the very next sentence that says that x86 Macs are not making up the difference in the decline so thats why there is an overall decline in market share.
While Apple right now may be selling more computers than they have in a long while they still need to maintain a growth larger than the PC world to gain market share if they don’t they see an overall decline. I personally belee what you are believing as most Mac users are very savvy to the market and whats next so they are willing to wait to update and or change there hardware.
You are entitled to your opinion - but from your earlier hit-and-run posts, it was established that you know nothing about computers in the first place.
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