One major problem - Safari (Apple's own browser) and Firefox (the other of the top two in browsers for the Macintosh) both can (and often are) set up to report themselves as Microsoft IE for Windows simply for compatibility. Yes, there are web sites - that will not function correctly if your browser reports itself as an Apple or other non-MS browser. 99,9% there is no actual compatibility issue - the developer is just lazy.
And I posted something on another board last week that fits here - so here it goes:
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Just this afternoon, I stopped in the CompUSA in Little Rock to pick up a SD card reader. I always make a quick loop through the Apple area. HOLY COW! I have never seen it so busy. Most looking seriously at Macbooks and Macbook Pros in particular. I have never seen 5 redshirts (CompUSA employees), and the Apple guy all working just the Apple area. There was one lonely redshirt in the Windows laptop section - and he had no customers - and was "busy" sending someone a text message...
The only incentive being offered was on the 20" iMac - and that was a $100 eRebate. I saw several machines go to the front to check out.
Even the normally non-Mac redshirts were mostly making sense and telling the truth to the customers. The fellow at the front check-out said it has blown him away how many Macbooks and Macbook pros they have sold in the last couple of weeks. he said they were completely sold out of the MacPro towers.
Browsers don’t spoof an OS, they arent saying oh look they are using IE so therefore they are using a windows OS. They are looking at what OS your browser is using, which is easily done as it is sent by you every time your PC accesses anything on the internet. They have a seperate section for browsers.