I think we have returned to MacFantasyland
Being that Mac's hold 3% of the market - the overwhelming majority of computer users don't even consider the Mac a viable computer.
Being that Mac's hold 3% of the market - the overwhelming majority of computer users don't even consider the Mac a viable computer.
Nailed it again. The Mac clan behaves like a religeon. I have no problem with somebody choosing Mac but stop throwing rocks at the 96% of society that has chosen an alternative. Mac made several business mistakes and lost to a competitor that may/may not be better. Its the marketplace and the American way. Life goes on.
That myth is pure Microsoft propaganda. Most folks know that Macs are better than Windows PC, but said that Macs were too expensive for their budget. Now that Apple is selling a $499 Mac, a lot of Windows users can afford to upgrade to Macs.
By the way, the article at the top of this thread ("Apple: Here to Stay") was written by Don Tennant, the editor-in-chief of Computerworld. If you're not familar with the publication, it is the most trusted news source for senior IT professionals for 37 years. Frankly, Tennant's credentials to ascertain the commercial viability of Macs are far better than Last Visible Dog's.
Mainly because they go with what they know, or what their friends know. Apparently a significant percentage of PC-owning iPod buyers are showing interest in the Mac since being introduced to the Apple brand. Unfortunately, Mac prices were too high for a casual switch -- thus the Mac mini is born.
You state that as if it were a conscious value decision. The majority of computer users think "Windows" = "Computer" and "Explorer" = "World Wide Web." The terms are synonymous, so when they go to buy a computer, they buy Windows.
I remember when people saw my UNIX or Linux boxes, I'd often hear "But how can it work without Windows?" They had no concept that there were other operating systems out there. No wonder they don't buy them.