Bill Tillman Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 ...(I haven't used a Mac since around '93 of last century, so don't really know anything about them other than that). I remember my first computer was an Apple IIe so I'm not against Apple Computer. They make wonderful machines and for decades have dominated the graphics world. But my experience has been that an Apple user will show up to work with a terrific idea or file and no one at the office can use it because it's Apple. This has changed a lot in the last 10 years I agree, but I still find that most users are not advanced enough to cross-talk between the two systems. Now that makes PC's more plausible because PC's are used by the vast majority of business users. That's no smack at Apple. It's just that I find more people using PC's than Macs. I also agree that there is some kind of clique mentality when it comes to Macs. Maybe it's that illuminated apple glowing on the top cover which hypnotically draws people to it. If it works for you fine. But again, my experience has been that people see a Mac, think it must be cooler than a PC, spend $2K to $3K on buying one and all the needed software and then cannot do anything more with it than they could have done with the PC they just abandoned. Quote
f700es Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Let's put it into perspective... http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20128371-75/windows-xp-usage-dips-but-its-still-top-os/ More Vista users than Mac OS users combined! Quote
rkent Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Not that I want to defend Apple, but I think current market share would be a more viable measure to use. Most recent quarter I think they were at 12%+ of all PC sales. Quote
rkent Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Your chart is looking at all existing computers for some number of years, a tally of all computers over time. Market share is a snap shot of a point in time, two different things. Quote
resullins Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Your chart is looking at all existing computers for some number of years, a tally of all computers over time. Market share is a snap shot of a point in time, two different things. Where do you get that? It's labeled "Market Share". Quote
ReMark Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 There may be more PCs than Macs out there but the next time you watch a movie or a TV show just notice how many Macs (mainly laptops of course) are being given the "product placement" shot. Quote
rkent Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 I wasn't clear in post 45, the Current Market Share for the 3rd quarter of 2011 is 12.9% for Apple of all computer sales. The chart presented in post 42 is clearly a cumulative market share, unless they are still selling NT, XP and Vista but I don't think so. Quote
resullins Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 There may be more PCs than Macs out there but the next time you watch a movie or a TV show just notice how many Macs (mainly laptops of course) are being given the "product placement" shot. That's cause PC doesn't NEED the product placement. They sell them without the hipsters. Quote
f700es Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 I see the chart as current market share of existing users Quote
Jack_O'neill Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 You can carry a pc into starbucks if you wear the right color legwarmers. Quote
SLW210 Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Your chart is looking at all existing computers for some number of years, a tally of all computers over time. Market share is a snap shot of a point in time, two different things. According to the encyclopedia.... Market ShareThe percentage of an industry or market's total sales that is earned by a particular company over a specified time period. Market share is calculated by taking the company's sales over the period and dividing it by the total sales of the industry over the same period. This metric is used to give a general idea of the size of a company to its market and its competitors. Quote
ReMark Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 The sales and marketing seminar is being held in room 101, down the hall, and on your left. Don't bother to knock. Walk right in, sit right down, the guest lecturer will be in shortly. Quote
f700es Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 You can carry a pc into starbucks if you wear the right color legwarmers. Bahahahahahaha! Quote
ReMark Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Legwarmers AND sipping a caffe' macchiato. Quote
rkent Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 According to the encyclopedia.... If you bothered reading post 48 I explained already that I misspoke, but thanks for the unnecessary clarification. Quote
SLW210 Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 If you bothered reading post 48 I explained already that I misspoke, but thanks for the unnecessary clarification. I saw nothing in post #48 retracting your previous statement. Nor did you clarify the definition of Market Share. I do not need your permission to post a clarification. Quote
resullins Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 Legwarmers AND sipping a caffe' macchiato. I hate Starbucks and their "Macchiatto". What they serve isn't even CLOSE to a macchiatto. But their mochas are really yummy.... CRAP! Quote
ReMark Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 "Coffee doesn't need a menu, it needs a cup! That's all it needs! Maybe a saucer underneath the cup- that's it!" "You can get every other flavor except COFFEE FLAVORED COFFEE! They got mochaccino, they've got chococcino, frapaccino, capaccino, rapaccino, Al Pacino ..." Lock 'n Load - Denis Leary Content edited for language! Quote
resullins Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 "I want COFFEE FLAVORED COFFEE!" That's one of my favorite bits in comedy EVER! Quote
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