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johnblommers · 12-23-2007, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Socrates:

So many new Mac pod people have switched this year that I think you can count on way more than the one. At least 3!!!

Oh, and with the recent proliferation solid selling super low end laptops and desktops running Linux (eeePC, gOS, etc), it may be time to do that port as well. Those folks are probably hungry for apps with the choices being kind of limited.

Apple's Macintosh market share is indeed increasing. The switch to Intel and the lowered entry barrier for windows users via Parallels and VMWare fusion is partly the reason. Mac product quality remains high, as does customer satisfaction, while prices are much more competitive. Heck even PC World found the best and Vista laptop is a Macbook Pro.

Tiny Apple has seen a huge rise in market share (note the distinction between % market share and % growth of market share):

Some of it is attributed to the Halo Effect of iTunes and iPods

More recently the Halo Effect of stunning iPhone sales should kick in

Now I'm not a marketing expert but this trend suggests to me that sales of MA2 and MA3 to Macintosh users should increase in direct proportion to Apple's % market share.

12-23-2007, 01:50 PM	#983
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Originally posted by Socrates: So many new Mac pod people have switched this year that I think you can count on way more than the one. At least 3!!! Oh, and with the recent proliferation solid selling super low end laptops and desktops running Linux (eeePC, gOS, etc), it may be time to do that port as well. Those folks are probably hungry for apps with the choices being kind of limited. Apple's Macintosh market share is indeed increasing. The switch to Intel and the lowered entry barrier for windows users via Parallels and VMWare fusion is partly the reason. Mac product quality remains high, as does customer satisfaction, while prices are much more competitive. Heck even PC World found the best and Vista laptop is a Macbook Pro. Tiny Apple has seen a huge rise in market share (note the distinction between % market share and % growth of market share): Some of it is attributed to the Halo Effect of iTunes and iPods More recently the Halo Effect of stunning iPhone sales should kick in Now I'm not a marketing expert but this trend suggests to me that sales of MA2 and MA3 to Macintosh users should increase in direct proportion to Apple's % market share. Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.