Mac keeps growing despite Windows 7 surge

Snow Leopard

Apple timed the release of Snow Leopard very well and got the price right. Most users don't understand that the price of OSX is subsidised by the price they paid for their hardware (and boy did they pay for it) and just see the low price of Snow Leopard compared to Windows.

Microsoft doesn't have to convert them entirely anyway, since most of them have PCs as well, or run a copy of Windows on their Mac.

The netapps statistics have an American bias as far as I remember, since most of the sites they glean numbers from are American. Americans have always loved Apple more than the rest of the world.

By windywoo on 3 Nov 2009

Confused

If 1.99% were using Windows 7 on the day it was released and now it's 3.67% how can they say that the majority are running the RC?

By sbeams on 3 Nov 2009

Clearly I need maths lessons

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By sbeams on 3 Nov 2009

Well........

"but one that suggests that the launch of Windows 7 isn't tempting the Mac faithful so far"

That was never really likely was it? I'm not saying Mac users are like cultists, but if one of them offered me some Kool-Aid, I'd politely decline.

See where everyone is in say, a couple of years time. That will be the best assessment of the effect of Windows 7.

By Lacrobat on 3 Nov 2009

I saw this story a couple of days ago on another site. Someone posted a link to a different stats site that showed Mac share up in the USA but in fact it had dipped .2% worldwide since the launch of Windows 7. It changes day to day. Mac share is always higher on a weekend than during the week

By TimoGunt on 3 Nov 2009

No bad thing...

I hope Apple's share continues to climb, a bit of healthy competition will keep MS on its toes.

But according "PC Pro's own web analytics" (which I don't believe) MAC OS hasn't even overtaken Windows 95 yet!

By rjp2000 on 3 Nov 2009

Has Apple's golden age ended?

Snow Leopard is getting a stating by Mac many users.
Reading the customer feedback on Apples web site Snow Leopard got 3 out of 5 stars.
examples of feedback:-

WORST PRODUCT EVER!!!!!!

Snow Leopard -- biggest mistake I ever made

Doesn't work for me

(above post from the 1st Nov 2009)

Has Apples golden age ended, or was Snow Leopard rushed to catch Windows 7 release date?

Either way, interesting to read. Why hasn't PC-PRO used this story?

Jon Honeyball trashed Windows 7 yesterday, Why not Snow Leopard upgrade?

By Tibbs on 3 Nov 2009

I saw this story a couple of days ago on another site. Someone posted a link to a different stats site that showed Mac share up in the USA but in fact it had dipped .2% worldwide since the launch of Windows 7. It changes day to day. Mac share is always higher on a weekend than during the week

By TimoGunt on 3 Nov 2009

why does this thing keep posting. I clicked once

By TimoGunt on 3 Nov 2009

Don't worry Timo, happens to the best of us! They seem to have a little issue with the new comment system!

By Grunthos on 3 Nov 2009

Faultless Snow Leopard

I have installed Snow Leopard on a 5 Macs ranging from 1 year old to 6 years old. Each time the process has been perfect.

There are a few reported cases of problems, but invariably the owners affected have installed some third party specialist application that isnt a perfect match for 10.6.

Mac or PC, clone your system before making huge changes is always the best unwind strategy.

By NoExpert on 5 Nov 2009

Temptation

There is no way W7 is going to temp existing Mac fans away from Apple. W7 may be the best incarnation of Windows yet but its still Windows underneath the lipstick and sequins. It still has the major security flaws and vulnerabilities Windows has always enjoyed plaguing users with

Market share statistics are meaningless. What matters to a company is whether it is growing steadily not whether its selling more computers than the market as a whole. Also that its reputation for quality is second to none. Apple are always at the top of customer satisfaction surveys.

Dell are loosing money and so is Microsoft right now. Apple is the only one growing and enjoying profit margin at a rate the others can only dream of.

Think of Apple like BMW. Its the experience that you remember long after the cost has faded.

The cost of Apple ownership is less than PC over time.

By NoExpert on 5 Nov 2009

What exactly does Win6.1 offer to tempt Mac users, anyway?

By richspeight on 5 Nov 2009

Mac Faithful

Why would the Mac faithful move to Windows 7? Windows 7 fixes Vista, it's a good, usable OS. No different to Mac really, doesn't do anything that Mac can't do. I use both, I gave up on Vista, went back to XP, now on Win 7. The Macs are on Snow Leopard, everything works!
I do not think I'd advise people to upgrade to Win 7 unless they are experienced, I've been bitten too many times by Microsoft upgrades to be happy until more time has passed, but have no problems recommending Win 7 on a new machine.

By mools1 on 5 Nov 2009

Not a Mac fan

It might not tempt Mac fanboys (the ones who believe that Mac deleting all your personal files when you log in as a guest is a feature), but it surely tempts regular users who are just searching for the best system. I use both (Windows in my desktop and Mac in my Macbook), but after Windows 7 I am seriously considering getting rid of my Macbook.

By hanzoff on 5 Nov 2009

Perspective

Okay... let's get things in perspective:

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-m
arket-share.aspx?qprid=8

If this was a fooball match, Chelsea would have beaten ManU 92-5. In my book that's beyond a thrashing and into the realms of a sick joke.

Also, isn't it a little unfair to dump FreeBSD down at 0.01, given that MacOSX is essentially FreeBSD with a fancy skin ?

By Rhidney on 9 Nov 2009