Uh-oh.... Anybody following WWDC?

[Richard Gaskin]

Alex Tweedly wrote:
> Richard Gaskin wrote:
> 
>>    the Software and Information Industry Association. In addition,
>>    the Software Publishers Association (SPA) estimates that 16 percent
>>    of computer users are on Macs.
>>    <http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5933/>
>>
>> I haven't seen how those figures were derived either, but it raises an 
>> interesing question:
>>
>> If Apple, for the first time since Jobs came back, not only returned 
>> to the 10% marketshare of a decade ago but actually exceeded it by 
>> another 6 points, why wouldn't Apple be shouting this from the rooftops.
>>
>> If memory serves, at 16% this would mean we currently have the largest 
>> marketshare in the history Mac history.
>>
> You're confusing marketshare and installed base share.

It's not me so much as Wall Street.  My work is platform-independent and 
it all sells for the same price, so it don't make no dif to me. :)

> The theory is that Wintel (or at least Windows) users need to upgrade 
> more frequently (because every new version of Windows is more bloated - 
> apparently new versions of OS X have been the same or even more efficient).

Sounds good, but how many folks are running OS X on their Performa?  Or 
even a G3?

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