[OT] Market Share

[Mark Smith]

Rob, I think you'd have to admit that this is a fairly narrow, one- 
issue view. Essentially, what you're saying is that Windows does  
tablet, and Mac doesn't.

What's the market share for tablet PCs?

Not that I mean that we should all ignore tablet PCs, far from it, in  
fact it illustrates the point that 'computers' is a big field, and  
there are many small but worthwhile corners in that field. The  
question is, how many of those corners can a company like RunRev  
realistically hope to cover?

Best,

Mark

On 9 Jul 2006, at 16:28, Rob Cozens wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Your response to my post could have been written by me -- four  
> years ago.
>
> My first personal computer was an original IBM PC.   My second was  
> a Mac SE/3O, and I never owned a computer running Windows until I  
> bought a Motion M13OO Tablet PC.
>
> When friends asked, "should I buy a Mac or a PC ?", my original  
> response was, "find the software you need  and buy the computer  
> that it runs  on."  After watching friends' experiences, I amended  
> that to include "But most people seem to have an easier time  
> learning how  to use a Mac."   I would grit my teeth and smile when  
> friends who set out to buy a Mac came home with Circuit City's  
> "computer de jour" -- and asked me for help when the damn thing  
> crashed.
>
> I would smile smugly while watching my son and my brother-in-law,  
> both certified Microsoft engineers, struggle to install a new  
> device on my brother's PC.   And I said to myself "NO  WAY!"  when  
> "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" (or a PBS documentary of the same  
> genre) concluded that Apple lost the O/S war when Windows replaced  
> MS/DOS.
>
> But times have changed, and I would suggest that every "Mac bigot"  
> -- to use Dan Shafer's term affectionately -- who believes this is  
> still the state of the Windows platforms should test her/his  
> perception as it applies to today's technology.
>
> After 15 years of Mac ownership, I wouldn't buy another Apple  
> computer that doesn't support ink input and profile screen  
> orientation.  My keyboard sits in a drawer, and virtually never  
> sees the light of day.
>
> The pen is mightier than the mouse!
>
> Rob Cozens
> CCW, Serendipity Software Company
>
> "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
> Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."
>
> from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)
>
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