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Suchy
10-01-2005, 03:21 AM
Do you guys and gals maybe know the the stats of PC and Mac users in the US and the world?

I was searching for it for a while and nothing
PrntRhd
10-01-2005, 10:01 AM
The last figure I heard was 95% PC/ 3% Macintosh.
Jiggy
10-01-2005, 10:33 AM
Give this a read - Link (http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf2002043_6046.htm).
123456
10-01-2005, 10:34 AM
1%Linux, 1% other maybe....
PrntRhd
10-01-2005, 10:56 AM
Giving credit where it is due, Apple is trying something to get more sales:
1) Server OS licenses less than $800 flat rate (unlimited users)
vs MS "seat licenses".
2) A really stable OS derived from FreeBSD UNIX. This also means connecting with TCP/IP instead of chatty AppleTalk.
3) Stylish industrial design, as usual from Apple.
4) A switch to Intel processors may make them a little less dear in price.

The bad? Proprietary hardware, limited software titles ported to Macintosh.
OS's that are not backwards-compatable.
Suchy
10-01-2005, 04:09 PM
95% : 3%

Good, lets keep it that way !

Personaly I tought it would be 98% PC : 1% Mac : 1% Rest (Linux...)
saphalline
10-01-2005, 04:58 PM
Apple makes some nice machines. They're proprietary and closed-ended systems, so not ideal for my tinkering/upgrading practices. But they do make some nice machines. And I can understand the loyalty they command. In many many ways, Apple as a whole does the "computer experience" better than our x86-based Windows systems. They must be doing something right to stay afloat all this time. They are one of the original computer companies that has perservered in the face of Intel and M$ and a few others. Yes they have their drawbacks, but also their strengths.

For instance, when it came out, the dual-G4 Cube was possibly the most powerful PC in existence. It was expensive and it didn't have the software to take advantage of it, but man... it was powerful... Many of you probably don't follow the CPU industry like I do, but let me tell you, two 1.2GHz G4's side-by-side can easily give an Athlon64 X2 a run for its money! But alas, the PowerPC-based Power5 CPU's became too hot for comfort, and Apple had to move on. (Don't worry, Power5 is still alive and well in Cell-based architectures like the PS3!) Apple's move to x86, however, was a bit surprising. I don't know how they're going to pull off a transition like that but at the very least it will put them on more even ground for a face-off with the "Wintel" world.