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Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac

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JF Mezei:
> > PC Market dominance ? Perhaps at hipster places like Starbucks etc, but
> > not sure about woldwide market dominance. Isn't Windows still orders of
> > magnitudes ahead in installed base ?

Tim Streater:
> It's gonna be between one and two orders, isn't it, assuming that Apple
> has, worldwide, at least 1% market penetration.

Roughly 7% worldwide--various sources. Wikipedia shows 6.73% as of
June, 2014. Among portables the various MacBooks are reported to be
above 15%, with some reports placing them at 20% of the portable
market. This would likely reflect a bump from the mobile "creative pro"
market; the MacBook Pro still dominates this segment. For a
non-scientific, yet meaningful, indicator, look at free on-line digital
photography tutorials. You'll rarely see anything other than a MacBook
Pro (unless it's an iMac).

Ride a commuter train from Washington to NYC and it's getting to the
point where Mac OS and iPad are ubiquitous. But these are people who
get to choose their own platform; they're not office-bound drones.

What would be interesting, then, would be nationwide and worldwide
stats on the Mac market share among employed persons whose employers
allow them to choose their platform. I doubt if such stats are
available. Take away 50 million secretaries, receptionists, clerks, and
"data-entry technicians," and then see what the market share is.

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Positive article on the growth of the Mac JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-08-04 12:33 -0400
  Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-04 13:50 -0400
  Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-08-04 20:31 +0100
    Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-04 20:30 -0400
    Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-05 13:56 +1200
  Re: Positive article on the growth of the Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-05 14:03 +1200

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