Jan 02 2009
2008 PC vs MAC Market Share Roundup
2008 is now behind us and the final results for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Linux are in. It’s been a strange year as Windows has slowly diminished month after month its percentages of market share domination. Don’t be confused by this, although Windows has dropped a little, Microsoft’s OS is still on billions of machines all over the world, and is still the king of Operating Systems.
Apple’s success can be attributed to several factors. People’s love of the iPod and iPhone, lowering computer prices, the Mac vs PC switcher TV ads and the strong backlash of Windows Vista. Any market gain for Apple is considered a win to the company. The more users that turn to Apple computers over PC’s, the more Microsoft will scramble, and this could be a good thing, bringing us the users better products and lower prices.
Please be aware that these percentages are based on consumers and businesses, not including servers. The actual figures and data are provided by Global Market Share Statistics and their website can be viewed here.
|
OS |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
|
Windows |
90.73% |
92.91% |
94.85% |
95.97% |
96.36% |
|
Mac |
8.03% |
6.40% |
4.68% |
3.64% |
3.25% |
|
Linux |
0.76% |
0.46% |
0.38% |
0.31% |
0.29% |
