Comments on: 2008 PC vs MAC Market Share Roundup http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/ Technology For The Masses Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:37:56 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Venture http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1824 Venture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:47:11 +0000 http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1824 Pointless figures. They record what platform people use to access certain websites (often in the U.S.) and do not reflect actual purchases. And the site that they're taken from says: "IMPORTANT: The December holiday season strongly favored residential over business usage. This in turn increases the relative usage share of Mac, Firefox, Safari and other products that have relatively high residential usage." Pointless figures. They record what platform people use to access certain websites (often in the U.S.) and do not reflect actual purchases.

And the site that they’re taken from says:

“IMPORTANT: The December holiday season strongly favored residential over business usage. This in turn increases the relative usage share of Mac, Firefox, Safari and other products that have relatively high residential usage.”

]]> By: Rowan http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1494 Rowan Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:39:47 +0000 http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1494 My first main computer will always be my windows. Mac just can't compete in terms of performance, flexibility and easy upgradeability. But I must say that I couldn't live without my Mac Book. To be honest, for the average user (and obviously the larger market share) Mac is probably better. When ever I help people with slow down issues I always advise them to get a Mac. Everything up to and sometimes including web design can be done easier and more efficiently on a mac. My first main computer will always be my windows. Mac just can’t compete in terms of performance, flexibility and easy upgradeability. But I must say that I couldn’t live without my Mac Book. To be honest, for the average user (and obviously the larger market share) Mac is probably better. When ever I help people with slow down issues I always advise them to get a Mac. Everything up to and sometimes including web design can be done easier and more efficiently on a mac.

]]> By: techspotlight http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1271 techspotlight Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:54:22 +0000 http://techspotlight.today.com/2009/01/02/2008-pc-vs-mac-market-share-roundup/#comment-1271 Mamoflo, You are correct, the newer MAC's can run Windows and that could be another reason for Apple's gain. Mamoflo,
You are correct, the newer MAC’s can run Windows and that could be another reason for Apple’s gain.

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