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On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:30:22 -0600, in
<hQc0o.12770$wm1.2125@newsfe01.iad>, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

>At 16 Jul 2010 20:47:53 -0700 John Slade wrote:
>
>> Apple would have to sell many, many more computers to catch any of the
>> big boys. For them to capture significant OS X market share, they have
>> to convince people that OS X is better to have around than Windows
>> XP/Vista/7. Since relatively very few games and applications are
>> produced for OS X(excluding UNIX software), it's no wonder OS X has
>> seen minuscule gains.
>> 
>>       Now if this info doesn't sink in, you'll never understand.
>
>What you don't seem to understand is that Apple isn't in the OS business,
>they're in the hardware business.  OS X is a "value add"- essentially a
>software bundle to differentiate themselves from other brands.
>
>If Apple cared about OS market share as a measure of sucess, they'd
>license OS X to other OEMs like Microsoft does.  But they don't.  They
>want to sell $800 computers, not $20 OEM licenses.
>
>Trying to compare Apple to Microsoft is like comparing Ford to Goodyear. 
>Sure, Ford sells a good number of tires, but primarily in sets of four,
>bolted to a car or truck, same as Apple sells OSes: "bolted" to a computer.


Win 7 up, Mac OS X down in market share wars
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/02/os_market_share_stats/>
XP still king of the hill - by far

...

The data that Net Applications accumulated over the past few months also
shows that Mac OS X's market share is stagnant � even slipping
marginally as Windows 7 fuels a PC-buying surge. Considering the recent
growth in Mac sales, the slight decline in Mac market share is
surprising, and indicates that PC sales are healthy, as well.

Those sales appear to be fueled by a rapid adoption of Windows 7, which
in July edged a tiny 0.12 per cent ahead of Vista.

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