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But the total number of Mac laptops sold shrunk.

Who was scathed by Vista other than MS's own customers?

"Apple is the only vendor that appears "unscathed by the Vista transition," according to the firm."

Oh REALLY. Wonder why. Not.

Wow, that's really insightful. The company that doesn't sell windows PCs is unscathed by the transition to a new version of windows.

I'm going to apply for a job at Morgan Stanley. The bar doesn't seem to be set real high.

Don't we berate NPD when people cite them for not including apple sales and other sources when discussing iPod's but now we laud them for sales that show mac's adoption rate? Can we have it both ways?

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"Wow, that's really insightful. The company that doesn't sell windows PCs is unscathed by the transition to a new version of windows."

The point is that Mac growth is driven by "Switchers". It could have been that when Vista came out people would see it and think, "OK - I was going to buy a Mac, but this looks much better than XP, so I'll stick with Windows". Clearly this isn't happening.

I'm waiting for the flood of Vista malware to start before celebrating.

I firmly beleive that Microsoft purposly left their previous operating system versions rather "loose" in the security sense as to generate a loyal IT workforce that would endorse it's products.

'Squeeky wheel gets the grease' sort of thing.

If Vista malware starts appearing in droves again, it goes to show that Microsoft is truly incompetant in the eyes of the world, and that could only mean good things for Apple.

Now if Vista malware doesn't appear in enough quantities, the road up for Apple is a bit harder. The Apple Stores, the switch to Intel processors, Bootcamp, iPod Halo effect, the AppleTV halo effect and so on are going to be critical for Apple to increase market share.

Apple sure as hell can innovate and produce "cooler" products faster and more secretive fashion than Microsloth.

Plus they make tons of money doing it.

Market growth 23% (that includes some Apple)
But Apple 5x market growth rate.

Does that mean Apple doubled in Feb?

"If Vista malware starts appearing in droves again . . ."

I would say it's even money that it's when and not if.


"I firmly beleive that Microsoft purposly left their previous operating system versions rather "loose" in the security sense as to generate a loyal IT workforce that would endorse it's products."

Dirty tricks from a convicted monopolist? Gates would demand that you define, "loose." Gates and Ballmers are the masters of turning a question into a statement.
Besides, they have already single-handedly redefined "innovation."

Currently, a small percentage of distributed computing is done by Macs - somewhere on the order of 2.6%. I know the market share of Macs is higher than that, so let's show them that we are not as stingy as we currently appear to be.

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I have setup a team here called "Mac Daily News."

Using Boinc, you can join multiple projects at a time. There are other good projects to join such as Folding @ Home. Whatever you choose to participate in, we should all donate our spare CPU cycles and show the world the power of the Mac. Currently, we are looking very meager, which makes us look smug to the rest of the world. Show the world that we aren't.

I just don't see OSX able to compete against what MS has to offer. Businesses just won't adopt it and even semi literate computer users altogether shun it. OSX assumes you're a total idiot and treats you like one. OSX is mainly for stupid or old folks. Something you want to buy for your grandma.

You can either read the stupid comment by "jovial pc boy" or spend a couple minutes installing a grid computing client on your computer. Read the comment above "jovial pc boy" and spend a few minutes doing something useful.

OT @ No Squirt For You: 'scathed' / 'unscathed' - I love using those old words where only the negative form ('un-') has survived. My favourite is 'couth'.

Jovial pc boy...

anecdotal evidence would disagree with your post above. Let's look at your post in the light of reality ok?

"I just don't see OSX able to compete against what MS has to offer. Businesses just won't adopt it and even semi literate computer users altogether shun it." ........ In the last year I've helped 31 people switch, 20 for personal use and 11 for business use. One of the businesses was the VP of my local credit union. He purchased 12 macbooks to give to the board of trustees to replace their sony laptops. (and yes, the 12 macbooks only counted as one switch.)

"OSX assumes you're a total idiot and treats you like one." ...... Actually, besides how laughable this statement is, it's also inaccurate. OSX allows me to work. It get's out of my way and only requires my attention when it needs it. It's built to allow me to be productive. These to attributes are not included in either XP or Vista in my personal experience, or the experience of the number of people I'm helping to make an informend choice of the opperating system they use to accomplish the tasks they need to accomplish. The amount of productivity by everyone of the switchers I know has increased after they became comfortable with the platform.

It's a tool, a simple elegant tool. Some people like Craftsman tools, some people like Snap-on tools. OSX is more stable, has no viruses attacking it, little if no malware (unless you want to include MS Office in this category), and is gaining market share at 5x the rate of the rest of the pc world.

" OSX is mainly for stupid or old folks. Something you want to buy for your grandma.".... the age range of the 31 people I helped switch this past year are 19 on the low end to 45 on the high end. Hardly grandparents. As for their IQ level you need to do some checking on the meaning of the term "stockholm syndrome."

Finally kid, to quote that great philosopher Melvin Udall... "Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here."

@Jovial
So a product that is intuitive, powerful and easy to use is meant for the old or stupid? A product that is unstable, easily infected by outside sources, and more difficult to use is for the young and intelligent...ie you? Wow! Thanks for setting me straight. I'll rush right out and buy a Dell with Vista. Just thinking about makes me feel younger and smarter. Geeeesh I kin even do Rithmatik now and am feelin' a stirrin' in ma jeans that I ain't felt in yars. Golly shucks. Biell is Grate. Im movin ta Redman.

Great quote Jim. Jov.. are Jim Morrison and Elvis still alive and will we fall off the end of the world if we go for a sail?

Brit: Yes, I'm plussed and gruntled to use such words. Sounds like the name of a pub. "Honey, I'm going to the Plussed and Gruntled for a few pints. Don't wait up."

jovial pc boy;

Man, I don't know where to start, your post is so fulla crap.

I've been in the PC tech support business for twelve years now, and I can tell you that the most productive people that require the least tech support are those folks using Macs.

It is BECAUSE of the simplicity of OS X that it so much better than Windows for productivity. Businesses really don't like their employees having to spend so much time babying their PCs. Tech support like mine is expensive, and OS X uses much less of it.

Ok, do you like your car? How much time so you spend tinkering with it? Or would you like it to just work? Is the owner of A BMW an idiot just because he just wants his car to work without his having to get under the hood every day? Computers are the same way. Most people just want it to work.

YOU may be a geek that likes tinkering.

Fine, tinker till your heart's content. Use Windows, Use Ubuntu, Use any Linux distro you like and tinker till your keyboard dies for all the rest of us care.

In the meantime, we'll be getting real work done while my modern, more advanced OS takes care of the basics behind the scene without my having to worry.

Have fun!

@jovial pc guy - Geez I hope my grandma can use a Mac - she's been dead 30 years now...
Mom and Dad - both 83 years old have three macs between them and a wireless network. I'll go out on a limb and say they both are smarter than you are.

"Apple is the only vendor that appears "unscathed by the Vista transition," according to the firm."

Hah, hah, hah! Of course, what the hell did they think would happen?

Despite dozens of articles like this one that suggest a fast-growing user base, the figures released by marketshare analysts always seem to show that Apple's share of the pie (as it were) is growing infinitessimally, if at all. I have concluded the obvious: the bean counters lie. They would like to hold Apple's head under water til it drowns; but since they can't do that, they settle for kicking sand in Apple's face. No matter. Success is its own reward, regardless of what the bean counters think.

Gee, Jovial PC User, what would I rather do - hunt and peck around Winblows trying desperately to do what I want to do or get on my Mac and do it in less than half the time.


There is a reason why it takes me 30 minutes to do something in PowerPoint that takes me only 5 minutes to do in Keynote - and you can never seem to get it just the way you want in PowerPoint, too.

@ Quevar

Are you Quevar in the Bionic land?

I signed up as CandTsmac.

Go team Mac Daily News.

PS MDN webmasters. We should have a page about this. Help to get more of us on board.

Just a thought.

Quevar. Keep posting this, so will I.

As much as I'd like to share my unused CPU cycles, (I used to run SETI on my Mac), I'm not keen on contributing to global warming more than I have to.

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Jeez, still frigging stupid on Windows side.


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Jovial, suck it up babe, you are not alone. Most of computers users are idiots on Windows unable to see what's happening. You're pathetic, Cancel or Allow. Allow, Allow...

I am Canadian.

The globe can't warm up fast enough for me. It's supposed to snow all Sunday and Monday. So much for April.

> NPD data shows Mac sales growing at 5x the market growth rate in February...

So Vista is release and "pent-up" demand is satisfied. As proof that such a demand actually existed, Mac sales are seen as growing at 5x the overall market. It's more likely that there was no demand for Vista at all. If anything, Mac sales were up BECAUSE Vista was forced on new PCs and people were trying to avoid it. Vista is the greatest thing to happen to Apple since the return of Jobs.

@ critic

i agree with you somehow, but, some company's that use windows and mac os will obviously have to reduce their mac budget a little while they update their pc's to vista.

i'm not saying that is the righght choice, but it is a (short term) reality.

@Martin

Why is that "obvious"? I've heard numerous sources cite this period as an almost heaven sent opportunity for Apple, in which companies can now evaluate the necessity for new hardware for Vista vs. buying new Macs instead.

Several reasons:

1. Depending on whether you need basic, dog cheap crap or higher end PCs for number crunching apps, Macs can be just as cheap as PCs, and when you figure Total Cost of Ownership, Macs are, even with a higher up front cost, often much cheaper TCO-wise.
2. With fewer Windows PCs, tech support staff can be cut by as much as 30% in some cases, making TCO look even better.
3. Fewer tech support issues means higher productivity.
4. Longer productive life per machine can also make TCO better, and cut procurement costs long term.
5. With the purchase of each mac, you are buying two machines, one that runs Mac OS X, and one that can run the Windows XP license when you dump the old PC. Twice the software selection at half the price!

Realities change!

The surge is due to anticipation that powerpc based macs will not be able to run Leopard.

@Common Sense;

Where did you hear that? I've not heard that as an explanation of the surge at all. Pure FUD! Apple has posted the requirements:

Requirements

Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor
Built-in FireWire
DVD drive for installation
256MB of RAM
3GB of available hard disk space (4GB if you�install the developer tools)

They are posted here:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs/

They have been posted there for months!

MW: find, as in seek and ye shall find!

http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/07/04/06/1742256.shtml

"Despite all of the positive buzz about the Mac operating system and the 'halo effect' of iPod sales, Mac OS X market share actually dropped last month, reports Computerworld: 'The share of PowerPC-based Macs fell ... from 4.29% in February to 3.94% in March. That dip was not fully offset by an increase in Intel-based Mac hardware, leading to a overall net decline in Mac share of 0.3%, to 6.08% in March.' Meanwhile, Vista is rising, the article says, with just over 2% of computers connected to the Internet using the new Windows OS. The figures are from a company called Net Applications, which collects its data from the browsers of visitors to its network of 40,000+ Web sites

Call me a liar again, these are cold numbers I am sure you will dispel them somehow.