https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it greatest popularity ever.
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
Good to see it honestly, windows has been way too dominent, especially
in the gaming scene. wish linux and macOS could chip even more at their market share.
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it greatest
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they moved
to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw sales
it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to 5% over 5
years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X as many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows options
for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it greatest popularity ever.
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
On 2023-09-11 11:29, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
greatest popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they
moved to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw sales
it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to 5% over 5
years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X as many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows options
for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
Exactly.
The surge was the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows 10, which were
both so different from what came before that a lot of people said "Why
not try macOS?"
On 2023-09-11 14:52, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 11:29, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
greatest popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they
moved to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw
sales it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to 5%
over 5 years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X as
many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows options
for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
Exactly.
The surge was the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows 10, which were
both so different from what came before that a lot of people said "Why
not try macOS?"
I don't care about changes to the OS per se[1].
The issue was with Windows Vista which was introduced in 2007 a lot of hardware (esp. new h/w like in the new PC's I was looking at)
unsupported by drivers and/or poorly implemented.
Phoned up the local Apple store in the morning to see if they had a
specific config. in stock. They did. Picked it up over lunch.
They even delivered it to me by the back door (at a mall) so I wouldn't
have to lug it around.
[1] Having said that, most Windows "changes" are cosmetic and deck chair shuffling w/o really improving the OS at all.... (Run Win 10 at work for accounting, regrettably).
On 2023-09-11 15:55, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 12:24, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-11 14:52, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 11:29, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
greatest popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they
moved to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw
sales it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to 5% >>>>> over 5 years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X as
many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows
options for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
Exactly.
The surge was the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows 10, which
were both so different from what came before that a lot of people
said "Why not try macOS?"
I don't care about changes to the OS per se[1].
The issue was with Windows Vista which was introduced in 2007 a lot
of hardware (esp. new h/w like in the new PC's I was looking at)
unsupported by drivers and/or poorly implemented.
Phoned up the local Apple store in the morning to see if they had a
specific config. in stock. They did. Picked it up over lunch.
They even delivered it to me by the back door (at a mall) so I
wouldn't have to lug it around.
[1] Having said that, most Windows "changes" are cosmetic and deck
chair shuffling w/o really improving the OS at all.... (Run Win 10 at
work for accounting, regrettably).
I'll respectfully disagree. OS UI matters almost more than anything to
people.
"Most" people don't care. Their whole computer world is through their browser. The OS UI doesn't matter much at all.
Microsoft decided that "one UI for everything" was a good idea, and it
alienated a lot of users. They were suddenly struggling to use the OS.
Case in point, my aunt, aged about 70 at the time, struck out on her
own to buy her second computer when her original second hand XP system
needed replacement.
She went to the big box stores, and she was confronted by computers
running Windows 8, and basically immediately called me to say she'd
like to try a Mac because of it; if it was all going to be such a change.
What the hell was it that stats 101 instructor kept mumbling about
sample size ...
On 2023-09-11 12:24, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-11 14:52, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 11:29, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
greatest popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they
moved to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw
sales it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to 5%
over 5 years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X as
many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows
options for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
Exactly.
The surge was the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows 10, which
were both so different from what came before that a lot of people
said "Why not try macOS?"
I don't care about changes to the OS per se[1].
The issue was with Windows Vista which was introduced in 2007 a lot of
hardware (esp. new h/w like in the new PC's I was looking at)
unsupported by drivers and/or poorly implemented.
Phoned up the local Apple store in the morning to see if they had a
specific config. in stock. They did. Picked it up over lunch.
They even delivered it to me by the back door (at a mall) so I
wouldn't have to lug it around.
[1] Having said that, most Windows "changes" are cosmetic and deck
chair shuffling w/o really improving the OS at all.... (Run Win 10 at
work for accounting, regrettably).
I'll respectfully disagree. OS UI matters almost more than anything to people.
Microsoft decided that "one UI for everything" was a good idea, and it alienated a lot of users. They were suddenly struggling to use the OS.
Case in point, my aunt, aged about 70 at the time, struck out on her own
to buy her second computer when her original second hand XP system
needed replacement.
She went to the big box stores, and she was confronted by computers
running Windows 8, and basically immediately called me to say she'd like
to try a Mac because of it; if it was all going to be such a change.
On 2023-09-11 14:01, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-11 15:55, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 12:24, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-11 14:52, Alan wrote:
On 2023-09-11 11:29, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-09-10 19:40, Fishrrman wrote:
On 9/10/23 4:47 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
Looks like with the past 3 years or so, Mac OS has enjoyed it
https://youtu.be/B7fVOW-zNQI
greatest popularity ever.
A big surge for Mac OS (then OS X) was around the years where they >>>>>> moved to the x66 coupled to the iPhone intro, aka halo effect.
This might not show well in the video above, but in terms of raw
sales it certainly picked up. In % terms they went from 2.5% to
5% over 5 years, but in numbers terms it was somewhat more than 2X >>>>>> as many units.
Personally dumped Windows for Mac in late 2007 as the Windows
options for a new machine were dismally bad.
Experiments with Linux over the course of a month or so were not
encouraging (due to apps, not the OS, simply unworkable in my
professional space).
Exactly.
The surge was the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows 10, which
were both so different from what came before that a lot of people
said "Why not try macOS?"
I don't care about changes to the OS per se[1].
The issue was with Windows Vista which was introduced in 2007 a lot
of hardware (esp. new h/w like in the new PC's I was looking at)
unsupported by drivers and/or poorly implemented.
Phoned up the local Apple store in the morning to see if they had a
specific config. in stock. They did. Picked it up over lunch.
They even delivered it to me by the back door (at a mall) so I
wouldn't have to lug it around.
[1] Having said that, most Windows "changes" are cosmetic and deck
chair shuffling w/o really improving the OS at all.... (Run Win 10
at work for accounting, regrettably).
I'll respectfully disagree. OS UI matters almost more than anything
to people.
"Most" people don't care. Their whole computer world is through their
browser. The OS UI doesn't matter much at all.
I'm sorry, but you're wrong about that.
My job is supporting all kinds of people, and:
1. It is far from all in the browser.
2. They ARE very concerned when the UI changes drastically.
Think of the outcry when Apple change the UI for Mac OS X.
Microsoft decided that "one UI for everything" was a good idea, and
it alienated a lot of users. They were suddenly struggling to use the
OS.
Case in point, my aunt, aged about 70 at the time, struck out on her
own to buy her second computer when her original second hand XP
system needed replacement.
She went to the big box stores, and she was confronted by computers
running Windows 8, and basically immediately called me to say she'd
like to try a Mac because of it; if it was all going to be such a
change.
What the hell was it that stats 101 instructor kept mumbling about
sample size ...
I didn't present it as proof, but merely as a RAAC example of what
I'm talking about.
Good to see it honestly, windows has been way too dominent, especiallyThe especially scary thing about games specifically is Microsoft's
in the gaming scene. wish linux and macOS could chip even more at their market share.
On 9/11/23 1:46 PM, Georgemoody wrote:
Good to see it honestly, windows has been way too dominent, especially
in the gaming scene. wish linux and macOS could chip even more at their
market share.
The especially scary thing about games specifically is Microsoft's
recent acquisition spree. Not only do they have a monopoly on the OS
market, they're going for one in the games market too.
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