On 19 Mar 2008, at 12:30, Jim Sharkey wrote: > > William T Goodall wrote: >> Nick Arnett wrote: >>> Hmmm... the cult of Macintosh. It is like a religion with many >>> people, you know. Creepy sometimes. > >> Calling Mac users a cult is like calling atheists a religion. One of >> those rhetorical devices where you turn the turn the truth upside >> >down. > >> Microsoft is much more like a cult, in Redmond/Mordor trying to >> forge the One OS/Ring to bind all the users in darkness :-) > > I dunno. I think Nick's right. Apple fanatics are like a small, > fringe cult; let's say the Jim Jones' group.
Apple's market share (14% of US retail in February) is more than large enough to be mainstream and has been for the last couple of years. Linux on the other hand really does seem to have a cult-like following. > Whereas Microsoft is > more like one of the large, established monolithic religions with > millions of followers and lots more money to throw around on > converting the masses. :-p > Microsoft's market share peaked a few years ago. The question is how far and how fast it will decline. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If so, then Microsoft would have great products." - Steve Jobs _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
