Well if it wasn't important to some, they wouldn't be misrepresenting them so much. I have to wonder...do BMW owners walk around spouting nonsense too? I've known a few, they didn't seem to.
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Time warp. No wonder you think Apple's market share is 3%. >> > > Could be 3-5% or 10-12% depending on which statistics you choose. > > When you choose to count the number of computers that are sold, Apple may > well be in the 5% range. The data skews upward to above 12% when you count > the computers in service. > > Macs last longer than PCs, generally, unless you build and upgrade your > own. So, while many people buy new PCs every two or three years, Macs have > useful lives of 5-8 years. Fewer Macs sold, so fewer counted in the sales > column, but many more are in service for a long time, increasing the > percentage of total computers being used at any one time. > > Does it really matter whose numbers are bigger, when the profits/losses, > quality and longevity are what's really important? > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
