OTOH, Chipp, wouldn't it make more sense for developers be more
interested in installed base, rather than the last years market
share? (Not that I have any idea what those figures might be). And
even then, if you're developing in a particular area, these installed
base/market share figures can be wildly different anyway.
I mean, no-one can seriously deny that the majority of the world is
using Windows, but this does not at all mean that the other OS's
should simply be ignored by the business-minded developer. I know
you know that, and I know that this list is hardly a place where the
Macintosh needs much defending, but I think the point is worth
making. After all, Rev's cross platform ability is one of it's
biggest plus-points for many here.
Not that it's a perfect metaphor, but while Toyota is obviously a
much bigger company than BMW, is a BMW dealership necessarily a worse
business than a Toyota dealership? (I read somewhere that BMWs market
share is around 1 to 2%).
Best,
Mark
On 29 Jun 2006, at 21:28, Chipp Walters wrote:
On 6/29/06, Kay C Lan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If 90% of home PCs run Windows and 10% run OSX, yet 50% of the
Windows users
use a pirated copy whilst for OSX it is only 5%, what is the
market share?
Where do you find this statistic? In America, regarding XP, I'm SURE
it's wrong, as MS's copy protection features are absolutely the
industry's best. Microsoft can now detect a pirated machine and
completely disable it from being used. All that's needed is a
connection to the internet. For anyone wanting not to go through many
'format and replace all' scenarios, they would be wise to pay for XP.
Even hacked copies from China don't securely bypass MS's latest copy
protection. If you don't believe me, just try getting one of the
latest security updates from MS on a hacked version of XP and see what
happens.
OTOH, Apple has no copy protection on their software, so my *GUESS* is
that OSX is pirated more often (% wise) than WinXP. I have a separate
registered version of WinXP for each PC I have (5). Not to mention,
it's hard nowadays to EVEN BUY a computer without XP already
installed.
One good think about XP, is they don't hit you up every 18 months for
another $125 for a new OS with minor changes like Apple does.
-Chipp
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