Apple Macintosh Continues to Gain Popularity in U.S. Retail

jmke · 22nd May 2008, 14:52

Apple Macintosh computers continued to gain popularity in the USA, according to market tracking company NPD. But while the overall market share remains on approximately the same level as a year ago, the market share among systems that cost $1000 and over is whopping 66%.

According to NPD, the share of Apple Macintosh personal computers was 14% in the U.S. retail in Q1 2008 with Mac desktops and Mac notebooks commanding 14% of their respective markets. Perhaps, 14% is hardly impressive, but what is important is that 2/3 of customers willing to pay for their systems over $1000 prefer Apple Macintosh and not Windows-based personal computer. It should be kept in mind that Apple sells only two Mac items at below $1000 price-point – Mac mini systems for $599 and $799 – which boosts overall spending on Macintosh systems.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/d..._S_Retail.html

jmke · 22nd May 2008, 14:52

Thorgal where is that Hackint0sh article dude

thorgal · 22nd May 2008, 16:20

The dude is busy, will get to it asap

jmke · 22nd May 2008, 16:26

tsss kids and work, where are you priorities, Mac is cooler than both!

jmke · 22nd May 2008, 22:00

now you've done it, running OSX Leopard :/

thorgal · 22nd May 2008, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

now you've done it, running OSX Leopard :/

Good boy

See, no guide needed

jmke · 22nd May 2008, 22:56

the OS visuals are functionally cool compared to uselessly bloated with Vista.
driver install however can be a PITA; if they invest money in that I'm sure they will push a lot more copies of OSX Leopard used on whatever PC than Vista for home users

jmke · 23rd May 2008, 00:57

Mosaic screensaver is impressive

thorgal · 23rd May 2008, 09:48

You were quick to discover the mosaic screen saver

It's cool indeed but you get tired of it after a while.

Driver installation for OSX86 can be a pain indeed, as OSX is not intended for use on different hardware than Apple provides. However, for most aspects there is a solution. The insanelymac forums are an excellent wiki for all driver related issues.

Enjoy your new PC John

PS: I use OSX professionally as well, actually mainly professionally, no reason to limit it for home use. It's stable as hell, even on X86, there's just some digging and general knowledge required to get it to work...

jmke · 23rd May 2008, 10:57

none-networked small business then

living proof @ work in Brussels were two guys insist on using their Macbook, they can't run any of the company software on it, can't fill out their holidays, approve requests, use the company's main program (which they sell to clients) etc. very nice

22nd May 2008, 14:52	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Apple Macintosh Continues to Gain Popularity in U.S. Retail Apple Macintosh computers continued to gain popularity in the USA, according to market tracking company NPD. But while the overall market share remains on approximately the same level as a year ago, the market share among systems that cost $1000 and over is whopping 66%. According to NPD, the share of Apple Macintosh personal computers was 14% in the U.S. retail in Q1 2008 with Mac desktops and Mac notebooks commanding 14% of their respective markets. Perhaps, 14% is hardly impressive, but what is important is that 2/3 of customers willing to pay for their systems over $1000 prefer Apple Macintosh and not Windows-based personal computer. It should be kept in mind that Apple sells only two Mac items at below $1000 price-point – Mac mini systems for $599 and $799 – which boosts overall spending on Macintosh systems. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/d..._S_Retail.html __________________

22nd May 2008, 14:52	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Thorgal where is that Hackint0sh article dude __________________

22nd May 2008, 16:20	#3
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	The dude is busy, will get to it asap __________________

22nd May 2008, 16:26	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	tsss kids and work, where are you priorities, Mac is cooler than both! __________________

22nd May 2008, 22:00	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	now you've done it, running OSX Leopard :/ __________________ Last edited by jmke : 22nd May 2008 at 22:08.

22nd May 2008, 22:56	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	the OS visuals are functionally cool compared to uselessly bloated with Vista. driver install however can be a PITA; if they invest money in that I'm sure they will push a lot more copies of OSX Leopard used on whatever PC than Vista for home users __________________

23rd May 2008, 00:57	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Mosaic screensaver is impressive __________________

23rd May 2008, 09:48	#9
thorgal [M] Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,887	You were quick to discover the mosaic screen saver It's cool indeed but you get tired of it after a while. Driver installation for OSX86 can be a pain indeed, as OSX is not intended for use on different hardware than Apple provides. However, for most aspects there is a solution. The insanelymac forums are an excellent wiki for all driver related issues. Enjoy your new PC John PS: I use OSX professionally as well, actually mainly professionally, no reason to limit it for home use. It's stable as hell, even on X86, there's just some digging and general knowledge required to get it to work... __________________

23rd May 2008, 10:57	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	none-networked small business then living proof @ work in Brussels were two guys insist on using their Macbook, they can't run any of the company software on it, can't fill out their holidays, approve requests, use the company's main program (which they sell to clients) etc. very nice __________________

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