Alan Baker
In article <50837ddc-8e64-4bc3-9a22-65291007b626@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Glorb <Glorb@orb.com>wrote:

Edwin
On May 11, 5:49 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...@telus.net>wrote:

Alan Baker
In article <GHKVj.2487$ah4....@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com>, "John Slade" <hhitma...@pacbell.net>wrote:

John Slade
"weedhopper" <wendelhop...@comcast.net>wrote in message news:mlFUj.541$C8.526@bignews2.bellsouth.net...

weedhopper
I don't know if I really want to buy a new Mac now. With all the lies and bashing the Mac Zealots seem to constantly do - is it worth it?

Market share facts from the new Mac Zealot Bible;

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=10&qpmr=24&qpdt=1&q... pcal=1&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=110

March 7.48% April 7.38%

John Slade
The reason why OS X market share will remain small is becaue Apple only wants to make it for a tiny segment of the computer market. That being the Mac. If it was available to every other PC, it might catch on and more companies would write software for it. As it is now, it's just a niche OS.

John

Alan Baker
It's a "niche OS" that more and more people appear to be using...

Edwin
http://www.systemshootouts.org/images/mac_sales_market_share_lg.gif

Alan Baker
And yet actual use continues to grow and grow...

From 3.23% less than four years ago to 7.38% today.