Comments on: Got a Mac? http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Oliver http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-56934 Oliver Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:31:43 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-56934 "relatively small market share compared to Windows"??? It's totally wrong, what you're talking about. There is no "relatively small market share compared to Windows" as a recent evaluation from Bernstein Research shows: Almost 46 percent of laptops in the upper high quality sector are Apple Macbooks and Macbook Pros. If you count all those laptops in that are bought by companies, it is still a confident numer of 29 percent of all sold laptops that are Apple laptops. So no "relatively small market share" there my friend. Greetings from Europe! Oliver P.S.: I'm a proud owner and user of three IBM ThinkPads running Win XP Pro and cannot be regarded as an "Apple fanboy". But right now I do sit in front of a Macbook which belongs to a friend of mine as we are at his place. “relatively small market share compared to Windows”??? It’s totally wrong, what you’re talking about. There is no “relatively small market share compared to Windows” as a recent evaluation from Bernstein Research shows:

Almost 46 percent of laptops in the upper high quality sector are Apple Macbooks and Macbook Pros.

If you count all those laptops in that are bought by companies, it is still a confident numer of 29 percent of all sold laptops that are Apple laptops.

So no “relatively small market share” there my friend.

Greetings from Europe!

Oliver

P.S.: I’m a proud owner and user of three IBM ThinkPads running Win XP Pro and cannot be regarded as an “Apple fanboy”. But right now I do sit in front of a Macbook which belongs to a friend of mine as we are at his place.

]]> By: zidni http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-56783 zidni Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:58:26 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-56783 hm.. looks like 90% to me. those without a mac must have felt inferior.. surrounded by macs left & right :P hm.. looks like 90% to me. those without a mac must have felt inferior.. surrounded by macs left & right :P

]]> By: jerry http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-56270 jerry Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:45:37 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-56270 where is the other 20% in photo? where is the other 20% in photo?

]]> By: Steve http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-56257 Steve Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:43:54 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-56257 Holly - Gonna have to disagree with you there. I graduated from J-School recently, and while I am a huge proponent of Mac computers, I also know that at no point was I required to get a Mac. The requirement was to own a wireless laptop, but the choice or brand and operating system was left to the students. As a result, J-School students can get good discounts on wireless laptops, and if I remember correctly, these discounts can go towards a Mac OR a Dell notebook. No question, though, that the J-School highly ENCOURAGES its students to go with Mac computers, especially when dealing with anything broadcast or new media, and from my experience in the "real world" (albeit, still somewhat limited) this mirrors the industry pretty closely. It's to the point now, though, where you can pretty much do anything you want to on either a PC or Mac, and if you have an IT department that is competent enough to handle the differences between the two systems, it's entirely your preference as to which you wish to use. Holly – Gonna have to disagree with you there. I graduated from J-School recently, and while I am a huge proponent of Mac computers, I also know that at no point was I required to get a Mac. The requirement was to own a wireless laptop, but the choice or brand and operating system was left to the students. As a result, J-School students can get good discounts on wireless laptops, and if I remember correctly, these discounts can go towards a Mac OR a Dell notebook.

No question, though, that the J-School highly ENCOURAGES its students to go with Mac computers, especially when dealing with anything broadcast or new media, and from my experience in the “real world” (albeit, still somewhat limited) this mirrors the industry pretty closely. It’s to the point now, though, where you can pretty much do anything you want to on either a PC or Mac, and if you have an IT department that is competent enough to handle the differences between the two systems, it’s entirely your preference as to which you wish to use.

]]> By: Sean Fallon http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-56191 Sean Fallon Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:56:22 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-56191 So, is the other 20% of the students trying to fight the system? So, is the other 20% of the students trying to fight the system?

]]> By: Holly http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-55974 Holly Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:04:31 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-55974 The Missouri students are not so "Mac oriented" as they are "Mac required." The School actually REQUIRES students to purchase Macs. The faculty are all provided with Macs. I am a faculty member here, so I have a MacBook, although I am quite happy to use my HP laptop at home. The Missouri students are not so “Mac oriented” as they are “Mac required.” The School actually REQUIRES students to purchase Macs. The faculty are all provided with Macs. I am a faculty member here, so I have a MacBook, although I am quite happy to use my HP laptop at home.

]]> By: happycorner http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-55916 happycorner Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:56:39 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/got-a-mac/#comment-55916 coolness! :) coolness! :)

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