Beeblebrox said:
Apple currently has less than 5% market share. Windows has over 90%.
On one hand, that's quite surprising, but, on the other, that actually makes a lot of sense. Windows is much cheaper and way more consumers purchase and use that platform compared to the Apple OS. And, excuse the error, it isn't just because of the price. I shouldn't have said that. The availability of software and, well, dealers, also add to that statistic, you're right.
Beeblebrox said:
What's funny about your spin on this is that Apple currently OWNS the portable music market with about 60% market share. Most Mac devotees consider the competition "also-rans" who shouldn't even bother trying to compete with the Ipod.
But if dominating market share makes the competish an "also ran", what does that make Apple in the PC market?
That, though, I am going to have to disagree with. Although you have a good analogy going and that is a very good connection you have made, in my opinion that is not necessarily true.
I do not get too involved with the portable music player/mp3 player industry, but i do understand that the iPod is the cadillac of mp3 players. Apple, despite it's small percentage of users in the computer market (as you claim), is not, in my opinion, an "also-ran" next to PCs. Where PCs have their weaknesses, Macs excel. And where Macs have their weaknesses, PCs excel. Also, "PC" is a very general term, so your percentage is not completely unbiased. There are many, many different manufacturers of PCs, whereas There is only one manufacturer of Mac: Macintosh. So, saying that PCs have "90%" of market share is, well, unfair when you could be talking about 1 or 100.
Beeblebrox said:
In fact, the systems are so comparable that it's really ridiculous to award a "Better OS" title without first knowing what you need it for. If you're a hard core gamer, for example, it's difficult to say that OSX is "better" under ANY criteria.
I, and many others, would definitely have to agree with that. Just like the whole "90%-5%" it is not really fair to say that when one does not take into account all of the variables.
Beeblebrox said:
For editing, OSX definitely has an edge because of FCP.
Thank you. That's what i was trying to get at.
Beeblebrox said:
It would incredibly difficult to make the case that Apple has jumped on the cheaper technology market faster than PCs. In fact, you JUST said that the expensive price is what has kept Macs from proliferating the way PCs have.
All i meant by saying that was that, unlike Windows/PCs, Macs are now jumping on getting their machines cheaper and more widely used, hence, getting their act together. And you're right, "PCs have been affordable for years. Mac only just last month released anything even CLOSE to the hardware for the price."
Beeblebrox said:
And it's STILL more expensive than a more powerful PC, especially once you upgrade the RAM and add a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
YES! I was outraged when i saw that (the Mac Mini). In an effort to try to get people to notice their computers, they dropped the price considerably by introducing just the computer. Not the monitor, not the keyboard, not the mouse... and with only 3 gigs of hard drive. How stupid do they think we are?
P.S. I am simply a Mac enthusiast who edits video using macs... Cult? Where did that come from? They're computers buddy. relax.