Comments on: Mac Sales Gain Momentum

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:13:59 +0000

Of course the long term trend is up, that’s pretty much the only place to go when you have such a small market share.

MS will never let Apple take any sizable part of the market, and they will never let Apple go out of business. Apple is Microsoft’s ace in the hole when it comes to overall monopolies. All MS has to do is point to Apple being a viable OS option and they remove all claims of an OS monopoly. If Apple went under that argument would be lost.

And most of the people going to Mac could go to Linux for a fraction of the price. If Apple would lower their hardware pricing, then they really could capture a large chunk of the market. When the hardware costs are often double what they are for Windows, that’s a tough sell.

By: Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:04:58 +0000

This may be a coincidence but I’ve actually had several PC using friends and family members let me know they were planning to buy a Mac. I think the link between the release of the iPhone and this trend is undeniable. Everybody got a little Apple and no they all want a big one.

By: Volodymyr Sergeyev

Volodymyr Sergeyev — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:00:32 +0000

I’m one of that 29% who planning to get a Mac notebook. I want to be more mobile and free, so my decision is tiny Mac.
The biggest problem is to buy new Santa Rosa’s notebook. It’s not yet avaible to purchase in Ukraine.

By: cidinho

cidinho — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:06:37 +0000

So sincerely, I’m not caring about Apple. Actually I care, I hope they go into bankruptcy. I’m not rooting for something that doesn’t give a shit about me.

And they say Microsoft is the one that only cares about money…

(Should I mention US1=RS1.79? Anyway, do the math, 6 grands is far from that, since it is imported from China or wherever else, not US)

By: cidinho

cidinho — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:02:16 +0000

Competition is always great, but I wonder why do they only show numbers on US. Maybe because it retails for more than R$6,000 here, for example, if bought on normal stores (not computer stores)?

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:07:48 +0000

I agree that competition is required for the advancements , in technology , to continue in an upward direction. When one producer has a lock on the retail world , such as MS has had for so long , there is only one way for the web to go… the way they want it to develope , to better serve what they have in the world now , and what they have in store for the future. This news of Mac’s surge is good for us all . It will cause PC developers to make a more flexible machine , and give the users more choice , and ultimately , more leverage in their purchasing power.