Star Windows 7 Can Be a Success Without Hurting Apple
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Oct 2009 21:33 UTC
Talk, Rumors, X Versus Y On October 22, Microsoft will unleash the much-anticipated Windows 7. After the commercial disaster that is Windows Vista, it is believed the new release will turn the tide for the world's biggest software maker. A lot of people also believe it will put a halt to Mac OS X's growth, but I personally think we need to remember the timeless quote form Steve Jobs: "We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose."
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RE[2]: Comment by Oldskooldave
by tyrione on Fri 16th Oct 2009 16:02 UTC in reply to "RE: Comment by Oldskooldave"
tyrione
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Mac is only mainstream in Nth America. OSX share in other developed countries varies between very low (Australia) to non-existent (Sth Korea). Linux is more popular in Brazil and Finland than OSX. In some parts of Australia the nearest Mac reseller is 1000km away. Even the capital cities only have a handful of Apple dealers. Yet every suburb and most small towns have a whitebox PC dealer.


How many cities in Australia, outside of metropolitan centers on the coastal regions have population densities that would justify a Mac store?

The closest Mac store for me in the US is nearly 300 miles away [Seattle].

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