During Apple's keynote event, the newly minted CEO, Tim Cook, took no time in slinging mud over towards the Microsoft camp. In describing the download rate for Lion, he called out Microsoft because Lion is having a faster adoption rate than Windows 7.
I don't think so. The US is in a recession and I can't even afford a Macbook anyway. Overpriced when the components are the same as PCs. Lion is nice, but not many people have Apple computers.
Windows 7 is only moving slowly because XP still works perfectly for 95% of users. In my eyes the only real difference between what I can do with 7 vs XP is DX11.
That and mac customers have a tendency to buy whatever is the newest thing out from Apple.
Of that, Windows 7 makes up 32% of users - basically 1 in 3 computers use Windows 7 - just ONE version of windows - XP makes up 35%, which is MORE than 7. So basically, even if apple magically got 100% of apple users to use Lion, they would still make up only around 1/5th those of JUST the windows 7 users.
Of that, Windows 7 makes up 32% of users - basically 1 in 3 computers use Windows 7 - just ONE version of windows - XP makes up 35%, which is MORE than 7. So basically, even if apple magically got 100% of apple users to use Lion, they would still make up only around 1/5th those of JUST the windows 7 users.
One using his common sense can clearly see that the OS with the less users is easier to spread to them than an OS with much more user base.
They need to show numbers. IF Lion for example was now used by 100k people while W7 90k then yes he has a point. If Lion is at 100k and that is 80% adoption rate and W7 is at 200k and is only 30% adoption rate, then thats logical, doesnt mean Lion is better than W7.
Of that, Windows 7 makes up 32% of users - basically 1 in 3 computers use Windows 7 - just ONE version of windows - XP makes up 35%, which is MORE than 7. So basically, even if apple magically got 100% of apple users to use Lion, they would still make up only around 1/5th those of JUST the windows 7 users.
+1. lol. Also, mac users tend to buy everything new from apple whereas PC users tend to be more content with "Does it do what I want it to? Then there's no point in upgrading"
Apple really got a lot of nerve......i've been using SL for almost a year, and it is one of the most irritating OSes that i've ever used
......i really don't see ANY reason why someone would go from 7 to Lion......not unless they have Mac?!.......so if the so called "addoption rate" is based on the people upgrading from SL to Lion vs XP/Vista to 7, then whoever came up with this study is an idiot
Originally Posted by dklimitless;15176392
+1. lol. Also, mac users tend to buy everything new from apple whereas PC users tend to be more content with "Does it do what I want it to? Then there's no point in upgrading"
Well then you're wrong. Saying it's your opinion isn't even relevant.
If I say "I think cats have three legs, but that's my opinion" it doesn't change the fact that I'm wrong. Opinions are valid when talking about something subjective, like a game's quality. Exposing what you think is a fact and saying it's your opinion doesn't make sense.
And you should stop considering Apple users as brainless people. They're just looking for something different.
Some people here will buy every new top graphic card when it comes out, and people don't judge them.
Why would you believe any rivals statistics, let alone Apple. I don't like Apples approach to things like this, they seem so arrogant and manipulative. I just remember watching a video of Gates and Jobs, Gates was acting very mature while Jobs was being extremely passive aggressive.
well they say adaptation rate, is that the rate of change. Of course its going to be much higher win7b has been out for quite a while, lion is new going from 0- anything is going to be a faster rate of change than going from 1mil to 2mil.
The only difference is that MS doesn't charge for service packs and tends to make large changes from OS to OS.
No sense even evaluating this claim because you know Apple has pulled all the strings, tied them back together and made it reality in their audiences and own heads.
Actually... a big reason is that Windows is very common in the corporate environments while OSX is not. Corporations do not just update their OSes. My company is in the process of moving to W7 but it takes about a year for validation and few more months for rollout. Since Windows marketshare is so high in a slow to update world, it is no surprise that adoption rate is relatively slow.
Get OSX in more corporate environments and see how slow the adoption rate is.
They used the same tactics when showing the market share of iOS vs Android in the iphone 5 keynote. Looking at it, you would think that the iphone is number one in mobile phones:
but what they glaze over is that they count ipods as iOS. So ipods, iphones, and ipads add up to more iOS usage than Android phones and tablets.....duh.
When you take just phones into account, Android has 48% of the market to Apple's 28%
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