On last.fm: Taylor Swift photos and free music!
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 24 of 70:
Next »
« Previous
A small percentage would be huge for Apple
That's the thing though, if a tiny percentage of Windows users bought Macs to run both, that would be an enormous increase in Mac users, just because of the sheer numbers of Windows users out there.

I think the real appeal is for 1) developers who want to run lots of OS's, 2) people who want to switch but don't want to re-buy all their software at once / need to rely on one obscure Windows-only program, and 3) gamers who want to switch but don't want to give up on their favorite Windows-only game.

Enough of those could push Apple's "marketshare" to 10% or so.
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 03/17/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

How long will it take Apple to "plug the hole"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/06
Plug the hole...  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Good one!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 03/16/06
Mac OSX on Any PC has also been done  FirstNLastN | 03/16/06
well ... maybe not just "any"  FirstNLastN | 03/16/06
Nope, you can buy OSX straight from Apple  ajole | 03/16/06
Overpriced? I think not.  mbrierley | 03/16/06
Definately overpriced...  LordNyghthawk@... | 03/17/06
expensive vs. overpriced  doh123 | 03/20/06
Why would they?  voska | 03/16/06
Why would M$ care?  zaphod@... | 03/16/06
They may not have to...  BitTwiddler | 03/16/06
"MS may have killed it FOR apple."  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Uh oh, I might be in trouble!  NonZealot | 03/16/06
nice try but..  5th Limb in the Kisser | 03/16/06
True, but Gates owns stock in Apple, too  ajole | 03/16/06
Don't EFI  csa0307 | 03/16/06
This is a selling point for Apple....  tic swayback | 03/16/06
Don't be so sure  toadlife | 03/16/06
yes but..  5th Limb in the Kisser | 03/16/06
Not an issue  tic swayback | 03/17/06
Gotta check this one  ajole | 03/16/06
True dat. However there are some people who for one  Laff | 03/17/06
A small percentage would be huge for Apple  tic swayback | 03/17/06
Good points  ajole | 03/17/06
Macintosh enthusiast has apparently  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Money and skill...  #_z | 03/16/06
Money mostly for the motivation  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
You never heard of a challange?  BitTwiddler | 03/16/06
Challenge, maybe, but I got a girlfriend...  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Bragging rights always look good on a resume  Kungfoofighterx | 03/16/06
Let's see, shoud we hire that guy who  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Because it's there  Ex Dementio Scientia | 03/16/06
What does....  John Zern | 03/17/06
depends on the skills sets...  woot! | 03/17/06
...  toadlife | 03/16/06
that's irrelevant for me  Linux Geek | 03/16/06
Linux Geek  yyuko@... | 03/16/06
I think he measns an iNtell Mac.  An_Axe_to_Grind | 03/16/06
This is not the PowerPC platform, dude  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
I don't need PPC  Linux Geek | 03/16/06
Did you read your own post?  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Pay the Apple 'Tax' to avoid the MS 'Tax'  quietLee | 03/16/06
ubergeek?  gemartin | 03/16/06
Ummm. they are all Intel PC's now, aren't they?  ajole | 03/17/06
Lost Reasoning...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/16/06
Um, we AMD PC geeks are upset now  ajole | 03/16/06
hmm..  Scott W | 03/16/06
Really  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Linux is good but......  An_Axe_to_Grind | 03/16/06
Simply Choice  yyuko@... | 03/16/06
So it would be your choice  jacarter3 | 03/16/06
Standing in line?  yyuko@... | 03/16/06
hmmm  Scott W | 03/16/06
He just wants to be a chic geek happy  mustangj36@... | 03/16/06
Ask and ye shall receive  tic swayback | 03/16/06
Linux on Mactel  dgari | 03/17/06
What a coincidence  TonyMcS | 03/16/06
Where have you been...  Sysop1984 | 03/16/06
...but how does it run?  voyager529 | 03/16/06
Hardware Drivers  yyuko@... | 03/16/06
Um... Drivers? Stability? You want it all, eh?  ajole | 03/16/06
what is the website  Maverick Hunter | 03/16/06
nevermind  Maverick Hunter | 03/16/06
It runs, but not very useful  doh123 | 03/16/06
XP on a Mac  TokyoPete | 03/17/06
People already have done so  doh123 | 03/17/06
OS X on PC?  jsjimsmith | 03/17/06
Shipley can obviously spin ANY development.....  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 03/18/06
OS/2 beats you all, handily  Boot_Agnostic | 03/20/06

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

Meet Doc

  • Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
  • Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
  • To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet. You’ll be glad you did.
  • Produced by
    ZDNet and