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There's another story in those statistics. In the last 2 years: "Mac OS has dropped from 7.66 to 5.85." (-1.81) "Linux ... from 1.68 to 3.37" (+1.69) I specul

There's another story in those statistics. In the last 2 years: "Mac OS has dropped from 7.66 to 5.85." (-1.81) "Linux ... from 1.68 to 3.37" (+1.69) I speculate that many of the ex-Mac users are moving to Linux. It also begs the question, what did Apple do wrong in the last 2 years?

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thunderrabbit 9y ago
They stopped producing good hardware.
- skrowl 9y ago
  Along with their pricing still being laughable high. The "Mac tax" is more than a running joke.
- peterburkimsher 9y ago
  If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely. It was for those reasons that I recommended a friend to buy a refurbished 2015-model MacBook Pro instead of the touch bar version. The neglect of user needs in the hardware department doesn't totally explain the software shift, though.
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    > If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely Also a decent range of graphics options, as well as large RAM options. I don't feel any of the current 'pro' level hardware offerings come anywhere near the requirements of a professional, at least in terms of costs when compared to other options from smaller vendors.
- ams6110 9y ago
  Mac hardware is still "good" but I think that it's plateaued and it's less of a differentiator than it used to be, paricularly considering its price.
timeimp 9y ago
They decided to have crazy small upgrade timeframes. Instead of 'once every 18 months' on average, they decided to go every 12 months. I cannot think of a single enterprise environment (including education) that upgrades to the latest macOS version on release day (or year) anymore. Many I know are still running El Capitan and will move to macOS Sierra when High Sierra comes out due to core apps no longer working / lacking updates to the latest macOS offering.
iamphilrae 9y ago
Could it be that nobody knows what the latest version is any more due to the naming convention. At least with the big cats, they tended to get 'bigger' as they went along. Maybe they should switch to simply 'macOS 2017' then 'macOS 2018'. Not really working for MS but an OSX update is less of a significant update than a Windows major version.

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thunderrabbit 9y ago

They stopped producing good hardware.

skrowl 9y ago
Along with their pricing still being laughable high. The "Mac tax" is more than a running joke.
peterburkimsher 9y ago
If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely. It was for those reasons that I recommended a friend to buy a refurbished 2015-model MacBook Pro instead of the touch bar version. The neglect of user needs in the hardware department doesn't totally explain the software shift, though.
- King-Aaron 9y ago
  > If the definition of "good" is MagSafe, full-size USB, and HDMI, then I agree completely Also a decent range of graphics options, as well as large RAM options. I don't feel any of the current 'pro' level hardware offerings come anywhere near the requirements of a professional, at least in terms of costs when compared to other options from smaller vendors.
ams6110 9y ago
Mac hardware is still "good" but I think that it's plateaued and it's less of a differentiator than it used to be, paricularly considering its price.

timeimp 9y ago

They decided to have crazy small upgrade timeframes. Instead of 'once every 18 months' on average, they decided to go every 12 months. I cannot think of a single enterprise environment (including education) that upgrades to the latest macOS version on release day (or year) anymore. Many I know are still running El Capitan and will move to macOS Sierra when High Sierra comes out due to core apps no longer working / lacking updates to the latest macOS offering.

iamphilrae 9y ago

Could it be that nobody knows what the latest version is any more due to the naming convention. At least with the big cats, they tended to get 'bigger' as they went along. Maybe they should switch to simply 'macOS 2017' then 'macOS 2018'. Not really working for MS but an OSX update is less of a significant update than a Windows major version.