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I’m convinced that iTunes and the iPhone are not the only reasons Mac is gaining market share. The other is that people have come to realize that they do not re
by jcl 18y ago
I’m convinced that iTunes and the iPhone are not the only reasons Mac is gaining market share. The other is that people have come to realize that they do not really need Windows anymore. Any ol’ operating system will do.
If any ol' operating system will do, I'd expect people to choose the cheapest one they could find. Since Mac is gaining market share and is not the cheapest option, the operating system's contents must still matter.
- gamble 18y agoAny operating system will do, in the sense that since the network effects of Windows client applications are no longer an overriding concern thanks to the web, consumers are free to choose an OS based on other considerations.
- jcl 18y agoYes, but the fact that people are choosing an OS based on other considerations indicates that Microsoft could do something to win them back, which runs counter to the article's thesis.