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DaveF · 04-19-2008, 03:19 PM

Vista will reach saturation eventually. Consumers will buy it by default with new computers in the coming year. Businesses will eventually switch over, for the increased security if nothing else, I'd expect.

As for Apple's 3% -- is that US market, US consumers? I have a hard time seeing Apple making significant inroads into corporate use in the near term, which has the secondary effect of limiting home use (people buy what they know. people buy what lets them do work from home).

(Actually, OS X Excel's loss of VBA is serious hindrance to using a Mac in a corporate setting.)

I just don't see Apple making substantial market share increases for computers.

But, my perspective is skewed by working in a world where necessary apps are Windows only, and security concerns mean there's no company wifi and limited use of mobile devices.

04-19-2008, 03:19 PM	#4 of 22
DaveF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Local Time: 11:46 PM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 4,960	Re: XP to go the way of the DODO BIRD... Vista will reach saturation eventually. Consumers will buy it by default with new computers in the coming year. Businesses will eventually switch over, for the increased security if nothing else, I'd expect. As for Apple's 3% -- is that US market, US consumers? I have a hard time seeing Apple making significant inroads into corporate use in the near term, which has the secondary effect of limiting home use (people buy what they know. people buy what lets them do work from home). (Actually, OS X Excel's loss of VBA is serious hindrance to using a Mac in a corporate setting.) I just don't see Apple making substantial market share increases for computers. But, my perspective is skewed by working in a world where necessary apps are Windows only, and security concerns mean there's no company wifi and limited use of mobile devices.