"Lloyd E Parsons" wrote in message
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On 10/14/11 3:00 PM, John Smith wrote:
On 10/14/2011 1:36 AM, RHF wrote:
On Oct 13, 7:00 pm, John wrote:
On 10/13/2011 5:34 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:09:37 -0700 (PDT), David Barts
wrote:

Though that's largely irrelevant to my point. Again, if the price
premium for a Mac isn't worth it to you (and it sounds like it's
not),
then just don't buy Macs (and it sounds like you're already not
buying
them). No problem; my feelings are not hurt in the least by someone
making a different choice than I would have.

How can that be? Don't you know that anybody who buys an Apple
product is an irrational Fanboy? If we weren't fooled, we would all
make the same choices, right?

Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs ... my
niece has MACs, but she works for them ... her kids have PCs ... as far
as I know, those are the only MACs in my whole family and group of
friends ... but I am sure there must be some around, in number,
somewhere ... when I have worked for attorneys, I have seen some used,
but then, mainly by attorneys who didn't know how to use a computer ...
and yeah, I think they just carried them as a status symbol! Or, to
play solitare, card games, match three games, tetris, etc. on the
airplanes ... lol

Regards,
JS

Ah Yes an Apple/MAC Computer {Case/Luggage}
-says- "I Am An Apple/MAC Person !" [Status Symbol]
http://www.globaltang.com/images/l/A...ories/M108.jpg

-and-alas- you are merely a little nothing 'pc'
http://rlv.zcache.com/hi_im_a_mac_ba...5z7tpy_152.jpg
.

... as I just pointed out, that figure, most likely, don't not represent
all the PC's which are built-up from components ... like most gaming
computers are ... the apple share of market is obviously a lot smaller
than that being quoted ...

Anyone needing state-of-art/specialized-use obviously has a custom built
PC ...

Regards,
JS

Some gaming computers are hobbyist built, many are bought off the shelf or
from companies that specialize in that market.

True, but unless they are a major player, then the PCs they build up from
components probably are never counted. Certainly I know several people that
build computer systems on the side, and I'm quite certain they have never
reported their sales volume to any researchers or poll takers. I suppose if
one were to count motherboard sales and/or CPU sales one might be able to
get a better calculation, but I don't see any indication that is a
consideration since they only seem to count system sales and then only from
the major players.


Other specialized uses for computers are readily available on either off
the shelf or built to order basis by companies that do show their sales
figures.

Only if they are a major player. The small business individual or local
computer store probably never even shows up. However, I bet they represent a
significant portion of total PC sales.

Your hobbyist references represents a miniscule part of the overall market
that has little significance in the overall market.

Based on what I've seen on people's computer desks. I would say around 50%
are component built systems. Just skim through Ebay and see how many systems
are actually brand names, and how many are simply computers that someone has
put together.

So, I would have to challenge your assertion that such sales constitute a
"miniscule part of the overall market". Because my experience and evidence
would show they constitute a rather significant portion of the total market.