"Alan Baker" wrote in message
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John Smith wrote:

On 10/16/2011 1:49 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
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"Alan wrote in message
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"Howard wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
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Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs

I don't see what academia use, I don't see what most companies use.
But I do see what people have in coffee houses - and there are lots
of
Macs there.

That's about where you're going to find them since 3/4 of Macs being
sold
are the laptops. The Mac desktop market keeps shrinking.


No, Scout:

THE desktop market keeps shrinking.

Cite?


http://www.etforecasts.com/products/ES_pcww1203.htm

http://srl.gatech.edu/Members/ashah/...is_aditya_abhi
nav.pdf

http://www.inquisitr.com/76157/table...-sales-by-2015
-laptops-will-still-reign/


Somehow, I would not even put tablets in the same universe as a decent
laptop! Nor an android phone, calculator, etc. lol

Regards,
JS

Way to miss the point!

Point: desktops are declining in market share; giving way to laptops.

No, simply means that the recent sharp drop in price and increase in
performance is allowing the desire for laptops to be fulfilled. (ie you
removed the damn across the river and the lake is now filling). I think once
the market saturates you will find quite a bit of difference because I know
very few people who have traded in their desktop for a laptop. Most are
simply buying a laptop for parallel use with their desktop. And many mobile
devices (iPad) will never replace laptops or desktops and yet...they are a
significant part of what you claim is a growing laptop market. Actually you
should refer to it as the mobile market, to be precise.