On 10/16/2011 8:01 PM, Scout wrote:


"Alan Baker" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote:

"Alan Baker" wrote in message
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"Howard Brazee" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John Smith
wrote:

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/

Sorry, but somehow I don't see little tables (iPad and knockoffs) as
being a adequate replacement for desktop and laptop systems. IOW, people
are buying these new toys rather than upgrading their perfectly adequate
desktop. I suspect this to be merely a phase and as the mobile market is
saturated you will find a sudden drop off in sales.

However, I will agree that at the moment desktop sales are down,
however, looking around I don't see a lot of people trading in their
desktop for a laptop, but rather getting a laptop for use in conjunction
with their desktop.



Like tobacco, alcohol and marijuana (probably coffee too) are referred
to as "gateway drugs", let us hope that the tablets and other toys
become "gateway computers." Introducing all to the true value of
adequate computing machines!

Regards,
JS