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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John Smith
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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/

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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg

On 10/16/2011 1:49 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Alan wrote in message
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In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
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/


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

Regards,
JS

In article ,
John Smith wrote:

On 10/16/2011 1:49 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Alan wrote in message
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In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
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/


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.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg

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In article ,
John Smith wrote:

On 10/16/2011 1:49 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Alan wrote in message
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In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
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/


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.

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"Alan Baker" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Scout" wrote:

"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.

A Ford will get you anywhere a Rolls Royce/Bentley will, and do it much
better too.
cuhulin

On 10/16/2011 8:09 PM, J R wrote:
A Ford will get you anywhere a Rolls Royce/Bentley will, and do it much
better too.
cuhulin


But, web TV won't ... if an apple is like a toy when compared to a
powerful PC ... WEB TV is simply a drawing of a toy ... what it is!

Regards,
JS

WebTV can, and does easily access some newsgroups that people using
computers can not access.Lets see you beat that.I am not saying WebTV is
better (oviously it isn't.Consider, WebTV can not get a virus.) than
PCs.
cuhulin

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


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In article ,
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"Alan Baker" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote:

"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