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

"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
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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/

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.