Just incase you forgot your basic mathmatics apple's 7%marketshare does not equal mainstream. In fact apple could include water coolingwith every desktop they sell and it still couldn't be considered "mainstream"
Although if apple decides to install a phasechange cooling system in a mac pro. Let me know it'll spare me the trouble of having to install one. : ^ )
Dave: My CAD/gaming rig (which I built myself) runs on an 8600 GT, and will be upgraded to a 9800 over the summer or next fall. My Mac is a laptop, which I use for more casual purposes, and I happen to like it more, thank you very much.
But it's pretty sweet that you were able to find a way to cast me as a clueless Mac fanboy and tie this into an entirely unrelated article, nice job. Also, enjoy continuing to stereotype people based on comments they make on one article. We all wish we were as cool as you.
'Just incase you forgot your basic mathmatics apple's 7%marketshare does not equal mainstream. In fact apple could include water coolingwith every desktop they sell and it still couldn't be considered "mainstream"
7% market share is a top 3 spot, so sure, that's probably not mainstream. Just as Britney Spears isn't mainstream because she doesn't have a 7% market share in the cd market.
There are only few things in life that are more mainstream than Apple. Too bad all their customers still think they're so unique and 'totally not mainstream'. It's like listening to MTV2 'alternative' music and bashing on other mainstream music.
comparing Britany spears market share of cd sales to apples market share of the OS world is kinda dumb and instead of posting a long list trying to prove my point i'll just post one thing. 1. Having a market share of 7% when there are only 3 competitors is NOT main stream (and unlike what some other people would post 7% is not pitiful, 7%is just about where Steve wants it, not to big not to small, and just right to keep everything running/looking/functioning the way a mac should), Now as to your 7% of the cd market comment Who the heck has even .5% of the cd sales market, DO you know how many artist/groups/bands release a cd a year, its near impossible to have even near 1% point for total number of cd's sold in a year
and just so you can experinxce first had wiether pc or mac is mainstream try this littel expirtment: walk outside and and knock on every house with in a square mile ask rather they have a mac or a pc and tally up the results.. in the end you will find that although the ipod is mainstream the mac is not yet
eggothewaffle: Read my post again. I didn't compare the 8600 to an 8800. I said I have an 8600, and I will be upgrading to a 9800. The article (linked in Dave's post) that was referenced is about the inability of G5 users to upgrade to 8800s, so the comparison I made is between the 9800 and the older 8800. It is perfectly valid.
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I bet Apple sold more PowerMac G5s than HP sold Blackbird 002s, so if those were an indication of mainstreamness, it happened a while ago.
For those who aren't aware, it was introduced in the dual 2.5 GHz G5, launched in June 2004.
Just incase you forgot your basic mathmatics apple's 7%marketshare does not equal mainstream. In fact apple could include water coolingwith every desktop they sell and it still couldn't be considered "mainstream"
Although if apple decides to install a phasechange cooling system in a mac pro. Let me know it'll spare me the trouble of having to install one. : ^ )
Hey it's pretty sweet you were able to find a way to get Apple into this article, nice job. Also, enjoy upgrading your vid card on your power mac http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/geforce-8800-gt-upgrade-causes-headaches-for-some-mac-pro-users/2
Dave: My CAD/gaming rig (which I built myself) runs on an 8600 GT, and will be upgraded to a 9800 over the summer or next fall. My Mac is a laptop, which I use for more casual purposes, and I happen to like it more, thank you very much.
But it's pretty sweet that you were able to find a way to cast me as a clueless Mac fanboy and tie this into an entirely unrelated article, nice job. Also, enjoy continuing to stereotype people based on comments they make on one article. We all wish we were as cool as you.
'Just incase you forgot your basic mathmatics apple's 7%marketshare does not equal mainstream. In fact apple could include water coolingwith every desktop they sell and it still couldn't be considered "mainstream"
7% market share is a top 3 spot, so sure, that's probably not mainstream. Just as Britney Spears isn't mainstream because she doesn't have a 7% market share in the cd market.
There are only few things in life that are more mainstream than Apple. Too bad all their customers still think they're so unique and 'totally not mainstream'. It's like listening to MTV2 'alternative' music and bashing on other mainstream music.
@tubetop100
comparing Britany spears market share of cd sales to apples market share of the OS world is kinda dumb and instead of posting a long list trying to prove my point i'll just post one thing.
1. Having a market share of 7% when there are only 3 competitors is NOT main stream (and unlike what some other people would post 7% is not pitiful, 7%is just about where Steve wants it, not to big not to small, and just right to keep everything running/looking/functioning the way a mac should), Now as to your 7% of the cd market comment Who the heck has even .5% of the cd sales market, DO you know how many artist/groups/bands release a cd a year, its near impossible to have even near 1% point for total number of cd's sold in a year
and just so you can experinxce first had wiether pc or mac is mainstream try this littel expirtment:
walk outside and and knock on every house with in a square mile ask rather they have a mac or a pc and tally up the results.. in the end you will find that although the ipod is mainstream the mac is not yet
Will, it's funny that you talk about how you aren't a clueless fanboy right after you try to compare an 8600GT to an 8800GT :-\
eggothewaffle: Read my post again. I didn't compare the 8600 to an 8800. I said I have an 8600, and I will be upgrading to a 9800. The article (linked in Dave's post) that was referenced is about the inability of G5 users to upgrade to 8800s, so the comparison I made is between the 9800 and the older 8800. It is perfectly valid.