MacBook Pros in High Demand, Increased Mac Market Share?
Piper Jaffray analysts are recommending shares of Apple Computer, citing high demand for the MacBook Pro:
Meanwhile, Needham & Co analysts believev that Apple has positioned itself for "massive growth in its market share".
Based on their online survey of college students, there has been a dramatic increase in possible switching from the PC to Mac platform. One of the hurdles, appears the ease of which Macs could run Windows. According to their survey, if Apple were to make it easy for Macs to run Windows the number of students purchasing a Mac would double (24.7% to 44% in the survey).
The potential ability for the new Intel Macs to run Windows has drawn a lot of attention and controversy amongst Mac users.
The analyst's checks also indicated that there is pent-up demand for the MacBook Pro -- 70% of the stores have a waiting list of MacBook Pro customers.
Meanwhile, Needham & Co analysts believev that Apple has positioned itself for "massive growth in its market share".
Based on their online survey of college students, there has been a dramatic increase in possible switching from the PC to Mac platform. One of the hurdles, appears the ease of which Macs could run Windows. According to their survey, if Apple were to make it easy for Macs to run Windows the number of students purchasing a Mac would double (24.7% to 44% in the survey).
The potential ability for the new Intel Macs to run Windows has drawn a lot of attention and controversy amongst Mac users.
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78 months ago
wahoo! 10 % market share!
I know so many of my collegues that would get an apple if its able to run Windows.
I know so many of my collegues that would get an apple if its able to run Windows.
78 months ago
Good for both Apple and Microsoft. Apple should be the largest laptop / desktop vendor in the next 18 months.
Anyone use this program to run Windows on your MBP / iMac?
http://openosx.com/wintel/index.html
I don't hear much about it.
Anyone use this program to run Windows on your MBP / iMac?
http://openosx.com/wintel/index.html
I don't hear much about it.
78 months ago
ive been wanting an MBP, and being able to run windows natively would only sweeten the deal. so much engineering design software i work with (such as AutoCAD) only works with windows. I hate it, but its true. running windows natively on apple hardware would be the most elegant solution to my dilemma of needing windows.
78 months ago
Good for both Apple and Microsoft. Apple should be the largest laptop / desktop vendor in the next 18 months.
Not wanting to be negative or anything but Apple has a very very long way to go before it sell anywhere near as many computers as Dell.
78 months ago
This is awesome news for Apple... Wish I had bought some of their shares back in the day! Maybe now isn't too late... :cool:
78 months ago
:eek: 44 odd percent of college students! Crikey that would be rather impressive. Though I'm equally pressed by the 27% figure of college students! Well the sky's the limit I guess.
[sarcasm]Probably next year Microsoft will be saying it would be nice to have a 10% market share![/sarcasm]
[sarcasm]Probably next year Microsoft will be saying it would be nice to have a 10% market share![/sarcasm]
78 months ago
Im definitely in the market for one but am waiting for at least one of my main apps to be binary. Every thing I use would be running on Rosetta currently.
78 months ago
I'd be intrested in running windows apps on a mac, even if they ran through a rossetta style system.
But isn't the fact that mac's can't run windows executables why macs dont get viruses, another factor in owning a mac.
Nick
But isn't the fact that mac's can't run windows executables why macs dont get viruses, another factor in owning a mac.
Nick
78 months ago
1) Runs Windows properly (just in case Vista does really well and we're all sidelined. Come on, it's not impossible, even if it would be a bit sad.)
2) The model has been out long enough for things like the 15" PowerBook FW800's screen problem to be ironed out.
3) It looks cool.
So, one out of three so far (3), but sounds promising on the others.
2) The model has been out long enough for things like the 15" PowerBook FW800's screen problem to be ironed out.
3) It looks cool.
So, one out of three so far (3), but sounds promising on the others.
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