Computer Marketshare

[SysAdmin]

Unfortunately the Amiga's market share of the computer market is unknown in 2013. Many people still report that Microsoft enjoys a +90% market-share. This has not been true for some time. Today, they have about 33% market-share.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/10/in-five-years-microsofts-share-of-personal-computing-fell-from-90-to-33-

[Astral]

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Who cares? Not me. Doesn't worry me though...as statistically speaking my opinion is fairly insignificant - or so 95% of people say.

[Duce]

Another awful, irrelevant "fact post".  All we need to do is start counting handheld electronic calculators and garage door openers as "PC's" and we'll knock ole MS down to 3%, eh!  Hell, put a boing ball sticker on that electric toothbrush, Amiga is making a comeback!1!!!!1!1111!!!  Apple sticker on a leaf blower surely makes it a computer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Gee, coming from an Apple website, you think that couldn't be "slightly" biased?

But if you like that, you'll love this!  One of my friends was actually passing this article around, people believed it!

http://thedailycricket.net/2008/06/23/bizzare-arrest-on-rt-95/

[persia]

The iPad 4 has a 1.4 GHz quad core processor and a PowerVR SGX554MP4.  If it's not a computer then neither are have the PCs still in service (nor for that matter is the AmigaOne X1000).  Just because it's all in one doesn't make it not a computer.

[commodorejohn]

The iPad 4 has a 1.4 GHz quad core processor and a PowerVR SGX554MP4.  If it's not a computer then neither are have the PCs still in service (nor for that matter is the AmigaOne X1000).  Just because it's all in one doesn't make it not a computer.

My microwave has a processor in it, doesn't make that a computer.

[orb85750]

Well, nearly 60% of our (my) website users are visiting with Safari, so I gather the MS computer death is real.  I agree that the definition of 'computer' is up for debate, but I know many people that have largely mothballed their desktops in favor of one of more mobile devices. Of course, these are the types of people that never really cared about computers anyway.

[agami]

When looking through the lens of units shipped, then yeah. This omits the vast amount of current install base, and of course it omits the stupendous amount of non-Genuine installs.

Microsoft's dominance in the desktop/notebook OS has definitely weakened over the past 5 years and will continue to weaken, but not because we choose to include tablets into PC sales numbers, but rather for a collection of reasons surrounding the now prevailing mindset that solutions are no longer Windows platform centric.

Most very large companies persist because they use their various channels of influence to keep the playing field the same, because their whole game is based on it. Eventually the there is so much change that no amount of influence can stop it. Adapt your environment you vs. Adapt to your environment.

[agami]

My microwave has a processor in it, doesn't make that a computer.

A new low.

He quantified and qualified his statement, he didn't simply state that the iPad has a processor and therefore it is a computer. I too remember when not that long ago systems with much less capability where referred to as computers. And yes, our venerable poster child the A1 X1000 for all intents and purposes has less capability than a 4th generation iPad, and it is still considered a computer. Because it comes in a large tower?