apple popularity in hawaii

[slipper]

it seems that macs are very very popular here in hawaii especially at starbucks where a lot of students study. right now theres 4 people including myself with macs and no PC laptops. other times the ratio is around 4 macs to 3 PCs. theres no real point to the thread, sorry.

[TimDaddy]

Maybe your right, or maybe you tend to see what you like and have. I've only noticed one laptop in Starbucks. It was an iBook. Had it been a Dell, I probably wouldn't have given it the double-take, and wouldn't have remembered seeing it. I drive a Toyota Echo. You would think that the Echo is the #1 selling car in America. Actually, its probably close to last. I just notice them everywhere because I have one.

So, there. There was really no post to my reply. Not arguing or agreeing, just killing time. :)

[saabmp3]

Macs are just very popular with students in general. The iBook is a very good deal in a quality case. I'm in an engineering school and I still see them all over the place. I had a class that had to give powerpoint presentations and more than 50% of the laptops were macs. 50% is the majority, but when macs have on 3% of the market, it shows that students make up a big portion of that market.

BEN

[wordmunger]

In the Barnes and Noble where I hang out, there are usually 3 or 4 PCs and only one Mac (mine). But Charlotte is a *very* uptight banking town, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I've occasionally had people walk up and admire my "new" computer (it's an original TiBook), but then they ask if it runs Windows :rolleyes:

[slipper]

well i did notice this several weeks ago ever since ive been bringing my laptop to the starbucks. and i was paying close attention on the ratio of PCs and macs.

[Gymnut]

Well I can only speak for myself but going through the public school system through the mid 80's to mid 90's, a vast majority of the computers we used were in fact of the Apple flavor. From IIe's, SE's to LC's to Quadras, Centris, etc.., as far as I can remember we for the better part used Mac's in the classroom.

[virividox]

not that many mac users in my school we are a minority, not that its a surprise

[agreenster]

Yay Hawaii!

I love Hawaii.

(just keeping in line with the pointlessness of this thread)

[slipper]

Originally posted by agreenster

I love Hawaii.
bleh, its not all that great

[ingenious]

i read in a thread that the actual mac install base is around 17-23% in the U.S. So that's good, right? :D

[poopyhead]

Is there a law school in Hawii?

[iostream.h]

I heard the University in Hawaii is a total party school unless you are into marine biology.