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Survey Finds Apple Most Popular Notebook Brand Among U.S. College Students
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The real question is: "What is there left to improve with Mac OS X"? I'm not suggesting that the answer is "nothing" but the possible improvements would be minor tweaks rather than major changes.
Obviously M$ HAD TO improve drastically after the Vista debacle. It's not necessarily reflecting in a positive way for the company (Perhaps the story in OP is precisely the aftermath of M$'s huge failure on Vista).
Pollsters predict elections with similar sample-sizes, which actually is less accurate as far as the college total population is way smaller than the electoral universe.
I'm the only one to spot the error?
Let's just ignore the low number of 1200, but read this:
"Apple also fares well looking ahead to the future, with 47% of those students planning to purchase a new notebook intending to buy a Mac."
this:
"Among those who planned to purchase a new computer, 87% planned to buy a laptop. And among those students 47% planned to buy a Mac."
and this:
"...with Apple's 47% share of planned purchases in 2010 dominating Dell and HP's shares in the 11-12% range..."
So tell me: What is this 47% of 87% of people who plan to buy a laptop, of a non-specified number [out of the 1200 being interviewed]?
No math students here?
Let's just ignore the low number of 1200, but read this:
"Apple also fares well looking ahead to the future, with 47% of those students planning to purchase a new notebook intending to buy a Mac."
this:
"Among those who planned to purchase a new computer, 87% planned to buy a laptop. And among those students 47% planned to buy a Mac."
and this:
"...with Apple's 47% share of planned purchases in 2010 dominating Dell and HP's shares in the 11-12% range..."
So tell me: What is this 47% of 87% of people who plan to buy a laptop, of a non-specified number [out of the 1200 being interviewed]?
No math students here?
I got a Mac Pro for my Undergrad and MA years (it was overkill--but I didn't know any better).
Switched to MBP 13" for my Ph.D (now that I know better).
I would have gotten the Air if it was just a little more powerful.
But I think in a few years the 64 GB iPad might be about right for many humanities undergrads--who need a word processor and internet access to journals. Maybe a database. But then again, we always want more...than the minimum.
Switched to MBP 13" for my Ph.D (now that I know better).
I would have gotten the Air if it was just a little more powerful.
But I think in a few years the 64 GB iPad might be about right for many humanities undergrads--who need a word processor and internet access to journals. Maybe a database. But then again, we always want more...than the minimum.
I second that, I am thinking to myself what I'd like but all what I'd like could either occur in a service pack or would be a pretty non-disruptive change such as optimised drivers, heavier use of GCD, more middleware taking advantage of OpenCL, Maybe expand the video acceleration framework to also support old cards and ATi's own technology etc.
This stat means nothing. It's like saying Android isn't even a competitor to iOS because the EVO hasn't sold a fraction to as many iPhone's.
There are multiple brands of PC's. Only one brand of Mac. That's why if you see a picture of a group of students with PC's, they don't look like drone's like they do in the picture of all the students with Mac's. Also, that's why you can buy 2 PC's with the same specs for the same amount of money as 1 Mac.
There are multiple brands of PC's. Only one brand of Mac. That's why if you see a picture of a group of students with PC's, they don't look like drone's like they do in the picture of all the students with Mac's. Also, that's why you can buy 2 PC's with the same specs for the same amount of money as 1 Mac.
My friend works for this exact department with Apple Education. Basically, Apple has been going after college & university classrooms with big contracts. Obviously, you see students develop a liking, and adopt to the all-mighty mac...
Apple with another strategic move... Macs will keep climbing as the adoption in graduate/post-graduate schools has been present for 5 to 8 years now & ever increasing.
...Long live the MacBook!
Apple with another strategic move... Macs will keep climbing as the adoption in graduate/post-graduate schools has been present for 5 to 8 years now & ever increasing.
...Long live the MacBook!
I agree, the MBP is the nicest laptop around. Build quality is top. I would strongly consider the MBP for my next laptop regardless of what OS I use.
The story says "Apple 24%". Okay I like it.
Doesn't that mean the the other 76% are not using Apple and most likely not using the Apple OS? Chalk up a few that are not using Windows on their non Apple laptops and also the few that re dual booting their Macs or just plain running Windows.
The rest speaks for itself.
Admittedly I did not read the seven pages of back and forth "Windows vs PC" arguments.
The story says "Apple 24%". Okay I like it.
Doesn't that mean the the other 76% are not using Apple and most likely not using the Apple OS? Chalk up a few that are not using Windows on their non Apple laptops and also the few that re dual booting their Macs or just plain running Windows.
The rest speaks for itself.
Admittedly I did not read the seven pages of back and forth "Windows vs PC" arguments.
I've got a regular ol' Dell laptop
Gues that's why I leave it in my room and take my iPad to class.
Gues that's why I leave it in my room and take my iPad to class.
Yes, that is correct, for the 13% of college students who don't buy laptops.
Gee, I am stunned by those who obsess on the tiny anti-Mac marginalia in these kinds of charts.
I feel sorry for all the freshmen in my incoming class during Fall 2005. Everyone bought those terrible G4 iBooks, but I waited. Then the Intel Macs came out and I bought an Intel iMac that was easily 3 to 4 times faster than all those crappy iBooks. What bad timing to buy a new computer that's supposed to last you a good 4 years. Yes many of those freshmen still had iBooks when they graduated in May 2009 LOL!
No, your tense is wrong ("chose", not "choose"). Each incoming class has been choosing Macs at a higher rate than the previous classes. It appears that for current purchasers, Mac laptops are being chosen at a 40% rate or higher.
Yet that number represents only 12 people per campus, and for me as former CEO of six companies – sold all six of them – that's close to zero.
Not to mention that you skipped the most important bits, because it's not even close to 47%. And that's a fact.
There will always be a model or an aftermarket fob to "acid-ize" a Mac.
Texas Instruments destroyed HP's share in calculators in the 1990s. They made calculators for the High School market, and by the time those students got to college, they had no interest in using HPs (most of which asked users to use RPN).
HP got intoxicated by the high profits on printer consumables and really let everything else go downhill in terms of product innovation and quality.. I worked in University IT support and can tell you anecdotally that HP/Compaq was absolutely the least reliable major brand of laptop. Lots of screen connector failures, motherboard failures, etc. at frighteningly high rates. I would tell anyone to stay clear of their laptops - especially a student who travels with their laptop constantly and tend to beat them up . Fujitsu, Asus (yes really), and Lenovo seemed to be the most reliable PC brands. Dells were average, Apple's were better than Dells, and of course rarely an OS issue with the macs...
iPads?
I'm wondering if iPad count as "notebooks" and how they will start to affect such polls.
I'm wondering if iPad count as "notebooks" and how they will start to affect such polls.
Can you say peer pressure