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Linux already has greater market share in servers. IT pros using Linux in servers already are knowledgeable to facilitate the change. Also, cloud services work with any OS. Many businesses are switching to cloud based services.

Plus, budgets define these types of changes more than any other factor. The economy still hasn't fully recovered.

No, Linux has a greater market share of web servers. When it comes to servers in general, it's not even close. Windows still maintains a 70ish% market of all servers. What the IT pros know or don't know has nothing to do with whether a company makes the switch. It comes down to money, nothing more. And frankly, with all the internal systems that were built around IE, companies aren't going to be making the switch.

Let's not forgot how huge the Windows market share is on the desktop machines. There is absolutely zero reason to switch those over to Linux, especially with the internal systems built on IE (seeing a pattern here?). Not to mention the cost of training EVERYONE how to use Linux.

Many smaller businesses are switching to cloud-based. That won't happen with large anytime soon.

It would be nice to see more Linux machines in the business world, but it's just not going to happen.
 
I use both.

Mac is mainly for iOS programming and long battery life.
The design is not really much better in my opinion, several laptop from Acer timeline series, the new Aspire design, HP's envy and dv6t black design are all pretty good.

But overall in OS, I lean toward to Windows/Ubuntu better, much better control and more convenient to use in most part.
 
The iPod Touch got me started

An iPod Touch was my first Apple product. After enjoying how it simply worked just like you expect, my wife and I were given an early MacBook Pro 17" by her sister that just didn't like it. We both started using it and found it easier to transition to than XP to Win 7. I started using it exclusively as my wife preferred her iPad and the 17" was too heavy for her to use on her lap. This winter I moved all my active stuff to the Mac.

I still keep a Windows laptop around for the few tasks that I have to have Windows for. I've found that easier than BootCamp or VMWare.

My wife intends to get an iMac when they are refreshed, solely for the things she can't do on the iPad.
 
For me it was "iMovie 2" back in 2001 or so. It was probably as curious about using Mac OS 9 as I am today trying out Android OS as an iPhone user. It is healthy to try new tech instead of using the same old stuff year after year.
 
An iPod Touch was my first Apple product. After enjoying how it simply worked just like you expect, my wife and I were given an early MacBook Pro 17" by her sister that just didn't like it. We both started using it and found it easier to transition to than XP to Win 7. I started using it exclusively as my wife preferred her iPad and the 17" was too heavy for her to use on her lap. This winter I moved all my active stuff to the Mac.

I still keep a Windows laptop around for the few tasks that I have to have Windows for. I've found that easier than BootCamp or VMWare.

My wife intends to get an iMac when they are refreshed, solely for the things she can't do on the iPad.

I don't know how you figure that it's easier to boot up a Windows laptop instead of using vmware fusion. I have a Windows VM running on Fusion that takes about 10 seconds to resume from sleep and it's ready to go. In the time it took me to type this, I can have Windows running and be working already.
 
I switched to OS X because I needed to update my computer in 2004 and the eMac was better looking than the PC options, and OS X was much better looking than XP. That's pretty much the reason lol

Of course, I also assured myself I was switching because I wouldn't have to deal with viruses and all the other generic "this is why I switched!" reasons :p
 
OSX for home watching movies, pics, and browsing.
Win7 for office, file management is great now with preview option and indexing.

Home: 13-UMBA
Office: Dell Latitude E4310 with i5/540m (very fast)
 
First il say having something that works and not having to come out of one program then into another owners software to make something else work.

Then there is the Viruses thats killed Three laptops against my Daughters
4 year old Mac Book with zero problem.

But only recently I have had Two corrupt files in iphoto then followed
a further brake down in iphoto in which lead to a complete rebuild of
my library. Which even Apple was confused as this MBP is only 4 weeks
old.
But in saying that Apple hopefully sorted the problem out ASAP
I can only say I am glad I bought an Apple

PS no more windows mmmmmmmmmmm
 
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