I think "the poor borrowing money from the rich, the rich spending the poor's interest payments, while the middle class actually have to spend their own money" might be closer...
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Nearly One in Four Windows Users Surveyed Plan to Switch to Mac Within Next Six Months
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I think "the poor borrowing money from the rich, the rich spending the poor's interest payments, while the middle class actually have to spend their own money" might be closer...
These surveys mean little. It's like surveying how many people plan to buy a Porsche in the next 6 months. You'll get lots of people that will say yes simply because the ideal version of themselves would.
Look at how many in the < $15k bracket said they plan to switch. Where would they even get the money to do so. It's pretty wishful thinking.
Look at how many in the < $15k bracket said they plan to switch. Where would they even get the money to do so. It's pretty wishful thinking.
Since almost all super-rich people are already using Macs, 80% of the remaining few are either too old or too stubborn to switch, or they are simply Microsoft, Dell, HP, Samsung shareholders / employees.
I'm going back slowly but surely.
I don't see nearly as many MacBooks on campus as I used to. Most of the people who use them now are in the Arts/Social Studies/Journalism. Granted, that's just students.
I have heard this headline (or even more advantageous for apple) every year for he last 30 years. Seriously. And Apple still owns about 7% market share of personal computers globally. Apple one year hit I think 11%.
yeah.
at the same time though, i suppose it (this particular graph) could be misleading in the way it's presented here since we don't know how many people are in each group.
like, there are probably far more people in the $30-40k range who say they're switching to mac even though it's the lowest group on the graph.
if 6000 random people were surveyed, it's likely only 60 of them are in the $150k and up group.. 20% being 12 people.. so 12 of the higher income people will switch but the middle group might consist of 1000 people.. if 7% of them say they switch then that's 70 people from the middle-ground group.
re: the lower incomes.. at the survey's site, they say upon closer inspection, the 'poor' group contains a high amount of teens and early 20s.. indicative of parental support in their purchases.
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Oof. Microsoft must be hating these numbers. I guess I'm part of the 2% then!
Macs are awesome machines no doubt, but MAN those are some low numbers for Microsoft. I'm honestly really surprised, considering some of the incredible Windows machines that are out there, like the Dell XPS laptops or the Surface Laptop.
Uhm Yep, those are old rants, not even valid anymore but if you wanna go ahead and still believe them go ahead.
The stone age comment was actually someone else's comment that I was replying to that you jumped in on.
Does using "quotes" make you feel better? lol
I'm feeling a bit better about things after WWDC... but I'd have to wonder how many Mac users surveyed plan to switch to Windows?
Ah, statistics. Yes, my next computer will be a Mac (and probably an iMac again, unless the Mini gets some kind of redonkulous upgrade).
Somebody really screwed up this survey.
How could an AVERAGE 21% intend to switch in the next six months when EVERY income category IS BELOW 21%.
This is total covfefe.
How could an AVERAGE 21% intend to switch in the next six months when EVERY income category IS BELOW 21%.
This is total covfefe.
the graph isn't a visual representation of "Nearly One in Four Windows Users Surveyed Plan to Switch to Mac"...
the graph takes the one-in-four people from that ^^ then breaks them down into incomes..
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100% of the people represented in the graph say they'll switch to mac.. not 21%
With well over 1 billion Windows users worldwide, Apple will be selling more Macs than iPhones if this survey is accurate. They better gear up production if they are going to move over 300 million Macs in the next 6 months!
fwiw..
the survey was limited to the U.S. and that likely wouldn't scale equally across 1 billion worldwide Windows users.
i'm not saying anything about the accuracy or reliability of the survey.. just pointing out this one bit.
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an error on MR's part... the results of the survey are "...plan to switch in the next 6-24 months".
i'm not really sure why MR is saying only 6 months.
The survey indicates current Mac owners have very little to no interest switching computer brand or operating system. However, didn't seem to ask respondents why. Seeing as you were a previous owner and just ordered a new model mac would you care to explain why? Specifically you have objections and difference of opinion with Apple, but still just ordered the 2017 model. I'm curious what influenced your purchase despite those or what keeps you ordering Mac's?
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Count me as one of those switching back to Windows. Just bought a Surface Pro and love it. Apple is not doing anything with the Macs that I'm really interested in. I am slowly getting things moved over. I will probably hang on to the Mini to back up my wife's iPad and iPhone which she fills up about once a month with pictures of the cats!
For those dissing the Microsoft's hardware sales numbers, you need to combine all the Windows OEMs to get a true comparison.
For those dissing the Microsoft's hardware sales numbers, you need to combine all the Windows OEMs to get a true comparison.
Exactly, with the MS hardware where it is, it is bizarre that anyone would want to switch to Mac. From a platform with full touchscreen and pen support, Windows 10, and USB 3 ports, to one that goes out of its way to not have a touchscreen or USB 3 ports, and has had an uninspiring OS since Snow Leopard.
Sure the courageous tech of ditching everything but USB C is really appealing if you have the bits and pieces, or are entering the market fresh and have no bits and pieces yet, and you don't need to share your bits and pieces with anyone still on the prevailing standard. But the pricing model is still crazy and the new laptop models are not that desirable coming from the other side, so who are these people?
Sure the courageous tech of ditching everything but USB C is really appealing if you have the bits and pieces, or are entering the market fresh and have no bits and pieces yet, and you don't need to share your bits and pieces with anyone still on the prevailing standard. But the pricing model is still crazy and the new laptop models are not that desirable coming from the other side, so who are these people?
At one point, I'd say the fan to hater ratio was pretty equal. The haters have driven many of the fans away, though, and now these forums are ground zero for insane tangential hate-filled ranters that need to take a chill pill and go somewhere else.
But, you know, back to the topic at hand... regardless of the statistical soundness of this survey, I doubt even ten percent of any demographic will be switching to the Mac in the next six months. I'm of the opinion that Apple's latest hardware is pretty fantastic for most people, but I think a lot of Windows users like to talk about switching to the Mac, and a lot of Mac users like to talk about switching to Windows. Truth is, familiarity is a huge reason why people stay on one platform or another. A lot of Mac users like macOS because of the things it does differently than Windows, and a lot of Windows users get irritated when using macOS because it doesn't work the way they're used to. Any time Apple or MS updates their hardware, people in the other camp take note, but not enough to make big waves.