Washington Post: At 30, Apple Is Mainstream -- And a Target

[unixfool]

At 30, Apple Is Mainstream -- And a Target

Description: A quick 2-page background on Apple's 30 years of existence and its pains in being the "Top Dog".

 

[sushi]

At 30, Apple Is Mainstream -- And a Target

Description: A quick 2-page background on Apple's 30 years of existence and its pains in being the "Top Dog".

To me the article comes from a negative angle. But then again, it is the Washington Post!

IIRC, Apple's market share during the Apple // days was much higher than 15%

Nice to see Apple getting the press. Hope that it helps sales.

 

[iMeowbot]

IIRC, Apple's market share during the Apple // days was much higher than 15%

Apple share peaked in 1984 with 22% (16 for Apple II, 6 for Mac). PCs already had 32% of the market by then.

15% for Apple in 1985 (12 for II, 3 for Mac) looks about right.

 

[itcheroni]

How was it negative? I didn't get that feeling at all.

 

[itcheroni]

Apple share peaked in 1984 with 22% (16 for Apple II, 6 for Mac). PCs already had 32% of the market by then.

15% for Apple in 1985 (12 for II, 3 for Mac) looks about right.

Who had the remaining 46% of the market?

 

[iMeowbot]

Who had the remaining 46% of the market?

Commodore, mostly. In the early 1980s they were the dominant personal computer makers. The Apple II machines were sort of Commodores in a way too, as Commodore (and later WDC, a Commodore spinoff) supplied the CPUs.

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[itcheroni]

Commodore, mostly. In the early 1980s they were the dominant personal computer makers. The Apple II machines were sort of Commodores in a way too, as Commodore (and later WDC, a Commodore spinoff) supplied the CPUs.

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Wow, that's really interesting. I can't believe Apple doesn't have a larger share than in 2000.