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85 percent of Mac owners 'fess up' to owning a Windowns box

1 pointsby kakooljayover 15 years ago

3 comments

makecheckover 15 years ago
Games are still mostly Windows, even if the most popular ones are on the Mac; this is due to volume, developer support (e.g. DirectX), and the sheer variety of machine configurations that are open to dedicated gamers.<p>Businesses are also still mostly Windows, and a lot of people need to do work-related things at home. Sadly, you still can't reasonably get work done at a lot of companies unless you have Windows for connecting to some backwards application or server from your company.<p>Finally, many Macs are also Windows PCs. It's not clear if their survey took virtualization into account, or if any respondents were confused about how to answer (is a Mac that runs Windows a Windows PC or not?).
booticonover 15 years ago
This is a pretty misleading title. The study talks about households, not individual people.
mahmudover 15 years ago
Windows PCs are like TVs or landlines; everyone has one, whether you want it or not.