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Nonsense.
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 20 Jun 2011, 15:02, archived)
# A few years back, the ipod appeared.
Then the iphone and now the ipad. Apple is asserting itself and becoming more and more prominent.
M$ leads NOW, no argument, but will they in the future?
(I helped save b3ta! JollyJack - a stench from the past, Mon 20 Jun 2011, 15:08, archived)
# In terms of desktops
I think they'll continue to dominate for many years to come. They're so thoroughly entrenched, particularly in businesses.
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 20 Jun 2011, 15:09, archived)
# I agree
Unless you have a specific app that uses a Mac, the Windows PC will stay dominant. You don't see Mac servers and the like on the market in the same way you see MS ones. If they have Windows servers, they'll stick with windows PCs and the multitude of existing software for them.

Then there is gaming...
(I helped save b3ta! betpet is the fun in dysfunctional, Mon 20 Jun 2011, 15:39, archived)
# There are reasons why a lot will not go to Apple
Take their approach to apps. If they don't want you to install it, you can't. And when people tried to jailbreak their phones to install non-Apple approved apps, they were attacked by Apple lawyers. Its your device, but they won't let you do what you want with it.

Support wise is terrible too. They ended support for iPhone 3 less than two years after they stopped selling it. Most mobile contracts are 2 years these days. So people are stuck with phones that Apple refused to protect from ongoing mallware threats.

And as for viruses...
(Wize, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 7:25, archived)