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Is Microsoft losing battle against Mac?

Discussion in 'Bing' started by FreeITRepair, Feb 1, 2010.

  1. northernweb

    northernweb Peon

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    #101
    microsoft are slowly losing to apple and google, this is because apple and google are leading companies that actually listen to their consumers and produce funky, often free products. microsoft are anti-competitive, monopolising and faceless.

    they're trying to change this but i dont think they'll manage it quickly enough
     
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  2. mittt

    mittt Peon

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    #102
    microsoft is one of the huge
    nobody can challenge it
     
    mittt, Feb 16, 2010 IP
  3. thirdhokage

    thirdhokage Peon

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    #103
    microsoft is still the most profitable software company in the world
     
    thirdhokage, Feb 16, 2010 IP
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    L 1873 P Peon

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    #104
    micrososft is the winner :D
     
    L 1873 P, Feb 16, 2010 IP
  5. inspiredmarketing

    inspiredmarketing Peon

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    #105
    Even though MAC is gaining popularity, Microsoft is still the leading software/OS manufacturer to date. You can run a simple poll here in DP to find out how many people are using Windows, Mac, Linux and other OS and I'm pretty sure more than 60% are running Windows.
     
    inspiredmarketing, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  6. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    #106
    That doesn't mean anything. For example, more people use IE than any other browser but IE has lost 1/3 of its market share over the last 5 years while the other browsers have captured 1/3 of it from IE. So IE is losing the battle even though they still have more users for the moment.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  7. coolnine

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    #107
    MS market share still much bigger than apple to be taken over
     
    coolnine, Feb 17, 2010 IP
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    Radz Notable Member

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    #108
    just because we have no other choice of OS :(
     
    Radz, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  9. johnnfoy

    johnnfoy Peon

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    #109
    IMO- been a loser from the day one.... :)
     
    johnnfoy, Feb 17, 2010 IP
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    omarabid Well-Known Member

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    #110
    windows 7 is the OS that will decide..
     
    omarabid, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  11. K.Meier

    K.Meier Well-Known Member

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    #111
    Your Question is wrong, cause Microsoft is a Company and Mac is a Computer.
    You should ask if Microsoft is losing the battle against Apple!

    Well, define losing? If you mean that Microsofts global share is getting smaller each year, then yes. But Microsoft still holds over 88% on the global market each year.

    Here are some stats:

    In 2003 Microsoft had a global share in the Operating System Market of 96%!
    Now in 2010, its down to 88%

    In 2003 Apple had a global share in the Operating System Market of 1.8%!
    Now in 2010 its up to 6.8%!

    So, Microsoft lost over 10%, but they still hold 88% which is a MASSIVE amount. Just because Microsoft lost 10% doesn't mean they're losing the fight, it simply means that they got competition.

    I myself switched to a Mac 2 years ago, and I see that Apple with it's MacOS is years a head of Microsoft. But everybody needs to make up their own opinion.
     
    K.Meier, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  12. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    #112
    @K.Meier,
    You mean desktop OS, not the Operating System Market as a whole. Microsoft is a minor player everywhere else but the desktop.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  13. K.Meier

    K.Meier Well-Known Member

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    #113
    Desktop of course. Linux is dominating the server industry by far. Although MS is gaining In that part of the market.
     
    K.Meier, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  14. fdizzley

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    #114
    If by "losing to Apple" you mean losing market share it'd be fair to say yes. That being said they are in no way losing to Apple. Only time will tell, Apple is certainly doing a better job under the direction of Jobs.
     
    fdizzley, Feb 17, 2010 IP
  15. K.Meier

    K.Meier Well-Known Member

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    #115
    Of course they're losing to Apple as well as to other OS and Linux, look at the statistics!

    Microsoft down by 10% in the past 7 years, Apple up by 5%.

    http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp
     
    K.Meier, Feb 17, 2010 IP
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    devilsonline Peon

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    #116
    microsoft can never loss battle from mac.
     
    devilsonline, Mar 22, 2010 IP
  17. diggathedog

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    #117
    Never say never. And it depends, as has been previously said, on what "battle" you're talking about.
     
    diggathedog, Mar 23, 2010 IP
  18. xiechuyu

    xiechuyu Peon

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    #118
    I don't think it will have result nearby.
     
    xiechuyu, Mar 23, 2010 IP
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    #119
    They're sales may be declining (MSFT), but remember Apple has some pretty big products used by EVERYONE (iPod, iPhone, etc), which can explain Apples sales going up. As for Apple computers, NO. Microsoft computer wise owns Apple computer wise.

    $2500 for a MacBookShitty, that is slower then my $800 PC. YEA RIGHT!
     
    cluongo18, Mar 24, 2010 IP
  20. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    #120
    Sales of Mac computers have doubled in the last two years as I've shown in the past.
    To the contrary, as I've also just recently shown, Macs run software just as well as Windows PCs and are far cheaper to maintain and keep than Windows computers. Your statement is of one who has never owned or used a Mac.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Mar 24, 2010 IP