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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
During the 80's, before the Mac, the IIe and it's clones were EVERYWHERE.
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I'm strictly speaking Mac/PC era, not back in the days of the Apple II...which by the way was the FIRST computer I ever used! Boy that takes me back....
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The Mac was never above twenty percent of the overall PC market. WinTel PCs have always dominated over Apple's platform. Windows continued to push the Mac further and further into irrelevance. Today Apple holds just 2.6% worldwide, and 3.8% US. And those numbers are continuing to decline. After it shrinks below 2%, the industry will write them off for good.
Off topic: The real tragedy is that Apple designs the best computers I have ever seen or owned. It isn't just "pretty colors", it is the thought and caring that goes into the designs. You look around at the systems offered by Dell, HP, or Gateway..and they are all pretty much generic looking. Sony does a credible job, especially in notebook PCs. But desktops, for the most part, are bland and boring. :cry: