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I find stories of someone switching to Macs at this late date very interesting, because it seems like the benefits for switching were always better a while ago.

Given Apple continues to gain market share, maybe I'm wrong.



> Given Apple continues to gain market share, maybe I'm wrong.

In Mac? I'm pretty sure they're steadily losing market share[0]. The whole market for desktop computing (inc laptops) has compressed, but Apple seem to be losing share faster than PC competitors.

iOS they remain in good shape however, but the OP's post was specifically about Mac/PC.

[0] http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-mac-lost-most-pc-market...


Apple did lose market share in 2016, but its rebounded the last two quarters and is back to outgrowing the market. And note that the Macs average sales price is 2-3x the average PC price, and even increased the last quarter.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/04/11/apples-mac-continu...

2016 was the the only year Apple failed to outgrow the market in at least a decade, its market share was as low as 2% before Jobs came back.


FYI, Mac sales have been increasing for years. If the market is contracting around them, then there's no way they're losing market share.




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