Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005

Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005 1045

Posted by timothy on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:47PM from the of-course-the-rates-have-gone-up dept.

sebFlyte writes "Spurred on by the iPod, Apple's share of the desktop computer market will grow to five percent (from three percent) this year, according to research from Morgan Stanley. Apparrently nearly 20% of iPod users surveyed are planning to switch to Macs, and the sales figures for the last few quarters are backing up the theory of the iPod Halo Effect. All this suggests the question ... how many iPod-touting Slashdotters are thinking of switching?"

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I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:49PM (#12004402)

I'm going to buy a Mac, but not attach a screen to it!

Re:Stock (Score:2, Funny)

by daquake ( 307570 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:50PM (#12004418) Homepage Journal

The time to buy Apple stock was 7 years ago at $12.00 before the split :P

Yup (Score:5, Funny)

by bahwi ( 43111 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:50PM (#12004421)

Well, not a total switch, I think only a few slashdot readers are capable of switching.

Did you mean, "Add to your collection?"

Rumors of.... (Score:5, Funny)

by aengblom ( 123492 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:54PM (#12004491) Homepage

What was that? Rumors of Apple's imminent *survival*?

I give Apple six months before Jobs shuts the place down just to spite us all.

Re:Why not (Score:5, Funny)

by Jeremy Erwin ( 2054 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @05:56PM (#12004512) Journal

Is not the new MAC OS basicly Linux?
No. It's basically BSD, which is, of course, dying .

Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @06:01PM (#12004620)

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Ack! Beleagured Apple... (Score:3, Funny)

by Gilmoure ( 18428 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @06:06PM (#12004719) Journal

...now 2% less beleaguered! Oh, woe is me. Do you have any idea what kinda' influence Apple could have on the world if they had 5% market share? A democrat might actually win an electoral race or something. Gah! The War on Tourism might be called off! What would I use my .50 cal for, then?

Re:I'll be one of the converts (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @06:39PM (#12005160)

The mac mini fits a perfect niche.
So does a buttplug.

Re:Stock (Score:3, Funny)

by stilwebm ( 129567 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @06:40PM (#12005182)

I always get my stock advice from Anonymous Cowards on Slashdot.

Switch?? (Score:4, Funny)

by StikyPad ( 445176 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @06:51PM (#12005303) Homepage

All this suggests the question ... how many iPod-touting Slashdotters are thinking of switching?

Switching? Slashdotters don't switch hardware. We aggregate and incorporate. Why would I ever dispose of anything that could generate a couple more SETI@home points per month, while also filling in as my firewall, e-mail, and/or MAME and streaming media server? And that's just my 8088! You hipsters with your disposable hardware. Makes me sick.

Re:Switch? (Score:4, Funny)

by argent ( 18001 ) writes: <peter@slashdot . ... t a r o nga.com> on Monday March 21, 2005 @07:16PM (#12005602) Homepage Journal

And how many of them swear off Windows?

Swear off Windows, or swear at Windows. There is no third choice.

Re:I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @07:41PM (#12005947)

The program is in a complex waveform of both running and non-running states.

Ha, my Windows machine already does that!

Re:Switching (Score:2, Funny)

by gklnx ( 867167 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @07:42PM (#12005954)

I used to hate Macs; pre-OSX I was convinced they were complete garbage. They were. Can you say cooperative mutiprogramming? [shudder] Have you ever been face-to-face with their 30" Cinema? It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Have you ever seen a naked woman? It's even more amazing.

No no no follow the script! (Score:2, Funny)

by skingers6894 ( 816110 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @07:48PM (#12006014)

Apple dies and then Linux takes desktop share away from a slowly dying Windows...

What happened? Everything was going to plan two years ago?

Damn you iPod! Damn you and your white plastic earbuds!

Re:Switching (Score:2, Funny)

by FuzzyBad-Mofo ( 184327 ) writes: <fuzzybad@gmaCURIEil.com minus physicist> on Monday March 21, 2005 @08:37PM (#12006456)

Even more amazing: A naked woman on a 30" Cinema..

Re:I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:3, Funny)

by soft_guy ( 534437 ) writes: on Monday March 21, 2005 @09:40PM (#12007037)

Click to launch a random application.

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Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005

I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Stock (Score:2, Funny)

Yup (Score:5, Funny)

Rumors of.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why not (Score:5, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

Ack! Beleagured Apple... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I'll be one of the converts (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Stock (Score:3, Funny)

Switch?? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Switch? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Switching (Score:2, Funny)

No no no follow the script! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Switching (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I like the iPod Shuffle so much... (Score:3, Funny)

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