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  • How Apple's dramatic rise in computing flipped an OS myth

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    Yet even with Apple including Safari webbrowser to their iOS and macOS platforms, allegedly installed on more than 1.5 billion devices, its marketshare is a paltry 5.1%. Google's Chrome is on 72.4%, and people actually need to go online, download and install it. Somethings up, and it's not Apple's marketshare.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser#Market_share

    Marketshare of software is difficult to judge. Trying to gather info online even more so. I worked on several internet games that had 'marketshare' numbers that showed they were HUGE, HUGE I tell you. We all knew that wasn't true. That being said, does marketshare matter that much in this case? I've never understood that POV. Do people not buy Fords because more people buy Chevy (or whatever that market is). Marketshare is ONE metric that is often not the most important metric. More often than not it's subjective. If you and I each own a computer. Me a Dell and you an iMac and I work online and am online all day and you use your iMac a few times a week, does that matter? Or I use a PC at work and a Mac at home. What does that metric tell us? Profits seem to be more important and marketshare in a granular form might be more helpful. But it's not cut and dry.
    It's definitely not cut and dry. Still, it seemed like a huge difference, but others have pointed out to me that I sourced from desktop browser marketshare. That was stupid, obviously.

    You make a good point, I guess these numbers ought to include 'online time' or something to be comparable.
    watto_cobra

  • How Apple's dramatic rise in computing flipped an OS myth

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    blurpbleepbloop said:
    “You can be reasonably assured that if somebody is spending their time to disseminate facts for free, it's most likely a contradiction of reality.”

    Absolutely the best line in the article.

    Thanks for setting the record straight.
    Could also mean DED isn't getting paid.

    IreneW

  • Apple TV+ boasts highest bitrate of any 4K streaming service, report says

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    apple ][ said:
    With something like Netflix, their standard plan doesn't even grant you 4K.
    Which is actually viewed as a welcome choice, for those without a 4k TV. Or a capped Internet connection. Please see beyond your own preference and understand that people can have a different view than your own.
     
    watto_cobra

  • Edge with Chromium for macOS lands Jan 15 with preview available now

    philboogiephilboogie
    Yes, a new version of Edge. But...why? Does it work with all my current Safari Extensions? Work with 1Password? Sync tabs over iCloud? Mute on all tabs?
    watto_cobra

  • Ad companies say Apple is taking a 'slow roll' in promoting Apple TV+

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    Soli said:
    Maybe, but I have a feeling this will be available on non-Apple devices like other streaming services.
    That would make sense, with their Music app available on Android. (plus Beats and Move to iOS)

    Soli