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Vista vs. OS X by the books

by Scott McNulty May 17th 2007 at 8:30PM

Tim O'Reilly, he of the animal books (as I like to call them), often posts about how O'Reilly's book sales can be indicative of tech trends in general. Thanks to zealous statistic keeping Tim has a wealth of knowledge about his sales (as as good business man should). The latest trend that Tim has set his sights on is OS adoption, specifically that of Vista/Tiger. Clearly, O'Reilly has sold more Vista related books vs. OS X books (darn marketshare), however, after 6 months Tiger books completely replaced sales of Pather books while XP books are still selling strong (though Vista sales are 50% higher than XP).

What does this tell us? Mac users, at least those that buy tech books, are more likely to upgrade their OS to the latest version while Windows users are taking a wait and see approach with Vista.

How many of you are planning on upgrading to Leopard as soon as it comes out?

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aporter183

I'll get Leopard right away. Also, I suspect most Vista sales are coming from the sales of new computers containing the OS, not upgrades.

May 18 2007 at 5:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Catt

I'm the same as #8 except I don't plan on getting another Mini though have one already.

May 18 2007 at 12:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mike

Big Banks don't buy books. They hire IT guys.
That's why.

And people don't use Windows.

May 18 2007 at 11:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Anthony Beevor

Nope. Never buy version 1.00 of anything.

May 18 2007 at 10:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
stephengriffith.com

Family Purchase Day 1

May 18 2007 at 10:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

@Lars - Maybe when the "ultra" secret features of Leopard are announced or the actual OS is demonstrated, you'll change your mind. I agree that the stuff shown already isn't exactly mind-blowing (though I do like where iChat is going).

Also, the Apple discussion boards, just like any other forum, usually contain the thoughts of those that are having problems, which is small subset of the Mac population. Rarely do I see anyone posting to say how great everything is going. ;)

Just wait and see and try it before you buy it. That's the great thing about having Apple stores around.

May 18 2007 at 10:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

i really new a new comp so as soon as that beast launches onto the macs that are being sold, im getting one. I just cant wait!

May 18 2007 at 9:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
marcos

I've bought O'Reilly books just for the neato cover (example:Java Management Extensions ).

I'm very interested in 10.5, but I'll wait at least a month or for 10.5.1, whichever comes first. I might buy a MBP if they come out with a 12", until then I'll get by with my last gen PB 12".

The iPhone is tempting, but I actually cancelled my cell service and am using T-mobile pay as you go; I don't use my cell much.

May 18 2007 at 7:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adrian vG

Any thoughts that you often don't need books for OS X but very often need books for Windows?

May 18 2007 at 6:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lars

Currently 10.5 contains nothing I feel is worth parting with 129 euros. Time Machine? Kitschy 'meh', the new e-mail bloating stationery? Double 'meh'. Was there anything else noteworthy? I can't remember - that's how much of an impression Leopard made on me.

That's it, I guess. And considering the quite problematic updates 10.4.8 and 10.4.9 (read Apple discussions' site) I'll probably not upgrade to an entirely new version anytime soon.

10.5.1, *maybe*

May 18 2007 at 6:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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