Mac market share nears 8%; Safari tops 6.3%

Hey are there any developer/product management folk out there who would be willing to talk to me?

@Dbs143

Grow a pair sir.

...Or maybe next time robert should say "Earmuffs" before dropping any four word nasties.

Again, welcome to the internet.

The post stated "Jade attributes Safari's gains to the one time Windows "Software Update trick".

Come on. This clearly cannot be true. Look at the stats. Mac use goes up 2 % and Safari use goes up 2 percent. It looks like most Apple users simply use the browser that comes with Mac OS X -- Safari. (This is no different than Windows users. Most Windows users use IE which comes with Windows),

Yes, there are some "power users" who download and use other browsers like Firefox (but it looks like they are in the minority).

funny, w3schools.com doesn't say Safari is anywhere near 6% (http://w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). Which source should I trust?

Safari can't sync bookmarks, etc. cross-platform, can it?

Robert Palmer is a nice guy. I would've quit a long time ago if people takled shit about me the way some of you do him.

Aaaaaanyway, sorry to drag this thread back on-topic, but I find this stat funny but also understandable. "Why would there be LESS Safari users than Mac users" you ask? Well, personally, every single switcher I know who is a "serious" computer type uses Firefox. Not to say that ONLY serious guys use FF--I know many who use Safari. But all serious users I know who used to use Windows stick with FF when they come to OS X. I guess they just like having at least one familiar thing.

Hi there robert-

i barely ever comment, but am an avid reader of yours and everyone else's at TUAW. I completely understand the fact that you took an image from somewhere that was funny; that I have no problem with.

However, I am kind of shocked that you would be willing to throw a four-letter word out there easily. I understand this is not an uptight blog, but wouldn't you want to convey yourself professionally? Honestly, it wouldn't have been that hard to use a different word for the same effect.

I am by no means a prude, I enjoy swearing online as much as the next guy, but am simply shocked that you would use a word like that in a place where many, many readers look-especially when many people carry a high opinion of you.

Am I crazy? I hope not. Like I said, I am a big fan of your writing.

OK that image just made me laugh out loud while stealing glances at TUAW at work. Thanks!

Many thanks, donnacha, Kev, Gianni, Twitterati-at-large and others. The love is strong on this page. I'll buy you all a beer someday.