Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Internet
Mac internet share hits record 8.87%
Apple 2.0's Philip Elmer-DeWitt notes some new Net Applications statistics that suggest 8.87 percent of all Internet users use a Mac: a new record.
Add to that the iPhone platform's 0.37 percent, and over one in eleven use an Apple product to browse the web. The iPhone gained 12 percent more users compared to the month before.
Also notable is that Windows users accounted for less than 90 percent of Internet users for the first time in recent memory. Also, market share for Internet Explorer dropped below 70 percent for the first time since its popularity surged in the late 90s.
Linux also gained ground, increasing almost 17 percent to 0.83 percent of all Internet users.
Net Applications tracks statistics from over 160 million visits to websites it monitors. The full report is here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
ChrisM70 said 5:06PM on 12-01-2008
1. Apple has a the biggest market share ever.
2. iPhones are hugely popular
3. Apple continues to make products that are revolutionary.
4. iPhones are going to be sold at Wal-Mart
5. OS X operating systems if probably the most stable OS there is.
6. iTunes sells more music than anyone else.
So why does my Apple stock keep dropping???!?!
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Eric said 5:19PM on 12-01-2008
Because they can't live up to the rumours on the Internet. Every single time there's going to be some presentation, people expect some miracle device, instead of a redesign or modest upgrade.
mark said 6:00PM on 12-01-2008
Because it's a luxury stock. That's the first thing to go in economies like this. Closed wallet syndrome...
balls said 6:02PM on 12-01-2008
Uh, none of those things have anything to do with stock prices.
The market believes that demand will be lower for consumer electronics due to the slowing US economy, and since Apple is a consumer electronics manufacturer, they're being hit along with all the other major tech companies.
Microsoft has like 90% of the internet space, and 90% of the desktop business and they're taking it up the ass.
Ashwin said 7:34PM on 12-01-2008
Because it is the only thing hedge funds can sell. Their not going to be able to pay off their debt selling GM at $4 or Citigroup at $8, so they have to sell the stocks that hurt the least to sell, and Apple is in that category.
itguy08 said 6:39AM on 12-02-2008
Because stock price really is no reflection of the company. It's the analysts and other institutional investors manipulating the price of the stock to suit their interests.
Funny how everyone predicts Apple will be taking a hit due to the recession. Yet they keep on selling more computers and growing faster than everyone.
Why? Affordable luxury. People will splurge on Apple products because they are a better product. It's like buying the better stereo, car, etc. You splurge on your Nikes when the Wal-Mart Kruzers probably would be just as good for casual use. Same with computers. People will splurge because the Mac is the better product.
david said 11:16PM on 12-01-2008
the economy is doing really bad right now (as everyone knows) and analysts just dont think apple can keep doing well through the recession.
basscadet said 3:41AM on 12-02-2008
Apart from the bad economy situation, Apple is thought to have arrived at a plateau where they simply can't top the hype of their products. No matter what they dish out now is expected to be of lower marketability as the "wow effect" has reached its limits.
kinto said 5:23PM on 12-01-2008
i spend 40+ hrs p/w at work on a windows box (with a lot of downtime surfing) but am exclusively mac at home (and usually don't surf too much there.)
so for accuracy the number should be adjusted to around 8.8700001 =)
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Paul said 6:22PM on 12-01-2008
To kinto:
You're probably included in the two graphs at the bottom of the linked article. They show daily variation in OS X and iPhone share. The peaks coincide with weekends so are a nice view of personal vs work computer usage.
There's a peak of 10.25% (approx) in OS X on 11/29 (a Saturday) vs 8% on 11/26 (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving)
Corgy said 5:49PM on 12-01-2008
This pie chart is win especially because it includes the Linux sliver.
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Jash Sayani said 9:20AM on 12-02-2008
Exactly. Mac and Windows are not the only platforms, Theres also Linux....
don said 6:58PM on 12-01-2008
actually, since browser share does not show what machine is being used, but only the OS that is hosting thr browser, I wonder how many of those windows users are actually surfing on a Mac?
If 50% of Mac buyers are switchers... Well, that could add substantially to the numbers.
-Don
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puhsitch said 7:07PM on 12-01-2008
Do you mean that you're wondering how many people are using a Mac, but using IE via Fusion/Parallels/Wine?
don said 10:31PM on 12-01-2008
Yes, exactly.
How many of those windows users are surfing through Bootcamp, parallels, Fusion, or some other form of what should appear as a windows box, but in in reality piece of Cupertino hardware.
And does anyone else think that the iPhone reaching almost a half perent of all web surfing is simply amazing?
-Don
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Jash Sayani said 9:21AM on 12-02-2008
So what if people are using BootCamp and Parallels. They are still using Windows. This chart shows the OS usage and not the hardware share.
Ronny said 2:04AM on 12-02-2008
mac rocks
similar -
Must Know : Using Mac as a WiFi adapter for XBOX 360 with AirPort Extreme -
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Crankcaller said 5:36AM on 12-02-2008
I'm not trolling in any way shape or form but...
I wonder how many are osx86 hackintosh boxes?
Obviously the *vast* majority are real, but I wonder what % are fake.
iDeneb has been downloaded 30000 times on one tracker alone.
just a thought.
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Thanh Nguyen said 6:18AM on 12-02-2008
Is it me, or did you guys post a 17% to 0.83% increase?
Linux is magical, but I don't think that's an increase. You'll probably want to change that to 0.17%.
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puhsitch said 7:24PM on 12-02-2008
I think that's a 17% increase relative to their previous market share. Like if you increase a 10% share by 50%, then you have 15%, not 60%.