Re: FLASH: RE: Macs and market share Question

[Virgil Vergara]

I've seen this report before and its so bogus it reaks!!! Putting Mac bias

aside the Mac has more than 2% than what is listed. The reason is is that

the software to gauge that report only runs on the Windows platform. How the

would they ever get that number if you can't run that software on a Mac?



> Realize this will be heresy to many but...I think it's a valid question

>

> Assuming John's figures are correct.

>

>> > >OS:

>> > >Win95 54%

>> > >Win98 33%

>> > >WinNT 8%

>> > >Mac 2%

>> > >Win3.x < 1%

>

> ...and that that figure is probably heavily weighted toward design types

> ...and that like it or not we're probably not a target consumer market for

> the vast majority of products.

> ...and that there are design issues when it comes to IE 4.5 on the MAC among

> other issues.

>

> Does it really make any sense to design for the MAC viewer? Your cost

> benefit ratio would have to be off the planet.

>

> The above does not mean several things.

> 1) That you can't or shouldn't design on a MAC.

> 2) That the MAC is good or bad or that the PC is good or bad.

> 3) That no one wouldn't like to have all possible consumers in a perfect

> world.

>

> I ask the question because I would have a tough time (if the numbers are

> accurate) telling a customer that it makes economic sense to even consider

> designing for a MAC or any MAC related issues. If FLASH had an installed

> base of 2% we'd be nuts to use it.

>

> Kevin Jackson

>

kjacksontriskelian [dot] com

>

> If the numbers were reversed can any MAC user tell me they would design for

> the PC? Thier is a huge preponderance of PC users  and it's hard to get

> someone on a MAC to even name their files for PC use, so I doubt it. Of

> course, it's 3 am so I may be totally confused (Now you have something to

> start your flames)

>

>

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