Comment on Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 day agoOne. Option.
Do you know why Mac is successful? Because they have extremely few options. You basically have 3 laptops to choose from. That’s not 3 software options, that’s basically 3 hardware options.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I don’t think that’s why. I think it’s more the features that work with the iPhone that are selling Apple laptops. If you want to use iMessage or iCloud between your phone and computer, you need both to be from Apple. That, plus the better performance and battery life of the M-series is more the cause of increased market share, not the single desktop offering.
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That is exactly why they are successful, wayyyyyyy before iphones even existed. I think I’m going to leave this conversation.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Looking at market share stats, macOS market share is stagnant up until 2010-2015 or so, when it jumps from 6% to 12% or so, and that’s also about when iPhone became dominant. They’re currently around 15-17%, probably because the M1 series is so much better than x86 alternatives, so if you don’t need gaming or anything, it’s a great option! That wasn’t true before the M1.
If it’s all up to the one choice, why didn’t they take off before the 2010s? macOS has been remarkably the same since pretty much forever, unlike Windows, which changes a lot each release.