Windows Gank
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- SteveJobs0
and as for windows popularity, it breaks down like this:
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for businesses, it's cheaper to build/buy a pc than a mac, and it's especially true if were talking about a pc that needs only to run ms office or other simple business-related apps. huge corporations set hundreds of thousands of these types of machines up. if one of them fails, they are cheap to replace.
next you have to look at the choice of OS. windows beats linux in the corporate environment because it has tons of 3rd party business software available, not to mention MS office. many people are already trained on this software before they are hired on, so the windows OS is a no-brainer. also, when it comes to networking and administration, it's easy to find support for these systems and MCSE's that are educated enough to keep things somewhat stable. what they can't fix can be easily remedied by a quick call to MS Support. and MS support is no joke. they'll send someone to your business to fix your problem if it can't be fixed over the phone.
finally, think about all these millions of people who work for these corporations. when it comes time to purchase a pc for their home/family, it's a simple decision based on their familiarity of windows.
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if apple can ever put out products that can compete with pc pricing, more companies outside the graphics/media world will join the fray and soon you'll begin to see what the popularity of a computer/OS can do to its reputation on both good and bad ends.