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dcat
11-14-2007, 09:53 PM
According to an article (http://bcnranking.jp/news/0711/071108_8930.html) by Business Computer News, a Japan-based content provider, Mac OS 10.5 code-named Leopard has taken a big piece of the market share over all OS sales in Japan after it went on sale last October 26, and is still on the lead as of today. (http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0073.htm l) "This groundbreaking initial velocity for a Mac OS adoption is a first in Mac's history", added the report.

The reasons for this great leap, the article noted, was first the simplicity of Leopard's pricing strategy compared to Vista's overly-complex pricing scheme, not to mention Vista's general priciness compared to the cat. The second has got to do with Apple's strategy of releasing a new OS in a faster phase.

The following is an excerpt from the original article for those who can read Japanese:
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直近の07年10月には、アップルがシェア 60.7%と大躍進。過去のアップルのシェ アから見ても、60.7%という数字は飛び 抜けており、前バージョンTigerの発売 直後の05年5月の51.2%と比べても1 0ポイント近く上回っている。また10月は 、Leopardが動作するシステム要件に 満たない、古い機種を使用しているユーザー が中心とみられる、前バージョンTiger に対する駆け込み需要もあり、高いシェアの 獲得を後押ししたようだ。

 こうしたLeopardの好調は世界的な 現象のようで、米アップルは早速、発売直後 の週末で販売数が全世界で200万本を突破 したと発表。今のところ、アップルのOSで 最大の売り上げを記録した前バージョンTi gerをはるかに上回るペースで売れている という。こうした状況をいつまで維持し続け ることができるか、関心が高ま る。
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For English-only readers here is a friendly version (http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/11/13/mac.up.win.down.in.j apan/) of the article...:)

g33k
11-14-2007, 10:34 PM
huwaw:eek: another big leap from mac's 'ohhhh shiny' os ;)

shinigami
11-14-2007, 11:39 PM
Well, this is a good news.
At least some real competition is coming up for Microsoft.
I haven't use Mac OS though, but only seen them.
Maybe later I will give it a try.

KikoyBalayon
11-15-2007, 07:17 AM
^ shinigami... jump ship ka na rin.. :hihi:

zenki
11-15-2007, 06:38 PM
whoa...i want mac too!!! :bowdown: I was able to use the panther and tiger OS in japan and they are truly amazing...vista in my humble opinion is just a sort of imitation of mac, the interface is really mac-like...