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  • Apple Makes Vastly Superior Hardware And Software

    From John@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 17 15:59:05 2022
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  • From Bob Campbell@21:1/5 to John on Sun Dec 18 06:50:29 2022
    John <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:


    I agree.

    I remember when Microsoft was called “the world’s largest software company”.

    Clearly, that title now belongs to Apple.

    Apple has way more software running on way more hardware than MS ever did.

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  • From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to Bob Campbell on Tue Dec 20 05:34:28 2022
    On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 1:50:38 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    John <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:


    I agree.

    I remember when Microsoft was called “the world’s largest software company”.

    Clearly, that title now belongs to Apple.

    Apple has way more software running on way more hardware than MS ever did.

    More, but way more? Apple claims (as of 1/21) 1.65 billion, Microsoft 1.4 billion (1/22).

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22253162/iphone-users-total-number-billion-apple-tim-cook-q1-2021
    https://www.windowscentral.com/more-14-billion-devices-now-run-windows-11-or-10

    With only 17% share of the phone market, Apple is still far behind Android based on total devices.

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  • From Bob Campbell@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Tue Dec 20 15:36:30 2022
    Thomas E. <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 1:50:38 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    John <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:


    I agree.

    I remember when Microsoft was called “the world’s largest software
    company”.

    Clearly, that title now belongs to Apple.

    Apple has way more software running on way more hardware than MS ever did.

    More, but way more? Apple claims (as of 1/21) 1.65 billion, Microsoft 1.4 billion (1/22).

    The Windows PC market is shrinking. It had been shrinking for 11 years.
    Then Covid came along and lots of people had to buy a PC to work from home.
    So there was very temporary rise in PC sales. It is now shrinking again.


    The phone market is not shrinking. BTW, Mac shipments actually grew in the last quarter while overall Windows PC shipments dropped by 20%.

    With only 17% share of the phone market, Apple is still far behind
    Android based on total devices.

    In the U.S. it is 55% Apple.

    But none of that even matters. There is more Apple software running on
    more Apple computers than any other single company. Android has more
    users, but they also have 100 companies selling the hardware and software.

    Macs, iPhones, iPads, watches, headphones. All running Apple-written Operating Systems and apps.

    Apple is now The World’s Largest Software Company.

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  • From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to Bob Campbell on Fri Dec 23 14:58:10 2022
    On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 10:36:36 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    Thomas E. <thomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 1:50:38 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    John <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:


    I agree.

    I remember when Microsoft was called “the world’s largest software
    company”.

    Clearly, that title now belongs to Apple.

    Apple has way more software running on way more hardware than MS ever did.

    More, but way more? Apple claims (as of 1/21) 1.65 billion, Microsoft 1.4 billion (1/22).
    The Windows PC market is shrinking. It had been shrinking for 11 years.
    Then Covid came along and lots of people had to buy a PC to work from home. So there was very temporary rise in PC sales. It is now shrinking again.


    The phone market is not shrinking. BTW, Mac shipments actually grew in the last quarter while overall Windows PC shipments dropped by 20%.
    With only 17% share of the phone market, Apple is still far behind
    Android based on total devices.
    In the U.S. it is 55% Apple.

    But none of that even matters. There is more Apple software running on
    more Apple computers than any other single company. Android has more
    users, but they also have 100 companies selling the hardware and software.

    Macs, iPhones, iPads, watches, headphones. All running Apple-written Operating Systems and apps.

    Apple is now The World’s Largest Software Company.

    Larger than Google's Android OS? Not.

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  • From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to Bob Campbell on Fri Dec 23 15:04:57 2022
    On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 10:36:36 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    Thomas E. <thomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 1:50:38 AM UTC-5, Bob Campbell wrote:
    John <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:


    I agree.

    I remember when Microsoft was called “the world’s largest software
    company”.

    Clearly, that title now belongs to Apple.

    Apple has way more software running on way more hardware than MS ever did.

    More, but way more? Apple claims (as of 1/21) 1.65 billion, Microsoft 1.4 billion (1/22).
    The Windows PC market is shrinking. It had been shrinking for 11 years.
    Then Covid came along and lots of people had to buy a PC to work from home. So there was very temporary rise in PC sales. It is now shrinking again.


    The phone market is not shrinking. BTW, Mac shipments actually grew in the last quarter while overall Windows PC shipments dropped by 20%.
    With only 17% share of the phone market, Apple is still far behind
    Android based on total devices.
    In the U.S. it is 55% Apple.

    But none of that even matters. There is more Apple software running on
    more Apple computers than any other single company. Android has more
    users, but they also have 100 companies selling the hardware and software.

    Macs, iPhones, iPads, watches, headphones. All running Apple-written Operating Systems and apps.

    Apple is now The World’s Largest Software Company.

    Found a reference

    https://www.businessofapps.com/data/android-statistics/

    That's about a billion more than Apple or Microsoft.

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