OK people, it’s over. Clearly, Windows 7 will kill and eat Snow Leopard. Apparently, people don’t give a damn about the kitten, but are drooling over Steve B’s beast. At least, that’s what Google Trends says:
Of course, while Snow Leopard’s new core features were revealed during last WWDC, Windows 7 was just unveiled. That may explain the spike in favour of the new Windows version, but if you look at the Google Trends, you will see that it also includes the time in which Snow Leopard was revealed to the world in June 2008. It barely blinked in this graph.
We also knew about the most exciting things about Snow Leopard back in June 2008, but these are things under the hood. Windows 7, on the other side, got a new coat of paint. That may another part of this change, but still, look at the scale of those curves.
The easy—and most reasonable—explanation is that Mac OS X doesn’t matter in most places, and that the size of Window’s market share is so big that it really will never matter—no matter what Mac OS X fanboys think—unless the whole computing paradigm changes from desktops and laptops to something else. Out there, it is still a big Windows world and the Mac is just a tiny aluminium oasis in a sea of beige.
However, reason doesn’t have anything to do with this post. This is a flame war!
So fanboys and fangirls, do you care more about Windows 7 or Snow Leopard? Do you think this time Windows 7 will win the mindshare battle against the new version of Mac OS X? What about the technological mindshare? Or would it end being another flop like Windows Vista?
You tell us in the comments. And remember, flame war post means nobody gets banned. Fire away. [Google Trends—All time and Google Trends—12 months]
Ben Anderson
May 31, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Show me this graph after WWDC on June 9th, mmmmkay? Apple runs a tight ship.
Report PermalinkJiminy Cricket
May 31, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Fuck you and your stupid flame wars.
Report PermalinkJosha
May 31, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Snow Leopard FTW!
Report Permalinkjimson
May 31, 2009 at 10:36 PM
of course this would be the case…
i don’t really care for apple/microsoft marketshare in the end…
apple and most of it’s users are happy, and this graph just shows that i, as a user, am not ‘googling’ snow leopard all day long, trying to see if its a flop or not… i almost KNOW it’s going to be worth it! (still have tiger)
a nothing post.
Report Permalinkmatt
June 1, 2009 at 10:13 AM
now this is a technology that was meant to be used to spark flame wars! look at Microsoft’s mighty red line! apple’s pitiful blue line pales in comparison!
Report Permalink(one reason for this may be that Microsoft has offered a couple of free downloads and ppl were simply searching for them. of course no one would be stupid enough – no matter how optimistic – to ever think there would be a free version of something Mac)
Sheikh Driveway
June 2, 2009 at 6:25 AM
in general, computers are a disgrace. anyone who gets bent out of shape over an operating system should go out and get laid. yes, computers have insinuated themselves in almost every part of our lives, cost lots of money, make lots of money, and so on; but whatever, if i can get my work done i don’t give a fuck what it looks like.
Report Permalinkonux
June 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I think you’ll find the trend spiked because windows users were so desperate to have something other than vista, hence the interest. OS X didn’t need such a major improvement.
Report Permalinksimon
July 2, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Apple don’t need to prove themselves because they don’t screw up, and everyone knows it!!!!
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