Most Mac Owners Also Own a Windows PC, But Not Vice Versa

Barence writes "More than eight out of ten Mac owners also own a PC, according to a new piece of research. The NPD survey found that 12% of US computer-owning households have a Mac. However, 85% of those also own a Windows PC, suggesting that the Mac/PC divide is nowhere near as clear cut as both Apple and Microsoft suggest. Mac owners are also far more likely to have multiple computers in the house. Two thirds of Mac owners have three or more computers in the home, while only 29% of PC owners have two or more PCs."

Statistic

[Narpak]

86% of Slashdot readers shown to not care about random statistics. 14% of those said to absolutely not give a shit, with 25% just shrugging and moving on to other topics.

obvious

[Anonymous Coward]

Seriously, someone got PAID to find this out?

Of course more than one computer!

[nortcele]

Just like with firearms and a Polygamy Porter [wasatchbeers.com] beer... Why would you want only one computer?
When it breaks, how would you google how to fix it?

So what they are really saying is..

[pizzach]

that 85% of Mac owners "swing both ways." *runs and hides*

Re:Horribly misleading

[Bob-taro]

... because you can't really do everything with Linux.

(voices hush, piano stops playing)

Re:Quite simple really

[NoYob]

I prefer to use a Mac, but I make lots of $$$ with Windows based software (which is s staple of my industry)

Your industry is ....unsolicited direct email marketing?

Make $$$$ with home v1@gr4 sales!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Re:Windows box as slave to ubuntu box

[jggimi]

Your logic confuses me. How is -not- being able to print to your Lexmark printer, part of everything you want?

Re:CALLING CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!

[ca111a]

You give it to the kids

you give kids a Windows computer?!!! You are a monster!

Re:Horribly misleading

[Whalou]

(voices hush, piano stops playing)

Do I need to have Javascript enabled to hear voices and piano on slashdot?

Re:Here's why

[BarrettW]

I own a mac, a Windows PC and drive a VW. I am not a hippie. Thank you.

Re:Horribly misleading

[lawpoop]

Disabling javascript can make the voices go away...?

Re:Here's why

[nabsltd]

Do you want to *support* four customers who have each put a million dollars in your pocket, or do you want to support four million people who have each put a dollar in your pocket?

This is not an issue for Apple, as Macs don't require any support...or so their ads claim.

Well, Duh!

[commodoresloat]

Of course we Apple users are upper middle class, it's because we spend our time actually getting work done on our computers rather than spending our time figuring out how to remove malware!

That, and the lack of games available for the Mac enhances our productivity immensely. Steve Jobs figured out a long time ago that if he wanted to stay rich he had to make sure his customers got rich, so he did that by ensuring that the only game we would ever play is Photoshop.

Not really

[commodoresloat]

Most of us are just iCurious.

Re:Here's why

[kestasjk]

12% of the letters in your post were the letter 'a'.

Mind = blown.

Re:CALLING CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!

[Anonymous Coward]

In his defense, coal is too valuable to give to misbehaving youth.

Re:There's no "switching" going on

[jandrese]

Like you would suddenly not use the operating system you have been using for the past 20 years by buying a computer that runs something different.

Dude, I think it's about time to let go of your DOS 4.01 system and upgrade.

Re:Horribly misleading

[Anonymous Coward]

Disabling javascript can make the voices go away...?

Not if you still have Flash installed.