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>From: Jim Duber <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7836.3 software availability for OSX (!)
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:00:49 -0800
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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Greetings all,
I also don't want to debate which platform is the best, but I would
like to clear up some misinformation that was included in a previous
posting on this topic.
1) There are Mac emulators out there. A quick search for "mac emulator"
on google leads to plenty of them. See:
<http://www.google.com/search?
client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+emulator&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>
2) In the educational sector, Macs comprise a much more significant
market share. I don't have current figures handy, but here's a link to
a Business Week article from a year ago which reports that their market
share in the K-12 sector was at 20% in 2003 and growing:
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2004/
tc2004033_0360_tc056.htm>
I can't find it now, but I believe I've seen more recent statistics
placing the worldwide educational market share somewhere around 25%.
3) Market share for Macs is growing and has been for the past few years.
Best regards,
Jim
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On Mar 14, 2005, at 10:08 AM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
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>> From: "Chris Dalessandri" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: RE: #7836 software availability for OSX
>> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:36:51 -0500
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>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> I can not speak to the issue of what CALL software is available for
> Macs,
> but I am a software developer who has been around the industry for a
> while.
> I do not want debate the issue of which platform is better, they both
> have
> there plusses and minuses. One important thing to note is there are
> several
> Windows emulators for
> Macs out there, but there are no Mac emulators for windows. This is
> because
> Macs are only about 3% of the market, and that number is falling.
> Even in
> the education market, Microsoft continues take market share away from
> Apple.
>
> As a software developer, I would like to support OSX but as a business
> person I can not devote an excessive amount of time to a platform that
> has a
> small and shrinking market share. Where it makes sense we write
> applications to run on both OSX and windows, but this is exclusively
> for web
> based applications, not for applications that need to be installed.
> This is
> an unfortunate, but real problem. If you look around the industry,
> only the
> largest companies are able to develop for both platforms. Most
> software
> companies have to
> pick one or the other; and most of us choose the one with the largest
> number
> of possible customers (Windows).
>
> Chris Dalessandri
>
> Principal / Software Architect
> Prismatic Consulting LLC
> 412.915.9072
>
> www.PrismaticConsulting.Com
> www.OWLTS.Com
>
>
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> --- Forwarded Message from David Weible <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> From: David Weible <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: software availability for OSX
>> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:15:34 -0600
>
> We may soon receive funding for a new computer installation, and there
> will be cost and other pressures pushing us in the direction of Wintel
> machines. In the past we've stuck with Macintoshes, principally because
> their upkeep is easier (viruses, spyware, etc) and they have such
> excellent built-in foreign language support. I am concerned though
> about the software situation. What is your impression, is CALL software
> migrating predominantly to Windows? Or is OSX holding its own? Are
> there important programs/applications available for Windows with no
> equivalent in the Macintosh world? The last time I remember this issue
> being addressed was in 2003. I'd like to know how things stand today
> and would be very grateful for your input on this.
>
> --David Weible
> David Weible, Director
> Language Laboratory (m/c 042)
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