--- Forwarded Message from Jim Duber <[log in to unmask]> --- >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> >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 <[log in to unmask]> 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 ____________________________________________ Jim Duber [log in to unmask] duber dot com http://duber.com Interactive Media Development, Training and Consulting See the LetsTalk Discussions: http://duber.com/LetsTalk/ ____________________________________________ On Mar 14, 2005, at 10:08 AM, LLTI-Editor wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Chris Dalessandri" <[log in to unmask]> > --- > >> 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 >> Importance: Normal >> 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:46 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: #7836 software availability for OSX > > > --- Forwarded Message from David Weible <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> 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) > 203 Grant Hall > 703 S. Morgan St. > Chicago, IL 60607-7225 > Tel.: 312.413.2348 > > > > *********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > *********************************************** >