Thread: Any updates on getting Mac support for the SonyStore?
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Old 07-03-2009, 10:54 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by pking36330 View Post
Mac market share has dropped over the last several years and now developers seem more interested in porting Windows programs to Linux (and variants) than to Mac. Mac OS is in the number 3 OS slot and so hardware manufacuturers like Sony know they are only giving up less that 3.5% if they don't support Mac compatibility.
I'm afraid your information is out of date.

July 2007:
Windows: 93.22%
Mac: 5.99%
Linux/Other: 0.79%

May 2009:
Windows: 87.75%
Mac: 9.81%
Linux/Other: 2.44%

Mac is nearly 1/10 of total market, and over 1/9 of Windows.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/
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