Comments on: Apple to cut price of newest Mac OS to $29 http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/08/wwdc-apple-to-cut-price-of-newest-mac-os-to-29/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: GR http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/08/wwdc-apple-to-cut-price-of-newest-mac-os-to-29/comment-page-1/#comment-859612 GR Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:20:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108279#comment-859612 You said : "But this is one of the surest signs that Apple is serious about gaining market share on Windows. Already, there are more than 75 million users of the modern Mac OS."<br><br>While I applaud it, and will upgrade immediately, pricing the OS upgrade lower will not have an effect on market share at all. Even if 100% of Mac owners upgrade @ $29 there will still be exactly the same number of Mac users as there were before. Hence no change in market share.<br><br>Only if NEW buyers of Macs buy a Mac because they find Snow Leopard compelling will the OS upgrade result in increased market share. And those new buyers get the OS for free included with their new Mac. And anyone who buys a Mac between yesterday and September gets the upgrade for the cost of the media $9.99. You said : “But this is one of the surest signs that Apple is serious about gaining market share on Windows. Already, there are more than 75 million users of the modern Mac OS.”

While I applaud it, and will upgrade immediately, pricing the OS upgrade lower will not have an effect on market share at all. Even if 100% of Mac owners upgrade @ $29 there will still be exactly the same number of Mac users as there were before. Hence no change in market share.

Only if NEW buyers of Macs buy a Mac because they find Snow Leopard compelling will the OS upgrade result in increased market share. And those new buyers get the OS for free included with their new Mac. And anyone who buys a Mac between yesterday and September gets the upgrade for the cost of the media $9.99.

]]> By: bk http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/08/wwdc-apple-to-cut-price-of-newest-mac-os-to-29/comment-page-1/#comment-859610 bk Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:17:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108279#comment-859610 Those are upgrade prices for existing Leopard owners. For new users (yes, there are still some people using Tiger), I believe the cost will remain $129. Those are upgrade prices for existing Leopard owners. For new users (yes, there are still some people using Tiger), I believe the cost will remain $129.

]]> By: facebook-542286720 http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/08/wwdc-apple-to-cut-price-of-newest-mac-os-to-29/comment-page-1/#comment-859608 facebook-542286720 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:42:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108279#comment-859608 These price cuts are more targetted towards getting existing users to upgrade than gaining on Microsoft. <br><br>Weak economy = Fewer people buying new (expensive) MacBooks, so get more people to upgrade their existing machines. These price cuts are more targetted towards getting existing users to upgrade than gaining on Microsoft.

Weak economy = Fewer people buying new (expensive) MacBooks, so get more people to upgrade their existing machines.

]]> By: Heidi http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/08/wwdc-apple-to-cut-price-of-newest-mac-os-to-29/comment-page-1/#comment-859606 Heidi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:11:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108279#comment-859606 Best news so far from Cupertino! Finally we can all leverage 64 bit prosumer friendly OS. Upgrade/price reduction on the MBP and the iPhone 3GS is welcome, but not eye popping!<br><br>Any plans for Apple to seed a beta version of the Snow Leopard to the public? Best news so far from Cupertino! Finally we can all leverage 64 bit prosumer friendly OS. Upgrade/price reduction on the MBP and the iPhone 3GS is welcome, but not eye popping!

Any plans for Apple to seed a beta version of the Snow Leopard to the public?

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