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		layer8 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Local AI is driving the biggest change in laptops ... By “PC”, they mean non-Apple devices. Also, macOS only has around 10% desktop market share globally.

dangus 3 days ago [–]

It's actually closer to 20% globally. Apple now outsells Lenovo:

https://www.mactech.com/2025/03/18/the-mac-now-has-14-8-of-t...

layer8 3 days ago | [–]

I meant market share in terms of installed base: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide...

dangus 3 days ago | | [–]

macOS and OS X are split on this graph, and “Unknown” could be anything? This might actually show Apple install base close to 20%.

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