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  • more about #macvspc more comments →
    N@tedog: So we're clear on where the general market sits: "Overall, Windows OS's took 92.52 per cent of the market for October, with the Mac taking 5.27 per c... more »
    squishyalt: What's with the whitewashing of the comments sections now? It seems that the comments get wiped clean now - especially when they are negatively slant... more »
    Enzer Milliard: I would like to point out that using the abbreviations PC when asking "do you use a mac ora a PC as your personal home computer?" is redundant since P... more »
    elvisml2: Alright, which one of you is running Window's 98? Come on. Speak up. I'm dying to know. #macvspc more »
    squishyalt: Gizmodo is the National Enquirer of tech news sites. Asking readers which OS they use for reading Gizmodo is assinine when Gizmodo could actually get... more »
    Nick2: What does a tri-booting hackintosh count as? (7, Snow Leo, Ubuntu) #macvspc more »
    grimdeath9740: Also you dont give room for MULTIPLE computers. I have 3 computers, 2 running windows 7 and one running linux (file server and for playing with ubuntu... more »
    xmod: Who Cares, 95% of the world uses Windows and maybe 10 years down the line it may be the opposite. #macvspc more »
    FigNinja: I wonder how many PC owners didn't respond because you didn't give an option for Windows and Linux together. I know I didn't. I did just go an add a v... more »
    alienshards: I believe your data is skewed. I was going to vote for PC, since that's what I'm using, but you see, the Left 4 Dead demo was just released. Now sin... more »
    Curves: Ok, just so SOMEONE says this: Does it really frigging matter what hardware you use, so long as you come to Giz? Do my ad dollars mean less or more... more »
    SUDO says!: so most users run Macs, yet the automatic tracking data suggests that that 61.4% of users run Windows XP, 5.9% run Windows Vista, 6.1% run Windows NT,... more »
    ScubaSteve: Another incredibly useless piece of "reporting" that pretends to report some surprising statistical data, but that is so flawed that it is amazingly e... more »
    Decadence: It's because windows users are busy making spreadsheets... and playing counterstrike. Of course. #macvspc more »
    Monty: Correct me if I am wrong (I probably am), but this poll shows that on Gizmodo the home Mac users slightly outnumber the home Windows users. Were you ... more »
  • #os

    More Giz Readers Own Macs Than PCs

    Surprisingly, our our poll yesterday revealed that Mac owners were running neck and neck with PC owners, each commanding 41% of the vote. Although Mac owners have maintained an extremely slight edge over the last few hours in actual numbers. More »
  • #questionoftheday

    Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?

    Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? More »
  • #tshirts

    Twin Apple Fangirls Pwn Twin PC Clones

    See what I meant? The command + C and command + V t-shirts look so much better. And I'd rather have daughters than sons. The latter are just too rambosterous. [Flickr via Geeks Are Sexy]
  • #macvspc

    Almost Nobody Owns Just Macs

    NPD's Household Penetration Study found a 3% uptick in Mac households for 2009. This makes sense! What's surprising (or not) is that of the 12% of homes with a Mac, less than 2% are Mac-exclusive. More »
  • #chess

    Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style

    Who would win in a chess match between Mac and PC? Chess seems like PC's game, but winning won't be easy on a board that's Apple's home turf. More »
  • #iphoneapps

    Your Childhood PC, Perfectly Simulated on the iPhone

    Apple's Leopard PC icon set the standard for anti-PC snark, but the PCSim iPhone app, which promises 99 percent of a PC's functionality with a BSOD, viruses and long startup time, nicely continues that tradition of dickitude. [iTunes via Wired]
  • #questionoftheday

    Did You Switch From Windows to a Mac or Back? Any Regrets?

    Most people seem to take a hard line when it comes to their OS, but Adam's Windows to Mac adventure has got me wondering—how many converts are out there? More »
  • #macvspc

    Switching to a Mac: One Month In

    About a month ago, after multiple laptop disasters that in all likelihood were my fault, I decided to switch to a Mac after a lifetime of PC use. How's it been? More »
  • #macvspc

    CNBC Is Ridiculous: Macs Come With Photoshop, PCs Need $600 Extra to 'Perform As Well As a Mac'

    Regular people are probably confused by the re-inflamed Mac vs. PC ad war, which now focuses on price. Never fear, CNBC's Jim Goldman breaks down the true cost of PCs. Wait, Macs come with Photoshop? More »
  • #ads

    The Snarky Fine Print in Apple's "PCs Are 100 Percent Trouble-Free" Ad

    Have you watched Apple's new Hodgman ads? The "legal copy" ad is the most cutting—every time Hodgman says how easy-to-use PCs are, a wall of fine print explodes upwards. MacJournals has transcribed all of it. More »
  • #itdoesntsuckpromise

    Microsoft's "Vista Doesn't Suck" Ad Campaign Thinks Everyone Remembers The 15th Century

  • #desktopbattle

    Mac OS X Market Share at 7.31% and Rising

  • #sellingit

    MacBook Pro Fastest Windows Laptop? Not So Fast

  • #punymarketshare

    Macs Not as Popular As Fanboys Think

  • #twoworldscollide

    Oops, iPhone Display Needs to Reboot, Runs Windows XP

  • #whentwoworldscollide

    Gates vs. Jobs, the Complete Videos

  • #software

    Adwatch: Mac vs. PC, British Style Office Posse

  • #pcs

    New Mac vs. PC Ads Show Vista as Lardass

  • #software

    Adwatch: Novell Tries Its Hand at Mac vs. PC Spots, Flogging Linux With a Babe

  • #adwatch

    The Unreleased Mac vs. PC Ad: Hodgman Delivers Message from Jobs

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