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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 14 Jan 2026 06:31:02 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D´Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:40:02 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In fiscal year 2025, Apple's revenue by segment is as follows:   
   >>> - Mac generated $33.71 B in revenue,   
   >>> representing 8.1% of its total revenue.   
   >>   
   >> What would the unit sales be, though? Assuming an average selling   
   >> price of, say, $3000, that translates into 11 million units for the   
   >> year. If the average time a user keeps a machine is 3 years, that   
   >> means the installed base is a bit over 30 million Macs.   
   >>   
   >> This would be roughly consistent with the idea that something like   
   >> 10% of users on each platform have Steam accounts. It also means   
   >> that macOS is left in the dust by desktop Linux.   
   >   
   > ... not just the $3000 is wrong, the three years is. More likely 5-7.   
      
   But now you’re going back into pre-ARM machines, which are more of   
   museum pieces, not really worth using any more.   
      
   And I’d say my $3000 figure is conservative. Apple users do tend to fit   
   the category of “more money than sense”, don’t you think ... ?   
      
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