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  • Re: [NEWS] Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales

    From Alan Browne@bitbucket@blackhole.com to comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system on Sat Dec 20 14:06:16 2025
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    On 2025-10-25 18:35, Your Name wrote:


    -a-a Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales
    -a-a ------------------------------------
    -a-a The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline is driving the largest
    -a-a coordinated PC replacement cycle in years across the industry,
    -a-a and Apple is emerging as one of the main beneficiaries as Mac
    -a-a shipments accelerate.

    -a-a renewals across both commercial and consumer channels. This
    -a-a pressure lifted shipments for most large brands, and the Mac
    -a-a is among the strongest gainers. According to Counterpoint,
    -a-a Apple's global Mac shipments grew 14.9% year-over-year in the
    -a-a third quarter of 2025, supported by demand for new MacBook
    -a-a models and rising enterprise adoption of Apple hardware.


    The Macbook Air, base (16 GB, 256GB) is probably the best value
    proposition of any laptop, period. Would be better with 512GB store, mind.

    Indeed, if you need a computer (any computer) run, don't walk, to the companies that have locked their prices (like Apple).

    Memory prices are rocketing - it will show up in pricing soon.


    -a-a driven by commercial penetration. Dell shipments declined 0.9%
    -a-a year-over-year.

    Michael should be more careful about who he chooses for friends.



    -a-a Counterpoint noted that computer companies have started
    -a-a marketing systems with neural processing units and integrated
    -a-a AI features. While these features have not yet converted into
    -a-a a primary sales driver at scale, enterprise buyers are
    -a-a beginning to incorporate AI capability requirements into
    -a-a forward procurement so as not to retire devices before
    -a-a emerging AI workflows arrive.

    I've tried an AI platform called LM Studio with a few different models - currently Meta Llama 3.1 xxx.

    When it runs, the CPU cores are pretty much dead, but the GPU cores are saturated (as reported by iStat Menu).

    Wicked fast too. (iMac M3).

    <https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/25/windows-10-deadline-boosts-mac-sales/>
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