Blogging RailsConf 2

Posted by Colin A. Bartlett Wed, 16 May 2007 20:32:00 GMT

Let the RailsConf blog begin!

Although I haven’t yet made it out of the airport in Philadelphia, and I’m not sure I ever will with the storm clouds looming over south Philly, I wanted to get the blogging started.

First observation:

There are a lot of people that have MacBook’s around me. Either there are a bunch of other people hopping flights out to RailsConf right now (seems unlikely) or Apple has really gained marketshare (quite possible).

I see several businessy looking people, an older gentleman, and more than a handful of hipster designer-looking types.

Is Apple gaining more ground than I realized? Or is this just another case of that phenomenon where once you are exposed to something, you see it everywhere? Maybe I just never looked for MacBooks before a week ago when I joined the Mac Club?

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    Justin Reagor about 17 hours later:
    I take all the credit (along with giving some to Textmate) for the recent flock toward Apple hardware in the U.S...

    Nah... but here's some factual information to boot!
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    Gabe 4 days later:
    The majority of computers sold are for cubicles, industrial applications, POS and other low-visibility applications for which Apple has nearly 0% marketshare. When it comes to individuals purchasing a new laptop, my guess is that Apple's marketshare is well into the double digits.
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