I took a quick look at the Amazon.com bestseller list for the computers category (as of today). Of the top 25, one is a warantee, so I'll ignore that for a moment. Six items are Macs -- including the top selling MacBook, two are Asus Eee PC's and two others are Nokia Internet Tablets. That's 10 of 24 (or a bit more than 40%) that do not run any flavor of Microsoft Windows. It's not quite half, but I think it's sufficient to officially declare that we are at the end of The Windows Age.
The End of the Age of Windows (?)
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I read something serious to the contrary (I'll have to look it up (it was either the LA or NY Times (no comparison intended))). The basic idea was that Apple has failed before it began (on winning in the objectionable windows/pc world). With less than 20% of the market, it was mathematically impossible to gain the necessary traction to overtake the competitor. Hmmm, now that I think about it,it might have been the Wall Street Journal. Either way, the article attributed Apple's incredible recent market popularity (laptops/desktops) to the success and associated cache of the Ipod, but concluded that it was still too little too late.