Comments on: Apple Software Update Results http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/05/02/apple-software-update-results/ Robert Accettura's Personal Blog on Web Development and Tech Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tristan http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/05/02/apple-software-update-results/#comment-316690 Tristan Mon, 05 May 2008 15:40:48 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=1731#comment-316690 Space on consumers' desktops is valuable. See http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/sony-hates-you-offers-50-fresh-start-option-to-build-your-la/ for an example :-) Space on consumers’ desktops is valuable. See http://www.engadget.com/2008/0.....d-your-la/ for an example :-)

]]> By: jdilla http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/05/02/apple-software-update-results/#comment-315832 jdilla Sun, 04 May 2008 04:58:32 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=1731#comment-315832 I think the statistic is a little misleading. What you need to do is subtract the number of people would use Safari without the updater from the 0.21% (actually 0.23% for 3.0 3.1) number. You can estimate the first by extrapolating the trend before 3.1. It looks like 0.08% wouldn't be a terrible choice. You might be generous and say that a good amount heard about 3.1 and installed it separately. So let's just say 0.10% was from previous Safari users or those who got it (or would have) separately from iTunes. That means that about 0.11-0.13% was from iTunes. So they probably doubled their market share because of the move, but they didn't triple it. I think the statistic is a little misleading. What you need to do is subtract the number of people would use Safari without the updater from the 0.21% (actually 0.23% for 3.0 3.1) number. You can estimate the first by extrapolating the trend before 3.1. It looks like 0.08% wouldn’t be a terrible choice. You might be generous and say that a good amount heard about 3.1 and installed it separately.

So let’s just say 0.10% was from previous Safari users or those who got it (or would have) separately from iTunes. That means that about 0.11-0.13% was from iTunes. So they probably doubled their market share because of the move, but they didn’t triple it.

]]> By: ttol http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2008/05/02/apple-software-update-results/#comment-315424 ttol Sat, 03 May 2008 09:07:59 +0000 http://robert.accettura.com/?p=1731#comment-315424 I didn't think much of this until couple weeks ago one of my peers asked me if I knew what Safari was. He installed iTunes for his iPod and when he updated iTunes, Apple's Software Update brought Safari up. He ended up installing Safari because he thought it might be something iTunes uses. He definitely didn't want a new browser. I didn’t think much of this until couple weeks ago one of my peers asked me if I knew what Safari was. He installed iTunes for his iPod and when he updated iTunes, Apple’s Software Update brought Safari up. He ended up installing Safari because he thought it might be something iTunes uses. He definitely didn’t want a new browser.

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