You crack me up.
You're insisting that everyone "prefers" OSX but 8/10 machines have Windows on them because these people:
You clearly can't read properly, or you're trolling.
At no point did I ever say that everyone preferred OS X, and at no point did I even logically imply that.
You implied that Microsoft Windows had such a high market share because it is the preferred OS of the people who use it.
My argument was that the means by which Windows attained its near monopoly was more to do with Microsofts business tactics and less to do with peoples preferences.
Can I ask how old you are? Do you actually remember the '90s?
Let me make this really simple for you, since I think I need to in order for you to understand the concept of "preference" in a duopoly. Imagine instead of computers we are talking about t-shirts.
These t-shirts only come in two types, light blue and dark blue. Now, the light blue t-shirt cost up to two times more than a dark blue t-shirt and other than having nicer stitching and cotton, it is functionally identical to the dark blue t-shirt.
About 90% of t-shirts sold are dark blue t-shirts and about 10% of them are light blue t-shirts.
So, it turns out that not everyone has enough money to justify paying extra just for nicer cotton and stitching. By default these people have to buy a dark blue t-shirt. Does this mean that these people prefer dark blue?
Answer: No it does not mean they "prefer" dark blue, it means they have no other choice.
Some people really don't care about the t-shirt quality, the colour or t-shirts in general. Their primary concern is that they need a t-shirt. Since they do not care about any other variable, they get the cheaper dark blue t-shirt.
Does this mean they prefer dark blue t-shirts?
Answer: No, colour preference was not a factor in their decision making process only cost was.
Imagine the only store they can get to sells light-blue t-shirts. These people are forced to spend extra money to buy the light blue t-shirt. Does this mean they prefer the light blue t-shirt?
Answer: No it does not mean they "prefer" light blue, it means they have no other choice.
Imagine a child brought up only with dark-blue t-shirts. His parents wore dark blue t-shirts, when he went to his friends place his friends only wore dark blue t-shirts and when it came time to get a job he had to wear dark blue t-shirts. Does the child prefer dark blue t-shirts or have they just not been exposed to other kinds of t-shirts? Since everyone else wears dark-blue is it just easier to get dark blue?
Are you starting to see what is happening here? Hint: dark blue = Windows computers and light blue = Macs.
Do you like ice cream? I can do this analogy in vanilla and chocolate if you think it will help you.
