Forbes is running an online poll, “Which Company Makes The Best Personal Computers?”
IBM introduced the original personal computer back in 1981. Three years later, Lenovo Group brought the first PCs to China. Fast-forward a couple of decades, and a PC revolution has occurred. Computers are as commonplace as TV sets in households worldwide, and Lenovo is buying IBM’s PC division for $1.75 billion.
Yet now there is a plethora of PC manufacturers from which to choose–not to mention Apple Computer, whose Macintosh computers are often touted as being anti-PC. One fierce competitor is industry leader Dell, which yesterday announced record-setting fourth-quarter sales.
So we ask you, who makes the best personal computers?
Apple is currently leading with 36%. Vote by clicking the link below. You know what to do.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/02/11/cx_jp_0211polldujour.html
Duh.
As of 11:47 AM EST, Apple leads with 36% followed by Dell and HP tied at 20%.
I thought Apple introduced the original personal computer in 1977 with the Apple ][.
As of 11:55am Apple is at 37%
forgot to mention Apple is still in the lead over others.
38%. Climbing faster than Apple stock
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22 votes in a minute, beat that
Someone posted this over at spymac.com… went up to 38% about a minute afterwards.
I tried to vote and it crashed my computer.
I swear!
Firefox hung, I force quit it, and got a kernel panic!
It’s fixed! The vote is fixed!
Up to 40% at 12:12.
Apple at 40%
IBM should credit for making the PC fire spread but Apple should get the credit for starting it. Had it not been for the Apple I & II, IBM may never have gotten into the PC business, or at least not when they did.
MY first post.
Apple – 2542 votes (40%)
Dell – 1193 votes (19%)
Magic Word – any – as in I can’t think of ‘any’thing to say regarding the magic word.
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This is stunning considering the fact that only 3% of computer users use Apple Computers. Nevertheless, they have hands down the best operating system and superior hardware. Windows users don’t understand what they are missing.
I vote for Apple. My first computer was an Apple Macintosh purchased in 1985. I’ve only owned Apples ever since then.
My work computers (as an engineer) have always been IBM or IBM Clones. I still get a thrill when I go home and fire up my 2 year old Macintosh G4 (with the hemispherical base and floating flat panel streen).
This pole is great news. It will be an eye-opener for many to find that a 1.8% market share company is regarded by >40% of the population as the leader. In doing this, it shows how shallow the market share figures are: how could 1.8% of the population sway a poll so remarkably? (Of course, they won’t know about the Mac web, but we don’t need to tell them about that). Finally, this is Forbes, not, for instance, the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Apple at 42% as of right now.
Apple’s up to 42% as of 12:35 pm ET. Dell’s next with 18% and HP’s at 17%.
Stop with this 1.8% market share crap.
Apple has a 1.8% market share in the entire world.
Apple’s market share in the United States of America the only place that matters is much closer to 10% and growing.
I just pray that either HP or IBM (or both) beats Dell.
I thought Apple invented the personal with Apple II or whatever it was called.
It’s now at 42% with 3105 votes as of 18:41 in Germany, 12:41 in New York, 9:41 in San Francisco
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43% now. I’m sure it’s because of me.
I voted for Samsung, cause they only had 7 votes, now they have 8. I felt bad for them.
I only voted for Apple ONCE, I swear, no really, pinky swear.
Zac
men mac users we are crazie i think there are like 20 votes each minute gone by!! lmao
My vote made it 44% for Apple at 12:58.
Let’s see if we can push Apple over 50%!
GO APPLE!!