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This Is Fun: Apple Admits Windows 10 Is Way More Popular than Its Own Mac

There are 100 million Mac users out there, Apple says

Apr 5, 2017 04:56 GMT  ·  By
Microsoft has every reason to be happy about Apple's new figures
   Microsoft has every reason to be happy about Apple's new figures

You wouldn’t normally expect a tech giant like Apple to say such a thing, but it looks like the Cupertino-based iPhone maker has just admitted that Windows 10 is at least four times more widely adopted than its very own Mac.

In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Apple said there are 100 million active Mac users, explaining that this particular business continues to be one of the most profitable for the company.

And while Apple’s more or less proud of the way the Mac unit is performing these days, the figures that the company provided do nothing more than to acknowledge Microsoft’s total domination in the desktop market.

Apple’s figures of 100 million active Mac users confirm there are at least 4 times more users running Windows 10 out there, with Microsoft announcing last September that its most recent operating system was powering 400 million devices. And keep in mind that Microsoft’s latest figures were provided last September, so there’s a good chance there are many more Windows 10 users out there at this point.

1.5 billion Windows devices

Estimates put Windows at approximately 1.5 billion devices, and if these figures are accurate, Apple’s Mac has absolutely no chance to get close to its rival anytime soon.

In terms of market share, Windows is obviously dominating the PC world, with Windows 7 still number one, as it’s running on nearly 50 percent of the PCs out there. Windows 10 is second with approximately 25 percent, while Windows 8.1 and even the 15-year-old Windows XP are still among the top desktop platforms.

And yet, even if Apple’s Mac is so far behind Windows 10, this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not bringing home the bacon. According to figures provided by Apple itself, the Mac is now close to becoming a $25 billion business, even though Cupertino does not expect market share to improve too much.

For what it’s worth, Apple’s not planning to release new Mac Pro models this year, but upgrades are prepared for 2018, so it’ll be interesting to see how adoption improves with no releases in queue.