The hacker crowd would likely be happier with some native Linux support.
I run RedHat on my workstation, and XP on my WinTel machines.

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I am also a Mac user and couldn't be happier. MrScott has an excellent point with bringing up Linux support. Much (if not most) of the dedicated hacking and coding crowd are Linux fans, some running it exclusively.

Back to the topic of WowWee supporting alternative OS's, you'll find that the Chatterbots support Mac OS X.

Also, I am under the impression that any computer with a fully-featured web browser will be able to control and access the Rovio, so in essence, any OS can be supported for that particular function. In contrast, though, the system requirements state that a PC compatible computer is required.

It could be that the software that you actually install on your PC is Windows specific, but the control mechanism can be through any web browser. One way or another, I think that WowWee (and many companies out there) have realized that it's becoming more and more important to tap into the Mac market. Many people are under the impression that Mac users only comprise about 3% of the market, that is no longer the case... we're up to 14% now.

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This is a great analysis. I love statistics, and frequently cite them in conversations and in everyday life (friends, family, and Capable folks can all feel free to laugh now) but that doesn't mean that I won't miss stuff like this once in a while :)

Sales and active users are separate groupings and I should have noticed that. The 14% is a bit misleading. However, the 7.57% is still much higher than it is thought to be by many folks, and it has been on the rise.

My greatest fear, though, is that Mac will get "too" big and become a victim of their own success. I'm so worried about this that I wrote about it. Perhaps it is selfish of me, but I'd like Mac to stay "small" and continue to be a niche product, so as to not lose that "cult" appeal.

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Yes, there's a pretty rampant stereotype out there, which I think can be true sometimes. I am pretty opposite of the typical Mac user stereotype, actually. I think I take a pretty open stance to computing. I've noted iPhone's positives and negatives, and I don't like everything Apple does - in other words, I'm not a blind follower. I just find that Mac works better for me, and I think it's a more elegant solution.

In my previous career, I worked solely in a Windows environment, and felt that I was efficient there too. I used Exchange for corporate email, which was a great solution as well. Windows does a lot of things well that the "Mac zealots" fail to recognize. And if you're a gamer, PC is the logical choice, of course. Since my gaming habits are console driven, I'm not losing anything there. All that being said, Mac is the only way to go for me.

Anyway, you can see some pretty devoted Mac folks here. Funny stuff.

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I'll weigh in too, I started as a Mac fan in grad school ('84 on) and I still use Mac at work for a lot of design-related stuff. I'm appreciating the *nix under the Mac shell more and more though, the more programming and database things that I get into. I also have a Win XP PC at work and at home, and am mostly in favor of using the best tool for a given job. For sitting on the couch with a laptop, the PowerBook I'm using right now wins hands down. Silent, lightweight, big screen, and still good battery life after 3 years. I'll probably buy Mac again as my next new computer, especially since (as noted above) you can run XP or Vista apps as easily as native.

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