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Mac OS X in Asia

From arstechnica Mac OS X North American installed base almost 11%:

Mac OS X only accounts for about 2.5 percent of users in Asia. The two most populous countries in the world, China and India, have an even lower percentage overallโ€”1.9 and 1.2 percent, respectively. Japan is likely responsible for the majority of Mac OS X share in that region.

Though Quantcast does not say, this number for Asia is probably closer to the market share in Japan the survey I highlighted previously (also see this report from 2008).

Considering how America-centric Apple is, it does not surprise me one bit that they will be more successful there than in other parts of the world. Note that I think much of this apparent America-centrism is due to Appleโ€™s vertical market strategy which includes distributing media for its devices. The large media distribution companies that Apple must deal with remain stuck in a pre-Internet age, much to the detriment of foreign consumers and customers. So, I donโ€™t put all the blame on Apple, and I donโ€™t think they are โ€œanti-foreignโ€ by any means. If anything, rather than favouring one culture over another, I think Apple has always been about promoting its own culture.