According to numbers sent in by Sparkle, Leopard usage among people using my software has just passed 50%, just over 7 weeks after Leopard's release. The most recent numbers show 51.9% on 10.5 (49.7% on 10.5.1 and the rest still inexplicably sticking with 10.5). The plot below also shows a solid 40% sticking with 10.4.11 for now.
I'm waiting to see what sudden changes might occur after Christmas, or possibly after MacWorld next month. Either could mean a lot of new Macs replacing or supplementing old ones.
The latest numbers from Sparkle can always be found on the Sparkle Stats page, which is automatically updated every night.
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Mon, 12/17/2007 - 22:14
Do you have scripts to generate these graphs? I have been wanting to switch over to SparklePlus from regular Sparkle and knowing an easy way to make these types of graphs would really motivate me to do it.
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 11:48
I do have a script for this and I'll be contributing it to the SparklePlus project in the near future. It runs once a day, querying the database and generating an XML file. The XML is then loaded by XML/SWF Charts, a flash plugin that generates the graph. I have some changes I want to make to the script before contributing it, but I do intend on letting other people in on the fun.
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 10:29
Thought I would share my Sparkle Stats too. My stats show an 80% Leopard adoption rate.
While my product is much younger than yours, it makes for an interesting comparison.
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