Type of Article: MacTech Blog

The Mac has over 10% market share in the U.S., but under 5% globally (though both those figures would skyrocket if you figured in iPad sales, as I think you should). I think that number will grow at a significant rate, especially with China figured into the equation.

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty says in a report co-written with Mathew Schneider, that “China is undergoing a ‘megatransition’ from being the leading producer of goods to the leading consumer of them” and that there’s “evidence of strong uptake of Apple products among higher-income China consumers.”

As reported at various Mac news and rumors sites, Apple CEO Steve Jobs supposedly sent one of his succinct emails to Mac user Tom Kruk, who asked why Macs still didn’t support USB 3.0. Jobs allegedly wrote: “We don’t see USB 3 taking off at this time. No support from Intel, for example.”

Whether you buy that or not, there are plenty of users who are unhappy that consumer Macs don’t include USB 3.0 and perhaps eSATA. And what to make of the fact that even the Mac Pros don’t support those technologies (though you can sorta overcome this with PCI cards) or FireWire 3200.

At the “Back to the Mac” event on Oct. 20, Apple Steve Jobs explained why there are no plans for Macs with touchscreens: touch interfaces don’t feel right in a vertical plane and you don’t want to touch your iMac’s screen. This means trackpads and the Magic Mouse are the interfaces for the future Mac OS X/iOS integration. Beyond that, I think Apple might take a lesson from the Xbox and its new Kinect technology.