More diversity = less monopoly abuse -> less lockins -> door opens to
GNU/Linux...
Apple could sell 9 million Macs in 2007
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| That would be a jump from around 2.8 percent of the market now,
| and could work out to a staggering 9 million Macs sold in 2007.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/12/14/6286
Virtualisation and Linux support (PowerPC or x86) are another matter...
Related:
Apple Gains As Analyst Sees Sales Growth
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| In addition to new products, less exposure to any "disruption" from
| Microsoft Corp.'s launch of its Vista operating system could help
| reduce seasonal risk for Apple's shares, Runkle wrote.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061213/apple_mover.html?.v=1
Apple marketshare up 31% this year, browsershare up 45%
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| It faces a challenge in that most computer manufacturers sell to
| people with existing computers that are growing old.
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http://aapl.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/08/apple-marketshare-up-31-this-year-browsershare-up-45/
Apple's EU sales are thrice as nice
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| The European business of Apple Computer had sales of $4.1
| billion (£2.2 billion) in the 12 months to the end of September
| -- more than the combined total for its 2002, 2003 and 2004
| financial years.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2415362,00.html
Students are Mac-in' it
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| Dude, you're getting a Dell! Well ... maybe not any more. According
| to the Office of Information Technology (OIT), 45 percent of
| computers purchased this year were Macs, more than in any
| previous year. In 2003, when this year's seniors arrived
| on campus, just 15 percent of them chose Macs.
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http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/10/12/arts/16162.shtml
Apple retail wrap-up: first Scotland and Italy locations to open in '07
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| Apple's fiscal year 2006 ended on September 30 with Apple having
| opened the doors to 41 retail stores in the previous 12 months,
| exactly on target with estimates offered by Apple executives at
| the start of the year.
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http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0611retailwrapup.html
Apple's Mac OS Market Share Spikes to 5.21 Percent - Up 35 Percent Year Over
Year - Growth Accelerates
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| Key Percent Increases
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| * Up 52.8 percent since January 2005
| * Up 48.0 percent since April 2005 (Mac OS X Tiger launched April
| 29, 2005)
| * Up 23.8 percent January to October 2006 - despite Intel transition
| * Up 10.4 percent since September 2006
| * Up 20.3 percent since August 2006
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http://switchtoamac.com/site/apples-mac-os-market-share-spikes-to-521-percent-up-35-percent-year-over-year-growth-accelerates.html
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