____/ Jeanette on Thursday 21 June 2007 08:05 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> ____/ John Bailo on Thursday 21 June 2007 03:57 : \____
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>>
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/20/apple_gets_new_eu_extension_iphone_dock_7_6_percent_mac_share.html
>>>
>>>> Apple at 7.6 percent home share?
>>>>
>>>> The Mac may have achieved a breakthrough in US marketshare, according to a
>>>> study conducted by USA Today.
>>>>
>>>> The national newspaper claims that Apple's percentage of the American
>>>> "home market" for May stood at 7.6 percent, well above its 5 percent for
>>>> the first quarter of the year and more than double the 3.2 percent held by
>>>> the Mac designer in May 2004.
>>>>
>>>> Worldwide figures for Apple weren't collected by the publication, which
>>>> used the statistic to reinforce the upward trend in Apple's fortunes
>>>> leading up to the introduction of the iPhone.
>>
>> They are quite biased, but if true, then it's good news. Platforms that are
>> not Windows cannot be ignored and some hard numbers help persuade
>> designers/developers/businesseses to open up a little.
>>
> Jeanette wrote:
>
> Maybe Vista is having a positive effect after all.
It has for a while. The market is lucky to have this mistake/opportunity
opening the door to rivals. Diversity helps more people make a living and
helps products improve. Monoculture has been rough.
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