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To: Mike Fieschko
Gee, MicroSoft could your actions have anything to do with this.............

Apple Breaks 20 per cent barrier in the US and ten per cent barrier worldwide

Apple's market share in the US has broken the 20 per cent market for the first time in its history........

http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29628/Mac-market-share-on-the-rise-globally

7 posted on 06/04/2008 8:20:30 AM PDT by Lockbox
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To: Lockbox
Gee, MicroSoft could your actions have anything to do with this.............

Apple Breaks 20 per cent barrier in the US and ten per cent barrier worldwide

Not really. Apple doesn't really compete in the low-end marketplace that is targeted by this.

I'm not surprised by this move at all, as it is basically an admission that Microsoft has no other way to compete on the low-end (what would have been considered to be fairly powerful machines just a few years ago). Vista is a resource-hungry pig that doesn't fit the needs of many people. The ASUS eeePC is targeting a growing marketplace that microsoft has only now realized they can't just abandon to their competitors. Once consumers realize there is a viable alternative to Windows, Microsoft's cash cow will slowly starve.

27 posted on 06/04/2008 9:42:38 AM PDT by zeugma (Mark Steyn For Global Dictator!)
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To: Lockbox
According to this fortune article, Macs made up 14% of brick and mortar sales in Q1..if you include online sales (not provided), I'm sure it's way below 10%. In terms of revenue though you may be right, as PCs are far cheaper than Macs these days. You can get a quad core from dell frequently with 4 GB of ram for around $599 with a 20" monitor. Try getting even close to those specs on a Mac (not possible to get a quad core last I looked a month ago) and you'd be pushing way over $2000.
41 posted on 06/04/2008 12:22:30 PM PDT by rb22982
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