On May 13, 4:03=A0pm, Jim <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?ar...
> eID=3D207603284
>
> "Microsoft on Tuesday said Office 2008 for the Mac is the hottest
> selling version of the productivity suite in nearly 20 years.
>
> In announcing the soaring sales, the software maker also released
> Service Pack 1 of Office for the Mac. SP1 in general improves the
> suite's stability, security, and performance. The company also gave a
> peek of the product's roadmap by saying it would have Visual Basic for
> Applications in the next version. "
>
> VBA is an implementation of Microsoft's Visual Basic programming
> language that's built into Office applications. By embedding the VBA
> integrated development environment into software, Microsoft provides a
> familiar tool for developers customizing the suite. Microsoft dropped
> VBA from Office for the Mac after version 2004.
>
> Microsoft said sales of Office 2008, which launched in January, are
> nearly three times what the company saw with the launch of Office 2004.
> The suite is selling faster than any version in 19 years. "As we set our
> course for future versions, we are working closely with customers and
> will also expand our staff to ensure that Office for Mac remains the
> most powerful and compatible productivity suite for Mac customers,"
> Craig Eisler, general manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit, said in
> a statement."
>
> More if you care to read.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/25results.html
fiscal 2007 second quarter ended March 31, 2007
Apple ****pped 1,517,000 Macintosh=AE computers
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D503816
STAMFORD, Conn., April 18, 2007 =97 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 62.7
million unitsin the first quarter of 2007
1,517,000/62,700,000 =3D 0.0241
Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 =3D 2.41%
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/07/25results.html
2007 third quarter ended June 30, 2007
Apple ****pped 1,764,000 Macintosh=AE computers
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D509905
STAMFORD, Conn., July 18, 2007 =97 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 61.1
million units in the second quarter of 2007
1,764,000/61,100,000 =3D 0.0288
Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 =3D 2.88%
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/22results.html
fiscal 2007 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2007
Apple ****pped 2,164,000 Macintosh=AE computers
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D532712
STAMFORD, Conn., October 17, 2007 =97 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
68.5 million units in the third quarter of 2007
2,164,000/68,500,000 =3D 0.0315
Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 =3D 3.15%
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/22results.html
fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007
Apple ****pped 2,319,000 Macintosh=AE computers
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D584210
STAMFORD, Conn., January 16, 2008 =97 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
271.2 million units in 2007, a 13.4 percent increase from 2006,
according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The industry ended
the year with fourth quarter PC ****pments of 75.9 million units
2,319,000/75,900,000 =3D 0.0305
Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 =3D 3.05%
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/04/23results.html
fiscal 2008 second quarter ended March 29, 2008
Q2'08 Apple ****pped 2,289,000 Macintosh=AE computers
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D648619
STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2008 =97 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 71.1
million units in the first quarter of 2008
2,289,000/71,100,000 =3D 0.0321
Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 =3D 3.21%
Summary:
Mac woldwide market share Q1'07 =3D 2.41%
Mac woldwide market share Q2'07 =3D 2.88%
Mac woldwide market share Q3'07 =3D 3.15%
Mac woldwide market share Q4'07 =3D 3.05%
Mac woldwide market share Q1'08 =3D 3.21%
Q1'07 comparted to Q1'08
Mac gain in worldwide market share =3D 0.8%
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