On May 17, 3:03=A0pm, David Fritzinger <dfrit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article
> <ee4e47a0-f7c1-490c-940e-583ca6f98...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> =A0Edwin <thorn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 17, 2:21=A0am, Alan Baker <alangba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > In article <b0d8$482e0397$18...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > =A0Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > > Alan Baker wrote:
> > > > > In article <ed0e2$482dbc1e$10...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > =A0Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > >> Alan Baker wrote:
> > > > >>> In article <5aa3d$482dba52$9...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >>> =A0Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > >>>> Alan Baker wrote:
> > > > >>>>> In article <c3799$482db496$7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >>>>> =A0Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > >>>>>> Alan Baker wrote:
> > > > >>>>>>> In article <5e9bd$482daf22$6...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >>>>>>> =A0Glorb <Gl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >>>>>>>> Alan Baker wrote:
> > > > >>>>>>>>> In article <mVhXj.9251$hv2.4...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >>>>>>>>> =A0"weedhopper" <whop...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Impressive!!
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> > > > >>>>>>>>>>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3D8614
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> > > > >>>>>>>>>> "Apple's global market share is only 3.3 percent among
th=
e
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> 69.5
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> million
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> PC
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> ****pped in the March quarter, according to IDC. "
> > > > >>>>>>>>> "But that market share tally is up from 2.5 percent in
the=
> > > > >>>>>>>>> March
> > > > >>>>>>>>> quarter
> > > > >>>>>>>>> a year ago. Why do those Apple gains matter? Those Mac
sal=
es
> > > > >>>>>>>>> most
> > > > >>>>>>>>> likely
> > > > >>>>>>>>> came at the expense of a new Windows machine."
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> BTW, what is the whole subject of that post?
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> "Microsoft1s elephant in the OS room: Apple"
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> > > > >>>>>>>>> The whole thing is about how the Mac is making an impact
i=
nto
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Microsoft's market.
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> 'TR1s audience is comprised of the folks that actually
> > > > >>>>>>>>> implement
> > > > >>>>>>>>> stuff.
> > > > >>>>>>>>> It1s not the fanboy crowd. One sample response from an
IT =
exec:
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> "I started out as a Windows/Novell man, but now I
advocate=
for
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Mac
> > > > >>>>>>>>> purchases and make them as much as I can. Two main
reasons=
I do
> > > > >>>>>>>>> this:
> > > > >>>>>>>>> 1)
> > > > >>>>>>>>> on the whole, they require less time to sup****t, much
less=
> > > > >>>>>>>>> time,
> > > > >>>>>>>>> actually, because the OS runs better and there are fewer
> > > > >>>>>>>>> malware
> > > > >>>>>>>>> concerns; 2) I practice the philosophy of keeping it
simpl=
e.
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Mac
> > > > >>>>>>>>> software is easy to use and, more im****tantly, easy to
tea=
ch to
> > > > >>>>>>>>> my
> > > > >>>>>>>>> IT
> > > > >>>>>>>>> employees."'
> > > > >>>>>>>>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.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.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.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/22results.html
> > > > >>>>>>>> fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007
> > > > >>>>>>>> Apple ****pped 2,319,000 Macintosh=AE computers
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0The above shows Apple ****pped 7,764,000 Macs
in =
calendar
> > > > >>>>>>>> year
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A02007.
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D584210
> > > > >>>>>>>> Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 271.2 million units in
2007
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> 7,764,000/271,200,000 =3D .0286
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Mac worldwide market share for 2007
=3D =
2.86 %
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>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
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0The above shows Apple ****pped 2,289,
Mac=
s in the first
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0calender
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0quarter of 2008.
>
> > > > >>>>>>>>http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D648619
> > > > >>>>>>>> Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 71.1 million units in the
fi=
rst
> > > > >>>>>>>> quarter
> > > > >>>>>>>> of 2008
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> 2,289,000/71,100,000 =3D .0321
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Mac worldwide market share for Q1'08
=3D=
3.21%
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Mac gain in worldwide market share
from =
2007 to 2008 =3D
>
> > > > >>>>>>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0.0321 - .0286 =3D
=A00.0035%=
=A0or =A00.35%
> > > > >>>>>>> Apple growth Q1'08: 51%
> > > > >>>>>>> Overall growth Q1'08: 12%.
> > > > >>>>>> Somebody get Alan a math tutor!
> > > > >>>>> Mac Q1'08 / Mac Q1' 07 =3D 1.5088
>
> > > > >>>>> Those figures were provided by you, above.
> > > > >>>> Where did the other three quarters of 2007 go?
> > > > >>> Where did they need to go to compare the year of year growth
of =
the
> > > > >>> Mac
> > > > >>> in one quarter to the year of year growth of the overall PC
mark=
et in
> > > > >>> the same quarter?
> > > > >> Then compare to the last quarter of 2007, not the first,
asshat.
> > > > >> Growth is from quarter to quarter. =A0 It doesn't leapfrog over
t=
hree
> > > > >> quarters of the year.
>
> > > > > Your Gartner reference to the overall figures is for first
quarter=
to
> > > > > first quarter, so -- as usual, you're wrong.
>
> > > >http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D584210
> > > > Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 271.2 million units in 2007
>
> > > > No, you're the one who's wrong as usual, Edwin.
>
> > > That's only one of the links you provided, Edwin.
>
> > > Read what this one says:
>
> > > <http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=3D648619>
>
> > > "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Market Grew 12 Percent in First Quarter
of
> > > 2008
>
> > > U.S. Recession Had Minimal Disturbance on Global PC ****pments in the
> > > Quarter
>
> > > STAMFORD, Conn., April=A016, 2008 =D0 Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
7=
1.1
> > > million units in the first quarter of 2008, a 12.3 percent increase
fr=
om
> > > the first quarter of 2007, according to preliminary results by
Gartner=
,
> > > Inc."
>
> > > See that? Look carefully now (what am I saying? you always "read
very
> > > carefully", don't you? LOL):
>
> > > " Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 71.1 million units in the first
quart=
er
> > > of 2008, a 12.3 percent increase from the first quarter of 2007"
>
> > > First quarter 2008 compared to first quarter 2007.
>
> > > See: they do this because sales of products fluctuate seasonally, so
> > > that comparing a quarter to the immediately preceding quarter isn't
ve=
ry
> > > useful.
>
> > You found another "Edwin," did you? =A0 ROTFLMAO!!!
>
> >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 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
62.7
> > million unitsin the first quarter of 2007
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 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 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments totaled 61.1
> > million units in the second quarter of 2007
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01,764,000/61,100,000 =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 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
> > 68.5 million units in the third quarter of 2007
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 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 =8B 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
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A02,319,000/75,900,000 =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 =8B Worldwide PC ****pments totaled
71.1
> > million units in the first quarter of 2008
>
> > =A0 =A0 =A02,289,000/71,100,000 =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%
>
> > You're welcome, Alan!
>
> Of course you realize that, using your figures, Apple's market share has
> increased by 33%.
Not buy using my figures. Apple is stuck at about 3% of the market,
they're nowhere near 33% of the market.
> Is that really what you wanted to say?
Not in any shape or form. I prefer Apple's position in the market as
opposed to your figure of Apple against itself.
> BTW, why is it that your posts have a strange resemblance to those of
> Glorb, Mr. X, and Hasta la Vista?
The truth is the truth no matter who posts it. You probably
recognize all our posts as being the opposite of the bullsh*t you post.
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