Re: Global Computer Market quarter by quarter

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 Edwin <thorne25@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > How much "growth" was there in going down from 3.4% to 3.2%,
Sandman?
> 
> I see you lack the intelligence necessary to produce an answer.

The answer was below, but to answer you directly, the growth was an 
impressive 188%! Q1 1999 Apple sold 800,000 Macs and in Q1 2008 they 
sold a whopping 2,300,000 Macs which is an increase of 188% !

> > 3% of 1999 market to 3% of the 2008 market is an incredible growth in
> > matters of units sold as well!
> 
> It's always a tiny fraction of the whole market.

But loads and loads of units and revenue. 

> > So not only is the market *SHARE*
> > growing year over year, the number of units sold is incredibly higher
> > decade over decade.
> 
> You're living in a Fool's Paradise:
> 
> http://www.systemshootouts.org/images/mac_sales_market_share_lg.gif

You do realise that that chart sup****ts what I just said, no?


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